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ēnei - these, near me (plural of tēnei)

Ehara i a Niko ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Niko didn't pick these flowers.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ēnei i te ara kikino.
These are not bad roads.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Me whakakāhore e koe ēnei tū whakaaro.
You should resist these kinds of thoughts.
Simple sentences: you should - me

He aha ngā mahi kua oti i a koe i ēnei wiki e rua?
What have you completed this fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Nō te wā o ngā tūpuna ēnei ritenga.
These customs come from the time of the ancestors.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara ēnei pāua mā ngā tamariki.
These pāua aren't for the kids.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā Amaru ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Amaru picked these flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Nō wai ēnei hū māwhero?
To whom do these pink shoes belong?
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakatikaina ēnei rerenga!
Correct these sentences.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Mā 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

Mā 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

Ke rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ike mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ika mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I'll give you these.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

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

Nā tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No wai mā ēnei hū?
Who do these shoes belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai ēnei taputapu katoa?
Whose is all this gear?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs belong to the marae.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku ēnei hū Nike.
These Nike shoes are mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai ēnei kūkū?
Whose mussels are these?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko ēnei ngā mahi o te hui.
These things are the work of the meeting.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

ēnei waka e rua, i ū mai ki Hokianga.
These two canoes landed at Hokianga.
Towards - mai

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kei te tika, kei te hē rānei ēnei kōrero.
These statements are true or false.
Or... - ...rānei

He whero ēnei pukapuka iti.
Those little books are red.

Mā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for the children.

He kino ēnei inu.
These drinks are bad.

Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.

Me whakautu ēnei pātai ki te reo Māori.
These questions are to be answered in Māori.

He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.

Ehara mā ngā tamariki ēnei pāua.
These pāua aren't for the kids.

Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei pū tohu wā e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.

I ēnei rā, mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.

Whakapaingia ēnei kai.
Bless this food.

He taitamāhine anake ēnei i kau atu nei ki uta.
Those who swam to shore were exclusively young women.

Ko ēnei ngā waiata.
These are the songs.

He poto rawa atu ēnei kōrero.
These stories are extremely short.

Kei te tākaro koe i ēnei rā whakatā?
Are you playing sports this weekend?

Nāna ēnei āporo.
These apples are his.

Nō wai ēnei tōkena?
Who do these sock belong to?

Ko ēnei ngā rorohiko hou.
These are the new computers.

Ko ēnei ngā putiputi.
These are the flowers.

Āe rā! Me i kore ēnei karu, kua ngaro rawa tō kopa moni, ngā kī, ō mōwhiti!
I sure am! If it weren't for these eyes, you'd have lost your wallet, the keys, your glasses!

He tino pai ēnei pukapuka āna.
These books of his are very good.

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