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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.

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