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whero - red

Whero (i), n. Anus. Potaka whero rua, spinning top pointed at both ends.

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Whero (ii). a. Red, reddish-brown, orange. Ano i taia ki te takou, te whero (T. 16). Taute te titoki, whero te rata i te waru (P. 85). Kua pauru te whero o te karaka. Ringa whero, or simply whero, a chief. Ka mahi te hopu a te ringa whero (P. 39). Ma pango, ma whero ka oti (P. 65).

2. v.i. Turn red. Te wheronga o te karaka (Sh.T. 221).

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Whero (iii), v.i. Hoot. Whero ana te ruru.

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Kua kite koe i taku pene? He whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

He makawe whero te wahine e waiata ana.
The woman singing has red hair.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Na wai te waka whero?
Who does the red car belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na Manu taua waka whero.
That red car belongs to Manu.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No tōku tuahine ngā waka whero.
The red car belongs to my older sibling.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He whero te tarakihana a Pita.
Pita's tractor is red.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He pene whero tāu?
Have you got a red pen?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te tikanga o te raiti whero?
What does the red light mean?
What? - He aha?

E hia ngā rākau whero?
How many red sticks are there?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

He whero ēnei pukapuka iti.
Those little books are red.

I muri tata mai i te rama karaka, ko te whero.
Straight after the orange light comes the red one.

wai te motokā whero ?
Whose is the red car?

He pene whero kei runga i te tēpu.
A red pen is on the table.

Ka pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei pane koti whero.
I would like to buy this red skirt.

He whero, he hoki tōna tīhate.
Her t-shirt is red and white.

He whero ōna hu.
Her shoes are red.

He whero ētahi, he pango ētahi.
Some are red, some are black.

He whero ōna .
Her shoes are red.

He whero te motokā.
The car is red.

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.

pango, whero ka oti te mahi!
Black and red will get it dome!

I muri tata i te rama karaka, ko te whero.
Straight after the orange light comes the red one.

He pukapuka kākāriki tāku. He whero āna.
Mine is a green book. His or her ones are red.

Whero tonu te kanohi o Ātereta i te koa.
Ātereta's face was flushed from joy.

He whero ngā pua o te pohutukawa.
The flowers of the pohutukawa are red.

He porotaka, he whero, he piata te paoro kirikiti.
Cricket balls are round, red and shiny.

wai te waka whero?
Whose is the red car?

Nikau te waka whero.
The red car is Nikau's.

He whero ērā.
Those [things] are red.

He whero ērā manu.
Those birds are red.

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