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Tohuria mai mā te waha ngā momo kupu; ētahi o ngā kupu he mea matarua, māu anō e tohu mai kupu ingoa = noun (i) kupu whakaatu = adjective (w) kupu mahi = verb (m) tārai mūrere rahurahu whakairo mōrearea tuke maikuku tūmāhoehoe rori petapeta okuoku konekone karawhiu tīoioi ruru kemo taukapo hī kōmata tī nī tō ono kati whai waruwaru akaaka orooro ārai kōpare pepa whererei rākau kaurori poto pene pītoi pohoi tīpona tīwai kōwhiu tīpako tūhura whāngai horoi roroi paraehe moe māngonge roa kōwhitiwhiti tio pūhangaiti patu pīkari auhī pōnānā neinei horoi hura kōmanawa ngōuruuru tuke areare iti waewae nui manaia pōnitiniti kaha unu poka weriweri anuanu ihu
ātaahua hama tohu huhure māngere whētau pītoi hakehakeā kōpare poaka whātero hī pewa koru rae wiri pāpāringa kohi karo paritū mahue whati oma hanga waitohu waiho pakaru
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Tohuria mai ngā kupu mahi, ngā kupu whakaatu, ngā kupu ingoa o roto o ia ngā rerenga e whai atu nei
E rere ana te manu nui i te rangi
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E pākani mai ana te iwi weriweri rā
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E tangi ana te tamaiti kūhenehene rā
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E poro ana te wahine pīki whara rā i te rākau
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E hāpai ana ngā tamariki ngākaunui i te rākau-ā-Tū
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E kau ana te ika kōhihi i te wai
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E whakahīkoi ana te wahine iti rā i tana kurī kaitā
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E whakamoe ana te pāpa ātawhai i tana pēpi tangiweto
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E kati ana te tama tukituki rā i te kuaha o te whare
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E horoi ana te kuia tohetohe rā i ngā rīhi
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Kua patu te tangata toa i tana wheiwheinga
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Kua tiki atu te kurī mōhio i te rākau mātotoru
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Kua whai atu rātou i te waka tere tonu
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Kua eke atu te hineriki manawanui mā runga hoiho
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Kua kore ia e patu i te pāoro iti
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Kua kore tonu ia e tuhi i tana tuhinga roa
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Kua kore rawa tōku pāpā pane māro e whakaāe kia haere au
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I kai mātou i ngā kīnaki makue a te iwi rā
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Kāore nei mātou i whāngaia ki ngā tāmiwaha rekareka
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E ngāweki haere ana te noke ki rō pokorua
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Takahia noatia e te weriweri tangata taua toke
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E pītoi haere ana te kōtore whererei o te tīrairaka
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Kei te okeoke ngā urutira nui o te mangō
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Tērā tōku tuakana whakahīhī e whakapoapoa haere ana
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Ko wai mā ngā tāngata heahea nā rātou nei te whare i tahu
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Kei hea te poaka kunekune kia patua e au
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Tikina atu taku pū roa hei papare i a tātou
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Waiho te ngeru haehae rā, kei rapia nuitia koe
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He wetewete i te reo rerehua o ngā tīpuna te take o te wānanga
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E kore rawa taua rākau nunui e hinga i a rātou
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Kei a wai ōku hū pīataata! Whakahokia mai ki a au ināia-tonu-ake-nei!
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Tae rawa atu mātou, kua pau kē ngā kīnaki kai
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Tō waha tētete! Kopia! Kei rutua koe e au!
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Ka kore koe e whakaoko mai, kua kūtotia tō ihu pārehe ki te papa!
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E kī! Nā koutou te whakataetae nunui rā i tono
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Whakatautau (charades; verbs) kia tūhura ngā kupumahi mā te whakatautau e kawe mā ia tangata ngā kupumahi e toru e whakatautau kia pau rā anō ngā kupumahi katoa e mōhiotia rā e tātou katoa
Whakatautau (charades; adjectives) kia tūhura ngā kupu whakaatu mā te whakatautau e kawe mā ia tangata ngā kupumahi e toru e whakatautau kia pau rā anō ngā kupumahi katoa e mōhiotia rā e tātou katoa
Whakatautau (charades; nouns) kia tūhura ngā kupu ingoa mā te whakatautau e kawe mā ia tangata ngā kupumahi e toru e whakatautau kia pau rā anō ngā kupumahi katoa e mōhiotia rā e tātou katoa
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NGOI
Hei Whakamārama
Verbs are either active or passive. You must understand each one and its differences. This is fundamental to your language acquisition.
Tauira
Ngoi: Kei te tiki au i te toki. Active : I am getting the axe
Hangū: Kei te tikina e au te toki. Passive: The axe is being gotten by me
Whakamahia
ēnei kupumahi kia ngoi te rerenga
1tārai 2whai 3tō 4horoi 5kuku 6paki
7waha 8tīpona 9tīpako 10kōwhiu 11tuhi 12whāngai
Kei te te tārai te koroua i te tōtara
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NGOI/HANGŪ
Hei Whakamārama
Ngoi: Hangū:
tārai = tārai(a)
Ngā momo hiku whakahangū tāraia waiatatia, hia, ngia, ria, kia, mia torona hamaia
Whakahangūtia ia kupu
Kia mutu, whakamahia kia hangū ki roto i tētahi rerenga tārai whakairo tuke karawhiu tīoioi ruru kemo hī tō ono kati whai waruwaru orooro ārai kōpare kaurori pītoi tīpona kōwhiu tīpako tūhura whāngai horoi roroi paraehe moe pūhangaiti patu waru tapahi huri kati hura mahi waiata kōrero taki ārahi ātawhai
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NGOI
Tauira
Ngoi: Kei te tiki au i te toki. (Active: I am getting the axe)
Hangū: Kei te tikina e au te toki. (Passive: The axe is being gotten by me)
Hangū: Kei te tikina te toki e au. (Passive: The axe is being gotten by me)
Whakamahia
ēnei kupumahi kia ngoi te rerenga patu pīkari hura unu wete toha tīpoka hama tohu tōpere kai tīpona
Kei te patu te kuia tohetohe i ngā taringa o te kōtiro
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NGOI/HANGŪ
Kōrerohia ia rerenga
Ka mutu, whakapākehātia
Ka mutu, whakahangūtia
Ka mutu, whakapākehātia
Tauira
Kei te tīni te whāea i te kope o te pēpi. (Active:
The mother is change the baby’s nappy:)
Kei te tīnia e te whāea te kope o te pēpi. (Passive:
The baby’s nappy is being changed by the mother)
Kei te tīnia te kope o te pēpi e te whāea. (Passive:
The baby’s nappy is being changed by the mother)
Kei te aha koe i te tōtara?
What are you doing to the tōtara?
Kei te ahatia e koe te tōtara
What is being done by you to the tōtara?
Kei te horoi koutou i ngā rīhi?
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Kati koe i te kuaha!
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Kā mai koe i te tiwi
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Tīnei koe i te pūrama
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Horoi koe i te waka
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Tahitahi koe i te papa
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Whakapai koe i tō moenga
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Haeana koe i ō kakahu
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Tunu koe i te kai
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Whakatika koe i te wira
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Whakarite koe i te hapī
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Taraiwa koe i te motoka
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Hoehoe atu koe i te waka
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TŪ
KUPU/NGOI
Tōhuria te kupumahi; whakatauria te ngoi o taua kupu
Kei te whāia e te kurī te pahi
Ngoi:
whai
Kei te kāinga e te hoiho te pātītī
Ngoi:
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Kei te whiua e te tamaiti te pāoro
Ngoi:
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Ka pikia, ka kakea te puke e ngā tūruhi
Ngoi:
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Ka horoia, ka waruwarua ngā rīwai e ngā ringawera
Ngoi:
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Ka karangahia, ka pōhiritia te manuhiri e te tangatawhenua
Ngoi:
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Ka tikina te peka rākau, ka topetopea hei wahie
Ngoi:
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Ka tōia mai te ngongo wai, ka hurihia te kōrere, kia toroti atu te wai
Ngoi:
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Nō te takahanga o te pō ka hāpaitia ngā karakia e ngā koroua
Ngoi:
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I te taunga mai o te waka, ka kohia ngā waihoe, ka horoia ki te wai
Ngoi:
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Kia tūtakia te tatau e koe, katia atu te ārai
Ngoi:
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Hurihia te kōrere wai, whakakīa te kapu, inumia atu
Ngoi:
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HANGŪ
Whakapākehātia
Whāia atu e koe te pahi
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Kāinga e koe āu kai kia pau katoa
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Makaina e koe te pāoro ki a Mika
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Āta pikia e koutou te puke rā
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Kia warua e koutou ngā tāewa, ka horoia ai
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Karangatia e koutou te ikanga kia eke mai
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Poroa e koe taua rākau hītawetawe
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Tukua e koe te kurī kia oma
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Tuhia e koutou ā koutou whakautu mā runga i ngā rārangi iraira rā
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Katia rawatia e koe te kuaha, engari kia kaua e pakō
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Hāpaitia ngā rākau a Tū, orioritia atu e koutou ki te rangi
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Kuhuna e koutou ō koutou kākahu kaukau, tēnā, ruku atu
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Takotoria atu e koe ngā takapau, horahia atu ngā hīti
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Horahia atu e koe te uhi o te tēpu kai, takotoria atu ngā pāokaoka
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Tīneia e koe te tiwi, nā, horahia atu a tawhi
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NGOI/HANGŪ
Whakangoitia
ēnei rerenga
Kia kāinga e koe āu kai kia pau katoa
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Kia makaina e koe te pāoro ki a Mika
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Kia
āta pikia e koutou te puke rā
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Kia warua e koutou ngā tāewa, ka horoia ai
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Karangatia e koutou te ikanga kia eke mai
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Poroa e koe taua rākau hītawetawe
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Tukua e koe te kurī kia oma
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Kia tuhia e koutou ā koutou whakautu mā runga i ngā rārangi iraira rā
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Katia rawatia e koe te kuaha, engari kia kaua e pakō
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Kia hāpaitia ngā rākau a Tū, orioritia atu e koutou ki te rangi
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Kuhuna e koutou ō koutou kākahu kaukau, tēnā, ruku atu
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Takotoria atu e koe ngā takapau, horahia atu ngā hīti
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Horahia atu e koe te uhi o te tēpu kai, takotoria atu ngā pāokaoka
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Kia tīneia e koe te tiwi, nā, horahia atu a tawhi
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Whiua atu e koe ngā parapara, whakahokia mai te ipu
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Whakakīa e koe ki te wai, horoia ngā rīhi
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Inumia e koe tō inu, horoia tāu kapu
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Whangaia atu te ngeru, ka mutu, mauria atu ki waho
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TŪ
KUPU/NGOI
Kōrerohia, whakapākehātia
Kei te whāia te pahi
The bus is being followed
Kei te kāinga te pātītī
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Kei te whiua te pāoro
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Ka pikia, ka kakea te puke
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Ka horoia, ka waruwarua ngā rīwai
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Ka karangahia, ka pōhiritia te manuhiri
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Ka tikina te peka rākau, ka topetopea hei wahie
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Ka tōia mai te ngongo wai, ka hurihia te kōrere, kia toroti atu te wai
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Nō te takahanga o te pō ka hāpaitia ngā karakia
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I te taunga mai o te waka, ka kohia ngā waihoe, ka horoia ki te wai
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Kia tūtakia te tatau, katia atu te ārai
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Hurihia te kōrere wai, whakakīa te kapu, inumia atu
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TŪ
KUPU/NGOI
Kōrerohia, whakapākehātia
Kei te whāia e te aha te pahi?
