Results for 'Hai'
hai - as, for (variant of hei)
Te tokorima a Māui - “The five of Māui” – a reference to one’s fingers. If an apology is made for the lack of cutlery, one might say “Hei aha rā. toma a Māui” It does not matter. Leave it to the five of Māui.
Hai (i), n. The name of the principal stone in the game of ruru (Tr. xxxiv, 67).
Williams Dictionary
Hai (ii), a poetical expletive used at the end of a line. Ka tere te waka, hai (M. 378). Te marama i whanake aku tama, hai (M. 375).
Williams Dictionary
Hai (iii) = hei (i), prep. Ko wai hai titiro? (M. 50). Ka tu au hai rahui tapu ki te whana (M. 417).
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'Hai (poetical) = kihai, ad. Not. 'Hai koe i awaiho (M. xcvii). 'Hai koe i whangaia (M. xcviii).
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Ka riro i te hai hāte a Paki.
It was taken by Paki's ace of hearts.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
I ōna haerenga katoa i ngā pō ki te hi tuna, ka haere anō au hai hoa mōna (Pōtatau 1991:14)
Whenever she went at night to catch eels, I went along as well as a companion for her.
Takoto tonu iho taua ika hai whenua.
That fish continues to lie here as land.
Hai ārahi i ā tātou mahi.
To guide us in our work.
Hai te ata, ka haere ai tātau ki te moana.
We’ll go out to sea in the morning.
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
