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whai - to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)


whawhai - to fight; a battle

whāiti - narrow, crowded together

atawhai - to show kindness towards

whai - yellow; a native tree

whāinga - objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

whaikōrero - oratory

kaiwhaiwhai - fan (music, sport)

matawhāiti - cautious

whaiwhai - wave about

whāwhai - hurry; impatient; urgent

atawhaitia - to be shown kindness (pass. of atawhai)

akoranga whāiti - tutorial

whaihua - to have value (v), to be beneficial (s)

whaiwāhi - participate

tuwhaina - spat out; spit out! (pass. of tuwha)

whai anō. - That explains it! No wonder! That'll be why.

whaiwhai - patterns

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?
Are you wanting this yellow t-shirt?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whaikōrero ana te koroua.
The elderly man is making a speech.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I āwhina mai ia. He atawhai nōna.
She helped me, She is very kind.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pou māua i ētahi rākau māori: he tōtara, he tarata, he kōwhai hoki.
We planted some native trees: tōtara, tarata and kōwhai.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka whawhai tonu au ki a koutou ko ō hoa.
I will keep fighting against you and your friends.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua whai tohu koe?
Do you have a degree?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Whāia te mātauranga!
Pursue education!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu kōrua, ka whai atu au ina mutu taku mahi.
You two go, I'll follow once I've finished my job.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero.
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion.
If... (using me) - me

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions the air will stay in the mixture.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Mā te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Mā te whai i a ia ka ngaro koe.
By following him you will get lost.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being chased by the children,
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei whaia koe e te kurī.
You might get chased by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Nō whea e mutu te whawhai a ngāi tāua, te tangata.
Humankind will never stop fighting.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō whea e toa tērā kōtiro i te tauwhāingaroa?
How can that girl possibly win the marathon?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore tātou e whai wā ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Ka riri ngā tāngata i te whaikōrero a te taitama.
The people were angry with the young man's speech.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He whāiti, he kōtiti ngā ara ki tōna takiwā.
The roads to her district are narrow and winding.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore a Rangi i te whāia.
Rangi is not being chased.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore a Aroha i te whāia e rātou.
Aroha is not being chased by them.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore rāua i whāia e Pāora.
They were not chased by Pāora.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

E whai ana a Ari i tana teina.
Ari chases his brother.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

He kōwhai tērā rākou.
That tree is a kōwhai.
That (over there) - tērā

Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?
Towards - mai

I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.
Away - atu

Haere tonu rāua, me te whai atu anō a Ponga i muri tata.
They went on with Ponga following close behind.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ko wai e whai nei?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

E whai nei a wai?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Ka mutu ana te karanga, ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero.
When the karanga has finished, the whaikōrero will start.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero, ka mutu ana te karanga.
The whaikōrero will start when the karanga has finished.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Manu.
He's Manu's adopted child.

He kōwhai te rā.
The sun is yellow.

Whiti ora ki te whai ao
Cross over to life in the changing world

Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.

He kōtiro pūrotu a Atawhai.
Atawhai is a pretty girl.

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.

He pāpura, he kōwhai hoki tōna tarau.
Her trousers and brown and yellow.

Ā muri i ia whaikōrero ka tū ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te kaikōrero ki tētahi waiata.
After each speech the people will stand to support the speaker with a song.

Kua tutuki i a tātou tā tātou whāinga.
We've achieved our goal.

He māwhai ōna makawe.
His hair is wavy.

He kōwhai te rā.
The sun is yellow.

Nā tana kaha whai i tana hiakai, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.

Kei te whāwhai atu rāua ki waho kia tīkina ngā kākahu horoi.
They are rushing outside to fetch the washing.

I muri tata mai i te uira ko te whaititiri.
Straight after the lightning comes the thunder.

He kōwhai tērā rakau.
That tree is a kōwhai.

He ātaahua ngā putiputi kōwhai.
The yellow flowers are pretty.

Ka whāia te wahie mō takurua, ka mahia te kai mō tau.
Firewood for the winter is gathered, food for the year is prepared.

He kōwhai tana pōtae.
Her hat is yellow.

Kei te hanga te pūngāwerewere i tana māwhaiwhai ki te hopu i ngā ngaro.
The spider is building its web to catch flies.

Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

Kei te whakarongo au ki te whaikōrero.
I am listening to the main speech.

Kāore ia e whai wā.
He will not have time.

Kāore ia i whai wā.
He did not have time.

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