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heke - rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

Kei te heke iho mai nei te ua.
The rain is coming down.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka heke te hukapapa i tēnei wiki?
Will it snow this week?
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka heke iho ko ngā roimata.
The tears fall down (representing the rain).
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kei te heke iho a Tawa ki raro.
Tawa is heading down to the bottom.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te heke iho a Aria i te rākau.
Aria is descending down from the tree.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kei te heke iho ngā tāngata i te ara piki.
People are coming down the path.
Down - iho

Kei reira tō tātou hihuinga a te marama ka heke mai nei.
That's where our meeting will be next month.
Future locatives - kei te

Mehemea heke te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka heke te hukapapa, ke haere mātou ki te maunga.
If the snow falls, we will go to the mountain.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kei te heke te ua ki Taupō.
The rain is falling in Taupō.

Kei te heke te ua
It is raining

Kei te heke te ua.
The rain is falling.

Kei te heke te rā.
The sun's going down.

Ā te tau e heke mai nei, ka tū te hui nui.
In the year ahead, the big meeting will be held.

Ke heke te hukapapa.
The snow will fall.

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