hiku whakahāngū
1. (noun) passive suffix, passive ending - endings added to a verb that is used when the subject undergoes the action of the verb. In Māori, verbs used in the passive usually take a passive ending.
Anei ngā hiku whakahāngū o te reo Māori: -a, -hia, -hina, -ia, -ina, -kia, -kina, -mia, -na, -nga, -ngia, -ria, -tia, -whia, -whina. / Here are the passive suffixes of Māori: -a, -hia, -hina, -ia, -ina, -kia, -kina, -mia, -na, -nga, -ngia, -ria, -tia, -whia, -whina.
