Results for 'pīrangi'
pīrangi - to want, desire
Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana te teina ki a tuawahine (Ha. 193).
2. n. Desire. Ka nui tana pirangi ki te paraoa hei kai mana. rangi (iii).
pīrangirangi, n. 1. Rhipidura flabellifera and R. fuliginosa, fantail, birds. ‖ pirairaka.
2. Petroica toitoi, white-breasted or pied tit. = miromiro.
Williams Dictionary
E pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pīrangi ana a Hera ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Hera is wanting that icecream by you.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pīrangi ana a Hana ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Hana desires/wants that icecream by you.
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E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?
Are you wanting this yellow t-shirt?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pīrangi ana a Māui ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Māui desires/wants that icecream by you.
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I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata.
Tau wanted to become an MP.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.
Habitual action - ai
Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.
Habitual action - ai
Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei
Kāore ia i te pīrangi ki tērā waka.
She does not want that car.
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...
Ka pīrangi ia ki ngā mea katoa.
He wants all the things.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Me waea mai mēnā e pīrangi ana koe kia tīkina atu.
Call me if you need a ride.
*Conjunctions - if - mēnā
Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He aha tō pīrangi hei kai?
What do you want to eat?
What? - He aha?
He aha tāu e pīrangi ana?
What is it that you want?
What? - He aha?
He aha tā Hēmi e pīrangi ana?
What does Hēmi want?
What? - He aha?
He aha tō pirangi hei kaikai?
What do you want to eat?
What? - He aha?
Kei te pīrangi au ki tēnā pukapuka.
I want that book (of yours).
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kei te pīrangi hoki au i tēnā hāte.
I want that shirt too.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kei te pīrangi ia ki tērā waka.
She wants that car.
That (over there) - tērā
pirangi haere ki te retireti?
Wanna go to the slide?
pirangi haere ki te tārere?
Wanna to go to the swing?
He aha te mea i pīrangi koe?
What was it that you wanted?
Kua ngaro te pukapuka e pīrangi ana a Huia.
The book that Huia wants is missing.
Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Koa.
I want to live in Koa's home.
Kei te pīrangi a Mere ki te haere ki te marae.
Mere wants to go to the marae.
Ka pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei pane koti whero.
I would like to buy this red skirt.
Kei te pīrangi a Mere kia haere a Hōne ki te marae.
Mere wants Hōne to go to the marae.
Auē, te āhua nei e pīrangi ana ia ki te moe.
Gosh, he looks like he needs to sleep.
He aha tāu e pīrangi nā?
What do you want?
He aha tā kōrua e pīrangi nā?
What do you two want?
Kei te pīrangi ahau ki te whakakaha i tōku reo Māori.
I want to strengthen my Māori language.
He aha tā koutou e pīrangi nā?
What do you all want?
He kapu kāwhe tāku e pīrangi ana.
I want a cup of coffee.
Kei a au ngā mea e pīrangi nei a Māmā.
I have the things Mum wants.
Kei te pīrangi koe i tō moenga?
Are you wanting your bed?
Kei te pīrangi koe ki te pukapuka?
Do you want a book?
Kei te pīrangi kairangi au.
I want excellence.
E hia te moni e pīrangi ana koe?
How much money do you need?
E pīrangi ana a Pita kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Pita wants the killing of whales to stop.
Kei te pirangi au ki tēnā pukapuka
I want that book (of yours)
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu i ngā wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata
Tau wanted to become an MP
E pirangi ana a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
E pīrangi ana a Hōne ki te haere hei mema pāremata
Hōne wants to become an MP
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
I pīrangi ia ki te toro atu i ana tīpuna
He wanted to visit his grandparents
Kei te pīrangi koe ki te parakuihi?
Do you want some breakfast?
Nō tana kitenga tuatahitanga i a ia, ka tino pirangi atu.
He fell in love with her the first time he saw her.
Kei te pīrangi te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.
Kei te pīrangi kai te kōtiro nei.
The girl wants to eat.
Kei te pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei mō taku pāpā.
I want to buy this for my dad.
