Ka hoatu au i tāku putiputi harakeke tuatahi ki tōku hoa.
I will give/gift my first flax flower to my friend.
- he tauira tēnei o tētahi rerenga kupu mahi
Kua tukua e au tāku putiputi harakeke tuatahi ki tōku hoa.
My first flax flower has been sent to my friend by me.
- this is an example of a passive sentence