Results for 'āta'
āta - gently, carefully, deliberately
ata - morning, shadow
Ata (i), n. 1. Form, shape, semblance, as opposed to substance. Ko te ata, ko te ahua hoki o nga taonga i riro i a ratou, ko te hei, ko nga whakakai i mahue tonu iho (T. 181). Ko te ata kau, e kawe huna iho (He only went through the form of eating and hid them) (T. 95).
2. Shadow, apparently of human beings only. Ka whiti te ra e kore a Kiki e haere i te wahi noa, kei haere tona ata ki muri, kei tapu (T. 172).
3. Reflected image. Ka kite ia i te ata tangata i roto i te wai.
4. Early morning, as opposed to evening. Ka hi te ata, ka karanga atu ia, “Ka hemo
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au i te kai” (T. 23). Ata po, before dawn; ata puao, ata iti, early dawn; ata hapara, or ata pongipongi, the time of dawn; ata tu, just after sunrise. E hika e, kei whea ra koe e ngaro nei i te ata hapara (M. 253). E titiro mai ana te marama, ano he ata tu. Ata marama, or ata mahina, moonlight. He ata marama e kore ai e mau te kiore (P.). Haere i te ata mahina (M. 288). Ata tuhi, red glow of dawn.
whakaata. 1. v.i. Look at one's reflected image, in water or in a mirror.
2. v.t. Reflect, as water. Te wai hei whakaata ake i ona moko.
3. Simulate by gesture, pretend. Ka kainga e Ruawharo te manawa o Hahateururoa, ka whakaata mai nga ringaringa o nga tangata katoa o te waka, me te mea e kai ana hoki ratou.
4. Look or peer into. He kotuku kai whakaata (P.).
5. n. Reflection. Wai whakaata, pool used as a mirror. Ko te wai whakaata tenei na; e kore e mate ki te wai whakaata (T. 51). E, kei tawhiti ra hei wai whakaatanga, kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te tinana (M. 178).
ataata. 1. n. Shadow. He ataata tangata i kore ai e mau te tangata (P.).
2. Lunella smaragda; a large univalve mollusc.
3. a. Wary.
whakaataata, v.t. Scare, frighten away.
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Ata (ii), ad. indicating care, deliberation, thoroughness, etc. 1. Gently. Kia ata tangi tatou kei rongo mai aku hoa i patu i au nei (T. 97).
2. Slowly. Tena tatou ka here i te ra nei kia ata haere ai (T. 18).
3. Clearly. Kahore ia i ata kite atu i Mokoia, i te pouri o te po (T. 132). Kihai i ata mohio ki te ara haerenga ki te wai (T. 169).
4. Openly, without concealment. Ha, ko tatou ko te mea i ata tirohia iho e ia, te ata whanautanga, me te ata takotoranga ki runga ki te takapau hora nui (T. 11).
5. Deliberately. Katahi ka whakatika nga rangatira ki runga ki te korero i te maia, i te ata whakahaere, i te ata ngarahu, i te ata torotoro (T. 150). Nohea e pa? Ata whaia ki tona peke maui (T. 16).
6. Cautiously. Kia ata tu i ou taokete (Tr. vii, 50).
7. Quite. Ka haere nga tira na te ara ki Okareka, ka ata tutuki atu ki Rotorua (T. 157).
8. With certain words it must be translated not so. Kia ata tohe (Do not be so persistent). Kia ata nenene; tena a Ngapuhi ka tata te whai ringaringa (P.). Kia ata akiaki i a au, he kai ka mate kei te hara o te kaki.
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Ata (iii), int. expressive of disgust. Bah! Ata! te piro (T. 48).
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Ata (iv), a. True, only used as a form of assent. He ata, he ata.
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I aha koe i tēnei ata?
What did you do this morning?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Me āta whakarongo koe ki a ia.
You should listen carefully to her.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me āta pao te māhunga ki te rākau.
Hit the head gently with the stick.
Simple sentences: you should - me
I tākaro netipōro mātou i te ata o te Rāhoroi.
We played netball on Saturday morning.
