whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house.
2. v.t. Cause to wither. Nga uri o Kiki whakamaroke rakau (T. 172).
Māroki, a. Calm. Tenei te uta atu he waka no te tangata kei te whirenga mai ka kau maroki au (S. ii, 17). ‖ roki.
Williams Dictionary
Mā Pita ngā rīhi e horoi, Amaru, māu e whakamaroke.Pita will wash the dishes, Amaru, you will dry them.Future agent emphatic - māku
Māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.I will dry the clothes.Future agent emphatic - māku
Kei te whakamaroke ngā rīhi a Niko.Niko is dishes-washing.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ehara māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.I won’t dry the clothes.Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ka whakamāroke au i a koe.I'll dry you off.
