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hōiho - horse

hoiho - yellow-eyed penguin

E kauhoe ana te hoiho i te moana.
The yellow-eyed penguin is swimming in the sea.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I ngā rā o mua, mā te hōiho kē te moua e tō.
In former times, a horse pulled the mower instead.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

E iwa ngā hoihō e oma atu ana.
There are nine horses running away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Ka haere mā runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Toitoi atu ana te hōiho me te pāterotero haere anō.
The horse trotted off farting as it went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka taea e Hūhana mā ngā hoiho te tiki?
Can Hūhana and co fetch the horses?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Mia.
The horse was running away from Mia.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

He hōiho ōu.
You have horses.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara ngā hōiho i te pai ki a Hōne.
Hōne does not like horses.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

He hōiho tōku.
I have a horse.

Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.

He hōiho ēnā.
Those (by you) are horses.

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