ruku - to dive
Kei te ruku pāua a Niko.Niko 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 Nikau rāua ko Honi ō tāua hoa.Nikau and Honi 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.