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rīhi - dish; dishes; lease

Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te tinana (M. 178). (Grey says this refers to the flatness of the nose.)

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Ko wai kei te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is washing the dishes.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who did the dishes?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te horoi koe i ngā rīhi.
You are washing the dishes.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Ka horoi koe i ngā rīhi i muri i te kai.
You will wash the dishes after the meal.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua whakapai ngā rīhi.
The dishes have been cleaned.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me horoi au i ngā rīhi.
I should wash the dishes.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ki ngā tama te horoi i ngā rīhi.
The boys will wash the dishes.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Taihoa e mātakitaki pouaka whakaata kia mutu te horoi rīhi.
Hold off watching television until the dishes are done.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nāku i horoi ngā rīhi.
It was me who washed the dishes.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā Kauri ngā rīhi e horoi, Ataahua, māu e whakamaroke.
Kauri will wash the dishes, Ataahua, you will dry them.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te rīhi e horoi.
I will wash the dish.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā mātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā kōrua ngā rihi e horoi.
It will be you two who will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā tātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Ari ngā rīhi e horoi.
Ari will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu ngā rīhi e horoi.
You will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu koutou, māku ngā rīhi.
You fella's go, I'll do the dishes.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu kōrua ki te horoi i ngā rīhi, kāore au e roa.
You two go and wash the dishes, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Kaua e waiho ngā rīhi mō āpōpō.
Don't leave the dishes until tomorrow.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e horoia ngā rīhi.
The dishes shouldn't be washed.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Me horoi koutou i ngā rīhi me te whakairi anō i ngā kākahu.
You guys should wash the dishes and hang out the clothes too.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tama ā te pō nei.
The dishes will be washed by the boys tonight.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tamariki.
The dishes have been washed by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te horoi rīhi ngā tamariki.
The kids are washing the dishes.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te whakamaroke ngā rīhi a Honi.
Honi is dishes-washing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi?
Are the children capable of washing the dishes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāore anō ngā rīhi kia whakapai.
The dishes have not been cleaned yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore koe i te horoi i ngā rīhi.
You are not washing the dishes.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kua mutu te horoi rīhi.
Washing dishes has finished
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore koe e horoi i ngā rīhi i muri i te kai.
You will not wash the dishes after the meal.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō ngā rīhi kia horoia e ngā tamariki.
The dishes have not been washed by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

E ono ngā rīhi.
There are six plates.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Kaua e whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Don't return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara māku te rīhi e horoi.
I won’t wash the dish.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā mātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We won’t wash the dishes.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara i a au ngā rīhi i horoi.
I didn’t wash the dishes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I ōku tuāhine e horoi ana i ngā rīhi, ka moe ahau.
While my sisters were washing the dishes, I was sleeping.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Mā wai e horoi ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā rīhi e horoi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā rihi e horoi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

He aha koe i kore ai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Why didn't you wash the dishes?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Kāore e ono ngā rīhi.
There are not six plates.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Ko wai kāore i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who didn’t do the dishes?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Mā wai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?

Mā Rangi e horoi i ngā rīhi.
Rangi will wash the dishes.

Ko wai ka horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?

Ko Rangi ka horoi i ngā rīhi.
Rangi will wash the dishes.

Ki a au te horoi i ngā rīhi.
I’ll wash the dishes.

E kore e taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi.
The children are unable to wash the dishes.

Kua horoi ngā mātua i ngā rīhi.
The parents have washed the dishes.

Waiho ngä rîhi mô äpôpô.
Leave the dishes for/until tomorrow.

horoi rīhi.
wash dishes.

Mā wai ēnei rihi paru e horoi
Who will wash these dirty dishes?

Māku ēnā rihi e horoi
I will wash those dishes

Kua oti ngā rīhi te horoi e koe?
Have you finished washing the dishes, are the dishes done through having been washed by you?

Me horoi rīhi ō rātou tuākana
Your older brothers should wash the dishes

Horoi-a i ngā rīhi.
So here are some instructions you find in a classroom.

Whaka-uru-a ngā rīhi ki roto i te kāpata.
Put the dishes in the cupboard.

Mā Kayte ngā rihi e horoi.
It will be Kayte who will wash the dishes.

Whakamarokia ngā rīhi.
Dry the dishes.

Ko Mere kei te horoi i ngā rīhi.
Mere is washing the dishes.

Mā Rangi pea ngā rīhi e horoi.
Rangi will be the one to wash the dishes. Maybe.

Me horoi koe i ngā rīhi.
You should wash the dishes.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Kua horoia ngā rīhi.
The dishes have been washed.

Ko wai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?

Ki a wai te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is going to wash the dishes?

Āta horoia te rīhi.
Wash the dish carefully.

Āhea koe horoi ai i ngā rihi?
When will you wash the dishes?

Ki te kai koe, me horoi ō rīhi.
If you eat, you should wash your dishes.

Āta horoia te rīhi kei pakaru.
Wash the dish carefully so you don't break it.

Kei te horoi ngā tamariki i ngā rīhi.
The children are washing the dishes.

Nāu ngā rihi i horoi.
You washed the dishes.

Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who was the one who washed the dishes?

Nāku ngā rīhi i horoi.
I was the one who washed the dishes.

Nāu ngā rīhi i horoi.
You were the one who washed the dishes.

Nāna ngā rīhi i horoi.
He was the one who washed the dishes.

Hei aha ngā rīhi.
Never mind the dishes. Don't worry about the dishes.

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