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uru - join; enter; participate, go in; west

I uru ia ki te kura.
She entered the school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua uru ia ki te kura
She entered the school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui!
Draw on the superme sacredness!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kaua e kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Don't close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kei whea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?

Kei hea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?

Kōwatawata ana ngā uru māwhatu i te hana o te ahi.
Her curly hair was gleaming in the firelight.

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