The bus is being followed by what?
Kei te kāinga e te aha te pātītī?
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Kei te whiua te pāoro e wai?
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Ka pikia, ka kakea te puke e wai?
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Ka horoia, ka waruwarua e wai ngā rīwai?
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Ka karangahia, ka pōhiritia e wai te manuhiri?
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Ka tikina te peka rākau e wai, ka topetopea e wai hei wahie?
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Ka tōia mai te ngongo wai e wai, ka hurihia te kōrere e wai, kia toroti atu te wai?
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Nō te takahanga o te pō ka hāpaitia e wai ngā karakia?
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I te taunga mai o te waka, ka kohia e wai ngā waihoe, ka horoia ki te wai?
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Kia tūtakia te tatau e wai, katia atu te ārai?
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Hurihia te kōrere wai e wai, whakakīa te kapu, inumia atu
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HANGŪ
Kōrerohia, whakapākehātia
Whāia atu te pahi
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Kāinga
āu kai kia pau katoa
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Makaina te pāoro ki a Mika
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Āta pikia te puke rā
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Kia warua ngā tāewa, ka horoia ai
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Karangatia te ikanga kia eke mai
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Poroa taua rākau hītawetawe
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Tukua te kurī kia oma
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Tuhia
ā koutou whakautu mā runga i ngā rārangi iraira rā
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Katia rawatia te kuaha, engari kia kaua e pakō
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Hāpaitia ngā rākau a Tū, orioritia atu ki te rangi
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Kuhuna
ō koutou kākahu kaukau, tēnā, ruku atu
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Takotoria atu ngā takapau, horahia atu ngā hīti
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Horahia atu te uhi o te tēpu kai, takotoria atu ngā pāokaoka
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Tīneia te tiwi, nā, horahia atu a tawhi
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NGOI/HANGŪ
Whakangoitia
ēnei rerenga
Kia kāinga āu kai kia pau katoa
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Kia whiua te pene ki a Mika
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Kia
āta kakea te hiwi rā
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Kia horoia ngā tāewa, ka tunua ai
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Karangatia te ruranga kia haere mai
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Tātāia taua rākau whito
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Tukua te ngeru kia whakamoka atu
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Kia tuhia ā koutou reta ināianei
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Katia rawatia te kuaha o te taraka
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Kia poutamatia ngā rākau a Tū
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Kuhuna
ō koutou kamuputu, hoake
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Takotoria atu ngā whāriki, kātahi tahia
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Horahia atu ngā utauta
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Kia pokoa te ahi, tāmautia
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Whiua atu ngā toenga ki te ipu
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Whakakīa e koe ki te wai, horoia ngā rīhi
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Inumia e koe tō inu, horoia tāu kapu
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Whangaia atu te ngeru, ka mutu, mauria atu ki waho
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HANGŪ/NGOI
Whakautua ngā pātai
Kei te pōhiritia ngā rangatira e te tangatawhenua
Ko wai mā kei te pōhiri? Ko wai mā kei te pōhiritia?
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Ka karangatia te wahine e te tini e te mano
Ko wai ka karangatia? Ko wai ka karanga?
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I haehaea te kurī e te ngeru
Ko wai i haehae? Ko wai i haehaea?
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Inānahi nei i patua rawatia ai te kōtiro rā e te tama
Ko wai i patu? Ko wai i patua?
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E whāia ana te ngeru e te kiore
Tēhea kei te whai? Tēhea kei te whaia?
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Ka
ārahia te tira tāne e te rōpū wāhine
Ko wai kei te ārahi? Ko wai kei te ārahia?
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Ka paratitia ki te wai te tama rā e te kōtiro
Ko wai kei te paratiti wai? Ko wai kei te paratitia?
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Ka kangaia mākuturia te kuia weriweri rā e te tohunga rūnuku
Ko wai kei te kangia? Ko wai kei te kanga?
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Ka tuhi te wahine i te reta, ka tonoa atu ki te tāne
Ko wai kei te tuhi? Ko wai kei te tono?
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Kua takahia te mana o te koroua e te wahine kuare tonu
Ko wai kei te takahia? Ko wai kei te takahi?
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Ka takarepaina te karakia o te koroua engari ka tautokona mai e tōna hoa
Ko wai kei te tautoko? Ko wai kei te tapepe?
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Kua whakatīterea ngā hapa o te tamaiti e tōna matua
Ko wai kei te whakatītere? Ko wai kei te hapa?
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Ka
ātawhaitia te Pākehā e te iwi, ka whakauhiuhia
Ko wai kei te whakauhiuhia? Ko wai kei te ātawhai?
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Kua whakamōkeketia ngā whenua o Hineuru e tana whānau tonu ake anō
Ko wai kei te whakamōkeke? Ko wai kei te whakamōkeketia?
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Tokorima rawa ngā tamariki i kōwhiri rā e te kōmiti kia haere
Ko wai mā i kōwhiri? Ko wai mā i kōwhiria?
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Ka ngaua te tumu whiore o te hoiho e te hipi, kātahi e te nanekoti
He aha i ngau? He aha i ngaua?
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NGOI/HANGŪ
Whakatīterehia
Whakahokia mai e koe i te āporo nā
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Ki te haria koe i te tamaiti, whakamaua atu tōna koti
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Pīkaria
ō waewae kia tika tonu
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Kei te hari au e te kapu
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I waru au ki te ārangi
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Taku taenga atu, ka patua ahau i te kurī
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Haria mai te parāikete, kia takotoria atu au
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Hūngia te wai, kia mahia ki te kaputī
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Katia rawatia te kuaha o te taraka
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Tangohia i ngā mauhiko, tīnia
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Wetekina i āu reihi, tangohia atu i ō hū
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Horoi e ngā rīhi kia mā
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Kua tīmaua atu au ki ngā kākahu mā runga i te tīrewa
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Kua hīoioitia ngā koroua i a wai?
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Kua kōtitia te kaupapa i a koe
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Kei te takia te koroua i ngā waiata
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Kua karangahia i te ope e te tangatawhenua
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Whāia atu koe i te ara torehape rā
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NGOI/HANGŪ
Whātikahia
Katia koe i te kuaha
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Haria e koutou i te ngeru
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Kōrerohia koutou ngā pakiwaitara
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Kaurori e koutou i te wainene
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Hora atu e ngā mōkarakara
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Tāwharuhia atu te paparahua i te kai
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Whakakunekunehia i te poaka kia kaitā tonu
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Herea i te kurī kūwharuwharu rā
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Patu e koe i te kīore kāmuimui nā
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Puhia koe te hoiho parahokehoke nā
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Moe atu e koe taua tangata marutuna
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Karawhiu atu te kōhatu i te takiraha
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Whakawhiti mai koutou te pūkākī mānihi nei
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Hikihiki koe ngā mōkihi nā kia aumangea koe
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Whātikahia i taua tamaiti kōngange
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Whakahokia e koe i taua wahine tūmatatenga ki te kāinga
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Kei te wahaina i te wahine te pēpi uruhau
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NGOI
Whakamāorihia kia ngoi te rere o te kupu
The apple is being washed by the girl (hangū/passive)
Kei te horoi te kōtiro i te āporo (ngoi/active)
The door is being shut by the old lady
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The car is being driven by the teenager
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The homework is being completed by the student
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The grass is being mown by the lady
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The dishes are being washed by the man
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When we arrived, the guests were being welcomed onto the marae by them
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The mountains were climbed by Ngatoroirangi
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The river was pulled along by the slave
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The many rivers were created by their mountain parents
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The final word was said by the chief
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Three songs were sung by the hosts
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Fish was laid out by the cooks
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Only three potatoes were cooked by the hosts
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Only one speaker was agreed to by the hosts
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The coffin was laid down by the family inside the verandah
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The wero was completed by the best warrior
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The songs were sung by the people with gusto and vim
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The children’s shoes were taken off by their older siblings
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The coats were hung up on the hooks by the parents
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The prayer was recited by the old man, then a song was sung
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HANGŪ
Whakamāorihia aua kōrero anō kia noho hangū kē
The apple is being washed by the girl (hangū/passive)
Kei te horoia te āporo e te kōtiro (hangū/passive)
Kei te horoia e te kōtiro te āporo (hangū/passive)
The door is being shut by the old lady
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The car is being driven by the teenager
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The homework is being completed by the student
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The grass is being mown by the lady
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The dishes are being washed by the man
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When we arrived, the guests were being welcomed onto the marae by them
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The mountains were climbed by Ngatoroirangi
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The river was pulled along by the slave
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The many rivers were created by their mountain parents
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The final word was said by the chief
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Three songs were sung by the hosts
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Fish was laid out by the cooks
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Only three potatoes were cooked by the hosts
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Only one speaker was agreed to by the hosts
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The coffin was laid down by the family inside the verandah
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The wero was completed by the best warrior
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The songs were sung by the people with gusto and vim
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The children’s shoes were taken off by their older siblings
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The coats were hung up on the hooks by the parents
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The prayer was recited by the old man, then a song was sung
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HEI

