pirihimana - police officer
E whakarongo ana ngā pirihimana ki te tangata.The policemen are listening to the person.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua whakahokia ki a ia te tamaiti i mauria e ngā pirihimana i te marama o Oktopa.The child who was taken by the police in October has been returned to her.Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.It was the policeman who caught the thief.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Kāore ngā pirihimana i te riri.The policemen are not angry.Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore ngā pirihimana e whakarongo ana ki te tangata.The policemen are not listening to the person.Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
He pirihimana ia?Is she a policewoman?Asking 'are you a...?' - He... ?
Hei roto te pirihimana i te waka.The policeman will be in the car.Future locative - hei
Kāore te pirihimana i te waka.The policeman was not in the car.Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te pirihimana hei roto i te waka.The policeman will not be in the car.Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Ehara i te pirihimana te tāhae i hopu.The policeman didn’t catch the thief.Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ehara i a rāua ngā pirihimana i whawhai.They didn’t fight with the police.Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
He pirihimana koe.You are a police officer.