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rau - to put into; leaf

rau - hundred

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka hokona e ua te koti rā mō te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Rua rau taara tāna utu.
His pay is two hundred dollars.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kotahi rau ngā marae o tēnei rohe.
There are one hundred marae in this area.
Counting over ten -

Ka taka mai ngā rau i te ngahuru.
The leaves fall in autumn.

Anei he rau pepa māu.
Here's a piece of paper for you.

Ka hokona e ia te kurī rā mō te rua rau tāra.
He sold that dog for two hundred dollars.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō te pukapuka.
The book cost one hundred dollars.

Tātou ka mahi i te tawa kia rua rau putu te roa.
Let us make a tower 200 feet high.

Kotahi rau karamu o te pata.
100 grams of butter.

E ea ana te koti rā mō te ono rau tāra.
That dollar is worth six hundred dollars.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō ngā whakamātautau.
The price for the tests is one hundred dollars.

Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass.

Tōna rua rau pea.
About 200, perhaps.

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