Ngā Toi

whakataruna ~tia

pretend, make believe

tūingoa, tūmahi poro, tūmahi whiti

Ko tā te tangata kawe i a ia, ānō nei e pono ana, e tūturu ana rānei tana mahi, engari karekau.

A person’s portrayal of something as if their actions are for real when they are not.

Ko te whakataruna tētahi tino mahi a te tamariki.

I kite anō koe i a Tama e whakataruna ana i te whaikōrero a tōna koroua - tītakataka ana ki mauī ki matau, me te hiki anō i tana tokotoko?

Ko tana mahi i tēnā wāhanga o te whakaari, he whakataruna i te mahi haurangi.

Ko te whakataruna tētahi tino mahi a te tamariki.

I kite anō koe i a Tama e whakataruna ana i te whaikōrero a tōna koroua - tītakataka ana ki mauī ki matau, me te hiki anō i tana tokotoko?

Ko tana mahi i tēnā wāhanga o te whakaari, he whakataruna i te mahi haurangi.