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rangi - sky, day

Ko Tawa tērā tangata.
That man is Tawa.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara a Rangi i te tangata pakari.
Rangi is not a mature person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te mahi a Rangi i te whare.
Rangi is working at home.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I hoko a Rangi i te waka.
Rangi bought the car.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua haere a Ari ki tāwāhi.
Ari's gone overseas.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mārama a Rangi i te kaupapa.
Rangi has understood the topic.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ārahi a Rangi i te tira.
Rangi should lead the group.
Simple sentences: you should - me

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.
Belonging to the past - nō

te o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō

tētahi rangi o Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.
Belonging to the past - nō

wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kaua a Rangi e ārahina te tira.
Rangi shouldn't lead the group.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

I pōkia te rangi e ngā kapua.
They sky was covered over by the clouds.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore anō a Rangi kia mārama i te kaupapa.
Rangi has not understood the topic yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore a Rangi i te mahi i te whare.
Rangi is not working at home.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rangi i hoko i te waka.
Rangi did not buy the car.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ehara a Rangi Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore a Rangi i raro i te rākau.
Rangi wasn’t under the tree.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

He pai ki a au ngā rangi pēnei, he ātaahua.
I like days like this - beautiful!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kātahi te rangi pai!
What a great day!
What a... - kātahi te...

He rangi paki tēnei.
It's a fine day.

He rangi mākū.
A wet day.

He rangi ātaahua tēnei!
It is a beautiful day!

Kei te haere rātou ki ngā pikitia i te rangi nei.
They (3+) are going to the movies today.

He rangi paiharere.
A perfect day.

He rangi wera!
A hot day!

He rangi paki.
A fine day.

Te rangi i taka iho!
That'll be the day! (When they sky falls down!)

He rangi mākū
A wet day

He rangi tino mākū
A very wet day

He rangi makariri
A cold day

He rangi tino makariri
A very cold day

He rangi kāpuapua
A cloudy day

He harore rangi tahi.
A one day mushroom. (Proverb, a flash in the pan).

Hei huarahi tātou i te rangi nei.
A pathway for us all this day.

He mahana ake tēnei rangi i te rangi i nanahi.
Today is warmer than the day yesterday.

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