Experience Verbs

Experience verbs describe experience or perception, for example:

Kei te hiahia au ki ēra hū.
I want those shoes.

Kei te aroha au ki a ia.
I love him.

Experience verbs usually take 'ki'. There are two exceptions: kite takes 'i' and rongo varies between 'i' and 'ki':

I kite au i a ia.
I saw him.

Kei te rongo au i tētahi manu.
I hear a bird.

Experience verbs can be passive:

I arohaina ia e au.
He was loved by me.