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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...

Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
Wash the car properly so that it's shiny.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

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

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

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

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

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

Haria atu te motokā ki Kauri whare.
Take the car to Kauri'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 Ataahua.
Return the car to Ataahua.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

He pēwhea 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 Niko i te rākau me te motokā.
Niko is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

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

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

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

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

runga motokā.
By car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

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 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 tōna motokā e haere.
His car doesn't go.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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

He motokā 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 .
The car isn’t yonder.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car isn’t on the left-hand side.
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 rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara 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!
What a beautiful car!
What a... - kātahi te...

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...

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

wai te motokā whero ?
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.

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

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

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

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

He tana motokā.
Her car is white.

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

Kei hea rātou motokā?
Where is their car?

He whero te motokā.
The car is red.

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

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

Kei hea te motokā?
Where is the car?

tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.

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

E hia ngā motokā?
How many cars?

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