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pou - pole, post

I pou māua i ētahi rākau māori: he tōtara, he tarata, he kōwhai hoki.
We planted some native trees: tōtara, tarata and kōwhai.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kua oti kē i a Pou te Tārai tōna waka.
Pou had already finished adzing out his canoe.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kei te mātou a Koro Pou ki ngā karakia.
Koro Pou is knows karakia well.

He kaha atu a Tū i a Pou ki te kai.
Tū eats more than Pou.

Ka tohe ia ki a Pou kia kaua e haere mai.
He urged Pou not to come.

Kua taki a Pou i te karakia.
Pou has recited the karakia.

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