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e rua - two [things]

I tauomaoma rātou e rua maero i te one.
They had a race for two miles along the beach.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played two games.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

He aha ngā mahi kua oti i a koe i ēnei wiki e rua?
What have you completed this fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha ngā mahi ka oti i a koe ā ngā wiki e rua?
What will you do next fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

muri, ka āmio haere ia i ngā moutere e rua nei.
Afterwards, he circumnavigated these two islands.
Belonging to the past - nō

E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played the two games.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books belong to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

ēnei waka e rua, i ū mai ki Hokianga.
These two canoes landed at Hokianga.
Towards - mai

E rua ngā kurī.
There are two dogs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E toru ngā kahawai, e rua ngā tāmure.
There are three kahawai and two tāmure (fish).
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E rua ō waewae. Tahi, rua.
You've got two legs. One, two.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E rua ngā tepu.
There are two tables.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E rua ō rātou whare.
They have two houses.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E rua paringa o te tai i te .
There are two tides a day.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Engari kei te marae ētahi e rua.
But there are two already at the marae.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E rua ngā pune.
There are two spoons.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E rua meneti mai i te whā karaka.
Two minutes past four.
Telling time - kara

E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.
Telling time - kara

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

E rua ngā pukapuka.
There are two books.
Counting 1-10 -

Kāore e rua ngā tepu.
There are not two tables.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Ā muri i ngā kōrero, ka [harirū] ā ka hongi ngā rōpū e rua.
After the speeches, the two groups will [shake hands] and press noses.

E rua ngā huka.
Two sugars.

E rua hāora e toe ana.
There is two hours to go.

E rua maero te haerenga o te one.
This beach extends for two miles.

Tāpiri ati ki a Hone, ka hiahia tātou e rua tāngata tino kaha.
We will need two strong men in addition to John.

E rua tekau tahi ōku tau.
I'm twenty one years old.

Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei tohu e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.

E rua ngā -tohu- "wātū".
There are two time markers for the present tense.

E rua tekau iwa tōna pakeke.
He is twenty-nine years old.

ngā wiki e rua i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

E rua ngā wiki i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

Ko ngā rōpū e rua i te totohe.
The two groups were arguing.

E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.

E rua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

E rua marama ki muri.
Two months ago.

I tuketuke haere atu ia i waenganui i ngā kaumātua e rua.
He elbowed his way between the two elders.

E rua āku āporo. E toru ā kōrua.
I have two apples. You two have three.

anganui ana ngā tāngata e rua.
The two men stood opposite each other.

E rua ō tātou maunga.
We have two mountains.

E rua mano ngā tūru.
There are 2000 chairs.

E rua e rua.
One and the same.

E rua haora noa-atu-, i konei ahau.
I was here two hours ago.

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