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

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

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

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...

Kāore anō a Hine kia tū 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 past and present tense (I was not working, 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...

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

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

Kāore a Hine i te kōrero.
Hine wasn't talking.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

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 mā 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 kī.
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

Ko Hine rāua ko Mere ngā kaiako i haere ki te Whare Wānanga
Hine and Mere are the tutors who went to the University

He ataahua atu tērā kotiro i te tamāhine a Hine.
That girl is more beautiful than Hine’s daughter.

Nā Hine ngā manuhiri i karanga
Hine called the visitors

I mate a Maui i a Hine.
Maui was killed by Hine.

Ka oho a Hine i tēnei ata ataahua.
Hine awoke on this beautiful morning.

Nā Hine a Maui i mate ai.
Maui was killed by (because of) Hine.

Kia ora e hine!
Hello girl!

Kia ora e hine mā!
Hello girls!

E hine, kia ora.
Hi there girl.

He mea kohete a Hine e te māhita.
Hine was scolded by the teacher.

I kohetetia a Hine e te māhita.
Hine was scolded by the teacher.

Nō te ahiahi nei a Hine i tunu ai i te kai.
(It was this afternoon that Hine cooked the food.)

E hine!
Address to a girl or young woman.

Kei roto a Hine i tōna rūma, e moe ana.
Hine is in her room, sleeping.

Mā Hine ēnei putiputi
These flowers are for Hine

Kuhu mai, e hine!
Come in, girl!

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.

Kei te haere mātou ki te marae i tipu ake ai a Hine.
We are going to the marae where Hine grew up.

I te wā i mua rā, kei hine ana au.
In time gone by, when I was a girl.

He kakama a Hine.
Hine is bright/sharp-witted.

Ka taea e Hine te waiata.
Hine can sing.

E karanga ana a Hine.
Hine is calling.

Ko Hine tōku ingoa.
My name is Hine.

Kāore a Hine i roto i te wharepaku.
Hine isn't in the bathroom.

Titiro ki a Hine, ā, whakarongo ki a ia
Look at Hine, and listen to her

I a Hine te kete
Hine had the kit

Kei te waiata a Hine.
Hine is singing.

E moe ana a Hine
Hine is sleeping

Heoi ka moe tonu ngā tamāhine a Hine.
Notwithstanding this Hine’s daughters continued to sleep.

Nā tērā kōtiro, nā Hine ngā tamariki i ako.
The children were taught by that girl, Hine (That girl, Hine, taught the children).

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

#97: Is Rangi helping Mere, it is Mere helping Rangi?
#199: Belonging to the buying of food was my going to the supermarket
#127: There are no people at your party
#103: The mother is watching the children who are not playing
#140: The difference between nā and nō
#117: He said, she said
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