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kaukau - to bathe

Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!
Simple sentences: you should - me

I kaukau ngā tamariki i te whanga.
The children swam in the bay.
Sentences with i - i

I ngā raumati, kaukau ai au i te moana.
In the summer, I regularly swim in the sea.
Habitual action - ai

Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.
The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai

Kei te kaukau te ika ki konā.
The fish is swimming over there.

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