HANGŪ
Whakamāorihia kia hangū tonu te rere o te kupu
The boy pulled the dog out (ngoi/active)
I kumea mai te kurī e te tama (hangū/passive)
The girl sewed the seeds
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The boy punched the man
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The work was done by the old lady
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The cat chased the dog
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The dog chased the cat
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The cat bit the rat’s tail
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The rat bit the cat’s tail
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The cow and the sheep pulled the horse along
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The horse pulled the sheep and the cow along
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The hosts welcomed the guests onto their marae
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The guests sang two old traditional songs
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The three old men did three old chants
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The wind blew the trees over
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The flood decimated the land
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The rain swept away the hillside
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The people talked about him behind his back
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They spat on his shoes
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The rowed around the lake three times
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The man brandished his taiaha
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The lady is throwing the ball
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HEI

NGOI
Whakamāoritia
ēnei rerenga kia ngoi te rere
The boy pulled the dog out (ngoi/active)
I kume mai te tama i te kurī (ngoi/active)
The girl sewed the seeds
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The boy punched the man
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The work was done by the old lady
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The cat chased the dog
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The dog chased the cat
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The cat bit the rat’s tail
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The rat bit the cat’s tail
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The cow and the sheep pulled the horse along
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The horse pulled the sheep and the cow along
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The hosts welcomed the guests onto their marae
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The guests sang two old traditional songs
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The three old men did three old chants
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The wind blew the trees over
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The flood decimated the land
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The rain swept away the hillside
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The people talked about him behind his back
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They spat on his shoes
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The rowed around the lake three times
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The man brandished his taiaha
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The lady is throwing the ball
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HEI