Sentences with i - i
Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Āta kawea te kapu, kei riringihia atu te wai.
Carry the cup carefully or the water might spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia āta haere, kia raru tō waka.
Go carefully, in case your car breaks down.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia āta kōrero ki a Nikau, kei pukuriri ia.
Talk carefully to Nikau - he might get angry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Āe. Āta huakina ngā kūaha, kei tūtuki ki te waka kei tō taha.
Yes, and open the door carefully, in case it bangs into the car alongside.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
E kō, kia āta haere me te kapu tī, kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.
Habitual action - ai
I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.
Habitual action - ai
Inu ai au i te kawhe ia ata, ia ata.
I always drink coffee every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Karakia ai au ia ata, ia ata.
I always pray every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.
Habitual action - ai
Kai ai au i te pāreti ia ata, ia ata.
I always eat porridge each and every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Tēnā koa, āta kōrero mai.
Please speak slowly.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Nō te ata ka kōrero ki a Toto i ngā mea katoa.
In the morning [he] told Toto everything.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te ata, ka kōrero ki a Koa i ngā mea katoa.
In the morning [he] told Koa everything.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Take the children to school in the morning.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Āta noho. Kaua e oreore.
Sit still. Don't fidget.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kia āta kai. Kaua e hao.
Eat slowly. Don't be greedy.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I āta wāhia te wini e Manu.
Manu broke the window deliberately.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō, kia mauria ai kōrua ki te ngahere a te ata.
Go to bed early tonight, so that you can be taken to the forest in the morning.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Me muku koe i ngā pātū, i te peihana, ka mutu me āta mukumuku anō i te heketua.
You need to wipe the walls and the basin, plus you need to carefully wipe the toilet. And moreover, don't forget there's a separate cloth for the loo.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu
He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Kāore au i te kai i ngā ata.
I don't eat in the mornings.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore au i te pīrangi ki tētehi kai pērā i tēnei ata.
I do not want any food like that this morning.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te tekau mā tahi karaka i te ata te karakia.
The service was at 11 am.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te ata pō tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te haurua mai i te ono karaka i te ata.
6:30am (past).
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te ata o te Rātū te hui.
The meeting was on Tuesday morning.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te ata i hīkoi au.
In the morning I walked/went for a walk.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Kāore a Hine e whakatika i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will not clean the house in the morning.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
He mea pai ake kia āta kōrero.
It would be better if it was spoken slowly.
Categorizing sentences - he
He mātua pai a Nikau rāua ko Mia.
Nikau and Mia are good parents.
Categorizing sentences - he
He aha tāu i tēnei ata?
What did you do this morning?
What? - He aha?
Kia ora. Kei te pēhea a Taika i tēnei ata?
Hi. How is Taika this morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Mōrena e hoa. Kei te pai a Hera i tēnei ata.
Morning friend. Sarah's good this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Āe Nan, he tino reka te parakuihi i tēnei ata.
Yes Nan, the breakfast was really delicious this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
I kai parakuihi koe i tēnei ata?
Did you eat breakfast this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei ata paki?
How are you this fine morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei ata ātaahua?
How are you this beautiful morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Kei te ata ka eke mai ka patu.
In the morning they will arrive and attack.
Towards - mai
Ko te whitu karaka i te ata.
7 o'clock in the morning.
Telling time - kara
I ngā ata katoa e ara ana is i te ono karaka.
He gets up at six o'clock every morning.
Telling time - kara
Kōrero mai anō? Āta kōrero.
Can you repeat that please? Slowly please.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Hei konei ahau ā te ata.
I will be here in the morning.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Don't take the children to school in the morning.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Nō tēnei ata.
In the morning.
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea
Kia āta titiro ki te whakaahua, kia kite ai koe.
Look carefully at the picture so you can see.
In order to - kia... ai
Ā tēnei ata ia kōrerotia ai.
This morning he will be spoken about.
Using "ai" instead of ka - ai
Kāore au hei konei ā te ata.
I will not be here in the morning.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Kia āta kai, kei mate tō puku.
Eat slowly; you might get a sore stomach.
Nō te ata nei.
