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