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hoe - to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

Ka hoe atu ngā tāngata i uta ki tai.
The people will paddle from the shore towards the sea.
Sentences with i - i

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ka rongo a Hera, ka hihiri kia hoe atu ia mā runga i te waka.
Hera heard, and wanted to paddle there by canoe.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka hoe mai whaka te tauranga waka i Onehunga.
They rowed through the canoe anchorage at Onehunga.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

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