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tāne - man, male

Ko Tame te tāne a Mia.
Tame is the husband of Mia.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara te tāne i te kaihanga.
The man is not a builder.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā tāne i te rangatira.
That man is not the boss.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ia i te tāne ranginamu.
He is not a handsome man.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ia i te tāne ranginamu.
He is not a handsome man.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki konā.
The men are working there near you.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki korā
The men are working over there.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua whakarite tāku tāne i te parakuihi.
My husband has prepared breakfast.
Sentences with i - i

Kua whakareri tāku tāne i te parakuihi.
My husband has prepared breakfast.
Sentences with i - i

Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
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taku tāne te parakuihi i whakarite!
(It was) my husband (who) prepared breakfast!
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.
When - Kia

I te waka , he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He tāne a Tai.
Tai is a man.
Categorizing sentences - he

He tāne ranginamu ia.
He is a handsome man.
Categorizing sentences - he

He tāne tangi ranginamu.
He is a handsome man.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ko Kirikiriroa te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Hamilton.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore anō ngā tamariki tāne kia paraihe i ō rātou makawe.
The boys have not brushed their hear yet.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tane Mahuta.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tāne au kia mau i tēnā patu?
Am I a man, that I should take that weapon?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.
Future locative - hei

Kāore te tāne hei roto i te whare.
The man will not be inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Te tini o te tangata i tae ake, tāne mai, wāhine māi.
A huge crowd turned up, men and women.

He tāne hūmarie a Tame.
Tame is a nice man.

He tāne pūrotu.
A handsome man.

I pakeke ake tāne i hea?
Where did your hubby grow up?

I kite au i te tamaiti tāne ra.
I saw that boy.

He tāne tāroaroa a Pita.
Pita is tall.

Tēnā koe, ko Tāne ahau.
Hello, I am Tāne.

He tāne a Tangaroa.
Tangaroa was a male.

He tāne hou tāku.
I have a new man.

Kāore te tamaiti tāne e ana.
The boy is (or was not) standing.

Kāore tētahi tamaiti tāne i .
A certain boy did not stand.

Ka moe a Hera i tana tāne a te Āranga.
Hera is to marry her man at Easter.

te tāne waka
the man's car

ō te tāne waka
the man's cars

He tāne mātou ngeru.
Our cat is a male.

He tāne ā mātou ngeru.
Our cats are male.

E whakairi ana taku tāne i ngā kākahu horoi.
My husband is hanging the washing.

Tokowhā ngā tāne kaha kei kōnei.
There are four strong men here.

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