HANGŪ
Whakapākehātia
Kati te waha! Kei mōhiotia whānuitia e tū ana te ure tāwhara
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Whiua atu ngā rīwai nā, kua kainga e te pirau
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Kia unuhia ō koutou hū, ka urua ai e koutou te whare tapu rā!
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Pīhoretia ngā pakawhā kānga, kātahi, homai koa!
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Whakapiatahia
ōku hū, haenahia ōku kākahu, mirimiria ōku wae!
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Whakakīa te kauranga kaukau, purua mai hoki te hopi mirumiru
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Ō makawe pūaweawe, kīhai tēnei mea te parāehe e arohaina e koe?
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Kaua te kaupapa e hīangatia, kia mārō rā anō!
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Tēnā kōiwi kūrapa! Pahoretia noatia te tou o te tarau i te noho!
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E komainga ana au, kia miria ōku taringa e tō reo tīori!
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HEI

NEUTER
VERBS mau whati pakaru mahue waiho riro maringi mataku tū whara pau oti mākona marara motu ea pā poto rato marū rupeke takoki wareware
Tauira
Kei te mau te kurī i a au The dog has been caught by me
Kei te mau i a au te kurī Caught by me is the dog
Kua riro te moni i a au The money has been acquired by me
Kua riro i a au te moni Acquired by me is the money
Whakamahia ngā kupu nei
Mau
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Whati
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Pakaru
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Mahue
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Waiho
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Riro
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Maringi
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Matakū
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Tū
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Whara
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Pau
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Oti
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Mākona
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Marara
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Motu
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Ea
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Pā
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Poto
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Wareware
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Rato
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HEI