This morning.
I te ata, ko ō ngā tamariki, nāna nei i tohatoha ngā hea.
In the morning the children who spread the hay got up.
Ā te ata ka hoki ai au ki te mahi
In the morning I will go back to work (then, at that time)
He ata anō tō muri i te pō roa.
There is a new day after a long night.
I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere
In the morning, the workers go to the forest
Ko te ata o te Tāite tēnei, te toru o Tīhema.
This is the morning of Thursday the third of December.
...i te ata.
...in the morning.
Ā te ata ahau e kōrero ai ki a ia.
I will talk to him in the morning.
Ā te ata ka hoki ai au ki te mahi.
In the morning I will go back to work.
Ka oho a Hine i tēnei ata ataahua.
Hine awoke on this beautiful morning.
Kia tino horo tōku ara a te ata.
I have to get up early in the morning.
Ka tū te hui i tēnei ata nei.
The meeting was held (at) this morning.
Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
*You* wash the car properly so that it, *the car* is shiny.
I te iwa o ngā hāora i te ata o te Rātapu, ka whakahaeretia te karakia o te Koroneihana.
At nine o’clock on Sunday morning, the Coronation Church Service was held.
Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings. (Kupu)
āta whakarongo tamariki mā.
Listen carefully children.
I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush. (Māori Dictionary)
Kīhai a ia i āta mōhio ki te ara ki te puna wai.
He didn't really know the path to the spring.
Oho ai au i te waru karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o’clock in the morning. (Māori Dictionary)
I aha koe i te ata o te Mane?
What did you do on Monday morning?
I te ata o taua rā
On the morning of that day.
Me āta haere koe.
You had better go carefully.
Ka āta kōrero ia i te pānui.
He carefully read the notice.
Ka hoki anō a ia, me te āta haere anō.
He returned, moving deliberately again.
I āhua āta haere ia.
He drove a bit slowly.
I te ātaahua o te rangi ka āta kitea atu a Ōpōtiki.
Because it was a lovely day, Ōpōtiki could be seen clearly.
Kei te whitu (o ngā) hāora o te ata te taima.
Exercise 13b
Kia āta whakarongo.
Listen carefully.
Hai te ata, ka haere ai tātau ki te moana.
We’ll go out to sea in the morning.
Āta kōrero mai.
Speak slowly.
I āta wāhia te wini e Tamahae.
Tamahae broke the window deliberately.
Me tino āta haere.
We should go very carefully.
Hei te ata pō, ka hoki a Pānia, ki te moana.
At dawn Pānia will return to the sea.
Ā te ata o te Mane a Hera tīmata ai.
Hera starts on Monday morning.
I te ata ka tae mātou ki Te Reinga.
In the morning we arrived at Te Reinga.
Ā te ata o te Mane tīmata ai a Mia.
Mia starts on Monday morning.
Kia āta kai, kei rāoa koe.
Eat slowly or you’ll choke.
Kia āta kōrero tātou kei rongo mai aku hoa.
Let us talk quietly so that my companions do not hear.
Waiata ai ia i ngā ata.
She usually sings in the mornings.
Āta ringihia atu, kei maringi noa ki te tēpu.
Pour it slowly or carefully, so that it doesn’t spill on the table.
He āta haere ia.
He went carefully.
Kia āta haere!
Go slowly!
I te ata anō, ka haere anō a Tangaroa ki.te hī.ika.
The very next morning Tangaroa went fishing.
Kua rongo koe i te manu e waiata ana i te ata?
Have you heard the bird that is singing in the morning?
I te ata o te Rā Horoi ka moata te oho o ngā tamariki.
On Saturday morning the children woke early (the children’s waking changed to early).
Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He tied the sun so that it would travel slowly.
Kei a wai te pēke taumaha i te ata āpōpō?
Who’s going to have (carry) the heavy pack tomorrow morning?
I te ata nei
This morning
Ā te ata nei
When morning comes
Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare.
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications.
Ka āta whakaaro au (mō te kaupapa).
I'll think about it.
Āta kawea te pereti kei taka te kai ki te papa.
