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anō - again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

ki a ia - in his opinion

Kei te kōrero au ki a ia.
I am speaking to her.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kōrero ana au ki a ia.
I am speaking to her.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I te kōrero au ki a ia.
I was speaking to her.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kōrero au ki a ia.
I will speak to her.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua whakahokia ki a ia te tamaiti i mauria e ngā pirihimana i te marama o Oktopa.
The child who was taken by the police in October has been returned to her.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me āta whakarongo koe ki a ia.
You should listen carefully to her.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys should be given to him/her.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Tokorima ngā tauira e katakata ana ki a ia.
There are five students laughing at him.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

E rata ana au ki a ia. He tangata pai.
I like him. He's a good fella.
To like - rata

Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nāku i kōrero ki a ia.
It was me who spoke to him/her.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Hoatu te hopi ki a ia.
Give him the soap.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hoatu he pereti ki a ia.
Give him a plate.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hoatu tēnei ki a ia.
Give this to him.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hoatu te paraoa ki a ia.
Pass the bread to her.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e kino ki a ia.
Don't be bad to him.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e whakatoi ki a ia.
Don't be cheeky to her.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys shouldn't be given to him/her.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria

I noho mātou whakaronga ai ki a ia.
We stayed to listen to her.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore koe i te paku aroha ki a ia? Kore kau.
Don't you feel just a little bit sorry for him? Nope!
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Ka āhei ahau te kōrero ki a ia.
I am allowed to talk to him/her.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka karanga ki tana rōpā ki te wai ki a ia.
He called to his slave to get water for him.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakawhanaunga koe ki a ia?
Do you relate to him?
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko ngā mahi pai ki a ia, ko te mahi māra, me te ruku kai moana hoki.
She likes gardening and diving.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a ia ngā kai moana.
He likes seafood.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai rawa atu te kaimoana ki a ia.
She really likes seafood. (Seafood is best to her.)
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a ia te kōrua.
She likes crayfish.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a ia te hāte kahurangi me te pōtae.
He likes the blue shirt and the black hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ki a ia te hora i te tēpū.
He will set the table.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Me waea atu ki a ia kia mōhio ai he aha to aha.
You should call him to know what's happening.
In order to - kia... ai

Ehara ngā kai moana i te pai ki a ia.
He does not like seafood.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Kāore au e āhei te kōrero ki a ia.
I am not allowed to talk to him/her.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Ka kōrero māua ko Mere ki a ia.
Mere and I spoke to him.

Ko Ponga te mea i mihi puku ki a ia.
Ponga admired her silently.

Kua titiro mai te iwi rā ki a ia.
The tribe had been looking at her.

.. kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata i tukua mai ai taua patu rā ki a ia e te matua o Puhihuia
.. so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man who that weapon was given to by

I te hāngaatanga o Te Karaiti ki a ia, ka titiro ake (Pōtatau 1991:164)
When Christ came up to where he (Zacchæus) was, He looked up

Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa.
People from all around kept coming to him.

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare moni ki Whakatipua.
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown.

I kōrero au ki a ia.
I spoke to her.

Kua kōrero au ki a ia.
I have spoken to her.

Kei te mōhio au ki a ia.
I know him.

Inahea koe i kōrero ai ki a ia?
When did you talk to her?

Hoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.

Pērā-tia ana e Toi me tā Kahukura i kī atu ai ki a ia.
Toi did as Kahukura had told him.

I whakahoki mai rātou ki a ia.
They replied to him.

E kōrero ana ahau ki a ia.
I am talking to him.

Ā te ata ahau e kōrero ai ki a ia.
I will talk to him in the morning.

Kua tūtaki koe ki a ia?
Have you met her?

Kua hōatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a ia.
I have given the book to him.

Me kōrero koe ki a ia kia mōhio ai ia.
*You* should talk to him so that *he* knows.

Ka mea atu ki a ia, ‘He aha koe e tangi nā?
Why are you weeping?

Ka aroha mai ngā manu ki a ia.
The birds take pity on him.

He reka ake te kānga piro ki a ia i te pūhā
He likes rotten corn better than pūhā,

E tiro ana ahau ki a ia.
I am looking at him.

Ka tuhi pikitia au hei koha ki a ia.
I will draw a picture as a present for her.

Kaua e pātai ki a ia!
Don’t ask him/her!

He aha koe i haere ai ki a ia?
Why did you go to her?

Nāu i hoatu te tikiti ki a ia.
You gave her the ticket.

I taua wā, ka tū mai ngā rangatira ki te kōrero ki a ia.
At that time the chiefs stood forth to speak to him.

E kore ahau e wareware ki a ia.
I will never forget her.

Kei te rata ahau ki a ia.
I like him.

Pātai ki a ia!
Ask him/her!

I tiro anō ia ki a ia.
He looked again at her (He looked at her again).

I whakahoki mai rātou ki ā ia.
They replied to him.

Kua hōatu ahau i te pukapuka ki ā ia.
I have given the book to him.

I mihi a Manu ki a ia.
Manu greeted him.

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare peti moni ki Whakatipua
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown

I karanga noa atu au ki a ia.
I called to him in vain.

Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him

Kaua e whakarongo ki a ia!
(Do not listen to him!)

Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa (Mark 1:45)
People from all around kept coming to him

Ko teenei te tangata naaku i hoatu ki a ia te pukapuka
This is the man to whom I gave the book

I haere ahau ki te kōrero ki a ia.
I went to talk to her.

Kātahi rātou ka mōhio ki ā ia.
Then they knew him.

Kaua koe e whakarongo ki a ia.
Do not listen to him.

He pai rawa kē ki a ia tērā mahi.
For her, that job instead is better.

Ki a ia, he moumou taima tēnei.
To him/her this is a waste of time.

Kaua koe hei whakarongo ki a ia.
Don't listen to him.

Kā tae mai ki a ia te hiahia kia kite i ōna tuākana.
The desire to see his older brothers came to him.

Ka noho ia ki raro, ka pōuri hoki ia ki a ia e kataina ana e te iwi.
He sat down, angry within himself too because he was being laughed at by the people.

I haere au i a ia. I haere au ki a ia.
I went with her. I went to her.

I kōrero au i a ia. I kōrero au ki a ia.
I spoke with her. I spoke to her.

I tākaro au i a ia. I tākaro au ki a ia.
I played with her. I played against her.

Kei te mōhio koe ki a ia?
Do you know him?

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