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whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

Whaiā, whaiwhaiā, v.t. Bewitch, injure by spells. Whaia atu ai a Maui ki te kauwae, ki nga taringa, ki te ngutu (W. ii, 79). He toa e whaiatia ko te potiki na Tu-whakairi-hau (M. 387). Kua whaiwhaiatia toku matua e Maru.

whaiwaiā, n. Witchcraft.

Williams Dictionary

Whāia te mātauranga!
Pursue education!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being chased by the children,
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei whaia koe e te kurī.
You might get chased by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kāore a Rangi i te whāia.
Rangi is not being chased.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore a Aria i te whāia e rātou.
Aria is not being chased by them.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore rāua i whāia e Nikau.
They were not chased by Nikau.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

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

#159: Rangi ate the cake. The cake was eaten by Rangi. If was Rangi who ate the cake.
#187: Particles in the preposed periphery
#59: Everything in the o category
#56: The ladies of the court of King Karaticus
#207: I am going to the house where I live
#1: Hello
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