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motokā - car, motorcar

Ko wai kei roto i te motokā?
Who is that in the car?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha taku motokā i pakaru ai?
Why did my car break down?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara tēnei i te motokā.
This is not a car.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Nāku i horoi te motokā.
It was me who washed the car.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) will drive the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They (two) will fix the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Katia te kuaha o te motokā.
Close the car door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Haria atu te motokā ki tō Nikau whare.
Take the car to Nikau's house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia mai te motokā ki a au.
Return the car to me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia atu to motokā ki a Niko.
Return the car to Niko.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

He pēwhea tō motokā?
How is your car?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui a Taika i te rākau me te motokā.
Taika is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere au mā runga motokā.
I will travel by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga motokā.
I came by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I te taha mauī te motokā.
The car was on the left-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea e koe te horoi i te motokā?
Are you able to wash the car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I runga i te ara te motokā.
The car was on the road.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I muri i te whare te motokā.
The car was behind the house.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore ō Hōne motokā.
Hōne doesn’t have any cars.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He motokā tō Hōne.
Hōne has a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Kāore au e pai ki te tae o tērā motoka.
I don't like the colour of that car.
That (over there) - tērā

Hei te taha o te motokā te wahine.
The woman will be by the car.
Future locative - hei

Ehara i a au tēnei motokā.
This car is not mine.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a koe tēnei motokā.
This car is not yours.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te motokā i runga i te ara.
The car wasn’t on the road.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i muri i te whare.
The car wasn’t behind the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i kō.
The car isn’t yonder.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car was not on the left-hand side.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They won’t fix the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!
*How... - Te... hoki...

Ehara i a au te motokā i horoi.
I didn’t wash the car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi te motokā ātaahua ko tēnei Ferrari!
What a beautiful car this Ferrari is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua pakaru i a Pāpā te motokā.
The car was broken by Dad.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pakaru te motokā i a Pāpā.
The car was broken by Dad.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He pōturi iho taku motokā i tōu.
My car is slower than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia haere ai ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to go to the beach.
In order to - kia... ai

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia kore ai ia e haere ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to not go to the beach.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kāore te wahine hei te taha o te motokā.
The woman will not be by the car.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Nō wai te motokā whero rā?
Whose is the red car?

Kei te horoi ia i te motoka.
He is washing the car.

Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Look at the car here.

Ko tōku motokā tēnei.
This is my car.

He aha a Mere i taraiwa ai i tana motokā ki te mākete i tērā wiki?
Why did Mere drive her car to the supermarket last week?

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

Kei te haere te motokā ki raro iho.
The car is going down below, to the bottom.

Me whakanoho au i a koe ki roto i te motokā.
I'd better sit you into the car.

Kāore tōna motokā e haere.
His car doesn’t go.

Kei mua māua i ngā motokā.
We are in front of the cars.

Ehara nā ngā tamariki i horoi te motokā.
The kids did not wash the car.

Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
*You* wash the car properly so that it, *the car* is shiny.

Kia whiwhi rā anō au i te moni, ka hoko au i te motokā.
I won't buy the car until I get the money.

He mā tana motokā.
Her car is white.

Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea, kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!

Nō te Rātapu a Pita i hoko ai i te motokā.
(It was on Sunday that Peter bought the car.)

Nō te Rātapu i hokona ai te motokā.
(It was on Sunday that the car was bought.)

Me kukume te per`ki o te motokā.
Put on the car's brake.

Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!

Kei hea tō rātou motokā?
Where is their car?

E hia ngā motokā i te huarahi?
How many cars are on the road?

Ka taea e ia te motokā te taraiwa.
He is able to drive the car.

E āhei ana ia ki te taraiwa i te motokā.
He is allowed to drive the car.

Ka taea e ia te motokā te taraiwa, engari kāore ia e āhei ana ki te taraiwa i tēnei wā.
He is able to drive the car but is not allowed to drive it now.

E āhei ana ia ki te taraiwa i te motokā, engari kāore e taea e ia te taraiwa i tēnei wā.
He is allowed to drive the car but he is not able to drive it now.

I haere au mā runga motokā.
I traveled by car.

I taraiwatia te motokā e koe.
The car was driven by you.

He whero te motokā.
The car is red.

Āta taraiwahia te motokā, kei aituā koutou.
Drive carefully or you might have an accident.

Ko te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

Kātahi te motokā ātaahua!
What a beautiful car!

Ka hoko au i tētahi motokā hou ā te wā e whiwhi ai au i ētahi moni.
I will buy a new car at the time when I get some money.

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga.
The car is going up.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā rā!
You might be killed by those cars!

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga ake.
The car is going upwards to the top.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā!
You might be killed by those cars!

Ka hoko au i te motokā kahurangi, i te motokā whero rānei.
I will buy the blue car or the red car.

Ka hoko koe i te motokā kahurangi, i te motokā whero rānei?
Will you buy the blue car or the red car?

Ka hoko rānei koe i te motokā whero?
Will you (or will you not) buy the red car?

Ka hoko koe i te motokā whero, kāore rānei?
Will you buy the red car or not?

Ka hoko koe i te motokā whero, kāore rānei, ina haere koe ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara?
Will you buy the red car or not when you go to Wellington?

Ka taea e ia te motokā te taraiwa?
Can he drive the car?

Āe, ka taea e ia te motokā te taraiwa.
Yes, he can drive the car.

Kei hea te motokā?
Where is the car?

Nō tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā.
You might be killed by those cars.

Kāorɛ a Hēmi ɛ taraiwa i tōna motokā i te pō.
Hēmi will not drive his car at night.

E hia ngā motokā?
How many cars?

Ki te taraiwa au i te motokā, ka mau au i ōku mōwhiti.
If I drive a car, or whenever i drive a car, I wear my glasses.

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