Exercise Two
Saying something happens continually
He rite tonu te pae mai o ngā wēra ki uta
Saying something happens continually
He whakatakotoranga kōrero tēnei hei whakamōhio atu he maha ngā wā e mahia ana tētehi mahi. Anei e whai ake nei ētehi tauira hei āwhina i a koe.
He rite tonu te haere a Te Rangitapu ki tāwāhi.
Rangitapu is always going overseas.
I rite tonu te hiakai o Hineamaru.
Hineamaru was always hungry.
Tirohia te pukapuka Te Māhuri i te whārangi 29.
Tirohia te rerenga reo Pākehā e whai ake nei, ā, whakamāoritia te rerenga ki ngā kupu kua hoatu.
Kei wareware i a koe ngā piko, ngā tohu pātai, ngā ira kati me ngā tohutō i ngā wāhi e tika ana.
manu He rere tonu ngā o rite te atu
The birds are always flying away.
amuamu rite I tonu rāua tā
They were always complaining.
i Pāora o ai He tīma wikitōria rite te tonu
Paora’s team always win the games.
rite ngā korokē waipiro rā Ka te tonu inu
Those fellas over there are always drinking alcohol.
kaitōrangapū rite a kōrero He tonu te ngā teka
Politicians always fabricate the truth.
mahi te ki ai tonu Nā rite i a te te rawakore haere te rapu tokomaha
It was because of poverty that many people went to look for work.
He whare paru oranga rango o rite i ngā te pai te tonu
Flies always have good lives in dirty houses.
ā karakia tonu He tētehi i rite waiata hīmene mātou tā i te muri
We always sing a hymn after the prayer.