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kurī - dog

Ko ā matou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te kurī te hoa o te tangata.
The dog is the friend of the man.
Identity sentences - ko...

E kai ana te kurī i te kai.
The dog is eating the food.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E maumahara ana ahau ki rāua arunga e te kurī .
I remember them being chased by that dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I kite au i te kurī i te pāmu.
I saw the dog at the farm.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te kurī e auau ana, ka oma atu to kaiā.
While the dog was barking, the thief ran away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

He rite tonu tēnei kuri ki tōna pāpa.
This dog is just like its father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He aha te mahi a te kurī inanahi nei?
What is the dog doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

te kōtiro te kurī e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the dog.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka tukua te kurī e au.
The dog was released by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E whāngaihia ana ngā kurī e Rangi.
The dogs are being fed by Rangi.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I patua te kurī e te tamaiti.
The dog was hit by the child.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea te kuri te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is able to run in the playground.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I hoko au i tētaho kurī hei mōkai taku tama.
I bought a dog as a pet for my son.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kāore ngā kurī i te hiamoe.
The dogs are not sleepy.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i kite i te kurī i te pāmu.
I did not see the dog at the farm.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kāore te kurī e kai ana i te kai.
The dog is not eating the food.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

te kurī te whare .
That house belongs to the dog.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō rātou kurī kia hoki mai i te pāmu.
Their dog has not yet returned from the farm.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He kuri ā rāua?
Do they have a dog?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He kurī tāku. Ko Auau tōna ingoa.
I have a dog, his name is Auau.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?
What? - He aha?

Ko rātou kurī tērā e auau ana.
That is their dog barking.
That (over there) - tērā

Hei mua te kurī i te kuaha.
The dog will be in front of the door.
Future locative - hei

Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.
Future locative - hei

Kaua ngā kurī e herea i waho!
Don't tie the dogs up outside.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.
The dog wasn’t to the right of the car.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog isn’t in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog isn’t outside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog was not outside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Mehemea ka kite he kurī i tētahi tangata, ke auau.
If a dog sees someone, it barks.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kāore te kuri e taea te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is unable to run in the playground.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

I te kurī e whakahiato ana i ngā hipi ā te kaipāmu ka whakakao ētahi kurī i ngā kau.
While the dog was herding the farmer's sheep, some dogs were herding the cows.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

wai ngā kurī e whāngai?
Will will feed the dogs?
Who will? - mā wai?

Kāore te kurī hei mua i te kuaha.
The dog will not be in front of the door.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Ka hokona e ia te kurī te rua rau tāra.
He sold that dog for two hundred dollars.

Ko te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

Kei waho te kurī i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

Herea ngā kurī i waho!
Tie the dogs up outside!

Kei te haere ngā kurī ki hea?
Where are we two going?

Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.

Kei te pararē te koro ki ngā kurī i te pātiki.
The old man is shouting at the dogs in the paddock.

Kei te oma te kurī ki korā.
The dog is running over there.

Kei te haere te kurī ki te moana.
The dog is going to the sea.

He kurī ā Taika.
Taika has dogs.

He kuri a Hoani.
Hoani is a dog.

Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.

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