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kawea - brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)

Āta kawea te kapu, kei riringihia atu te wai.
Carry the cup carefully or the water might spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka takaia, ka kawea, ka whakairia ki runga ki te kauere.
They wrapped him up and took him and suspended him in a puriri tree.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

I kawea mātou e Aroha ki te tāone.
Aroha took us to town.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

.. kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata i tukua mai ai taua patu rā ki a ia e te matua o Puhihuia
.. so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man who that weapon was given to by

Kawea ana ia ki roto ki te whare o te tohunga.
He was carried into the house of the priest.

Nā, kawea ana e rātou a Kae, ka whakatakotoritia ki te pou tokomanawa o te whare o Tinirau.
Then they carried Kae and laid him at the main supporting post of Tinirau’s house.

Nāna i tuku a Kahotea kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata.
She gave Kahotea to Ponga so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man.

Aua hoki mātou e kawea kia whakamāia
Lead us not into temptation

Āta kawea te pereti kei taka te kai ki te papa.
Slowly/carefully carry the plate or the kai might fall on the ground.

I kawea mātou e Ruku ki te tāone.
Ruku took us to town.

Kawea atu ahau ki tō tumuaki!
Take me to your leader!

I kawea kētia e ia tōna ingoa.
His name was changed by him.

Kawea atu he wai mōku.
Carry some water for me.

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