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motokā - car, motorcar

motukā - car

tauranga waka - car park

He aha taku motokā i pakaru ai?
Why did my car break down?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

E ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua te waka.
The car is full.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hoki te waka ki te kāinga.
The car has returned home.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tāria te waka.
The car should be waited for.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia āta haere, kia raru waka.
Go carefully, in case your car breaks down.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
Wash the car properly so that it's shiny.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Āe. Āta huakina ngā kūaha, kei tūtuki ki te waka kei taha.
Yes, and open the door carefully, in case it bangs into the car alongside.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

He rite tāua waka ki māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

whea waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāku te waka i whakakī.
I actually filled the car up with petrol.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kei te whakatikaina te waka.
The car is being fixed.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Katia te kuaha o te motokā.
Close the car door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Fetch the car from the marae.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Haria atu te motokā ki Mia whare.
Take the car to Mia's house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia mai te motokā ki a au.
Return the car to me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia atu to motokā ki a Manu.
Return the car to Manu.
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 tāria te waka.
The car shouldn't be waited for.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

I whakatikahia te waka hei painga te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te whakatikangia tōku waka e taku pāpā.
My car is being fixed by my father.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I horoia tōna waka e Pita.
His car was washed by Peter.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka tāria te waka e ngā kaiako.
The car will be waited for by the teachers.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kuia haere taku waka, engari he waka pai tonu.
My car is growing old, but she's still a good car.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te motokā.
The car is yonder.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I te taha mauī te motokā.
The car was on the left-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

He waka tōna, engari kua pakaru tōna waka.
He has a car, but his car is broken.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore anō te waka kia .
The car is not full yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te waka kia hoki ki te kāinga.
The car has not returned home yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kei te tauranga waka waka?
Is your car in the carpark?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I reira te waka.
The car was there.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga i te ara te motokā.
The car was on the road.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I muri i te whare te motokā.
The car was behind the house.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore te waka i i te pirihimana.
The car was not stopped by the police.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

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

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

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

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore tōna motokā e haere.
His car doesn't go.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te waka e tāria e ngā kaiako.
The car will not be waited for by the teachers.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ko tēhea waka tōu?
Which car is yours?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Hei taha mauī te waka i te whare.
The car will be to the left of the house.
Future locative - hei

Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Don't fetch the car from the marae.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i a au tēnei motokā.
This car is not mine.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a koe tēnei motokā.
This car is not yours.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te waka i reira.
The car wasn’t there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i runga i te ara.
The car wasn’t on the road.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i muri i te whare.
The car wasn’t behind the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i .
The car isn’t yonder.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car isn’t on the left-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car was not on the left-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka hei mua i te whare.
The car will not be in front of the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te tere hoki o motukā!
How fast your car is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Kātahi te motokā ātaahua ko tēnei Ferrari!
What a beautiful car this Ferrari is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua te waka i te pirihimana.
The car was stopped by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pakaru i a Pāpā te motokā.
The car was broken by Dad.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pakaru te motokā i a Pāpā.
The car was broken by Dad.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He pōturi iho taku motokā i tōu.
My car is slower than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia haere ai ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to go to the beach.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia kore ai ia e haere ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to not go to the beach.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Whakakīngia te waka ki te hinu kaua ki te diesel.
Fill the car up with petrol, not with diesel.
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

Kāore te waka hei taha mauī i te whare.
The car will not be to the left of the house.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga.
The car is going up.

Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Look at the car here.

Anei he waka mōu.
Here is a car for you.

taea te haere i te mea kua pakaru te waka.
[We] couldn't go because the car was broken down.

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga ake.
The car is going upwards to the top.

Kei te whakatika i te waka.
The car is being fixed.

! Te tere hoki o tōna motukā.
Wou! How fast his car is!

He karaka te waka.
The car is orange.

He tana motokā.
Her car is white.

Nōna te waka. He koretake taua mea.
The car is his. It's a useless one.

Me whakatangatanga ngā nati ināianei.
Now, loosen the nuts (on a car wheel).

He whero te motokā.
The car is red.

I tukia tōna motukā.
His car was crashed into.

Aria te waka .
That car belongs to Aria.

tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.

wai tērā waka?
To whom does that car belong?

Jeff tērā waka.
That car belongs to Jeff.

Taihoa. Me tatari kia mārika te waka.
Hold on. You need to wait until the car has come to a complete stop.

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

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