On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Te ātaahua hoki o tō tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!
*How... - Te... hoki...

I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.

Me haere atu koe ki te wharenui.
You had better go to the meeting house.

(Ka whakatuwheratia te wharenui ā taua rā
The meeting house will be opened on that day

Ka whakatika mai te manuhiri ki mua o te wharenui, ka tū, ka tangi (Kāretu 1974:10)
The visitors proceed to the front of the meeting house, stand and weep

I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru nei i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.

I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru (nei) i mua i te wharenui e tū ana
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house

Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.