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 ki te whakamahi i ngā piko, ngā tohu pātai, ngā kopi 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.