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wini - window

Wini, n. A dark variety of kumara.

2. A variety of flax with a dark-purple edge to the leaf.

winiwini, wiwini. 1. v.i. Shudder. Winiwini ana te kiri i te mataku.

2. n. Dread, terror. Ka rere te winiwini, ka rere te wanawana, ka hemo te whakamataku o te atua (M. 170). Winiwini ki uta, winiwini ki tai; taku waewae tipa ki te kura (P. 96).

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Ko te aha kei te tukituki ki te wini?
What is banging against the window?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

I pakaru te wini i a Pāora.
The window was broken by Pāora.
Sentences with i - i

Katia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we'll die of cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Waiho te wini.
Leave the window alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I āta wāhia te wini e Tame.
Tame broke the window deliberately.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pakaru te wini.
The window is broken.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore te wini i pakaru i ngā tamariki.
The window was not broken by the children.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore te wini kia pakaru.
The window has not been broken.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kua pakaru te wini i ngā tamariki.
The window was broken by the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I pakaru te wini i te hau?
Did the wind break the window?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I pakaru te wini i a Tamahae.
Tamahae broke the window.

I pakaru te wini.
The window was broken.

Ko te manga kei te tukituki ki te wini.
It is the branch banging against the window.

#95: The cake was eaten by me
#168: I make myself a man
#43: We are going to his house
#10: You are all beautiful
#48: Rangi's bed is big
#6: Goodbye!
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