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keke - cake

kēkē - armpit

I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te tunu a Hana i te keke te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Pēnei au he keke panana, engari he kāroti tonu.
I thought it was a banana cake, but it turns out it was carrot.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Tēnā tīkina he keke tātou.
Please fetch us some cake.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Ka tino rata ia ki te keke ka tunua ki te kāinga.
They really like the cake that is baked at home.
To like - rata

Honi ngā keke i tunu.
Honi cooked those cakes (near you).
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te keke i tunu.
You were the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna te keke i tunu.
She was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ari te keke i tunu.
Ari was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He kawhe, he hanawiti, he keke hoki māku.
I want a coffee, a sandwich and cake.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu e tubnu tētahi keke ma t`1a t`1atou hui.
You will cook a cake for our meeting.
Future agent emphatic - māku

wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?
Future agent emphatic - māku

E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

I kainga te keke e Mere.
The cake was eaten by Mere.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Tame.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Tame.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tunu keke ia hei whakanui i tōku huritau.
She will bake a cake in order to celebrate my birthday.
For the purpose of - hei

He mea hoko pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Kei te aha a Nikau ki te keke tiakarete?
What is Nikau doing with the chocolate cake?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Ko ia te tamaiti kēkē a Manu and Aroha,
She is the niece of Manu and Aroha.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko whaea kēkē tēnā?
Is that your aunty?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore a Hana i te tunu i te keke te hui.
Hana was not baking the cake for the meeting.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Ehara i a ia te keke i tunu.
He/She didn’t bake the cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I hoatu a Mere i te keke tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.

He keke māu?
Would you like cake?

He keke te kai pai ki tōku hoa.
Cake is what my friend likes.

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