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pouaka - box

E mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ana a Mia.
Mia is television watching.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E māngere ana ngā tamariki i te pouaka whakaata.
The television is making the children lazy.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.
The spider is hiding in the letterbox.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka haere au ki te tiki miraka i te pouaka makariri.
I will go and fetch the milk from the fridge.
Sentences with i - i

Mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ai au, ia pō.
I always watch television every night.
Habitual action - ai

Taihoa e mātakitaki pouaka whakaata kia mutu te horoi rīhi.
Hold off watching television until the dishes are done.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

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

Ehara mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not for the teacher.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is for the teacher.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māku te pouaka whakaata e whakakā.
I will turn on the television.
Future agent emphatic - māku

He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What's on the right-hand side of the television?
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e mātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata i te ao, i te pō!
Don't watch television day and night!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

E nekehia ana ngā pouaka e ngā tamariki.
The boxes are being moved by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua haria ngā pouaka e au.
The boxes have been carried by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I nukuhia e au ngā ahi wera mai i ngā kōhatu ki te pouaka ki tōku hawera.
The hot ashes were moved by me from the stones to the box with my shovel.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore kau he tiakarete i te pouaka - kua pau kē.
There are absolutely no chocolates in the box - they have all been eaten.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Ka āhei koe te mātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata.
You are allowed to watch TV.
Allowed to do something - āhei

I roto i te pouaka ngā āporo.
The apples were in the box.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Nāku tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

E whā ngā pouaka whakaata.
There are four televisions.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Ehara i a au tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not mine.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a Hōne te pouaka i hanga.
Hōne didn’t build the box.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I whakaweto au i te pouaka whakaata kia moe ai au.
I turned off the TV in order to sleep.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I whakakā au i te pouaka whakaata kia kore ai au e moe.
I turned on the TV in order to not sleep.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kāore e whā ngā pouaka whakaata.
There are not four televisions.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Kāore koe e āhei te mātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata.
You are not allowed to watch TV.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Tōia te ingoa o te tangata ki te pouaka e hāngai ana ki te pātai.
Drag the name of the person to the box who fits the description.

E noho koe ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
You sit to watch television.

I mātakitaki pouaka whakaata au.
I watched TV.

Titiro ki te pouaka whakaata.
Look at the T.V.

I mātakitaki au i te pouaka whakaata.
I watched TV.

Kei runga te nagruiti i te pouaka mātao.
The microwave is on the fridge.

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