HANGŪ
Whakapākehātia
Kati te waha! Kei mōhiotia whānuitia e tū ana te ure tāwhara
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Whiua atu ngā rīwai nā, kua kainga e te pirau
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Kia unuhia ō koutou hū, ka urua ai e koutou te whare tapu rā!
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Pīhoretia ngā pakawhā kānga, kātahi, homai koa!
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Whakapiatahia
ōku hū, haenahia ōku kākahu, mirimiria ōku wae!
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Whakakīa te kauranga kaukau, purua mai hoki te hopi mirumiru
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Ō makawe pūaweawe, kīhai tēnei mea te parāehe e arohaina e koe?
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Kaua te kaupapa e hīangatia, kia mārō rā anō!
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Tēnā kōiwi kūrapa! Pahoretia noatia te tou o te tarau i te noho!
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E komainga ana au, kia miria ōku taringa e tō reo tīori!
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NEUTER
VERBS AND OTHER ONE OFFS
HEI
WHAKAMĀRAMA
These are special verbs that do not take a suffix (ngia, tia, ria…); they are already in their passive form: you must learn them rote:
mau whati pakaru mahue waiho riro maringi mataku tū whara pau oti mākona marara motu ea pā poto rato marū rupeke takoki wareware
Tirohia
ēnei: Kei te Hē!
mau = maungia whati = whatingia riro = rirongia mahue = mahuetia waiho = waihotia mataku = matakuria pau = paungia ea = eangia oti = otingia whara = wharangia
Tauira
Whilst these words are already passive they do NOT take the ‘e’ (by) as do other verbs ie:
Kei te hē
Kua mau e au te kurī Kua whati e au te rākau
Kua riro e au te moni Kua mahue e au te pahi
Instead they take the letter ‘i’ for ‘by’:
Kei te tika
Kua mau i a au te kurī Kua mau te kurī i a au
Kua whati i a au te rākau Kua whati te rākau i a au
Kua riro i a au te moni Kua riro te moni i a au
Kua mahue i a au te pahi Kua mahue te pahi i a au
If you do not learn these rote and do not understand the protocols with these specific neuter verbs, then your language will be up the shoot;
everything will be back to front.
Tauira
Kei te hē
Kei te mau au i te kurī I have been caught by the dog
Kei te tika
Kei te mau te kurī i a au The dog has been caught by me
Kei te hē
Kua riro au i te moni I have been acquired by the money
Kei te tika
Kua riro te moni i a au The money has been acquired by me
Kei te hē
Kua whati au i te rākau I have been broken by the tree
Kei te tika
Kua whati te rākau i a au The tree has been broken by me
Kei te hē
Kua mahue te taraiwa i te pahi The driver has been left behind by the bus
Kei te tika
Kua mahue te pahi i te taraiwa The bus has been left behind by the driver
Other
Oddities
There are other words which are also used in the same way as neuter verbs.
Learn these rote as well mate ora ngaro mākū noho oma wera rere
I mate te kurī i a au The dog was killed by me (normally this would translate to; the dog killed me;
this is a good example of having to learn these special words off rote; if you don’t you’ll have everything back to front)
Kua ora au i te rongoā I have been made well by the medicine
I ngaro te moni i a au The money was lost by me
Kua mākū te tūru i a au The seat has been wet by me
Ka noho ngā tamariki i a au The children will be sat down by me
Ka oma ngā kurī rā i a au The dogs will be run by me
Another
Oddity
Up till now, all of the verbs you’ve used in the active sense, take the word ‘i’ to connect it to its subject:
Tauira
Kua kai te kurī i te mīti The dog has eaten the meat
Ka waru au i te rīwai I will peel the potato
E waiata ana au i te mōteatea I am singing the old song
The word ‘i’ has no direct English translation as you see from the examples above.
However, without it, the sentence makes no sense. It serves the purpose of passing on the action of the verb to another object. These types of verbs are called transitive. All transitive verbs use the word ‘i’ to connect to its subject. This is another fundamental you MUST understand.
Now for the oddity, there are a few verbs which do not take the ‘i’;
instead they use ‘ki’.
Learn them off by heart. They are like the neuter verbs, if you get them wrong then you change the whole sense of what you’re saying.
Verbs which take ‘kī’ mōhio hiahia pātai tūtaki tatari pīrangi aroha
Tauira
Kei te mōhio au ki a ia I know him
E hiahia ana au ki tērā mea I want that thing
Ka pātai au ki a ia I will ask him
Kua pīrangi te kurī ki taua mīti The dog wants that meat
E aroha ana au ki a ia I feel sorry for him
Kia tūtaki koe ki tōku hoa Meet my friend
E tatari ana koe ki a wai? Who are you waiting for
With this last example, nowadays you ofte hear this:
E tatari ana kōe mā/mō wai? Who are you waiting for?
This is wrong:
don’t get into the habit of it; here are some other wrong ones
Kei te hē Kei te tika
He roa au e tatari ana māu He roa au e tatari ana ki a koe
Kei te whanga a koro māu Kei te whanga a koro ki a koe
E aroha ana au mōna E aroiha ana au ki a koe
HEI

NEUTER
VERBS
Whakamāoritia mau whati pakaru mahue waiho riro maringi mataku tū whara pau oti mākona marara motu ea pā poto rato marū rupeke takoki wareware
The dog caught the bird
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The girl broke the ruler
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The dog smashed the plate
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The children left their coats behind
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The old ladies left their hats on the table
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Tūwharetoa won the haka competition
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The cat has spilt the milk
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The mice have been scared by the cats
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His foot was injured by them
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He has injured his back
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They’ve spent all the money
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They touched the heirlooms
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They have completed washing the car
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I will consume them all
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The food has been served out by them
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His skin was bruised by the girls
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HEI

NEUTER
VERBS
Whakamāoritia mau whati pakaru mahue waiho riro maringi whara pau oti motu ea marū wareware
Have you caught any fish?
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You can’t catch me
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Can you catch me
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I can catch you
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You’ll never break me
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I’ll break you
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Who has broken by watch
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Whose watch is this that’s been broken by me
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Don’t you leave me behind
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I’m going to leave you behind
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You leave me here
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I’m going to leave you here
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Who won the game
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I didn’t win, they did instead
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They made them bleed
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I made their blood flow
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They hurt his leg
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HEI

