Results for 'Hopu'
hopu - to catch
Hopū, v.i. Be swollen, like a blister.
hōpūpū, a. Blistered.
Williams Dictionary
Hopu, v.t. 1. Catch, seize. Ka pa atu te karanga a nga kai-hopu (T. 64). Nana i hopu te mataika.
2. Snatch, catch up. Te hopukanga iho a Rupe ki te tuahine me te tamaiti, haere ana, ka riro (T. 34). Te hopukanga atu ki te toki, tahi mai ano i te ihu, a, te noko atu ana (T. 50).
3. Take in the act, surprise, detect. Ka tae atu te ope ki Maungapohatu, ka hopukia e te tangata whenua.
hopuhopu. 1. v.t. Catch frequently, catch one after another.
2. n. Cephalorhynchus hectori, porpoise.
= upokohue.
3. Mugilcephalus, the grey mullet = kanae.
hohopu, hopuhopu, n. A toki carried by chiefs of high rank as a mark of distinction.
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai i hopu i te ika?
Who caught the fish?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.
It was the policeman who caught the thief.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Ehara i te pirihimana te tāhae i hopu.
The policeman didn’t catch the thief.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ko wai kāore i hopu i te ika?
Who didn’t catch the fish?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...
He awa tino pai tēnei mō te hopu tuna.
This was a very good river for catching eels.
Me hopu e koe ngā hōiho.
You should (had best) catch the horses.
I hopu au i te pahi.
I caught the bus.
Ka hopu a Poti i te manu.
Pussy catches the bird.
He tāhae ahau i haere mai ai koutou ki te hopu i ahau?
Am I a thief that you (therefore) come to catch me?
Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.
When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.
Kei te hanga te pūngāwerewere i tana māwhaiwhai ki te hopu i ngā ngaro.
The spider is building its web to catch flies.
Kātahi ia ka hopu i tōna ringa matau ka whakaara ake i ā ia.
Then he caught hold of his right hand and raised him up.
Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te wā haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.
He ninipa tō kapa ki te hopu pōro
Your team has no ball-catching skills
