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#136: The children are allowed to watch TV

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Allowed to do something — āhei
In te reo Māori, ka taea e... expresses ability (“I am able to…”), while ahei expresses permission (“I am allowed to…”). For example: Ka taea e au te taraiwa (I can drive) vs. Kei te ahei au ki te taraiwa (I am allowed to drive). Negatives use kāore.

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ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • āku • āna • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • ehara ehara • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hōiho • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • ka • kaha • kāore • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • ko wai • koe • koro • kōrua • koutou • kōwhai • kua • mā • mai • māua • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • ō • oma • ora • pai • pango • pēhea? • rā • rātau • rāua • rūma moe • taku • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tana • tātou • tāua • tere • tino • tō • wāhine • waiata • whaea • whero

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Allowed to do something — āhei
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