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kaiako - teacher (kai- + ako)

Ko ia te kaiako o Rangi.
She is the teacher of Rangi.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai kaiako pāngarau?
Who is your maths teacher?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara te kaiako i te kaikōrero.
The teacher is not a speaker.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara a Mere i te kaiako nui.
Mere is not an important teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kōrero a Rewi ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will speak to the teacher on Tuesday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me pānui te kaiako i te reta.
The teacher should read the letter.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ehara te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not for the teacher.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is not for the teachers.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

te kaiako i whakaako i ngā tauira.
It was the teacher who taught the students.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

te kaiako i ngā ture.
It was the teacher who stated the rules.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is for the teachers.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is for the teacher.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

ngā kaiako e whiriwhiri te toa.
The teachers will pick the winner.
Future agent emphatic - māku

ngā kaiako te toa e whiriwhiri.
The teachers will pick the winner.
Future agent emphatic - māku

ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers will teach the students.
Future agent emphatic - māku

te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher will explain the rules.
Future agent emphatic - māku

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we were deaf.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kaua te kaiako e pānuitia te reta.
The teacher shouldn't read the letter.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea te kaiako te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is able to listen to the students.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka āhei te kaiako te haere ki waho.
The teacher is allowed to go outside.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore ngā kaiako i te riri?
Are the teachers not angry?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rewi e kōrero ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will not speak to the teacher on Tuesday.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He kaiako ahau.
I am a teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he

He kaiako nui a Mere.
Mere is an important teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he

ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He Nikau ro kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children's teacher is Nikau.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He kaiako tērā wahine.
That woman is a teacher.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore te kaiako i te hanga i ngā mahi te akomanga.
The teacher was not preparing the work for the class.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

He kaiako ia?
Is she a teacher?
Asking 'are you a...?' - He... ?

Hei muri te kaiako i te akomanga.
The teacher will be behind the classroom.
Future locative - hei

Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te kaiako hei muri i te akomanga.
The teacher will not be behind the classroom.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers won’t teach the students.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher won’t explain the rules.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Kāore te kaiako e taea te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is unable to listen to the students.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i te kaiako ngā tauira i whakaako.
The teacher didn’t teach the students.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā tamariki i whakaako.
The teachers didn’t teach the children.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i te kaiako ngā ture i .
The teacher didn’t state the rules.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Kāore te kaiako e āhei te haere ki waho.
The teacher is not allowed to go outside.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Ke mea mai ia, ka pai tana kaiako ki te waiata.
He says that his teacher is good at singing.

He tohunga katoa ki ā rātou kaupapa ngā kaiako o tēnei whare wānanga.
The teachers at this university are all experts at their subject.

He kaiako ia i te tērā .
She was a teacher then.

Hei kaiako ia.
She will be a teacher.

He kaiako ia.
She is a teacher.

E hia ngā kaiako o te kura nei?
How many teachers are in this school?

te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.

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