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pāpā - father, uncle

papa - floor, ground, flat surface

papā - burst, explode

Ko wai te pāpā o Tama?
Whose Tama's dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara tōku pāpā i te rangatira.
My father is not a leader.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tēnei i te papa tākaro.
This is not a playground.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te haere au ki te papa hokohoko.
I'm going to the mall.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te whakapakari tinana rātou ki te papa tākaro.
They are exercising at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te tākaro a Pita i te papa tākaro.
Pita is playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tākaro ana rāua i te papa tākaro.
They (two people) are playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua oti i taku pāpā te kai te tunu.
My father has finished cooking.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua oma ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children have run in the playground.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tunu a pāpā i te kai.
Dad should cook the food.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei Rangitīkei tāku pāpā e mahi ana.
My father is working in Rangitīkei.
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Kei hea tō pāpā e mahi ana?
Where is your father working?
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Pēnei a Pāpā e tunu ana koe i te tina.
Dad thought you were cooking dinner.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Ki a Pāpā te whāngai i te ngeru.
Dad will feed the cat.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

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

He aha te mahi a Pāpā i te Rātapu?
What does Dad do on Sunday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Taihoa koe e haere ki te wharepaku kātahi anō a Pāpā ka puta i reira.
Don't you go to the toilet, Pāpā has just come out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

E rata ana a Pāpā ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
Pāpā likes to watch television.
To like - rata

Nō muri tata mai ka whakamōtoro a Tangaroa i a Papa.
Shortly afterwards Papa was seduced by Tangaroa.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō

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

Nā wai te papa i tahitahi?
Who swept the floor?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Aroha te papa i tahitahi.
It was Aroha who swept the floor.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā taku pāpā koe e āwhina.
My dad will help you.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Pāpā tātou e taraiwa atu ki Te Ao Hou.
Pāpā will drive us to New World.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te papa e tahitahi.
I will sweep the floor.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Nikau te papa e horopuehu.
It will be Nikau who will vacuum the floor.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Put the books on the bookshelf.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I te kōrero mai a Pāpā ānō nei he kūare māua.
Dad was talking to us as if we (2) are stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei

Hoatu koutou, mā Pāpā ahau e tiki.
You lot go, Dad will pick me up.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te tahia te papa e ia.
The floor is being swept by him/her.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka whakapaingia te papa e ngā tamariki.
The floor will be cleaned by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka haria ngā tamariki e au ki te papa tākaro.
The children will be taken by me to the playground.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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...

Kāore anō ngā tamariki kia oma i te papa tākaro.
The children have not run in the playground yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei ngā tamariki te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are allowed to play at the playground.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te papa tākaro rāua.
Those two are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa purei te pōro.
The ball is on the field.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore a Pita i te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
Pita is not playing at the playground.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore tōku pāpā i te hoko i tētahi rorohiko.
My father isn't buying the computer.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

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

Ka tae ki te teihana, ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
We arrived at the station and we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore a Pāpā e whāngai i tēnei ngeru.
Dad will not feed this cat.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore rāua e tākaro ana i te papa tākaro.
They are not playing at the playground.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Nā ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ko Nikau te pāpā o Niko.
Nikau is Niko's father.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te papa i te tahia e ia.
The floor is not being swept by him/her.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te papa e whakapaingia e ngā tamariki.
The floor will not be cleaned by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te papa tākaro tuatahi taku kēmu.
My game is on the first field.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground does not belong to the children.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children are not at the playground.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te pōro i te papa purei.
The ball is not on the field.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki hei waenganui i te papa tākaro.
The children will not be in the middle of the playground.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
Future locatives - kei te

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...

Ehara i tō māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

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

Mā wai te papa e muku?
Who will mop the floor?
Who will? - mā wai?

Ko wai kāore i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who didn’t play at the playground?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki e āhei te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are not allowed to play at the playground.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Ki tā te Awara, ko Hei te pāpā o Waitaha.
According to Te Arawa, Hei was the father of Waitaha.

Titiro ki te papa tuhituhi.
Look at the board.

I pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has covid.

Kāhore e Mā, māku te papa e tahitahi.
No worries Mum, I will clean the floor.

I pakeke tō pāpā i hea?
Where did your dad grow up?

Kua pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has gotten sick with Covid.

I tīmata te ao i te moenga o Papa i a Tangaroa.
The world began with the union of Papa, the earth mother, with the sea, Tangaroa.

Ko Pāora te pāpā o Rina.
Pāora is the father of Rina.

Ka whāngai a Pāpā i tēnei ngeru aituā.
Dad will feed this unlucky cat.

I haere au i te taha o tōku pāpā ki tōna wāhi mahi.
I went with my father to his work.

Ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
And we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.

Ko Tāmaiti te pāpā o Matiu.
Tāmati is the father of Matiu.

Kei te papa tākaro.
At the playground.

Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.

Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.

Kei te haere rāua ki te papa tākaro.
Those two are going to the playground.

He papa kōhatu a Pānia ināianei.
Pānia is a flat rock now.

Ko Pānia he papa kōhati ināianei.
As for Pānia, she's a flat rock now.

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera ki te papa tākaro.
Raureka and Te Naera are going to the playground.

Kei te haere rāua ki ngā papa tākaro.
Those two are going to the playgrounds.

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