Kāore anō ngā wāhine kia
pōwhiri atu ki ngā manuhiri.
The women have not yet
welcomed the guests.
- this is a negative verbal sentence
E
pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are
welcoming us.
- this is an example of an active sentence
He pai rawa atu kia a au taua
pōwhiri.
I really enjoyed that
pōwhiri.