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whakapono - to believe; faith

whakapono. 1. v.t. Believe, admit as true.

2. Perform rites connected with human victims. Kei te hurihuri i nga ika tapu whakapono ma te atua (T. 91). Ka ki atu a Whaitiri, “Whakaponohia te tangata a ta taua tamaiti” … Ka whakapono a Whaitiri, ka tuputere te karakia. Ka oti te karakia, ka kotikotia nga tangata (Tr. vii, 41, 42).

3. n. Faith. (mod.)

Williams Dictionary

E whakapono ana au ki a koe.
I am believing in you.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.
She believes in God.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Me whakapono mai!
You should believe in me!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
In order to - kia... ai

Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tōna hoa i ai.
The child didn't believe what his friend said.

I mua i whakapono ngā tāngata ki ngā taniwha.
People used to believe in taniwha.

#12: How are you?
#157: When the police arrived, the thief had already run away
#10: You are all beautiful
#117: He said, she said
#171: Is it really, really red or is it reddish.
#54: Their mothers are angry
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