hī ika

to fish with a line

E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.
- he tauira tēnei o tētahi rerenga kupu mahi

Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
- this is an example of a passive sentence
- this example uses "ai" to indicate purpose

See also ika - fish.



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