Results for 'mutu'
mutu - be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)
Mutu. 1. a. Brought to an end, left off. Mutu kau te kai, kei te korero i te korero o te toa (T. 157).
2. Cropped, having the end cut off, truncated, multilated. He ringa mutu.
3. Applied to a year of scarcity. E rua tau ruru, e rua tau wehe, e rua tau mutu, e rua tau kai (P. 7).
4. Come or gone without exception, completed. Mutu katoa mai nga tangata ki te kawanatanga, kahore he rerenga. So tekau mutu, a full ten.
5. v.t. Cut short, bring to an end. Ka tika, a, me mutu i konei (T. 12).
6. Snare birds with apparatus as below (‖ No. 7). Ko a taua mea tane hei patu i nga manu, hei taeke, hei wero, hei pae, hei mutu.
7. n. Perch carrying a snare for birds. So mutu kaka, mutu kereru, such snares for parrots and pigeons respectively. ‖ Tr. xlii, 465.
8. Spear thrown towards the advancing enemy by way of challenge and omen.
9. In the expression mutu o te ate, pit of the stomach.
10. = Mutuwhenua.
mutunga. 1. n. End, conclusion, terminus. Ko a koutou hei timatanga, ko taku hei mutunga.—Kei Katikati te mutunga mai ka rohe (T. 195). Mutunga ika, last person slain in a battle. Ko koe kia kamea hei mutunga ika ki roto o Waikare (M. 338).
2. Youngest of a family. Ko ahau ko to koutou mutunga (T. 15).
3. a. Concluding. I te kupu mutunga o taua haka.
whakamutu, whāmutu, v.t. 1. Leave off.
2. Cause to cease. He aha te roimata te whamutu tau haramai? (M. 157).
whakamutunga. 1. n. Youngest child. Na te kaha o te whakamutunga, nana i tango ake, ana, ka whai whenua (T. 29).
2. a. Concluding.
mumutu, n. 1. Leprosy which causes the fingers and toes to drop off.
2. A large but short earthworm.
mutumutu. 1. v.t. Crop off appendages, truncate, mutilate. Katahi ka mutumutua e te tuahine (T. 42).
2. n. Stump of a wounded limb, etc. Maka iho ai te patu, na kua motu te parirau: ka rere ko te mutumutu kau (Pi. 135, 3).
3. A fish, prized for its delicacy.
Williams Dictionary
I mutu tōmua tātou i tēnei rā.
We finished early today.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I tono ahau kia mutu te tetū.
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kua mutu?
Have you finished?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu tana mahi whakareri i ngā kai.
He has finished preparing the food.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu i a koe tō mahi?
Have you finished your work?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu koe?
Have you finished?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu te mahi.
Work has finished.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu tō mahi?
Have (you) finished your work.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu tāku mahi i a au.
My work has been finished by me. (I've stopped working)
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu ngā kōrerorero.
The discussions were over.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu te hui.
The meeting has finished.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu i a koe?
Have you finished?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mutu tāu mahi, ka haere tātou.
When your job's finished we shall go.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Taihoa e mātakitaki pouaka whakaata kia mutu te horoi rīhi.
Hold off watching television until the dishes are done.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Hoatu kōrua, ka whai atu au ina mutu taku mahi.
You two go, I'll follow once I've finished my job.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Kua tata mutu te konohete.
The concert is nearly finished.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Ka mutu ngā karakia a Te Aotaki ka werohia e ia a Rangipopo.
Te Aotaki finished his incantations and then he invoked Rangipopo.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll (us two) go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
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 wahine pai a Kauri. He kakama, he pukumahi, ka mutu he ngākau māhaki.
Kauri is a good woman. She's clever, hardworking, and also/moreover she is gentle-hearted.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu
I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu
Kāore anō au kia mutu.
I haven't finished yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore anō te hui kia mutu.
The meeting has not finished yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
Adjectives and a-type statives -
Ki te mutu te ua, ka haere ahau.
If it stops raining I will go.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kua mutu te kai.
The food has finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kua mutu taku kai.
My meal is finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kua mutu ngā mahi.
The work is over.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka mutu tā tātou mahi āpōpō.
Our work will be finished tomorrow.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Āe, kua mutu au.
Yes, I've finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kua mutu te horoi rīhi.
Washing dishes has finished
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kua mutu te tangi a te pēpi.
The baby's crying has finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka mutu te kura.
School has finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka mutu tonu te kōrero ki konei.
The story finishes right here.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mutu te kōrero.
The discussion finished.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mutu te kai, ka kī ia...
When the meal was over, he said...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mutu ōna tohu, ka noho ki raro.
When his instructions were ended, he sat down.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kātahi anō ka mutu te hui.
The meeting has just finished.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Ka mutu tō mahi, ka mohi mau au.
When your work is finished, I will return.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Ka mutu tāt tāau mahi, ka whakatā tātou.
When our work is finished, we will relax.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Kia mutu taku hui, ka waea atu ia ki a koe.
When I finish my meeting, I will call you.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Ka mutu ana te hui, ka hoki atu tāua ki te kāinga.
When the hui finishes, then we will come home. (Or when the hui finished, then we went home.)
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
Ka mutu ana te karanga, ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero.
When the karanga has finished, the whaikōrero will start.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
Ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero, ka mutu ana te karanga.
The whaikōrero will start when the karanga has finished.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
Ka haere tātou, ka mutu ana te hui.
We will go when the hui finishes.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
Kāore te mahi → i mutu → i te kāwanatanga.
The work was not stopped by the government.
