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hōhā - annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

Hōhā, a. 1. Wearid with expectation, importunity, anxiety, etc. Nawai a hoha noa iho tetehi, tetehi (T. 166). Ka hoha au i tau mahi whakatoi. Hoha tahi! Hoha ki! expressions of impatience. Ka kiia atu kia korero mai, ka mea mai “Hoha tahi” (W. v, 162). ‖ tahi.

2. Wearisome. He mahi hoha tenei.

whakahoha, v.t. Cause to be weary. Naku i whakahoha he moenga mokai i tauwehea ai taua (M. 63).

Williams Dictionary

Kua hōhā katoa au ki a koe.
I'm totally annoyed with you.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hōhā au ki tēnei āhuatanga.
I'm sick (bored) of this carry on.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kāore au e rata ki te tahitahi papa, he hōhā.
I don't like sweeping the floor, it's annoying.
To like - rata

Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kaua e hōhā.
Don't be angry.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kua hōha noa ia ki ngā harihari kōrero me te amuamu anō a ngā kiritata.
He was annoyed at the gossip and also the complaining from his neighbours.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria

Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore au i hōhā i a koe.
I wasn't upset with you.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka hōhā tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

E oma atu ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.
Away - atu

Ki te tōmuri a Ataahua, ka hōhā au.
If Ataahua is late, I will be annoyed.
If using ki - ki

Ka hōhā ia i a rātou.
She is fed up with them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He hōhā a Amaru.
Amaru can be a bit of a drag.

Hōhā pēwhea nei?
A drag in what way?

Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.

He tino hōhā tēnei hui
This meeting is very boring

He hōhā nōku.
Because I was annoyed.

He hōhā nōu.
Because you were annoyed.

He hōhā nōnā.
Because she was annoyed.

He hōhā Rangi.
Because Rangi was annoyed.

He hōhā ngā tamariki.
Because the children were annoyed.

Kei te hōhā au.
I am bored.

Kua hōhā au i a koe.
I'm fed up with you.

Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.

#54: Their mothers are angry
#153: The dog has changed to a state of being dead
#103: The mother is watching the children who are not playing
#61: Their father was, is or will be shouting
#68: Colonel Musard in the ballroom wirh the dagger
#159: Rangi ate the cake. The cake was eaten by Rangi. If was Rangi who ate the cake.
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