NEUTER
VERBS
Whakapākehātia mau whati pakaru mahue waiho riro maringi whara pau oti motu ea marū wareware
Kua mau i te manu te kiore, te ngeru, me te kurī
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Ki te whati i a koe taku taonga, ka putua tō tou
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E kore pea au e whati i a rātau
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Ka whati rātau i a au
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Ka mau te tangata i te kurī me te kau
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Ka mau te kau, te hipi me te kurī i te tangata
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Kua oti i a koutou te waka te horoi?
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Kua pakaru i a wai tōku pahikara?
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I pakaru i a rātau te matawa, i reiti ai au
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Kua mahue i a koe ō roro e hoa
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Ki te mahue au i a rātau, e kore au e hoki mai
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Kia waiho i a koe ō tōkena, kia horoia, he haunga hoki
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I waiho mai i a rātau tā rātau ngeru mā tātou e raupī
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Kīhei i riro mai i a au, i riro kē atu i a rātau
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Kei tūpato kei riro koutou i te hau kino
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Ka maringi ō toto i a au
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Nō wai nei te toto kua maringi i a koe?
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HEI

NEUTER
VERBS/ VERBS
Whakatikahia
Kua mau e rātau tā mātau pōro
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Ki te whati koe tōku niho, ka tangi au
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E kore rātau e whati mātau
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Ka whati e au rātau
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Ka mau e te ngeru te whiore o te kiore
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Ka mau te tangata e te kōtiro
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Kia mau au ki a koe ka koa au
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Kua pakaru e wai taku pene rākau
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I pakaru rātau i te matawā
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Kua mahue ia ōna hū
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Ki te mahue tōku tarau e koe, kaua e hoki mai
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Kia waiho koe tō pōtae mōku
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I waiho mai ia i tōna waka
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I riro ki a rātau, ehara ki a mātau
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Kei riro koutou ki te wai
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Ka maringi te toto e au
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Kua maringa te inu koe
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I whara koe e wai
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HEI

NON
PASSIVE WORDS
Hei Whakamārama
There are other words which are also used in the same way as neuter verbs.
Learn these rote as well
Whakamahia
ēnei kupu mate ora ngaro mākū noho oma wera rere
Tauira
I mate te kurī i a au The dog was killed by me
Kua ora au i te rongoā I have been made well by the medicine
I ngaro te moni i a au The money was lost by me
Kua mākū te tūru i a au The seat has been wet by me
Ka noho ngā tamariki i a au The children will be sat down by me
Ka oma ngā kurī rā i a au The dogs will be run by me
Ka wera i a ia te ahi He will burn the fire
Ka rere i a ia te pōti rā He will sail the boat
HEI

NON
PASSIVE WORDS
Whakamahia ngā kupu ki rō rerenga mate
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ora
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ngaro
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mākū
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noho
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oma
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wera
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rere
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HEI

NON
PASSIVE WORDS
Whakamāoritia mate ora ngaro mākū noho oma wera rere
The big cat was killed by the little dog
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The speeches were brought to life by the old man
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The old people were brought to life by the boy
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The lady has lost her shoes
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The girl has lost her marbles
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I’ll make your tears flow
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The little girl wet the table
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Make the kids sit down
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The boy made the dogs sit
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The man got the horses to run
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The lady made the people run away
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He has burnt the house down
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Their car was burnt out by those others
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He made the speeches flow
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HEI

NON
PASSIVE WORDS
Whakapākehātia mate ora ngaro mākū noho oma wera rere
Ā koutou uri, ka mate i a au
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E koro, kua ora mātau i a koe
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Ki te mate i a koe taku putiputi, ka karawhiua koe
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Ka ora i te kuia te kaupapa
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Āta haere, kei ngaro i a koe ētahi
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Kua ngaro i a mātau tō mātou kuia
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E hine, kua mākū i a koe te whāriki
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Ka mākū ō hū i a koe, whakamaroketia
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Kia noho te whare i a koe
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I noho rātau i a mātau
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Kua oma i a koe ngā koroua, he aha ai?
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I wera i a wai te ahi?
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Kua rere ngā kōrero i a koe
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HEI

Hei Whakamārama
The majority of verbs use the word ‘i’ to connect to their object.
There are a few which do not, they use the word ‘ki’. You need to learn these verbs off rote.
Tauira
Kei te patu au i te kurī most verbs use the word ‘i’ to connect to its object
Kei te horoi au i te waka same as above
Verbs which take ‘kī’
The following verbs do not use ‘i’, they use ‘ki’ instead. Learn them mōhio hiahia pātai tūtaki tatari pīrangi aroha
Kei te mōhio au ki a ia I know him
E hiahia ana au ki tērā mea I want that thing
Ka pātai au ki a ia I’ll ask him
Kia tūtaki koe ki tōku hoa Meet my friend
E tatari ana koe ki a wai? Who are you waiting for
Kua pīrangi te kurī ki taua mīti The dog wants that meat
E aroha ana au ki a ia I feel sorry for him
Verbs which take ‘kī’ mōhio hiahia pātai tūtaki tatari pīrangi aroha
Whakamahia ia kupu ki rō rerenga mōhio
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hiahia
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pātai
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tūtaki
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tatari
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pīrangi
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aroha
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HEI

Whakamāoritia mōhio hiahia pātai tūtaki tatari pīrangi aroha
Do you know the right road to Taumarunui?
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Did she know him?
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Do you want the big ones, or the little ones?
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They want five biscuits
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Ask him later
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They’re asking you
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Meet my mother in law
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I’m going to meet their dog
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I have to wait for them
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She’s waiting for her boyfriend
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I want lollies not bread
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They want to sleep at home
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Mum felt sorry for them
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HEI

