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tauira - student; example


whakatauira - to give an example, illustrate

Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Tokorima ngā tauira e katakata ana ki a ia.
There are five students laughing at him.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Manaakitia āu tauira!
Look after your students!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He Pākehā te nuinga o ngā tauira i reira.
Most of the students there are Pākehā.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tauira au?
Am I a student?
Asking 'are you a...?' - He... ?

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Tokomaha ngā tauira kei tēnei kura!
What a lot of students at this school!

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ētahi tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school, some students will go to the whare wānanga (place of higher learning).

He tauira ahau.
I am a student.

He tauira ahau ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
I am a student at Massey

He tauira ahau
I am a student

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ngā tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school the students will go to university (the house of learning).

E hia ngā tauira o te whare wānanga nei?
How many students are in this university?

He tauira ahau ki tē kāinga
I am a student at home

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

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