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whai - to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua whai tohu koe?
Do you have a degree?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Hoatu kōrua, ka whai atu au ina mutu taku mahi.
You two go, I'll follow once I've finished my job.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions the air will stay in the mixture.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

te whai i a ia ka ngaro koe.
By following him you will get lost.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore tātou e whai ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

E whai ana a Tawa i tana teina.
Tawa chases his brother.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?
Towards - mai

I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.
Away - atu

Haere tonu rāua, me te whai atu anō a Ponga i muri tata.
They went on with Ponga following close behind.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ko wai e whai nei?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

E whai nei a wai?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Whiti ora ki te whai ao
Cross over to life in the changing world

Me tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou .
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.

tana kaha whai i tana hiakai, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.

Ko Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

Kāore ia e whai .
He will not have time.

Kāore ia i whai .
He did not have time.

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