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- to catch fish with a line

I kite au i a rātou e ika ana.
I saw them fishing.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kei te awa a Liam e ika ana.
Liam is fishing at the river.
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E 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 ika a Ari.
Ari 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 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 ika!
Compliments to you on your fishing skills!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

E ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.

E 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 ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.

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