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pene - pen

Ko taku pene tēnā!
That is my pen!
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai tino pēne?
Who is your favourite band?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kua kite koe i taku pene? He whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Tēnā, hōmai he pene. Kua ngaro tāku.
Give me a pen please. I have lost mine.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Ehara māu tēnei pene.
This pen is not for you.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hei aha te pene ?
What is the purpose of that pen?
For the purpose of - hei

Kāore te pene i runga i te tēpu.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore i runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kua ngaro taku pene.
My pen has been lost.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua ngāo taku pene.
My pen is lost.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Amaru tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Amaru.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Auē! Kei te pōtiki tētehi pene.
Oh dear! The youngest has a pen.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Kāore āku pene.
I don’t have any pens.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He pene tāku.
I have a pen.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene tāku.
I have a pen.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene tāu?
Do you have a pen?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene āku.
I have pens.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene whero tāu?
Have you got a red pen?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko tāna pene tēnā kei tōu taha.
That's her pen beside you.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

E toru ngā pene.
There are three pens.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kua wareware i a au taku pene.
I've forgotten my pen.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kāore i a au āu pene.
I haven't got your pens.
Negating t possessives - kāore i a...

Kāore e toru ngā pene.
There are not three pens.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

wai te pene nei?
Whose pen is this?

He pene whero kei runga i te tēpu.
A red pen is on the table.

Ehara nāna te pene.
The pen isn't hers.

Kei runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is on the table.

Kei runga te pene i te tepu.
The pen is on the table.

Kei raro te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is under the table.

Kei raro i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is under the table

Kei hea ō pene?
Where are your pens?

Kāore i runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen isn't (or wasn't) on the table.

He pene parāone ēnei.
These are brown pens.

He tangata whakatika waka i te , ā, he pene whakangahau tōna ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.

Whakakoingia pene rākau.
Sharpen your pencil.

Pēhea te pene?
How was the band?

He pene ēnā kei runga i te tēpu.
There are pens on the table.

Kāore āku pene.
I don't have any pens.

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.

I a Hera tāku pene. Kei hea inaiānei?
Hera had my pen. Where is it now?

E hia ngā pene i te pouaka?
How many pens are in the box?

Kei a wai taku pene?
Who has my pen?

Ngā pene ā ngā tamariki.
The children's pens.

Te pene ā tōna whaēa .
His aunt's pen.

E hia ngā pene? Kia hia ngā huka? Tokohia ngā tangata?
How many pens? How many sugars would you like? How many people?

E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?

Kei konā pene.
Your pen is there, by you.

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