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- for, unrealised, ō category possession, about

Ko au te rōia tēnei take.
I am the Lawyer for this case.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hui ana te kōmihana ia marama te rua rā.
The Commission meets for two days in each month.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere te kura ki te tāone ki te whakataetae te kapa haka.
The school went to town to compete for the kapa haka.
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

I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te whakareri a Mere te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was preparing for the trip to Queenstown.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta tōna hoa.
Pita will write the letter for his friend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tunu a Mere i te kai te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will cook dinner for the family tonight.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tuhi koe i ō hiahia te keke.
You should write down what you want for the cake.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakareri te whare ngā manuhiri.
The house should be prepared for the guests.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.
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Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Habitual action - ai

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā te mahi whenua.
He is just like his father when it comes to farming.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Ka pai tēnā, māku hoki ētahi kai e hoko te haerenga?
That's good, will I buy some food for the trip?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Ehara ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara Tame tēnei koti.
This coat is not for Tame.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara tēnei pōtae Pita.
This hat isn't for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara Pita tēnei pōtae.
This hat isn't for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is not for them.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is not for your mother.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for the elders.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

I kōrero rātou tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Whakatikahia te tēpu te kai.
Set the table for the meal.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu te rā whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare te hui.
Prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e waiho ngā rīhi āpōpō.
Don't leave the dishes until tomorrow.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kōrero pēnā Amaru.
Don't talk like that about Amaru.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e whakareri te whare ngā manuhiri.
The house shouldn't be prepared for the guests.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

I whakatikahia te waka hei painga te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka mahia he waka tekau tāngata,.
A ten-man canoe was made.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kimihia he whare te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Nō muri tata mai ka whakamihia ia āna mahi.
Shortly afterwards she was acknowledged for what she'd done.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te hanga whare rātou ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua tā rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I kohikohi ia i te kawakawa hei rongoā te māuiui o tāna tama.
He collected kawakawa as a cure for his son's illness.
For the purpose of - hei

Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai Tū-whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei

I ēnei rā, kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei

I hīkoi au ki te marae kia kōrero te iwi te kaupapa.
I went to the marae so the iwi can discuss the initiative.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Ka kite hoki i ētahi atu rerekētanga, engari, te reremahi, kahore.
There are other differences as well, but for verbal sentences, there aren't any.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ka haere ki Zealandia te kawhe.
I went to Zealandia for a coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hokona e ua te koti rā te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tātua i a rātou te haere.
They girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakataāe te rā hei hokinga rātou.
The many young people reached agreement on the day for their return.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka karakia ia i ngā karakia ngā taniwha moana.
He chanted the incantations for the taniwha of the sea.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore a Pita e tuhituhi i te reta tōna hoa.
Pita will not write the letter for his friend.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore a Mere e tunu i te kai te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will not cook dinner for the family tonight.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Ngā mihi ki a koutou mo ā koutou toa ki te hī ika!
Compliments to you on your fishing skills!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He rongonui te kōrero mo te patunga o Kae e Tinirau.
The story of Kae's being killed by Tinirau is famous.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ngā mihi nui te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Koia kei a koe te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He aha te kupu Māori time?
What's the Māori word for time?
What? - He aha?

He aha te kupu Māori hat?
What's the Māori word for hat.
What? - He aha?

He aha te take tēnei?
What is the purpose of this?
What? - He aha?

He aha runga i ō hēki kaurori?
What would you like on your scrambled eggs?
What? - He aha?

He aha runga i tō tōhi?
What do you want on your toast?
What? - He aha?

He aha runga, e tai?
What do you want on it friend?
What? - He aha?

He aha te kupu Māori lollies?
What is the Māori word for lollies?
What? - He aha?

He aha te kupu Māori 'awesome'?
What's the Māori word for 'awesome'?
What? - He aha?

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Te hui a te Whiringa-ā-nuku ko te mea mutunga tēnei tau.
The meeting in October will be the last for the year.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Ko tēhea te tāone pai ki a koe te hararei?
Which town do you like for a holiday?
Which - Ko tēhea?

