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ruku - to dive

Kei te ruku pāua a Taika.
Taika is diving for pāua.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E ruku pāua ana au nā te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka taea e koe te ruku kaimoana?
Can you dive for seafood?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka hoki te kōrero ki a Hotu i ruku rā i te punga o tō rāua waka.
The story returns to Hotu who had dived for the anchor of their canoe.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ko Aria rāua ko Niko ō tāua hoa.
Aria and Niko are our friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko ngā mahi pai ki a ia, ko te mahi māra, me te ruku kai moana hoki.
She likes gardening and diving.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te hī ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.

I ruku ngā kōtiro ki roto i ngā ngaru.
The girls plunged into the waves.

Kei te ruku kōura rātou.
They are crayfish diving.

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