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tiaki - to look after, to care for

Tiaki, v.t. 1. Guard, keep. Ka waiho atu te tokotoko o Ngatoro i reira hei tiaki i a raua Pi. 175, 4). I a au e tiaki ana i te whare, ka puta mai a Ponui.

2, Watch for, wait for. Kei tatahi ia e tiaki ana i te waka o Karihi kia u mai.

tiakanga, n. Circumstance, etc., of watching or guarding.

3. Philesturnus carunculatis, saddleback, a bird = tieke.

Williams Dictionary

Ko ā matou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Identity sentences - ko...

I tiaki tamariki au.
I looked after kids.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Me āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ki a au te tiaki i ngā mokopuna.
I will look after the grandkids.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

te Atua koe e manāki, e tiaki.
The Lord will guard you and protect you.
Future agent emphatic - māku

te Ātua koe e manāki, e tiaki.
It will be God who will guide and protect you.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Ka tiaki te tākuta i āna tūoro.
The doctor looks after her patients.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko Ani kei te tiaki i ngā tamariki.
Ani is looking after her children.

reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

reira, āe, hikaka te ngākau ki te tiaki, ki te poipoi i a koutou.
Therefore, yes, the heart is eager to care for and to nurture you all.

Me tiaki koe i tinana.
You should look after your body.

te atua koutou e tiaki.
May the gods look after you all.

He pai a Koa ki te tiaki i ngā tamariki.
Koa is good at looking after children.

Kia tūpato, me tiaki tētahi i tētahi.
Be careful and look after each other.

Engari ko te painga, he mōhio ia ki te tiaki i te pakeke, i tōna kuia.
But on the good side, he's very good at looking after his elders.

#46: The man's dog is eating the woman's cat's food
#37: I have danced
#14: I'm not crying. You're crying.
#162: The children broke the window
#79: I went to the shop in order to buy food
#130: Negative active commands - Don't!
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