He aha ai (Take)
Pēhea (Tukanga)
Whakautu (Meka/Taukī)
Whakautu (Tautuhi & Taipitopito)
Pēhea (Tikanga & Whakatutuki)
He aha ai (Hua & Whakamana)
100

Kia ako ai ngā tauira i te reo, ka haere rātou ki te marae.

In order for the students to learn the language, they will go to the marae.

100

Mā te mahi tahi e tutuki ai ēnei whāinga e hiahia nei tātou.

By working together, those goals that we desire will be achieved.

100

Kei te heke te ua, engari kei te haere tonu te hui.

The rain is falling, but the meeting is still continuing.

100

Ko te whare taonga tonu te wāhi i kitea ai ngā taonga tawhito.

The museum itself is the place where the ancient artifacts were found.

100

I oti te mahi i roto i te wiki kotahi e ngā tauira.

The work was completed within one week by the students.

100

Ki te pānui koe ia rā, ka piki ake tōu mōhiotanga ki te reo.

If you read every day, your knowledge of the language will increase.

200

Kua hoki mai ia ki te kāinga hei āwhina i tōna kuia.

She has returned home to help her grandmother.

200

I eke te kapa ki te taumata mā te manawanui me te ngākau hūmārie.

The team reached the top through perseverance and humility.

200

Kua hoki mai ngā kaumātua i te kaupapa i tū ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

The elders have returned from the event that was held at Wellington.

200

Ko te waka o te rangatira te waka i tere rawa atu ki te motu.

The leader's canoe was the canoe that sailed fastest to the island.

200

Kua whakaritea ngā rōpū ki te kimi i ngā whakautu ki ngā pātai.

Groups have been organised to find the answers to the questions.

200

I pākā te rā, nō reira i hoki mai ai ngā tāngata ki te kāinga.

The sun was scorching, therefore the people returned home.

300

Kua whakanōhia he rāhui, kia ora ai te moana.

A rāhui has been placed so that the ocean may heal/recover.

300

Mā te pānui me te tuhituhi ia rā e matatau ai koe ki te reo.

Through reading and writing every day, you will become fluent in the language.

300

Ko te kaupapa e kōrero nei tātou, he kaupapa mō te iwi katoa.

The topic we are discussing is a topic for all the people.

300

Nā Tāmati tēnei pūrākau i tuhi hei ako i ngā tamariki.

This story was written by Tāmati to teach the children.

300

Ka taea e ngā tauira te pānui i te tekau pukapuka i roto i te rā kotahi.

The students are able to read ten books within a single day.

300

Ahakoa i raru te waka, i tae ora mai rātou ki te hōhipera.

Although the vehicle had trouble, they arrived safely at the hospital.

400

I whakawetohia te rama nō te mea kua moe ngā tamariki.

The light was turned off because the children had gone to sleep.

400

I rangona te reo o te whaikōrero mā runga i te pāhotanga o te reo irirangi.

The speech was heard over the radio broadcast.

400

I te mutunga o te rā, ka hoki mai ngā waka ki te marae.

At the end of the day, the canoes will return to the marae.
400

He wāhine mōhio ia ki te manaaki i ngā tāngata.

She is a woman skilled at caring for people.

400

I pānuitia te pūrongo me te āta whakaaro ki ngā taipitopito katoa.

The report was read with careful consideration given to all the details.

400

Kua pōuri te pō, nā konā i kore ai rātou i haere tonu.

Night had fallen, which is why they did not proceed any further.

500

I whakakorehia te hīkoi i runga i te kino o te huarere.

The walk was cancelled on account of the bad weather.

500

Kei te hangaia te waka hou e ngā tohunga ki ngā rākau tawhito.

The nw canoe is being built by the experts using traditional timber.

500

Nā te rangatira i whakatakoto te take ki mua i ngā kaumātua.

The leader laid the matter before the elders.

500

Ko ngā kōrero a ngā kaumātua te mauri o tēnei rangahau.

The narratives of the elders are the lifeforce of this research.

500

Kua ngaro ngā taputapu nō te māhorahora o te tari.

The quipment was lost due to the open nature of the office.

500

Me i āta whakarongo koe, kua mōhio koe ki ngā whakautu.

If you had listed carefully, you would have known the answers.

600

Kua huihui mai ngā rangatira mō te whakaaro kia kotahi te iwi.

The leaders have gathered with the intention that the people be united.

600

Nā te whakamahi i ngā taputapu tawhito i kitea ai ngā tohutohu tawhito.

By using the old tools, the ancient instructions were discovered.

600

E mōhiotia ana te pukapuka nei puta noa i te motu.

The book is known throughout the entire country.

600

Mā mātou e tiaki te taiao mō ngā whakatupuranga e haere mai nei.

It is we who will protect the environment for future generations.

600

I whakahaerehia te hui e ai ki ngā tikanga o te marae.

The meeting was conducted in accordance with the protocols of the marae.

600

I mahi kaha te rōpū ki te tautoko i te reo, ā, i whai hua ai tā rātou mahi.

The group worked hard to support the language, and their work was successful.