whakamau(a)

to try on

Ka whakamau au i ngā hū?
May I try on the shoes?
- he tauira tēnei o tētahi rerenga kupu mahi

I whakamaua ngā hū e au.
The shoes were tried on by me.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

Another word for try on is kuhu(na).

Also see whakakākahu.



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