reta - letter
Ko ngā aha ngā reta ra?What are those letters?Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te tuhituhi ia i te reta.He is writing the letter.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te tuhituhi ia i te reta.She is writing the letter.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.The spider is hiding in the letterbox.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.Pita will write the letter for his friend.Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka tuhituhi reta ia.He will be letter-writing.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Me pānui te kaiako i te reta.The teacher should read the letter.Simple sentences: you should - me
Tuhituhi reta ai ia.He regularly writes letters.Habitual action - ai
Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.This is a letter from England.Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.This letter is from Australia.Belonging to a place - nō
Nō whea tēnei reta?Where is this letter from?Belonging to a place - nō
Nāku i tuhituhi te reta.It was me who wrote the letter.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mā Rewi e tuhituhi he reta ki te Pirimia.It will be Rewi who will write a letter to the Prime Minister.Future agent emphatic - māku
Kaua e tuhia he reta roa.You shouldn't write a long letter.Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kaua te kaiako e pānuitia te reta.The teacher shouldn't read the letter.Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
I tuhia tētahi reta e ia ki tōna hoa.The letter was written by her to her sweetheart.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua tuhia te reta e Hine.The letter has been written by Hine.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te tuhituhi reta kē ahau.I'm writing a letter.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
E tuhituhi reta kā ana ahau.I'm writing a letter.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Whētuia te reta, ka kuhu ai ki te kōpaki.Fold the letter, and then put it in the envelope.And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka taea ahau te tuhituhi i tēnei reta.I am able to write this letter.I am able... - Ka taea e...
Kāore ia i te tuhituhi i te reta.He is not writing the letter.Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore ia i te tuhituhi i te reta.She is not writing the letter.Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore a Pita e tuhituhi i te reta mō tōna hoa.Pita will not write the letter for his friend.Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.We have seen your words in this letter of yours.Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kāore anō te reta kia tuhia e Hine.The letter has not been written by Hine.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kaua tō reta e tukua ki te nūpepra!Don't send your letter to the newspaper!Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kāore au e taea te tuhituhi i tēnei reta.I am unable to write this letter.To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Ehara i a au te reta i tuhituhi.I didn’t write the letter.Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.In order to - kia... ai
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Kei te tuhi au i taku reta kia a ia.I am writing my letter to him.
Kua tuhituhi a Koa i tētahi reta ki Te Kaunihera.Koa has written a letter to the Council.
Ko ā tātou reta ērā.They're our letters.
He reta ērā.They're letters.
I tuhi ia i tētahi reta ki tōna hoa.She wrote a letter to her sweetheart.
Ki a Ari kē te reta nei.This letter is to Ari.
Nā Hēmi tēnei reta.This letter is from Hēmi.
Tino roa te reta a Tame.Tame's letter was very long.
Nā Huia te reta kē i muri o te karaka.The letter behind the clock is Huia's.
Ehara nā Hōri te reta nei i tuku mai.George didn't send this letter.
