He kupu wetereo, arā, he whakatakotoranga kupu iti e whai wāhi mai ana tētahi tūmahi. Hei tauira, e tārarotia ana ngā kīanga tūmahi i ēnei rerenga kōrero:
Kua haere te whānau.
Nā te kuia i āta whakamārama te kaupapa o te waiata.
A grammatical term indicating a small group of words which include a verb.
kītūmahi
Tautohua ngā kīanga tūmahi i tēnei rerenga kōrero.
E hono ana te kīanga tūmahi me te kīanga tūingoa.
I tēnei kīanga tūmahi, he aha te kupu e tohu ana i te wā mahi?