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waho - out, outside, the outside

Waho, l.n. (‖ F.L. § 8). 1. The outside. Tera a waho te kai tahi ra, tera a roto te hahae ke ra (P.). Ki waho, adverbially, out. Ka takitakina te taniwha kia pamaro ai te haerenga mai ki waho o tona rua (T. 151). Puta ki waho, be born. Puta ake ki waho ko Tuparahaki, he wahine (T. 148).

2. The open sea, away from land. Ka mea atu nga tuakana, “Tukua atu te punga i konei.” Ka mea atu ia, “Kauaka; engari me hoe rawa ki waho noa atu” (T. 20).

3. The coast, as opposed to inland. Ka pakeke au ki etahi o nga matua o uta, o waho, patua ko au (W.M. viii, 73).

Williams Dictionary

Ko ōku hoa kei waho!
It's my friends outside.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai kei waho i te whare?
Who is that outside the house?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei waho i te kūaha?
Who is outside the door?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E puta ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E ua ana ki waho.
It's raining outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me kau hoki ki hea i te tawhiti ki waho o te moana nui?
Where could he swim to, from such a distance out in the ocean?
Sentences with i - i

Kei waho ia i te whare e ana.
He is standing outside the house.
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Kaua e haere ki waho, kei te ua.
Don't go outside, it's raining.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei waho ōku hoa i te kūaha.
My friends are outside the door.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e puta ki waho.
Don't go outside.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka numia ki te pakitara maui o waho o te whare.
And led him past the outside of the left wall of the house.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Haria ngā kākahu ki waho kia whitia ai e te .
Take the clothes outside so that they can be shone on by the sun
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te . Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te ātaahua a waho.
It is beautiful outside.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai -whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei

Haria ngā kākahu ki waho kia whitia ai e te .
Take the clothes outside so that they can be shone on by the sun.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Tērā pea Tame te motupaika i waho .
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Tame.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ka āhei te whakatū waka ki reira i waho o ngā hāora hokohoko.
You're allowed to park there outside of shopping hours.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei te kaiako te haere ki waho.
The teacher is allowed to go outside.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei waho ōku hoa.
My friends are outside.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te tākarokaro ki waho.
Playing outside.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Ka puta taua tini ki waho o te .
That group went out of the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika atu ētahi ki te pōwhiri i waho o te .
Some stood to wave outside the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki te kākahu o waho.
And took hold of her outer garment.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka a ia, ka karanga mai i waho i te whare.
He stood and called from outside the house.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta katoa ki waho ngā tāngata o te ki te tahu kai.
All the people of the pā came outside to cook food.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

I haere mai ia i waho tonu o Taupō.
He came here from just outside Taupō.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

He aha kei waho i te matapihi?
What's outside the window?
What? - He aha?

Hei waho ngā kai i te pāmu.
The food will be outside the farm.
Future locative - hei

Kaua ngā kurī e herea i waho!
Don't tie the dogs up outside.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore mātou i waho.
We are not outside.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog isn’t outside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog was not outside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā kai hei waho i te pāmu.
The food will not be outside the farm.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kaiako e āhei te haere ki waho.
The teacher is not allowed to go outside.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

He makariri a waho.
It's cold outside.

Ka tīmata i roto, ka haere ki waho.
Start on the inside, and move out.

E puta ki waho.
Go outside.

Kei waho ngā ngeru i te kuaha.
The cats are outside the door.

Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children are playing outside.

Kei te kāinga ngā tamariki, kei waho rātou i te whare.
The children are at home, they are outside the house.

Kei waho ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are outside the house.

Kainga i waho.
They ate outside.

Kei waho i te kūaha.
Outside the door.

Kei waho.
Outside.

Ahakoa te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
Despite the rain, the children went outside.

Kei waho ngā manuhiri i te whare kai.
The visitors are outside the meeting house.

Me ngā tauranga mangō i waho ake o Puponga.
And the shark fishing grounds off Puponga.

Ka mau ki waho i te whare.
And carried it inside.

Kei waho te ipu para.
The rubbish bin's outside.

Kei waho i te kūaha ōna .
His shoes are outside the door.

Ko ngā paru e rere ana ki waho o te moana.
The sewage is flowing to the sea.

Kei te whāwhai atu rāua ki waho kia tīkina ngā kākahu horoi.
They are rushing outside to fetch the washing.

Kei waho te ngeru.
The cat is outside.

Kei waho te kurī i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

He manuhiri kei waho.
There's a guest outside.

Herea ngā kurī i waho!
Tie the dogs up outside!

E whā ngā manu kei waho.
There are four birds outside.

Kaua hei puta ki waho.
Don't go out.

Kei waho rātou.
They're outside.

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