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marae - traditional Māori gathering place
Ko te tino tangata o taua marae, ko Hapi.
The leading person of that marae is Hapi.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Waiokura te marae.
The marae is Waiokura.
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Me tuku tēnei karere ki tēnā marae, ki tēnā marae o te motu.
This message should be sent to every marae in the country.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te marae a Ripeka e whakapaipai ana.
Ripeka is at the marae cleaning.
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Haere ai a Tame ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Tame always goes to the marae each and every day.
Habitual action - ai
He aha tā koutou mahi i te marae i te Rāhoroi?
What were you guys doing at the marae on Saturday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
I hīkoi au ki te marae kia kōrero te iwi mō te kaupapa.
I went to the marae so the iwi can discuss the initiative.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kāore anō te marae kia pōwhiri i ngā manuwhiri.
The marae hasn't welcomed the guests yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te ata pō tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Nō te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs belong to the marae.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Engari kei te marae ētahi e rua.
But there are two already at the marae.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...
A te waru karaka ka haere tātou ki te marae.
We will go the marae at 8 o'clock.
Telling time - kara
Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.
Future locative - hei
Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore te marae i taua wāhi.
The marae wasn’t at that place.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kotahi rau ngā marae o tēnei rohe.
There are one hundred marae in this area.
Counting over ten -
Ko Te Kūhā te marae e wānanga ai tātau.
Te Kūhā is the (specific) marae where we hold a learning session.
Specifically - ai
He marae ātaahua a Tūrangawaewae.
Tūrangawaewae is a beautiful marae.
Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.
Haere mai ki tēnei marae tino ātaahua.
Welcome to this beautiful place.
Tangata takahi manuhiri, he maraer puehu.
If you mistreat your guests your marae will be dusty (because no one will come anymore).
He wahine marae.
A woman with the knowledge of a marae who is active in her community.
He tangata marae a Moana.
Moana is a generous/hospitable person.
Kua hangaia te marae e ngā tohunga.
The marae has been built by the experts.
He tangata māhaki, he tangata marae hoki.
He is a humble person, and a person of the marae.
Kua pōwhiri te marae i ngā manuwhiri.
The marae has welcomed the guests.
Kei te marae o Te Herenga Waka ia.
She is at Te Herenga Waka marae.
Nō te marae o Te Herenga Waka tēnei.
This belongs to Te Herenga Waka marae.
E hia ngā marae o te rohe nei?
How many marae are there in this region?
Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.
Kei te haere ia ki te marae ki te tunu i ngā kai mō te hui.
He is going to the marae to cook food for the meeting.
Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.
Ka tū te hui ki tēhea marae?
Which marae is the hui at?
Ehara nō tāua te marae nei.
This marae is not ours.