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i meanig in or through or by

Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' — i

The particle i can often indicate direction from something:

Kei te hīkloi au i te whare.
I am walking from the house.

However, in some cirumstances, i can mean "by", "at" or "in", depending on context.

Kei te hīkoi au i te whare.
I am walking in house.

Kei te hīkoi au i te whare.
I am walking by the house.

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Vocabulary

āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • kaha • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • koe • koro • koutou • mā • mai • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • oma • ora • pai • pēhea? • rā • rātau • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tātou • tere • tino • wāhine • waiata • whaea

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Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' — i

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