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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

Mia ngā rīhi e horoi, Pāora, māu e whakamaroke.
Mia will wash the dishes, Pāora, 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 Rangi.
Rangi 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.

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