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ture - law, rule

Ture. — Te ture wheneke, te papa, te mamaru, hai (K.).

NOTE.—There is a Polynesian word which appears in the Futuna and Uvea—tule, bend, bow; but this has nothing to do with the word ture, law, which was adapted by the missionaries at Tahiti from the Hebrew torah, the vowels being altered to avoid unpleasant suggestions.

Williams Dictionary

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini mō te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Nā te kaiako i kī ngā ture.
It was the teacher who stated the rules.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher will explain the rules.
Future agent emphatic - māku

I taiāwhiotia te whare i te ture.
The house was surrounded by the police.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ehara mā te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher won’t explain the rules.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara i te kaiako ngā ture i kī.
The teacher didn’t state the rules.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

#178: She immediately cried and is still crying.

#193: What do I care if my ex gets married?

#160: The bus has been left behind by me

#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).

#67: Tararua is a mountain (ko)

#2: Hello friend!

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