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motokā - car, motorcar

He aha taku motokā i pakaru ai?
Why did my car break down?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
Wash the car properly so that it's shiny.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) will drive the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They (two) will fix the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Haria atu te motokā ki tō Manu whare.
Take the car to Manu's house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia mai te motokā ki a au.
Return the car to me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia atu to motokā ki a Niko.
Return the car to Niko.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

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 haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kāore tōna motokā e haere.
His car doesn't go.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He motokā tō Hōne.
Hōne has a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Hei te taha o te motokā te wahine.
The woman will be by the car.
Future locative - hei

Kāore te motokā i runga i te ara.
The car wasn’t on the road.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i muri i te whare.
The car wasn’t behind the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i kō.
The car isn’t yonder.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car isn’t on the left-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car was not on the left-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They won’t fix the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara i a au te motokā i horoi.
I didn’t wash the car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi te motokā ātaahua!
What a beautiful car!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kātahi te motokā ātaahua ko tēnei Ferrari!
What a beautiful car this Ferrari is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua pakaru te motokā i a Pāpā.
The car was broken by Dad.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He pōturi iho taku motokā i tōu.
My car is slower than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia haere ai ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to go to the beach.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia kore ai ia e haere ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to not go to the beach.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga.
The car is going up.

Nō wai te motokā whero rā?
Whose is the red car?

Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Look at the car here.

Ko tōku motokā tēnei.
This is my car.

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga ake.
The car is going upwards to the top.

E hia ngā motokā i te huarahi?
How many cars are on the road?

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā.
You might be killed by those cars.

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