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mua - front, before

E ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.
We prepared food before the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua haere i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kei mua rātou i te whare e ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
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Kei mua te kuia e karanga ana.
The kuia is calling in front.
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Kei mua i te whare e tipu ana.
Growing in front of the house.
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Tēnā tahia te mahau mua me te mahau muri?
Could you please sweep the front and back porch.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

mua atu i tērā te o Tarawera - te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

mua tata atu i tōna matenga, ka puta tana ōhākī ki tana whānau.
Shortly before his passing, he made his dying speech to his whānau.
Belonging to the past - nō

mua noa atu te walkman i te ipod.
The Walkman came long before the ipod.
Belonging to the past - nō

mua tata atu.
Shortly before.
Belonging to the past - nō

mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.
Belonging to the past - nō

Whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Clean the house before the guests arrive.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu koe ki mua o te rārangi.
You go to the front of the queue.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

I whakairotia a mua o te whare.
The front of the house was carved.
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

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

Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I mua i te kuaha ngā tamariki.
The children were in front of the door.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka whakatika te kōtiro , ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka haere te ope o Ngāti-Kahukoka i mua o ēnei.
The Ngāti-Kahukoka group went in front of them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite a i te mamaha e puta ake ana i mua o te tereina.
Tū saw the steam rising from the front of the train.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kahore ia i whakawātea mai mua o te haka.
He didn't move away from the front of the haka.
Towards - mai

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

Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Don't clean the house before the guests arrive.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore ngā tamariki i mua i te kuaha.
The children weren’t in front of the door.
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 mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka hei mua i te whare.
The car will not be in front of the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

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

Kua oti a mua te peita.
The front has been painted.

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei.
Before I returned here.

I mua mai i tōku hokinga mai.
Before I return.

Kei mua te kotiro i ana mātua.
The girl is in front of her parents.

Kei mua māua i ngā motokā.
We are in front of the cars.

Kei mua au i aku hoa.
I am in front of my friends.

Te tino putanga o Ponga ki mua o te kapa.
When Ponga appeared at the front of the ranks.

I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before their arrival, we should tidy up the house.

Kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i huarahi.
May the shimmer of light guide you on your way.

E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!

Kei mua a Tu-whakairi-ora i ngā mātua .
Tu-whakairi-ora is at the front of those battalions.

Ko ngā waka i mua , mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia .
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

Ka whakaeke ngā tāngata ki mua o Mahinārangi.
The people gathered in front of Mahinārangi.

Kei mua i a koe!
In front of you!

mua noa atu.
A long time before.

I mua , ko tana mahi hoki he puhipuhi pūkeko.
He used to shoot pūkeko.

I mua i whakapono ngā tāngata ki ngā taniwha.
People used to believe in taniwha.

Kei mua koe i ahau.
You are in front of me.

Kei mua koe i a au.
You are in front of me.

I mua ia i te toa.
He was in front of the shop.

Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.

Kei mua rātou i te kura.
They are in front of the school.

Kei mua te pōro i a koe.
The ball is in front of you.

Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.

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