reta - letter
Ko ngā aha ngā reta ra?What are those letters?Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.Pita will write the letter for his friend.Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka tuhituhi reta ia.He will be letter-writing.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Tuhituhi reta ai ia.He regularly writes letters.Habitual action - ai
Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.This is a letter from England.Belonging to a place - nō
Mā Rewi e tuhituhi he reta ki te Pirimia.It will be Rewi who will write a letter to the Prime Minister.Future agent emphatic - māku
Kaua e tuhia he reta roa.You shouldn't write a long letter.Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
I tuhia tētahi reta e ia ki tōna hoa.The letter was written by her to her sweetheart.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua tuhia te reta e Hine.The letter has been written by Hine.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te tuhituhi reta kē ahau.I'm writing a letter.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
E tuhituhi reta kā ana ahau.I'm writing a letter.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kāore a Pita e tuhituhi i te reta mō tōna hoa.Pita will not write the letter for his friend.Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.We have seen your words in this letter of yours.Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kāore anō te reta kia tuhia e Hine.The letter has not been written by Hine.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kaua tō reta e tukua ki te nūpepra!Don't send your letter to the newspaper!Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i a au te reta i tuhituhi.I didn’t write the letter.Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.In order to... - kia... ai...
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Kei te tuhi au i taku reta kia a ia.I am writing my letter to him.
Kua tuhituhi a Pita i tētahi reta ki Te Kaunihera.Pita has written a letter to the Council.
Ko ā tātou reta ērā.They're our letters.
He reta ērā.They're letters.
I tuhi ia i tētahi reta ki tōna hoa.She wrote a letter to her sweetheart.
Ki a Amaru kē te reta nei.This letter is to Amaru.
Tino roa te reta a Niko.Niko's letter was very long.
Nā Huia te reta kē i muri o te karaka.The letter behind the clock is Huia's.
Ehara nā Hōri te reta nei i tuku mai.George didn't send this letter.