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ua - to rain; rain

E ua ana ki waho.
It's raining outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E ua ana.
It is raining.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E ua ana te ua.
It is raining (lit: "the rain is raining").
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ka hokona e ua te koti te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He ua ake te nekehanga.
The shift was difficult.
Categorizing sentences - he

Mehemea ka ua āpōpō, kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
If it rains tomorrow, I won't go to work.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.
If using ki - ki

Ka mao te ua, ka whiti mai te .
When the rain stops, the sun will shine.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ki te kore te ua e mao, ka mātakitaki kiriata tāua.
If the rain doesn't clear, we will watch movies.
If not... - ki te kore...

te ua au i tōmuri ai.
Because of the rain, I am late.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

E kore e ua i tēnei .
It isn't going to rain today.

Ka ua āpōpō.
It will rain tomorrow.

Kei te heke te ua ki Taupō.
The rain is falling in Taupō.

Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.

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