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rangatira - chief, leader, boss

Ko ia te rangatira o tēnei tari.
She's the boss of this department.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko -te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku

te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku

te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Ka kite o reira taitamariki rangatira i taua kōtiro nei, i a Puhihuia,.
The young chiefs from there was this girl, Puhihuia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He rangatira tōku pāpā.
My father is a leader.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kua whakawātea mātou rangatira i tōna tūranga.
Our boss has returned from his position.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ngā tāngata katoa i kata me te rangatira atu.
All the people, including the chief, laughed.

He kākahu rangatira ō rātou.
They have flash clothes.

He rangatira ia.
He is a chief.

A tērā wiki, kei te haere mai tētahi rangatira ki mātou kāinga.
Next week, a chief is coming to our home.

Āe, koia te rangatira o te kamupene, he tokomaha ana kaimahi.
Yup, he is the boss of the company. He has a lot of workers.

Ko Bob te rangatira i te tari nei.
Bob is the boss at this department.

E kōrero ana kōutou rangatira ki tāna tamaiti.
Your chief is talking to his child.

te rangatira kai.
The chief's food.

Ko Ponga tētahi tangata rangatira o rātou.
Ponga was one of their chiefs.

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