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tāone - town

Ko Ōamaru te tāone.
Ōamaru is the town.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te nei?
Who's going to town tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha koe i haere ai ki te taone?
Why did you go to town?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Kei te hīkoi au ki te tāone.
I'm walking to town.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I haere ia ki te tāone.
She went to town.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere te kura ki te tāone ki te whakataetae te kapa haka.
The school went to town to compete for the kapa haka.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua ki te taone.
We should got to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koutou ko Aria ko Taika ki te tāone.
You and Aria and Taika should go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Kei waenganui te tāone i te ngahere.
The town is in the middle of the bush.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone runga tereina.
We went to town by train.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone runga tereina te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia hoki mai rātou i te tāone, ka kai ai tātou.
When they get back from town, then we'll eat.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka taea e koe te hari i a au ki te tāone?
Are you able to take me to town?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea mātou te hīkoi ki te tāone?
Are we (excluding you) able to walk to the town?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea mātou te hīkoi ki te tāone.
We (excluding you) are able to walk to town.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

Ko Pōneke te taone matua, engari ko Akarana te taone nui.
Wellington is the capital city, but Auckland is the big city.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ko Ngāmotu te taone pai, engari ko Tūranga te taone mahana.
New Plymouth is the great city, but Gisborne is the warm city.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te tāone.
At town.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore mātou i haere ki te tāone.
We did not go to town.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka mutu te mahi inanahi, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
When yesterday's work was finished, we went to town.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone i nga Tāite.
We go to town on Thursdays.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore mātou e haere ki te tāone i ngā Tāite.
We do not go to town on Thursdays.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore mātou e haere ki te tāone āpōpō.
We won't go to town tomorrow.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He tāone pai rawa a Raumati.
Raumati is the best town.
Categorizing sentences - he

I kawea mātou e Honi ki te tāone.
Honi took us to town.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He mea e hiahia ana koe i te tāone?
Do you want something from the town?
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

He aha te tāone pai ki a koe?
What town do you like?
What? - He aha?

Ko tēhea te tāone pai ki a koe te hararei?
Which town do you like for a holiday?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko tēhea te tāone pai ki a koe?
Which town do you like?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko Niko rāua ko Hera kei te haere ki te tāone.
Niko and Hera are going to town.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hei āpōpō haere atu ai au ki te tāone.
Tomorrow I am going to town.
Away - atu

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?
Away - atu

Mehemea heke te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone?
Are we (excluding you) unable to walk to the town?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone.
We are unable to walk to town.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kātahi te tāone makariri!
What a cold town!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kātahi te tāone makariri ko Timaru!
What a cold town Timaru is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

I haere au ki te tāone kia hoko ai i ngā hou.
I went to town in order to buy new shoes.
In order to - kia... ai

te aha koutou i haere ai ki te tāone?
For what reason did you (plural) go to town?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) go to town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

He taone nui a Te Whanganui-ā-Tara.
Wellington is a big city.

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?

Ka hiahia ngā tamariki ki te haere ki te tāone.
The children want to go to town.

Ko Ākarana te taone nui-rawa-atu o Aotearoa.
Auckland is the largest city in Aotearoa.

Kei te haere kōrua ki te tāone?
Are you two going to town?

Aroha mai, kua haere au ki te tāone.
Sorry, I'm off to town.

He taone papatahi a Papaioea.
Palmerston North is a flat city.

Kei taku nei whakaaro, he tāone ātaahua a Rotorua.
In my thinking, Rotorua is a beautiful town.

Ki taku nei whakaaro, he tāone pai a Tūrangi.
In my thinking, Tūrangi is a good town.

He tāone iti rawa a Shannon.
Shannon is the smallest town.

He tāone ātaahua a Ngāmotu.
New Plymouth is a beautiful city.

Āpōpō ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
Tomorrow we will go to town.

Ko hea te tāone reka te kai?
Which town has delicious food?

Kāore taea e au te haere ki te tāone.
I can't go to town.

Ko Rotorua te tāone nui te haunga.
Rotorua is the town with the bad smell.

Ko hea te tāone kawa rawa te kai?
Which town has the best food?

Kei te hīkoi ki te tāone.
Walking to town.

Ko Ōkaro te awa, ko Õtautahi te taone.
The river is Avon, the city is Christchurch.

He tāone a Pōneke.
Wellington is a city.

E haere ana te kōriro ki te tāone.
The girl is going to the town.

E hia ngā whare i te tāone?
How many houses are in the town?

E hia ngā wharekura o te tāone nei?
How many schools are in this town?

Kei te haere ngā tama ki te toa kākahu i te tāone matua o Kirikiriroa.
The sons are going to the clothing shop in the important town of Hamilton

Kei te āwhina i a ia ngā tamariki katoa o te tāone o Kawatiri.
All the children of the town of Westport are helping her.

He tāone pai a Te Waipounamu, a Te Tai Tokerau hoki.
the South Island and the Northland region are nice cities.

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