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waenganui - middle, centre, between

Kei waenganui a Tūrehu i ana tuākana.
Tūrehu is between her older sisters.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui rāua i ngā tama.
They are among the boys.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui i te whare kori tinana me te toa kākahu.
It's between the gym and the clothing store.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui te tamaiti i ngā kuia.
The child is between the elderly women.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui te tāone i te ngahere.
The town is in the middle of the bush.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui a Honi i te rākau me te motokā.
Honi is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui te kōtiro i ōna mātua.
The girl is between her parents.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui i rāua.
Inbetween them.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kua tata waenganui pō ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

He tūranga motuhake tō te reo Māori i waenganui i ngā reo e kōrerotia ana i Aotearoa nei.
Māori has a special position amongst the languages spoken here in Aotearoa.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei.
A place was left open between the stone walls.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?

Ko Niko te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Aroha rāua ko Koa.
Niko is the child between Aroha and Koa.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.
Future locative - hei

Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children aren’t in the middle of the road.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children were not in the middle of the road.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki hei waenganui i te papa tākaro.
The children will not be in the middle of the playground.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

I tuketuke haere atu ia i waenganui i ngā kaumātua e rua.
He elbowed his way between the two elders.

He tēpu kāwhe kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

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