whakamārama(tia)
to explain
E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
- he tauira tēnei o tētahi rerenga kupu mahi
Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.
- this is an example of a passive sentence
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
- he tauira tēnei o tētahi rerenga kupu mahi
Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.
- this is an example of a passive sentence