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...

Kāore te kaiako i te hanga i ngā mahi te akomanga.
The teacher was not preparing the work for the class.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Mere i te whakareri te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was not preparing for the trip to Queenstown.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!
Towards - mai

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.
Away - atu

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.
Away - atu

Kei raro nei he kōrero ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e whakatikahia te tēpu te kai.
Don't set the table for the meal.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu te rā whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare te hui.
Don't prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Tuhia he kōrero tō whānau.
Write a story about your family.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Kei te kōrero ia mātou.
He is speaking about us.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Mātakina te pakipūmeka Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

He kōrero tēnei te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

A kōrero ana rāua te rā e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

I kōrero rātou tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

He nui ake te utu ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He iti iho te utu ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kātahi ka tirotiro atu mātou i ngā toa te ahiahi.
We then had a look around the shops for the afternoon.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Nō te karahipi te kotahi tau anake i haere ai rātou ki Amerika.
A scholarship for a year has taken them to America.

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

Kei te haere au ki Te Tai Tonga te hui.
I'm going to Southland for the meeting.

Koia kei a koe te kōrero Māori!
You're great at speaking Māori!

He awa tino pai tēnei te hopu tuna.
This was a very good river for catching eels.

Koia kei a ia te akoako!
She/he is great at learning!

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

Kotahi rau tāra te utu te pukapuka.
The book cost one hundred dollars.

Te tēpu nei ea ana te rima tāra.
This table is worth five dollars.

Ā, taku hē.
Oh, (sorry) my mistake.

Kāore au te inu.
I don't care for drink.

E hia te utu te hoko hū?
How much does it cost to buy shoes?

E hia te utu ngā kākahu katoa?
How much did all the clothes cost?

Ko te mēra mo tō māmā,.
They're the mail for your mother.

He wharau tōna kuia tāna e mahi ana.
She is working on a shed for her kuia.

Hei oranga o mātou tinana.
For our physical well being.

He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

Kia ora te kōrerorero.
Thanks for the chat.

Whū! Kei a koe te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Kia ora e hoa, i aha koe Te Aranga?
Hi friend, what did you do for Easter?

Te utu mo te tīketi.
The price for the ticket.

Kei hea te roumamao te tukuata?
Where is the remote for the projector?

E ea ana te koti rā te ono rau tāra.
That dollar is worth six hundred dollars.

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu ngā whakamātautau.
The price for the tests is one hundred dollars.

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakaāe te rā hei hokinga rātou.
The many people reached agreement on the day for their return.

Kei a koe te rūkahu!
You're the one for talking rubbish.

Kei hea ngā pānui tēnei ahiahi?
Where are the notices for this afternoon?

Ngā mihi nui te Rā o te Pāpā.
Happy Father's day.

Kei hea ngā pānui tēnei ahiahi?
Where are the notices for this afternoon?

Kei a koe te waiata.
You're a great singer.

Hei oranga tātou.
For our sustenance.

Engari tēnā!
Not on your nellie! No way! I would never do that!

He nui taku aroha tōku whānau.
I have much love for my family.

Ko te utu te tamariki kotahi tāra.
The price for children is one dollar.

Kua mutu tēnei wā.
We have finished at this time.

Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.

Ka whāia te wahie takurua, ka mahia te kai tau.
Firewood for the winter is gathered, food for the year is prepared.

Kāore au te kanikani.
I don't care for dancing.

Tekau heneti te utu te tamariki.
The price for children is ten cents.

Homai koa te kupu huna te ipurangi.
Please give me the password for the internet.

Kāore au te tunu.
I'm not into cooking.

Kei te haere ia ki te marae ki te tunu i ngā kai te hui.
He is going to the marae to cook food for the meeting.

Kia ora māmā te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.

I te kōanga te wā pai te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington for the concert.

Kei te pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei taku pāpā.
I want to buy this for my dad.

Kei a koe te...
You're the best at...

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

Hei hoa tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

Ka whakatā ahau te kōtahi wiki.
I'll take a holiday for a week.

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