koroua - elderly man, grandfather
Ko Kahu te koroua o Terewai.Kahu is the elder of Terewai.Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te mihi te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.The elderly man is acknowledging the visitors.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Ka whakaweto te koroua i ngā rama ā te 10 karaka.The old man will turn the lights off at 10 o'clock.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.There's no one better than... - Kāore i...
I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.All our old men are dead.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.Away - atu
I kōrero te koroua ki tāna tahu.The old man spoke to his love.
Kei muri te koroua i te marae.The elderly man is behind the marae.
Kua koroua koe.You have become an old man.
Kei te tangi te koroua i tōna tahu.The old man is mourning his love.
Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.
Kei te mihi te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.The elderly man is greeting the visitors.
He pai tā te koroua mihi.The elderly man's greeting was excellent.