poto - short
He poto ōna makawe.His hair is short.Categorizing sentences - he
He poto rawa atu ngā kōrero nei.These stories are extremely short.Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
He poto iho a Tame i a Amaru.Tame is shorter than Amaru.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He poto rawa atu tōu kaka i tōku.Your dress is much shorter than mine.
Kia poto tō kōrero.Speak for a short time.
Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i hunaa ki muri i ngā tuara.The party held their short clubs concealed behind their backs.
He tangata poto ia.He is a short person.
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.
He poto ia.He is short.
He wā poto noa aho.Time is short.
He poto rawa atu ēnei kōrero.These stories are extremely short.
He tangata tino poto tērā.That's a really short person.