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hine - term of address for a girl: E hine!

Hine, n. 1. Girl. Chiefly used in addressing a girl or young woman, never used with an article or definitive. Homai, e hine, te ahi kia piua (M. 403). Kei hine ana au, kei tama-tahi ai ki te whare (Lest I should remain a girl) (M. 196).

2. Daughter. E hine a Ki (M. 36). E hine aku (M. 89). Mo hine a Te Kaho (M. 203).

hinenga, n. Girlhood. I taku hinenga kihai i takahia nga one ka takoto kei Orua. (M 403).

Williams Dictionary

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I te kōrero a Taika.
Taika was talking.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua a Hine hei kaiārahi.
Hine has stood as a leader.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Hine i te kōrero.
It was Hine who made the statement.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Hine te kōrero e tuku atu.
Hine will give the speech.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kua tuhia te reta e Hine.
The letter has been written by Hine.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka taea e Hine te waiata.
Hine can sing.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāore anō a Hine kia hei kaiārahi.
Hine has not stood as a leader yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei a Hine te noho i konei.
Hine is allowed to stay here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te harikoa a Hine.
Hine is happy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore a Hine i te harikoa.
Hine is not happy.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I roto i te wharepaku a Hine.
Hine was in the bathroom.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore a Hine e whakatika i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will not clean the house in the morning.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō te reta kia tuhia e Hine.
The letter has not been written by Hine.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ā Hine waea.
Hine doesn’t have any phones.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā Hine pukapuka.
Hine doesn’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tamariki ā Hine?
Does Hine have any children?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He waea Hine.
Hine has a phone.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka Hine.
Hine has a book.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Kāore a Hine i te kōrero.
Hine wasn't talking.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Ehara i a Hine tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to Hine.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore a Hine i roto i te wharepaku.
Hine wasn’t in the bathroom.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Ehara Hine te kōrero e tuku atu.
Hine won’t give the speech.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara i a Hine te kōrero i .
Hine didn’t make the statement.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kāore ā Hine he tamariki?
Does Hine not have any children?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore a Hine e āhei te noho i konei.
Hine is not allowed to stay here.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kia ora e hine!
Hello girl!

Kia ora e hine!
Hello young girl!

Kia ora e hine !
Hello girls!

E hine, kia ora.
Hi there girl.

E hine!
Address to a girl or young woman.

Kuhu mai, e hine!
Come in, girl!

Ko Hine tōku ingoa.
My name is Hine.

Kei te waiata a Hine.
Hine is singing.

Pai noa iho e hine.
Easy, sweet as, girl.

#135: I am able to look after your children (but I'm not going to)
#156: I am no longer going to the meeting
#103: The mother is watching the children who are not playing
#91: Let there be one cup of sugar (kia)
#123: Spill the beans!
#34: The students listened and learned
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