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kawe - to carry, convey

Nāku i kawe te pēke.
It was me who carried the bag.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.
Her friend will take them to work.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku e kawe atu he wai māu.
I will bring you some water.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mere ngā kai e kawe.
Mere will bring the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Waiho mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua koutou e kawe moni ki te kura.
You shouldn't take money to school.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
When - Kia

Ehara Mere ngā kai e kawe.
Mere won’t bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara i a au te pēke i kawe.
I didn’t carry the bag.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.

reira, māku e kawe ai tātou nei tikanga, kia tīmata ai tātou nei kaupapa, tātou nei karaihe, i te pai, i te ora, i te hari.
Therefore, I will carry out our customs, so that our purpose, our class, may begin in goodness, in wellbeing, and in happiness.

taua wai i kawe i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.

Māu te rāpihi hei kawe ki waho.
You will carry the rubbish outside.

Ko te reo te waka kawe i te whakaaro Māori.
The Māori language is the vessel that carries a Māori worldview.

#99: Give me those!
#142: N is used for emphasis
#114: Although it is raining, we are going to the beach
#113: If it rains we will stay home
#12: How are you?
#72: Where were the children?
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