Kupu o te Rā - pūhera

Rātū, te 12 o Paenga-whāwhā, 2016

pūhera - parcel

Kei te hari au i ngā pūhera ki te waka.
I am carrying the purchases to the car.
- this is an example of an active sentence

I tēnei rā, he maha ngā pūhera i hokona e au.
Today I bought many parcels.

Kua whakakopaina ngā pūhera e ngā kaihoko.
The parcels have been wrapped by the shop assistants.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

Kupu o te Rā - tī hāte

Rāmere, te 8 o Paenga-whāwhā, 2016.

tī hāte: t-shirt

Kei hea ngā tī hāte?
Where are the t-shirts?
- this example uses hea to ask where

E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?
Do you want this yellow t-shirt?
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kupu o te Rā - taonga

Rāapa, te 6 o Paenga-whāwhā, 2016.

taonga - gift

Ka hoko au i tētahi taonga mā tāku tahu.
I will buy a gift for my love.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Ka hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

Kupu o te Rā - moni

Rātū, te 5 o Paenga-whāwhā, 2016.

moni - money

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.
- this is an example of a classifying sentence

Kua pau te moni i a au.
The money has been spent by me.
- this is an example of a stative sentence

Kupu o te Rā - Hōngongoi

Rāmere, te 18 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016.

Hōngongoi - July

He marama pai a Hōngongoi kia kokotia ngā rōhi.
July is a good month to prune the roses.
- this is an example of a classifying sentence

Me kokoti ngā rōhi i a Hōngongoi.
The roses should be pruned in July.

Another name for July is Hūrae.

Kupu o te Rā - whakatipu(a)

Rāapa, te 16 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016.

whakatipu(a) - to grow

E whakatipua ana te pātītī e Papa-tū-ā-nuku.
The grass is being grown by Papa-tū-ā-nuku.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

Nā Maru te kūmara i whakatipu.
Maru grew the kūmara.
- this is an example of the agent emphatic

I whakatipu a Maru i te kūmara.
Maru grew the kūmara.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kupu o te Rā - pātītī

Rātū, te 15 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016.

pātītī - grass

Ka tapahi au i te pātītī.
I will cut the grass.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

Kupu o te Rā - Whiringa-ā-nuku

Rāmere, te 11 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016.

Whiringa-ā-nuku - October

Ka ātaahua te māra ā tēnei Whiringa-ā-nuku.
The garden will be beautiful in October.
- this is an example of a stative sentence

Another name for October is Oketopa.

Kupu o te Rā - rongoā

Rāpare, te 10 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016

rongoā - remedy, cure

I kohikohi ia i te kawakawa hei rongoā mō te māuiui o tāna tama. 
He collected kawakawa as a cure for his son's illness.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kupu o te Rā - māra

Rāapa, te 9 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016.

māra - garden

E toro mai ana ngā tūī ki te māra.
The tūī are visiting the garden.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kupu o te Rā: taupoki(tia)

Rātū, te 8 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016.

taupoki(tia) - to dig

I taupokitia te oneone e te paruauru.
The soil was dug by the gardener.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

E taupoki ana ia i te māra.
She's digging the garden.
- this is an example of an active sentence

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

Kupu o te Rā: pupuri (puritia)

Rāpare, te 3 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016

pupuri (puritia): to hold, to grasp

Puritia ngā taha o te waka kei taka koe!
Hold on to the sides of the waka lest you fall!
- this is an example of a command in simple passive form

Kupu o te Rā: moutere, motu

Rāapa, te 2 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016.

moutere, motu: island

E kauhoe ana ia ki te moutere.
She is going to swim to the island.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kupu o te Rā: kohi(a)

Rātū, te 1 o Poutū-te-rangi, 2016

kohi(a): collect, gather

Ka kohi au i te kaimoana.
I will collect sea food.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.
- this is an example of an active sentence

I kohia ngā pipi e au.
I gathered the pipi.
- this is an example of a passive sentence