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whakapaingia - prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

Whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Clean the house before the guests arrive.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Ka whakapaingia te papa e ngā tamariki.
The floor will be cleaned by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore te papa e whakapaingia e ngā tamariki.
The floor will not be cleaned by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kaua e whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Don't clean the house before the guests arrive.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kua whakapaingia tōu ruma?
Have [you] tidied your room?

Whakapaingia ēnei kai.
Bless this food.

#31: The family were playing the game
#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
#67: Tararua is a mountain (ko)
#142: N is used for emphasis
#70: What is it that they are wanting?
#158: The food has been consumed by the children
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