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wāhi - part, portion; place

Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ako tētahi wāhi ia , ia .
You should learn part each day.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua.
Your work area should be clean.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta.
Clear a space in the kitchen.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kua kimihia tāna waea pūkoro i ngā wāhi katoa.
His cell phone has been searched for everywhere.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kimihia e ia āna i ngā wāhi katoa.
He has searched everywhere for his keys. (Literally, his keys have been searched for everywhere.).
Passive sentences - tikina...

I ēnei , kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei

I tēnei , kāore anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Whangaparāoa.
At this time, this place was not yet names Whangaparāoa.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Waimaramara.
This place had not yet been named Waimaramara.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

He aha te wāhi pai ki a koe?
What place do you like?
What? - He aha?

Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai

Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.
Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.
Specifically - ai

I te whakahaere a Rua-tatanoa i tētahi wāhi o te karakia.
Rua-tataone made a mistake at one place in the incantation.

Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.

Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a koe.
Celestial blessings to you.

Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a kōrua.
Celestial blessings to you both.

Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a koutou.
Celestial blessings to you three or more.

Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia .
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.

He wāhi ātaahua a Whakatū.
Nelson is a beautiful place.

He wāhi ātaahua a Waimarama.
Waimarama is a beautiful place.

I haere au i te taha o tōku pāpā ki tōna wāhi mahi.
I went with my father to his work.

He tōtara wāhi rua, he kai te ahi.
A tōtara split in two is food for the fire.

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