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whakaaro - to think; thought, idea

Ehara tēnā i te whakaaro pai e tama.
That's not a good idea guys.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku tīpuna.
I am thinking of my ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku mātoua tūpuna.
I am thinking about my ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Kei te whakaaro ia.
He is thinking.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he whakaaro māku.
I don't know what to think.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He aha ō rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki tēnā?
What do they think about that?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He whakaaro ōu?
Do you have any ideas?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He whakaaro tōu?
Do you have an idea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ki tōku whakaaro, e rima tekau aua kāinga.
In my estimation, there are fifty of those settlements.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Hei whakawhiti whakaaro te kaupapa o te hui.
Exhanging idea was the purpose of the meeting.

Kia ora Pāora, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?
Hey Pāora, what did you think of the exam?

Kei te hoki ōku whakaaro ki ngā wā o mua.
My thoughts are going back to the past.

He whakaaro tōku.
I've got an idea.

Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.

Ka āta whakaaro au (mō te kaupapa).
I'll think about it.

Tēnā whakaaro tēnā!
That's a rubbish idea.

He whakaaro pai!
Good idea!

Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaaro mārama.
Language is the key to understanding.

Ko te reo te waka kawe i te whakaaro Māori.
The Māori language is the vessel that carries a Māori worldview.

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