keri - dig
I mahi poka noa au ki te keri i te whenua, ka kohete mai ia, 'E tama e! Me taki karakia i te tuatahi'.I heedlessly started digging and she growled at me, 'Boy! You should do karakia first!'Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kāore e pai a Rangi ki te keri i te hāngī.Rangi isn't good at digging the hāngī pit.
He koretake a Ari ki te keri i te hāngi.Ari is useless at digging the hāngī.
Ka hao i te ika, ka keri i te roi.[They] caught fish in nets, they dug up fern roots.