He Kupu o te Rā

tangata/tāngata

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:24:23 GMT

tangata/tāngata: person/people . Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.

He tangata pai koe.
You are a good person.
- this is an example of a classifying sentence
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ārai

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:24:24 GMT

ārai: curtains. Katia ngā ārai.
Shut the curtains.
- this is an example of a command in simple passive form
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wharepaku

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:24:22 GMT

wharepaku: toilet.

Kei te pīrangi te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Mā kōrua te wharepaku e whakapai.
You (2) will clean the toilet.
- this is an example of the agent emphatic

rūma moe

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:24:22 GMT

rūma moe: bedroom. Haere ki tōu rūma moe!
Go to your room!
- this is an example of a command in simple active form
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pouaka whakaata

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:24:23 GMT

pouaka whakaata: television. Māku te pouaka whakaata e whakakā.
I will turn on the television.
- this is an example of the agent emphatic
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kāinga

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:24:23 GMT

kāinga: house, home. Kei te kāinga au.
I’m at home.
- this is an example of a locative sentence
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whare

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:24:26 GMT

whare: house. Kei runga tō mātou whare i tētahi puke.
Our (3/+ exclusive) house is on a hill.
- this is an example of a locative sentence

E rima ngā rūma moe o tōku whare.
There are five bedrooms in my house.
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aihikirimi

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:24:22 GMT

aihikirimi: ice-cream. Kia nui rawa atu tāku aihikirimi!
Make my icecream huge!
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mīti

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:24:21 GMT

mīti: meat. Ko te heihei te tūmomo mīti e kainga ana e ratou.
Chicken is the type of meat being eaten by them. (The type of meat that is being eaten by them is chicken.)
- this is an example of an equative sentence
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huawhenua

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:24:21 GMT

huawhenua: vegetables. Ko te kūmara tāku tūmomo huawhenua pai rawa.
Kumara is my favourite type of vegetable.
- this is an example of an equative sentence .

huarākau

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:24:22 GMT

huarākau: fruit.

Ko te panana tāku tūmomo huarākau pai rawa.
Banana is my favourite type of fruit.
- this is an example of an equative sentence