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maroke - dry

Maroke, a. Dry. Ka maroke te kaki o te manu, ka tae ki te wai (Tr. vii, 35). Takoto maroke ana to ratou waka (T. 22).

whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house.

2. v.t. Cause to wither. Nga uri o Kiki whakamaroke rakau (T. 172).

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Māroki, a. Calm. Tenei te uta atu he waka no te tangata kei te whirenga mai ka kau maroki au (S. ii, 17). ‖ roki.

Williams Dictionary

Kua maroke pai koe ināianei.
You're all dry now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kāore e roa ka maroke ngā kākahu.
Won't be long and the clothes will be dry.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

He maroke tana kōrero.
His speech was dry.
Categorizing sentences - he

Mā te auahi ngā tuna e maroke ai.
It will be the smoke the eels will be dried thereby (The smoke will dry the eels).

Tēnā ko ngā tama a Iharaira, i haere rātou rā te wāhi maroke i waenganui o te moana (Exodus 14:29)
The children of Israel went by way of the dry area through the middle of the sea

Kia maroke ka hari ai ki te ana tūpāpaku.
When dried out the remains are taken to the burial cave.

Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass

Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and the grass.

Mā te aha ngā tuna e maroke ai?
How will the eels be dried?

Mā ngā kau te mauti maroke nei
This hay is for the cows

#18: The sheep are standing
#134: I am unable to drive the car
#71: I am supermarketing
#30: We two (not you) are going
#23: The children are running from the house to the school
#116: I will write the letter with the pen
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