Results for 'whakamāroke'
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 Taika ngā rīhi e horoi, Kauri, māu e whakamaroke.
Taika will wash the dishes, Kauri, you will dry them.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.
I will dry the clothes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Kei te whakamaroke ngā rīhi a Hera.
Hera 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.
E whakamaroke ana rātou i ā rātou tauera.
They are drying their towels.
