Results for 'Engari'
engari - but
Engari, engaringari (formerly written e ngari) = erangi, conj. 1. It is better. Akuanei pea ka mate ko au: engari pea me haere noa atu au ki te kimi kainga ke atu hei oranga moku (T. 119).
2. But, but rather. Kei hopu tou ringa ki te aka taepa, engari kia manu ki te aka matua (T. 48).
3. On the contrary, on the other hand. He nui tona mohio, tona marie; engari, ki te puta atu te tangata o te iwi ke … ka whakatika ki te tautau mai (T. 156).
Note.—In Uv., To., Fu., and Ni., gali (i.e., ngali) means likely, fit, becoming.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te hiakai au, engari, kore kau he kai!
I am starving, but, there is absolutely no food!
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au he Pākehā ia, engari he Māori tonu.
I thought she was a Pākehā, but it turns out she's Māori.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au kua mate kē a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au he keke panana, engari he kāroti tonu.
I thought it was a banana cake, but it turns out it was carrot.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au ka whiti mai te rā - engari anō!
I thought the sun would shine. Not so!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au he wharekura tērā, engari he wharepukapuka tonu.
I thought that was a school, but it turns out it was a library.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Engari ka whakaarotia kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
But it was decided that [he] would not be killed with a weapon.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kei te kuia haere taku waka, engari he waka pai tonu.
My car is growing old, but she's still a good car.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana
Ka haere ahau, engari kāhore a Rangi i haere mai.
I went, but Rangi didn't.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I oti i a au, engari kua mamae taku ringa i te tuhituhi.
I completed it but my hand is sore from all the writing.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Ka kite hoki i ētahi atu rerekētanga, engari, mō te reremahi, kahore.
There are other differences as well, but for verbal sentences, there aren't any.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia.
I'm ok, but she's crying.
Conjunctions - but - engari
He waka tōna, engari kua pakaru tōna waka.
He has a car, but his car is broken.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.
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Ko Pōneke te taone matua, engari ko Akarana te taone nui.
Wellington is the capital city, but Auckland is the big city.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei konei au, engari kei te moe tonu ngā karu Nan.
I am here, but my eyes are still sleeping Nan.
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Ko Ngāmotu te taone pai, engari ko Tūranga te taone mahana.
New Plymouth is the great city, but Gisborne is the warm city.
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E whakaae ana ētahi, engari kāore anō ētahi atu kia whakaae.
Some agree, but others have not yet agreed.
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Kei te ako ahau, engari he pōturi.
I'm learning but I'm slow.
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He makariri, engari he rawe te hararei.
It was cold, but it was a great holiday.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Nō Waikanae, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Waikanae, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kāore i taea e au te kanikani, engari ināianei, āe, ka taea te kanikani.
I couldn't dance, but now, yeah, I can dance.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I pakeke ake au i Poneke, engari ko Kāpiti kē tōku ake kāinga.
I grew up in Wellington but Kāpiti is my real home.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kua kuia mārika au, engari kāore anō kia hauā!
I am indeed old, but not yet disabled!
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.
Engari kei te marae ētahi e rua.
But there are two already at the marae.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...
Engari, he pai ki ahau te tae.
But I like the colour.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
E pōhēhē a Hoani ke toromi ia, engari ka kauhoe mai he kauhauora.
John mistakenly thought he was going to drown, but a lifeguard swam up.
Engari he tūpuhi ia ināianei.
But, she's skinny now.
Engari, kei te mahi tonu. Koia kei a ia ki te mahi!
But he is still working, what a champ!
Nā reira, kei Manurewa au e noho ana, ki Tāmaki ki te Tonga, ki Tāmaki Makaurau; engari he rere ngā waka, he rere ngā tāngata.
Therefore, I live in Manurewa, in South Auckland, in Auckland; however, the vehicles are moving and the people are moving.
I te reo Māori, e ono ngā pū-tohu-wa matua, e whitu me ka whakaarohia te "kātahi āno... ka", engari he mono tūkē te "kātahi anō".
In the Māori language, there are six main time markers, seven if we include "kātahi anō... ka", but "kātahi anō" is considered a standalone.
Engari mō tēnā!
Not on your nellie! No way! I would never do that!
Engari anō te tama.
But that boy's quite another matter.
Engari ko te painga, he mōhio ia ki te tiaki i te pakeke, i tōna kuia.
But on the good side, he's very good at looking after his elders.
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.
