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kūwaha - door; entrance; mouth

Kūwaha, kūaha, n. 1. Mouth. E hoki oti te huare ki te kuwaha (P.). Also of a bay or river. Kia kite i te wai i kite ai au, kei te anga te kuwaha ki te uru (T. 110).

2. Entrance, gateway. Ka piki a Hakawaul na runga i nga kuaha o te pa (T. 177).

‖ waha (i). Kuwai (i).

kuwaiwai, kuai, kukuai, n. A species of shark. ‖ pupuwai.

Williams Dictionary

Huakina te kūwaha.
Open the door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kaita te kūwaha.
Shut the door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I huakina te kūwaha e te kōtiro.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I huakina e te kōtiro te kūwaha.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kōrero ahau ki te tangata i te kūwaha.
I talked to the man in/at the doorway.

Ka tomo rātou mā te kuwaha iti.
They entered by way of the small gateway.

Mā te kūwaha, mā te matapihi rānei?
Through the door, or the window?

kāpia te kūwaha!
shut the door!

#114: Although it is raining, we are going to the beach
#199: Belonging to the buying of food was my going to the supermarket
#150: I will talk to the man who will know
#102: I did not go, I was not going, I am not going
#157: When the police arrived, the thief had already run away
#100: That aforementioned thing
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