poro - to cut off, to cut short
pōro - ball (also 'paoro')
Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.The ball is being chased by the children,Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te tākarohia te pōro e ngā tamariki.The ball is being played with by the children.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kāore te pōro i te tākarohia e ngā tamariki.The ball is not being played with by the children.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
He pōro tāu?Do you have a ball?Do you have any...? - He... ?
Kāore te pōro i te papa purei.The ball is not on the field.Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te pōro i mau i a ia.He didn't catch the ball.
Ka patu te tamaiti i te poro ki te taiapa.The child hits the ball to the fence.
I opaina mai te pōro e ia anganui tonu ki tētahi taha o te whīra tākaro.He threw the ball to the opposite end of the playing field.
Kei mua te pōro i a koe.The ball is in front of you.