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Hangarau

kūmau

pliers

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He taputapu ā-ringa, e rua ōna kakau, e rua hoki ōna ngutu, he kuku tōna rite. Ka whakamahia hei pupuri i tētahi hanga, hei takawiri waea, hei tapahi waea anō hoki.

A hand tool with two handles and two beaks resembling pincers. They are used to hold objects, and to twist and cut wires.

Tauira KŌrero

He āraihiko ngā kakau o tēnei kūmau.

Whakamahia he kūmau hei takawiri i ngā waea e toru nei kia kikī.

Puritia ki te kūmau kia kore ai koe e wera i a koe e tūhoto ana i ngā waea.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Koia nei ētahi momo kūmau matua:

E taea ana te waha o tēnei kūmau te whakarerekē, nō reira ka kīia he kūmau kaneke:

He kūmau kāhono tēnei:

He kūmau whakaita ēnei. Ka taea ōna kauae te raka hei pupuri i ētahi mea e rua kia ita i te wā e kāhonoa ana:

Tauira KŌrero

He āraihiko ngā kakau o tēnei kūmau.

Whakamahia he kūmau hei takawiri i ngā waea e toru nei kia kikī.

Puritia ki te kūmau kia kore ai koe e wera i a koe e tūhoto ana i ngā waea.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga