Results for 'Ārā'
arā - over there, away from us both; that is, namely
ara - to rise (v); path (n)
Āra (i), ad. Namely, in other words, that is to say. He nuinga no te kai rangatira i a ia, ara no te huahua, ara no te kiwi (T. 144).
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Āra (ii) = a ra, conj. And then. Ara hoki ko ana matamua kei te korerorero ki a ratou ano (T. 11). Heke ana he awaawa, ara he pari hoki (T. 23).
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Āra (iii) = era, plural of tera. (Ngi.)
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Āra (iv), n. Flooding before birth. Ko te mea tuatahi he whakamamae, tuarua ko te ara ka puta mai, tuatoru ka whakawhanau.
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Arā, ad. Yonder. Ara, taku kupenga e iri mai ra (T. 79). ‖ anā, anei.
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Ara (i), n. 1. Way, path. I ma hea mai koia to koutou na ara i haere mai ai ? (T. 149). Ara tama tane, male line of descent.
2. Means of conveyance. Katahi ia ka haere ki te tiki ara mona i tona hungawai, homai ana ko Aotea hei waka mona (T. 108).
3. Layer of toetoe thatch on a roof.
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Ara (ii). 1. v.i. Rise. Awhea ara ai te marama ? (T. 54).
2. Rise up. Mate atu he tete kura, ara ake he tete kura (P.).
3. Awake. Kihai i roa kua ara a Tipa, kua korero (T. 200).
4. Have the eyes open, be awake. Kei te hua taua taua kei te ara raua, kahore kei te moe (W. i, 109).
5. v.t. Raise. Ka ao ake i te ata, ka haere ki taua rakau, rokohina rawatia atu kua arahia ki runga (Tr. vii, 46).
whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama whakaara, fore stay of a canoe.
2. Erect. Ka tikina mai a Tane, ka whakaarahia ki runga, ka tu (T. 55).
3. Rouse, wake. Tikina a Tutanekai, whakaarahia mai (T. 134).
4. n. Hostile party, marauding band, enemy. Ko te oranga i te pa horo, i te
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parekura, i te whakaara, i te waka tahuri (M. lxxxi).
araara. 1. a. Renowned, much talked of. Ingoa araara tonu; a, na te mea ka pono ano. ‖ aranga (i).
2. n. Rising of a body of men for the war-dance, generally in expression araara matua or araara whana. Tenei hoki au kei runga i te pae araara whana.
whakaaraara. 1. n. Chant, to keep the watch awake, or give the alarm in time of war. ‖ M. 40, 61, 62. Called also whakaaraara pa (M. M. 204).
2. v.t. Recite, explain genealogies or other formal matter. Ara atu ano pea etahi i mahue i a au, ma tetahi atu e whakaaraara atu.—He nui nga mea kei waho i enei katoa i whakaaraaratia atu nei e au.
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Ara (iii), int. expressing surprise, etc. Ka heua ake, ara ! he tangata ! (T. 11). Ara koa, he pouri te po (W. iv, 119).
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Ara (iv), n. A small fresh-water fish, said to be young upokororo. = nehe.
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Ara (v), n. A talisman of stone or wood carried on the canoe. ‖ J. iii, 67 (note). “Me huri to tatou waka, me whakapiri atu ki te motu ra, kia hoatu to tatou ara kia pa atu ki te oneone o tenei tuawhenua.” Ko taua mea he kowhatu (J. ii, 222).
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Ehara tēnei i te ara kino.
This is not a bad road.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara ēnei i te ara kikino.
These are not bad roads.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ka haere i te ara i runga i te rangitoto, ke ahu ki Onehunga.
[They] went along the path over the scoria and headed to Onehunga.
Sentences with i - i
Nā koutou i para i te ara.
You paved the way.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Tahia te ara!
Sweep the path!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
E ara!
Wake up!
Command with e! - e!
E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te rā āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.
It was as if - ānō nei
Kei runga te tioka i te ara.
The chalk is on the path.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kua haerea te ara ra.
That pathway has been travelled.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then we will go.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka whakairia te tapu kia wātea ai te ara.
Restrictions are moved aside so that the pathway is clear.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kia wātea, kia māmā, te ngākau, te tinana, te wairua i te ara takatā.
To clear, to free the heart, the body and the spirit of humanity.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.
Direction - ...ai
I runga i te ara te motokā.
The car was on the road.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka haere i te ara i runga i te rangitoto.
They went along the path over the coria.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kite mātou i te Wind Wand, ā, ka hīkoi i te ara moana.
We saw the Wind Wand, and walked on the beach walkway.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He whāiti, he kōtiti ngā ara ki tōna takiwā.
The roads to her district are narrow and winding.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara hui o te Kuini.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko ia te tuakana o taku pāpā, arā taku matua kēkē.
He's my dad's older brother, that is my uncle.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
He ara kino tērā?
Is that a bad road?
That (over there) - tērā
Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Kei te heke iho ngā tāngata i te ara piki.
People are coming down the path.
Down - iho
I ngā ata katoa e ara ana is i te ono karaka.
He gets up at six o'clock every morning.
Telling time - kara
Kāore te motokā i runga i te ara.
The car wasn’t on the road.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Arā te whare o Mia!
There's Mia's house.
Over there - āra
He mea hanga i roto i ngā roto i te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
[Some] were built in the lakes on the path going from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...
Ka ara a ia.
He got up.
Mate atu he tētēkura, ara mai he tētēkura.
When one plant does, another rises up to replace it.
Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.
I tēnei tau, arā, rua mano rua tekau mā ono.
In this year, two thousand and twenty-six.
Kia tino horo tōku ara a te ata.
I have to get up early in the morning.
Ārā ia!
There he/she/it is!
Arā rāua!
There those two are!
He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te hī ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.
Kīhai a ia i āta mōhio ki te ara ki te puna wai.
He didn't really know the path to the spring.
E kore a ia e hoki mai i a Ponga.
She will never return to us from Ponga.
Kei runga koe i te ara tika.
You're on the right path.
Arā a Hēmi e oma mai ana.
There is James running.
Arā tō tātou pahi.
There is our bus.
Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.
Kī katoa te ara i ngā wai.
The road is covered in water.
He ara kino tēnei.
This is a bad road.
He ara kikino ēnei.
These are bad roads.
Ko Kui tōku tupuna kuia, arā, ko au te mokopuna a Kui.
Kui is my grandmother, that is, I am Kui's grandchild.
Ko te reo Māori he ara ki te hauora me te oranga
Making te reo Māori a means of health and wellbeing
