Kua piki au i te maunga o Tongariro.I've climbed the mountain Tongariro.Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kāore anō au kia piki i te maunga o Tongariro.I haven't yet climbed the mountain Tongariro.Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ko Tongariro (te ingoa)(The name is) Tongariro
Mā katoa a Tongariro i te hukarere.Tongariro was all white with snow.
Ko Tongariro te maunga.Tongariro is the mountain.