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rite - to be ready, like, similar

Kua rite kōrua?
Are you two ready?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

He rite ia ki tōna tuahine.
He is like his sister.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā.
Rāwiri is like his mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā.
He is just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ia ki tōna whaea kēkē.
She is just like her aunty.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tō tāua waka ki tō māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

E hika! He rite tō haunga ki tō te kurī.
Heck! You smell like the dog.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu a Rongomai ki tōna pāpā.
Rongomai is just like her dad.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite ia ki tōna tuakana.
She is just like her elder sister.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite au ki a koe.
I am just like you.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu koe ki a au.
You are just like me.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu au ki tōku māmā.
I am like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tāku teina ki tōku pāpā.
My younger sibling is just like my father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tāku irāmutu ki tōna pāpā.
My nephew is just like his like father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā, he tangata kaha ki te mahi.
Rāwiri is like his mother, a man who is strong in work.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā mō te mahi whenua.
He is just like his father when it comes to farming.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tāku kitā ki tā tōku tuakana.
My guitar is just like my older sibling's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite a Ataahua ki tōku māmā.
Ataahua is just like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite te huarere ki hōtoke.
The weather is like winter.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ia ki te hihi o te rā.
He is just like a ray of sun.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite ia ki tōna whaea.
She is just like her mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ō karu ki ō whaea.
Your eyes are like your mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite a Hone ki tōna pāpā.
Hone is just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tēnei hū ki tērā atu hū.
This shoe is just like that other shoe.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tāna aromatawai ki tāku.
His assignment is similar to mine.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite te makawe o Ani ki ō tōna whaea.
Ani's hair is just like her mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tēnei kuri ki tōna pāpa.
This dog is just like its father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu te āhua o Taika ki tōna pāpā.
Taika looks just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu au ki tōku pāpā.
I am just like my father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Tō kōtiro, he rite ki a koe.
Your girl is like you.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakataāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many young people reached agreement on the day for their return.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kua tīkina ngā tamariki i te kura, ka rite te whānau ki te haere ki tātahi, hararei ai.
The kids have been fetched from school, the family is ready to go to the beach for a holiday.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ki te rite tau ki taku, me hoki koe i a au.
If your feelings are the same as mine, you should return with me.
If using ki - ki

He rite tonu ō māua nei wawata.
Our aspirations are exactly the same.

Kua rite koe?
Are you ready?

Kua rite rātou?
Are they ready?

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakaāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many people reached agreement on the day for their return.

Kua rite māua, Pāpā. Ka haere ināianei?
We're ready, Dad. Are we going now?

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