Friday 4 March 2016

Kupu o te Rā: whai (whāia)

Rāmere, te 4 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016

whai (whāia): to follow, to chase, to pursue

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being chased by the children.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

Whāia te mātauranga!
Pursue education!
- this is an example of a command in simple passive form

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