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mahia - worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)

Māhia, n. 1. Indistinct sound. Me te whai tonu atu te waka ra i te mahia o te waha o te kuri ra (T. 121). He mahia reo i rangona e au kei Taiporutu (S. 75).

2. Scrofulous swelling. Kaki mahia = hore.

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Māhie, n. 1. Hatred. = mauahara.

2. Crime, evil deed.

Williams Dictionary

E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua mahia te mahi pai e kōrua.
The good work has been done by you two
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Tēnā mahia mai he māku.
Please make a cup of tea for me.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he tōhi māku.
Could you please make me some toast.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he rēwena tātou, e te tau?
Could you please make us some bread, dearest?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu māua?
Can you please make us (2) a cup of tea?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he māku.
Please make a tea for me.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Mahia atu!
Get into it!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Mahia te mahi!
Do the work!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I haere mātou ko aku hoa runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e māngere, mahia atu!
Don't be lazy, give it heaps!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka mahia he waka tekau tāngata,.
A ten-man canoe was made.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Mahia ai tēnei mahi i ngā omua.
This work was carried out in former times.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua mahia te mahi e ngā tamariki.
The work was done by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I ngā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua mahia e Aroha he kapu rātou.
Aroha has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea e koe, mahia atu!
You can do it, give it a go!
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka tae te ope ki ā rātou mea i mahia mai i Āwhitu.
The group took their things which had been made in Āwhitu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore te mahi i mahia e ngā tamariki.
The work was not done by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Mahia kia pēnei.
Do it like this.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Mahia te mahi ināianei.
Do the work now.

Mahia te huamata.
Make the salad.

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

#49: His car is red
#26: The children are running in or through the house
#18: The sheep are standing
#38: Those birds near you are beautiful
#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
#157: When the police arrived, the thief had already run away
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