Ka mutu te mahi inanahi, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
When yesterday’s work was finished, we went to town.
Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.
Ki te mutu te ua, e noho ana tātou.
If the rain stops we are staying.
Kua mutu i a ia te peita whare.
She has finished painting the house.
Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.
Kua mutu au
I have been defeated
Kua mutu tana horoi.
He has finished washing.
Heoti anō āku i kite ai o tēnei motu, ka mutu.
That was all I saw on this island.
Kua mutu te mahi
The work has been finished
Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.
Ā te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Kua mutu i a koe tāu mahi?
Have you finished your work?
Kua mutu tana horoi
His wash is finished
Kua mutu au.
I have finished.
Kia mutu rā anō te ua, ka haere tāua.
Only when the rain stops will we go. / We won't go until the rain stops.
Hei a Oketopa ka mutu ngā whakaakoranga a te whare wānanga
University lectures finish in October
Ka mutu te ua, ka haere tāua.
When the rain stops, we'll go. / If the rain stop, then we'll go.
Ka mutu noa i konei.
That's the end.
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho tākaro ai.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside to play.
Kia mutu ngā whaikōrero, ka haere mai te manuhiri ki te harirū.
When the speeches are over, the guests approach to meet the hosts.
Ka mutu te kai, ka hui te iwi rā, ki roto i te whare.
When the meal was over the people assembled in the house.
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside.
Kāore anō te pōwhiri kia mutu?
Has the welcome not concluded?
Kāore te mahi i mutu i te kāwanatanga.
The work was not stopped by the government.
Kia mutu tō rūahu.
Stop lying.
Mehemea ki te kore e mutu tō makamaka i te pāoro, ka tangohia e au.
If you don’t stop playing with that ball, I’ll take it away.
He ringa rehe a Moana ki te mahi māra, ki te purei rakuraku hiko, ka mutu, he rōreka ki te waiata.
Moana is a dab hand at gardening, playing electric guitar, and she loves to sing.
Ā hea a Pita mutu ai i te whare wānanga?
When will Pita finish at the university?
I tono ahau kia mutu te tutū
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.
Ka mutu te hui.
The meeting ended.
Ka mutu → te mahi → i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.
Kua mutu te mahi a Rewi.
Rewi has finished working.
Kua mutu te pōwhiri.
The formal welcome has concluded.
Kāore anō te pōwhiri kia mutu.
The formal welcome hasn’t concluded.
Kua mutu tā mātou mahi
Our work has ended
Kia mutu taua mahi
once you have completed that mahi,
Kia mutu taua mahi ka whakamākūhia ki te wai
Once that's completed then dampen with water.
Ka mutu ngā tohutohu iho a Tama-te-kapua ki te teina, ko te hekenga atu ki raro, ka haere ki te roro o te whare, noho tatari mai ai ki te teina.
After Tama-te-kapua had finished his instructions to his brother, he descended and went to the porch of the house, crouching in wait for his brother.
Nā te wahine a Mutu.
It was Mutu’s wife.
Ka mutu te rangi aataahua!
What a beautiful day!
Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka
Their writing of their answers must stop at three o’clock (i.e., they must stop writing their answers at three o’clock)
Ka mutu te rangi aataahua.
The beautiful day ended
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll go.
Nō whea e mutu te whawhai a ngāi tāua, te tangata.
Humankind will never stop fighting.
Kua mutu te kura.
School has finished.
Mutu rawa ake, kua pō.
By the time they were finished, it was night.
Kua mutu te hui.
The meeting is over.
Kua tata mutu te hui.
The hui is almost over.
Ka mutu → tā tātou mahi āpōpō.
Our work will be finished tomorrow.
E pīrangi ana a Mia kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Mia wants the killing of whales to stop.
Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka.
They must stop writing their answers at three o’clock.
Kia mutu taua mahi, ka whakamākūhia ki te wai.
When that work is finished, water the garden.
Haere tonu kia mutu rawa te mahi.
Keep going till the work is completed.
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu i ngā wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Kua mutu mō tēnei wā.
We have finished at this time.
E pirangi ana a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Kua mutu a kōrua mahi?
Have you both finished your work?
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Ka mutu, ka noho anō ki.te whakaaro.
When that was over they sat again and thought.
Ka mutu pea!
Awesome! Excellent!
Hai te rua o te ahiahi, kua haere kia kite i te whare karakia Mōmona. Ka mutu, kua hoki mai ki te kite i te whare karakia o Te Hīnota Māori Perehipitīriana (Pōtatau 1991:80)
At two o’clock, we’ll go to see the Mormon church. After that, we’ll return to see the church of the Māori Presbyterian Synod
Ka mutu tērā, ka kī anō te waha o te tuatoru.
When that was finished, the voice of the third also spoke.
Taihoa e haere kia mutu taku ringi roimata!
Don’t go until I have finished weeping!
Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?
Ā, Kāti kōrua! Me mutu te amuamu.
Look here, you two! You should stop complaining.
Ka mutu, ka tomo ki te whare
When [that] was over, [they] entered the house
Ka mutu te pakanga, ka mau hoki te rongo.
The war ended and peace was declared.
Ka pai tā kōrua whakahoki mai i taku tama ina mutu te whakawai?
Would you mind dropping my son off here after practice?
Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te papa tākaro, ka mutu te ua
When they arrived at the playing field, the rain stopped
Ka mutu ana te karakia a Tāwhaki ka rarapa mai te uira i ōna kēkē.
from his(pl) armpit Whenever he ended a prayer lightening flashed from his armpits.
