Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 126:
whakamātautau, whakaoti, whakatangi, whana, whanaunga, whawhai
Sentence Flashcards
36 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–126, including at least one word introduced in lesson 126.
Kātahi anō au ka whakaoti i taku whakamātautau.
I have just finished my assignment.
Mā Mere e whakaoti te kaupapa.
Mary will complete the project.
Āhea te whakamātautau kupu?
When is the word test?
Me whakaoti koe i ō mahi.
You should complete your work.
Ā, he uaua te whakamātautau.
Um, the exam was hard.
Inapō au i whakaoti ai i taku mahi.
Yesterday I finished my work.
I whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy kicked the ball.
I te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy was kicking the ball.
Kāore te tama i te whana i te pōro.
The boy wasn't kicking the ball.
Kua whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy has kicked the ball.
Kāore anō te tama kia whana i te pōro.
The boy has not yet kicked the ball.
Kei te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy is kicking the ball.
E whana ana te tama i te pōro.
The boy is kicking the ball.
Kāore te tama e whana ana i te pōro.
The boy isn't kicking the ball.
Ka whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy will kick the ball.
E kore te tama e whana i te pōro.
The boy won't kick the ball.
Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō ngā whakamātautau.
The price for the tests is one hundred dollars.
Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau.
The exams will start next week.
Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.
Nā rāua i whawhai ki ngā pirihimana.
It was them (two) who fought with the police.
Ehara i a rāua ngā pirihimana i whawhai.
They didn’t fight with the police.
Kia whitu ngā pātai i te whakamātautau.
There should be seven questions in the test.
Kua whakaoti ahau I te mahi.
I have finished the work.
Kāhore rawa ia i mōhio he whanaunga au nōu.
He never knew that I was a relative of yours.
I whawhai te toa ki te taniwha.
The hero fought the monster.
Kua whakaoti a Mere i te mahi.
Mere has completed the work.
Mā tōna wairua e haere mai ki.te whawhai?
Will his spirit come back to fight?
Kia aroha ki ōu hoa whawhai!
Be loving to your enemies!
= Kua whana tāku kurī e ia.
(Note that whana is the passive form of whana.)
= Kāhore rawa ia i mōhio he whanaunga au nōu.
To deny/reject
Ka whawhai tonu au ki a koutou ko ō hoa.
I will keep fighting against you and your mates.
Ko tōku whanaunga!
It’s my relation!
Ko ōku whanaunga!
It’s my relations!
Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!
Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau
The exams will start next week
Kāore ō māua whanaunga i konei
Our relations are not here