hī - to catch fish with a line
I kite au i a rātou e hī ika ana.I saw them fishing.Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana.Liam is fishing at the river. -
E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.I'm going to go fishing at the beach.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kei te hī ika a Rangi.Rangi is fishing.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.The reason for an action - ...ai.
Ngā mihi ki a koutou mo ā koutou toa ki te hī ika!Compliments to you on your fishing skills!Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.I'm going to go fishing at the beach.
E hī ake ana te atakura.Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air.
He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te hī ika.He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.