Ehara a Manu rāua ko Rina i te mātua.Manu and Rina are not parents.Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
E haere ana a Aroha.Aroha is going.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Me haere koutou ko Hera ko Tame ki te tāone.You and Hera and Tame should go to town.Simple sentences: you should - me
Ko Pani te wahine a Hata.Pani is Hata's wife.Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ko Hata tāna tāne.Hata is her husband.Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Mātou ko Hata.Hata and the rest of us.Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
No Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.Pani and Hata are parents.Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ka Pāora te pāpā.Pāora is the father.
Ko Hata anake kua kai.Only Hata has eaten.
He nui ake tōku whare i te whare o Hata.My house is bigger than Hata’s’ ≈ ‘My house is bigger than ’s h.
Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.The horse under that tree is Hata's.
Koutou ko Kauri ko Amaru.All of you and Kauri and Amaru.
Nā te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.
He roa rawa atu te tangata rā me Hata.The man with Hata is very tall.
