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whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

Whaiā, whaiwhaiā, v.t. Bewitch, injure by spells. Whaia atu ai a Maui ki te kauwae, ki nga taringa, ki te ngutu (W. ii, 79). He toa e whaiatia ko te potiki na Tu-whakairi-hau (M. 387). Kua whaiwhaiatia toku matua e Maru.

whaiwaiā, n. Witchcraft.

Williams Dictionary

Whāia te mātauranga!
Pursue education!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being chased by the children,
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei whaia koe e te kurī.
You might get chased by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kāore a Ataahua i te whāia.
Ataahua is not being chased.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore a Pita i te whāia e rātou.
Pita is not being chased by them.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore rāua i whāia e Taika.
They were not chased by Taika.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ka whāia te wahie takurua, ka mahia te kai tau.
Firewood for the winter is gathered, food for the year is prepared.

#123: Spill the beans!
#160: The bus has been left behind by me
#23: The children are running from the house to the school
#70: What is it that they are wanting?
#44: The brother was walking to the sister
#43: We are going to his house
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