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tākaro - to play

Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te tākaro a Pita i te papa tākaro.
Pita is playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tākaro ana rāua i te papa tākaro.
They (two people) are playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tākaro mātou i te kōti tuarua.
We played on the second court.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tākaro teihana tākaro au.
I played Play Station.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tākaro poitūkohu au.
I played basketball.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tākaro rāua i te whutupaoro.
They have played rugby.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

I tākaro netipōro mātou i te ata o te Rāhoroi.
We played netball on Saturday morning.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto ngā tamariki te te rūma moe e tākaro ana.
The kids are in the bedroom playing.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

I pēwhea te tākaro whutupaoro a Niko?
How was Niko's rugby game?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I tākaro netipōro au.
I played netball.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I tākaro rīki au.
I played rugby league.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea koe te tākaro i te kita?
Are you able to play the guitar?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ahau te tākaro i te kita.
I am able to play the guitar.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I haere te whānau ki te pāka kia tākaro ngā tamariki.
The family went to the park so the kids could play.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kāore anō rāua kia tākaro i te whutupaoro.
They have not played rugby yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei ngā tamariki te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are allowed to play at the playground.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te papa tākaro rāua.
Those two are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore a Pita i te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
Pita is not playing at the playground.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te tākaro i tērā kēmu.
I'm not playing that game.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore rāua e tākaro ana i te papa tākaro.
They are not playing at the playground.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te tākaro i te pāmu i te wera.
The children were not playing at the farm on the hot day.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

E tākaro ana a Aroha rāua ko Pita.
Aroha and Pita are playing.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te papa tākaro tuatahi taku kēmu.
My game is on the first field.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children aren’t playing at the beach.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children were not playing at the beach.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

He pai ki a koe te tākaro i te netipōro?
Do you like to play netball?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāore koe e taea te tākaro i te kita?
Are you unable to play the guitar?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore au e taea te tākaro i te kita.
I am unable to play the guitar.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i ngā tamariki ngā mea tākaro i whakangaro.
The children didn’t lose the toys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

te aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai?
For what reason did the children play?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Ko wai kāore i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who didn’t play at the playground?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who isn’t playing the game?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki e āhei te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are not allowed to play at the playground.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kei te tākaro rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are playing here.

Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children are playing outside.

Kei te tākaro rāua ki konā
They (2) are playing there near you.

He toki a Tūmanako ki te tākaro poitūkohu.
Tūmanako is an expert at playing basketball.

Kei te tākaro rātou i te whutupāoro.
They are playing touch rugby.

He toki ki te tākaro poitūkohu me te whutupōro.
He is a champion at playing basketball and touch rugby.

Kei te takaro ngā poaka.
The pigs are playing.

Āwhea a Mia tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Mia play netball?

Kei te tākaro kēmu ahau.
I am playing games.

I tākaro whutupōro au.
I played rugby.

Kei te tākaro ki te tahitahi.
They are playing with the broom.

Kei te tākaro koe i ēnei whakatā?
Are you playing sports this weekend?

Kei te tākaro whutupāoro rātou.
They are playing football.

Kei te tākaro te tamaiti i runga i te ī-papa i roto i te akomanga.
The child is playing on the i-Pad in the classroom.

I tākaro au i a ia. I tākaro au ki a ia.
I played with her. I played against her.

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