whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki, whakairinga toto (T. 135). Poto katoa i te totanga te whakairiiri (M. 420).
2. A spell to influence or bring to sight an absent person.
Williams Dictionary
Māku e whakairi.I will arrange it.Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.Future agent emphatic - māku
Me horoi koutou i ngā rīhi me te whakairi anō i ngā kākahu.You guys should wash the dishes and hang out the clothes too.While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Kei te whakairi kākahu a Ari.Ari is hanging out washing.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kia oti te whakairi i ngā kākahu, ka haere tāua.Once the clothes are hung up, we will go.
E whakairi ana taku tāne i ngā kākahu horoi.My husband is hanging the washing.
