Kāore anō ngā wāhine kia
pōhiri atu ki ngā manuhiri.
The women have not yet
welcomed the guests.
- this is a negative verbal sentence
E
pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are
welcoming us.
- this is an example of an active sentence
He pai rawa atu taua
pōwhiri ki a au.
I really enjoyed that (aforementioned)
pōwhiri.
- this is an example of an indefinite sentence