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ako - to learn, to teach

Ko wai ngā mea a ako ana i te reo Māori?
Who are the ones learning te reo Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te ako au i tētehi waiata.
I am learning a song.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te ako au i ētehi waiata.
I am learning some songs.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te ako au i te reo Māori.
I am learning the Māori language.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kāore au e ako ana i te reo Māori.
I am not learning the Māori language.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I te ako a Pita i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was learning te reo Māori at school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua ako a Mere i te waiata.
Mere has learnt the song.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua ako koe i te reo Māori?
Have you learned te reo Māori?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, ?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako tētahi wāhi ia , ia .
You should learn part each day.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te kura ngā tamariki e ako ana.
The children are learning at the school.
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wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kei te ako ahau, engari he pōturi.
I'm learning but I'm slow.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei .
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I ako au i te reo Māori.
I learnt the Māori language.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Kāore a Pita i te ako i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was not learning te reo Māori at school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Kei te ako a Kauri rāua ko Hera i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Kauri and Hera are learning Māori 'family' words.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko te ako i te reo Māori te kaupapa hei kōrero māu.
Leaning the Māori language is the theme for you to talk about.

taku , kei te ako tonu au i te reo Māori.
I'm sorry, I'm still learning te reo Māori.

Kia maumahara koe, kei te ako tahi tātou.
Remember, we are all learning together.

I ako au.
I learnt, studied.

Āpōpō ka hui tātou ki Papaiea ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Tomorrow we will meet in Palmerston North to learn the Māori language.

Kei te ako tātou i te kupu 'poaka'.
We are learning the word 'pig'.

Whū! Kei a koe te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Aroha, Ko taku hoa ako tēnei. Ko Te Manaaki.
Aroha, This is my study buddy, Te Manaaki.

Āwhea a Pāora ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Pāora learn ancient songs?

Kei te ako au i ia , i ia .
I'm learning each and every day.

He ātaahua te ako tahi me koe.
Beautiful learning with you.

Kua ako koe i tēnei ?
Did you learn anything today?

Me ako kupu, kīanga anō hoki e hāngai ana.
Learn words, and also relevant phrases that are applicable.

Kei te ako tāua i te reo Māori.
We're learning Māori.

Kei te ako au i ētehi karakia tūturu.
I am learning some traditional karakia.

E kore a Repo e rere ki Manawatū ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Repo won't fly to Manawatū to learn the Māori language.

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