Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 138:
konohete, ku, kāwanatanga, maha, maroke, maru
Sentence Flashcards
27 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–138, including at least one word introduced in lesson 138.
He maha ngā moni kua pau i a ia i te toa.
She has spent lots of money at the shop.
Kei te haere mātou ki te konohete.
We (3+ excluding listener) are going to the concert.
He maroke tana kōrero.
His speech was dry.
Kua maha kē hoki ngā tau e noho ana ki a au.
He has stayed with me for many years.
Kua maroke pai koe ināianei.
You're all dry now.
Kei te tari kāwanatanga au e mahi ana.
I work in the public service.
Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?
I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he konohete.
At the end of the hui, a concert was held.
Kāore e roa ka maroke ngā kākahu.
Won't be long and the clothes will be dry.
Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Kua tata mutu te konohete.
The concert is nearly finished.
Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.
Kei te taraiwa ahau ki te konohete ki te kanikani.
But if i am driving my friend to the concert so that she can dance i would use kia... ai.
Ka haere au ki te konohete kia harikoa ai au.
I will go to the concert so that i will be happy.
Kāore te mahi i mutu i te kāwanatanga.
The work was not stopped by the government.
Kāore te wahine e tino pōuri i a Te Maru.
The woman is not very sad because of Te Maru.
Ki te mea kāhore ahau e maumahara, he maha ngā raruraru.
If I don’t remember, there’ll be real problems.
Ko te tino pātai āe rānei ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei.
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies or not.
Ka tino pōuri te wahine i a Te Maru.
The woman is very sad because of Te Maru.
Mā te aha ngā tuna e maroke ai?
How will the eels be dried?
Kia maroke ka hari ai ki te ana tūpāpaku.
When dried out the remains are taken to the burial cave.
Ka tino pōuri → te wahine → i a Te Maru.
The woman is very sad because of Te Maru.
Ka mutu → te mahi → i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.
Kāore te wahine → e tino pōuri → i a Te Maru.
The woman is not very sad because of Te Maru.
Kāore te mahi → i mutu → i te kāwanatanga.
The work was not stopped by the government.
Ko te tino pātai (āe rānei) ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies (or not)