Slowly/carefully carry the plate or the kai might fall on the ground.
Āta tangohia te taupoki o te kōhua kei wera tō ringa i te korohū.
Carefully take the lid off the pot just in case your hand is burnt by the steam.
Āta hoatu te maripi, kei haehaetia te ringa o tō hoa.
Carefully pass the knife or you might cut your friends hand.
Āta taraiwahia te motokā, kei aituā koutou.
Drive carefully or you might have an accident.
Kei te āta pānui ahau.
I am reading carefully.
Āta whakaarohia ngā tāngata ka mihia, kei mahue tētehi.
Think carefully about the people you are going to mihi or you might miss someone out.
Āta whakairia te pikitia, kei tītaha.
Carefully hang the picture or it might be crooked.
Mā waenga i ngā toka i āta haere mātou.
We picked our way through the rocks.
Me tino āta haere
(We) should go very carefully
Āta hīkina te pounamu e te tau, kei maringi te wai ki te tēpu.
Lift the bottle up carefully, sweetheart, in case the milk spills on the table.
Āta horoia ngā karaehe, kei pakaru.
Wash the glasses carefully, so they don’t break.
Āta wāhia te hēki, kei pakaru mai te tōhua.
Crack the egg open slowly/with care, or you might break the yolk.
Āta tapahia ō mīti, kei purere ngā kai ki te papa.
Cut your meat carefully, or the food might all fly off onto the floor.
Āta kai, kei rāoa koe.
Eat carefully or slowly, so that you don't choke.
Kātahi ka āta tiro i te takahanga waewae—nō te pō noa atu tēnei mahinga, ehara i te āta nei.
Then he looked carefully at the footsteps—this was something done the night before, not this morning.
Āta omaoma, kei whara tō waewae.
Run slowly or you might break your leg.
Kia āta haere kei hinga koe.
Go carefully, lest you fall.
Āta ringihia te miraka.
Pour the milk carefully.
Āta hīkina te pēpi.
Lift the baby carefully.
Ko te toru tēnei o ngā hāora o te ata (o te pō).
It is three in the morning (in the afternoon).
Āta horoia te rīhi.
Wash the dish carefully.
Ata ringihia te miraka kei maringi te miraka ki te tēpu.
Be careful pouring the milk so you don't spill the milk on the table.
Āta hīkina te pēpi kei whakamamae i a ia.
Be careful lifting the baby so you don't hurt her.
Āta horoia te rīhi kei pakaru.
Wash the dish carefully so you don't break it.
Āta haere koe.
Go carefully or slowly.
Ā te ata.
In the morning.
Ā te ata o te Mane.
On Monday morning.
Ā te ata o te Mane a Rereata tīmata ai.
Rereata starts on Monday morning.
Ā te ata o te Mane tīmata ai a Rereata.
Rereata starts on Monday morning.
Ata mārie.
Good morning!
Ata mārie; kei te pēhea kōrua?
Good morning, how are you two?
Nā te āta kōrerotanga o te take i mārama ai
It was because the matter was thoroughly discussed that it became clear
Ngā mihi o te ata; kei te pēhea koutou?
Morning greetings, how are you (three +)?
Tino kino ngā pōkākā i te ata.
The morning squalls were awful.
Inā ka takoto ngā mānia o Waikato, i waenganui tonu, me te mea nei i āta whakatūria ōna pukepuke hei parepare
Thus the plains of Waikato lie right in between, (so that it looks) as though the hills had been deliberately placed as fortifications
Kia āta kai.
Eat nicely.
Kāore au e pai ki te inu waipiro i te ata.
I do not like drinking wine in the morning.
Kia āta haere
Carefully go
Ata mārie Kauri!
Good morning Kauri!
Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.
Ko te pai o ngā hui raumati, he moata te tākiritanga mai o te ata.
The good thing about summer meetings is that the mornings start early.
I ngā ata ka hiamoemore tonu ia.
She was always sleepy in the mornings.
Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.
I a rāua te waka i te ata nei
They had it this morning.
Tekau tonu ngā mokopuna a Ata.
Ata has exactly ten grandchildren. — 1655
