rīwai - potato
Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished by special names.
Williams Dictionary
E kai ana te pēpi i ngā rīwai.The baby is eating the potatoes.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I waruwaru rīwai au.I peeled spuds.Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kei te waruwaru rātou i ngā rīwai.They are peeling the spuds.Sentences with i - i
Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā rīwai.It won't be long and the spuds will be cooked.It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
E kainga ana ngā rīwai e te pēpi.The potatoes are being eaten by the baby.Passive sentences - tikina...
I te ngahuru i hauhaketia e rātou ngā riwai.In the autumn, they harvested potatoes.Passive sentences - tikina...
I wareware ngā rīwai.The spuds got forgotten.Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.He likes fish and chips.I like... - He pai ki a au...
Homai koa ētaho o ngā maramara rīwai.Please give me some of the potato chips.Some - tētahi, ētahi
Haria ngā rīwai ki te marae!Take the potatoes to the marae!
He rīwai ēnā.Those are spuds.
Ika me te maramara rīwai.Fish and chips.
Rumaki rīwai ai a Hata mā ia kōanga, ia kōanga.Every spring Hata and the others planted potatoes.
Ehara hei tapahi mīti, (hei waru rīwai kē)(This knife) is not for cutting up meat (it’s for scraping potatoes)
He rīwai kei roto i tāku kete.There are potatoes in my kit.
Mauria mai ērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoa.Bring those potatoes so that we may all eat.
He pai ake te raihi i te riwai.Rice is better than potatoes.
mīti me te rīwai.meat and spuds.
Kei te kai ahau *i* te riwai.I am eating the potato
Whakakīa ngā pēke katoa ki te rīwai.Fill all the bags with potatoes.
Whakakīa tēnei pēke ki te rīwai.Fill this sack with potatoes.
Kaua e haria ngā rīwai ki te marae!Don’t take the potatoes to the marae!
E hia ngā rīwai i te māra?How many potatoes are in the garden?
Mauria maiērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoaBring those potatoes in order that we may all eat
E hia ngā rīwai kei roto i te kete?How many potatoes are in the kit?
E waru ngā rīwai kei roto i te kete.There are eight potatoes in the kit.
Kua kai tā rāua tamāhine i āna rīwai.Their daughter has eaten her potatoes.
Kua tīmata ia ki te kurukuru rīwai.He has started to chuck potatoes about.
