whakapono - to believe; faith
E whakapono ana au ki a koe.I am believing in you.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.She believes in God.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Me whakapono mai!You should believe in me!Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.In order to... - kia... ai...
Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tā tōna hoa i kī ai.The child didn't believe what his friend said.
I mua i whakapono ngā tāngata ki ngā taniwha.People used to believe in taniwha.