Whakapākehātia mōhio hiahia pātai tūtaki tatari pīrangi aroha
E mōhio ana rātau ki ngā mea katoa
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Kāore au e mōhio ki a ia
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Ka hiahia te kuia ki te kai tītī
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I pīrangi te kurī ki te tuna ehara te pihikete
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Pātai atu ki ngā poupou o te whare
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Whiua te pātai ki a rātau
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Kua kore au e tūtaki ki te Kuini
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Kātahi anō māua ka tūtaki ki a ia
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He wā roa au e tatari ana ki a koe
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Kei te tatari tonu au ki a rātau
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E pīrangi ana tōku matua ki a koe
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Ka aroha hoki ki te marae
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Tōku kuia, e aroha ana ki tōna whenua tipu
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HEI

Whakatikahia
Kei te mōhio au i a ia
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E hiahia ana au i tētahi rare
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E kore rawa au e pātai i a ia
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Kua mate e au te kurī
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Kua ora ki a koe ā tātou kōrerorero
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Tēnā, ka tūtaki i a koe āpōpō
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Poto noa iho taku tatari i konei māu
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Kua ngaro e koe i te aha?
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I mākū te papa ki a wai
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I pīrangi i a au ki te whare rā
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Kua wera te whare rā e wai
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Kia rere i a koe i te pōti
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Kei te aroha i te ngeru te kurī
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Kia noho ki a koe ngā tāngata rā
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Kua oma koe i ngā kurī?
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HEI

KI
TE…..WITH
Whakapākehātia
Tauira
Kua patua e au te kau ki te pū I killed the cow with the gun
Kore ai te inu e kauroria e te tangata ki te naihi
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Opeopea e koe ngā rangatira rā ki te kupu nui
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Tuhia e koutou te reta ki te pene whero
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Āta kohikohia e koutou ngā pipi ki ō koutou ringa
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Ka karawhiua e Tāwhiri ōna tuākana ki ngā hau takawiri
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Kei te pupurihia e ia tōna rākau ki tōna ringa katau
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Kei te tunu ia i te kai ki te hinu
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E kari koe i te rua ki te hō
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E horoi koe i a koe anō ki te hopi
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Whakapaitia
ō makawe ki te parāehe
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Whakakīa te puku o te ahi ki te wahie
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Tahuna te ahi ki te pūahi
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Wekoa te ahi ki ō matimati
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Whāngaia ngā tamariki ki te witipiki
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Tatauria ngā nama ki te rorohiko
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Ukuia te papa ki te taore
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I tīhoretia e rātau te rāpeti ki te naihi kīkoha
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HEI

KI
TE…..WITH
Whakamāoritia
Tauira
He swept the floor with the broom I tahia e ia te papa ki te tahitahi
She adorned her hair with a huia feather
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Stir the porridge with the big spoon
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Wash the car with soapy water
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Rake up the leaves with the rake
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They smeared the bread with butter
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He wiped his face with the towel
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He plugged up the wash basin with the plug
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She cleaned her shoes with the polish
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They covered the floor with paper
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She painted her picture with red paint
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He mowed the lawns with the mower
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He protected his hands with gloves
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He turned on the television with the remote
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He filled the bucket with water
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He cut up the pumpkin with a knife
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He polished his taiaha with oil
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She warmed up the room with a heater
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HEI

KI
TE…..WITH
Whātikahia
Kokoa te pāreti i te pune
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I karia te rua i te hōpara
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Kāore te kau i patua i te rākau engari i te pū kē
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E kore nei te reta e tuhia i te pene whītau
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Whakakī koe i te ipu i te wai
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Kua tārei ia i te rākau i te uhi
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Tahoratia te tēpu i te pāokaoka
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I te whāngai rātau i te hipi i te witipiki
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E tākiri ana mātau i te pōtaka i te wepu
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E utu i te nama i te moni
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He aha i kore ai koe e tauārai i ō ringa ki te karapu
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Nā te aha te kiore i whāngaia rā e koutou i te tīhi?
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Kauoroorohia te taiaha i te kiri hoanga
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Tuitui koutou i te papa tāniko nā i te te wūru
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Taupokia
ō karu i te mōhiti
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HEI

ME…..WITH
Hei Whakamārama
The word ‘me’ can also be used in place of ‘ki’; it also means ‘with’
Keep in mind however, that ‘ki’ is the preferred and accepted word by many
Tauira
He swept the floor with the broom I tahia e ia te papa me te tahitahi
He swept the floor with the broom I tahia e ia te papa kī te tahitahi
He wiped the bench with the cloth I tahia e ia te pae horoi me te ūkui
He wiped the bench with the cloth I tahia e ia te pae horoi ki te ūkui
Whakamāorihia
I swept the floor with the broom
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She chopped the wood with the axe
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She felled the tree with the chainsaw
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He smoothed the bench with sandpaper
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He carved the taiaha with a chisel
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I pulled the boat with the rope
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He will feed the animals with the hay
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He will eat his food with a fork
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She wove the mat with flax
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I didn’t shape the weapon with a rasp
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I washed the kitten with water
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She shaved her face with a razor
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She’s eating the soup with a knife
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HEI

MĀ…E/HEI…
NĀ…I…
Hei Whakamārama
Future:
‘Mā’ and ‘e’ go together Never ‘mā’ and ‘i’
It always relates to something not yet completed; ie, something in the future
Past:
‘Nā’ and ‘i’ go together Never ‘nā’ and ‘e’
It always relates to something completed; ie, something in the past
Tauira
Mā wai te wai e tiki atu? Who will fetch the water (future, not yet done)
Mā rātau te wai e tiki atu They will fetch the water (future)
Māku te wai hei tiki atu I will fetch the water (future)
Mā te taina te wai hei tiki atu The youngest will fetch the water (future)
Mā te aha te papa e tahi What will sweep the floor (future)
Nā wai te wai i tiki atu? Who fetched the water (past, completed)
Nā mātau te wai i tiki atu We fetched the water (past)
Nāku te wai i tiki atu I fetched the water (past)
Nā te taina te wai i tiki atu The youngest fetched the water (past)
Nā te aha te papa i tahi What swept the floor (past)
When using this structure, you never passivise the verb in the sentence, it is always used in its active form
Mā wai te rākau e poro Who will fell the tree (poro is the verb)
Nā wai koutou i hari Who took you all (hari is the verb)
The word order always places the verb at the end of the sentence, unless there are other circumstances. Study all of the above examples
Wrong
Mā wai te rākau e poroa the verb is passivised
Mā wai te manuhiri i whakatau the word ‘i’ is used instead of ‘e’
Nā wai i kōrerotia taua kōrero the verb is passivised; the verb should be place last in order
Nā wai e hāpai te kaupapa the word ‘e’ is used instead of ‘i’
Whakamāorihia
Who hit the boy?
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Who will cut the speeches short?
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Who will sing the songs?
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Who did the speech?
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They drew these pictures
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They opened the door up
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He closed the windows, I shut the curtains
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We swept the floors, then washed them
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Those two will take the flowers to her
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They will dug the holes
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Us two will plant the trees
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You three clean the cars
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You two peel the potatoes, you three wash the kūmara
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Who cleaned the table cloths?
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Who drove the black truck?
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Let’s all sing the song
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Who broke the stove?
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Who will shape out the long weapons?
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Whose going to carve the weapons?
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HEI

