tāhuna - beach; sandbank; dry
tahuna - lit (pass. of tahu - to light)
Kātahi ka tahuna e Taika te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.Then Taika lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Ka tahuna te ahi, kāore i roa ka mahana te whare.The fire was lit and it wasn't long before the house got warm.It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kaua e tahuna te ahi.We shouldn't light the fire.Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...