Grammar

Saying 'while' in Māori requires two sentence pattern's. So let's review again what these are.

The correct Māori translation for 'While he was talking' is '   '.

The correct Māori translation for 'While she was running' is '   '.

The correct Māori translation for 'While Jamie was snoring' is '   '.

The correct Māori translation for 'While they were arguing the bus passed them' is 'I te tautohetohe rāua,   '.

The correct Māori translation for 'While they were swimming the keys were lost' is '   '.

The correct Māori translation for 'While Joe was drinking his wine, the sun shone' is '   , ka whiti mai te rā'.

The correct Māori translation for 'While you all were diving, Tarawera exploded' is '   , ka pakaru a Tarawera'.

Exercises

Useful Tips

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