MĀ…E/HEI…
NĀ…I…
Whakapākehātiatia
Mā te aha te rākau e tātā
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Mā te aha rātau hei whakarata
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Nā wai te maara i ngaki?
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Nā rātau tonu te ngeru i mauri atu
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Nā te kaupapa o te rā ahau i tō mai ki konei
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Mā rātau anō ngā waiata e waiata
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Māku rātau hei whakaute
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Nāku anō i kōrero mai te kaupapa
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Nā kōrua ngā pukapuka nā i tīhaehae?
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Nā koutou te pakanga i tīmata?
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Mā tātou katoa e haere ki tatahi
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Mā rāua te kai e tunu
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Māu ano ō pūtu e horoi
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Nā rāua te kurī i patu ki te pū?
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Mā kōrua ngā pēpi e whāngai ki te miraka
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Māna ngā kōrero hei pānui?
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Nāna ngā rare i hoko mai?
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Nāu te taore i whakaparu?
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HEI

MĀ…E/HEI…
NĀ…I…
Whātikahia
Mā koutou te tēpu i hari atu
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Nā wai kōrua e tuku
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Nā te koretake hei hinga
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Māku hei whakatika i te kaupapa
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Māna kē i kōrero i ngā whakamārama
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Ehara māku e taraiwa i te motuka
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E kore mā koutou te whare i te whakatū
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Inā tae mai rātau, mā wai i whakatau
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Mā te naihi hei tapahi i te kai, mā te pune rānei
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Nā wai e tango i ngā taonga
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Nāku anō te kai e tunu
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Mā te manawanui hei whakaea i te kaupapa
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Nā te iti o te kai i whīroki
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Mā te kai ārani i whakaora i a koe
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HEI

ME…E
Hei Whakamārama
The word ‘me’ is a mild order or command. It translates to ‘had better’
Me tahu te ahi The fire had better be lit
Me poro te rākau The tree had better be felled
When there is no object being acted on, the structure looks like this:
Me kai koe You had better eat
Me haere koe You had better go
When an object is being acted on by something else, the structure changes to this:
Me tahu e koe te ahi The fire had better be lit by you
Me eke e koe te hoiho The horse had better be gotten on by you (These translations are in their passive form; they can just as well be put into their active also)
Me tahu e koe te ahi You had better light the fire
Me eke e koe te hoiho You had better get on the horse
Whilst this structure is passive (me mahi e koe tētahi mahi), the actual verb (mahi) is NEVER passivised by adding an ending to it (suffix). In other words, the active form of the verb is always used. Also, the word order remains as per the examples
Active Passive tahu tahu(na) eke eke(a) kai kai(nga) poro poro(a)
In the basic form of this structure you should never hear the words ‘i’ or ‘ki’; if you do, you know immediately that the grammar is wrong. Thus you get this type of construction, which in fact you hear all the time.
Wrong
Me kainga e koe te kai
Me kai koe i te kai
Me kainga e koe ite kai
Me kai e koe i te kai
Me kai e koe ki te kai
Right
Me kai e koe te kai (no ‘i’ or ‘ki’ or passive ending, which makes it simple!)
Whakamāorihia
Wash the dishes
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Cut the firewood up
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You’d better buy some food
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You’d better go now
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You’d better come back right now
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You’d better turn the television on
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You’d better read the book
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You’d better swim
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You’d better sing the song
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You’d better drive the truck
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You’d better eat the sausages
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They’d better close the curtains
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We’d better shut the door
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They’d better sit
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You’d better stand
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The two of them had better set the table
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You’d better blow the trumpet now
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You’d better stack the dishes
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Dry the dishes
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Sing the song
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HEI

ME…E
Whakapākehātiahia
Me noho kōrua
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Me tīnei te pūrama
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Me hiki e koe te pēpi
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Me hāpai e koe te rākau
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Me tau rāua
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Me huri te whārangi
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Me kōrero kōrua
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Me kari e koe te rua
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Me kaurori e koe te kapu tī
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Me kata ka tika
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Me whiu atu te para
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Me peita e koutou te whare
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Me horoi te waka
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Me oma kōrua
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Me raka e koe te kuaha
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Me whakapai e koe tō moenga
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Me whakakī e koe te oko horoi ki te wai
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Me hoko e koutou ngā parāoa kia rua
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HEI

ME…E
Whakatikahia
Me haria e koe te kurī ki waho
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Me whiu e kōrua
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Me kata e kōrua
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Me kōrero kōrua i te pakiwaitara ki a rātau
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Me tangohia koe i ō hū
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Me kuhu koe i aua tōkena
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Me whakatika e koe i ngā paruparu
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Me auaha koe i tētahi taiaha
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Me tahuna te ahi
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Me mauria ngā piupiu
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Me waiata e kōrua
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Me homai e koe i ngā taara e rua
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Me whakapīata i a koe ngā hū
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Me hanga koe i tētahi whare
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Me tuhia e koe i tētahi reta
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Me horoi e koe i ngā hīti
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Me whāngaia te kurī
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Me waiatatia kōrua
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