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kapua - cloud

Kapua, n. 1. Cloud, bank of clouds. E tutakitaki ana nga kapua o te rangi, kei runga te Mangoroa e kopae pu ana (P.).

2. A flinty stone. = kapuarangi.

3. Polyprion oxygeneios, a fish. = hapuku.

4. An edible species of fungus.

5. Part of the titi pattern of tattooing.

Williams Dictionary

I pōkia te rangi e ngā kapua.
They sky was covered over by the clouds.
Passive sentences - tikina...

He nui ngā kapua i te rangi.
There are lots of clouds in the sky.

Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.

He nui ngā kapua o te rangi.
The sky is cloudy.

Tirohia ngā kapua i te rangi.
Look at the clouds in the sky.