Results for 'Iho'
iho - downwards
Iho (i) = uho, n. 1. Heart, inside, kernel, pith, essence, of a tree, etc. He kai poutaka me horehore atu, ma te tamaiti te iho (P. 16). Ko te iho o te kupu.—Ka riringi i te tawa ki runga ki te whariki, katahi ka patu, ka wehe ke nga iho.
2. That wherein consists the strength of a thing, as of an army, etc. Kaore e kitea te uha hei takiri i te iho tangata i konei (A female cannot be found to transmit henceforth the essential human attributes). Hokowhitu te iho o te taua, ma te tanganga ka rau.
3. Object of reliance. He atua iho taua.— Me he mea ko Rongomai te iho, ka karakiatia ko te iho o Rongomai.
4. Principal person or tohunga in the crew of a canoe. Ko nga poroporoakitanga tenei i nga iho o nga waka katoa (T. 112).
Williams Dictionary
Iho (ii), n. Umbilical cord, or middle portion thereof. Ko te tuhonotanga ki te whaea, ko te rauru tena; ko te pito e mau nei ki te tamaiti, ka kiia tena ko te pito; ko waenganui ko te iho tena.
ihonga, n. Navel.
Williams Dictionary
Iho (iii), n. Lock of hair.
whakaiho, 1. v.t. Cut the hair. Tenei to iramutu, whakaihoa ake.
2. n. Charm or rite to weaken an enemy. = takapau.
whakaihonga, n. 1. Cutting of hair.
2. Some ceremony connected with the dead.
Williams Dictionary
Iho (iv), ad. 1. Correlative with ake, up above. When persons or objects are thus relatively situated, iho always qualifies the action or condition of that in the superior position in respect of that which is in the inferior position, though the ake need not necessarily be expressed. Ka mea ake ratou o te whare, “E koe, e iri iho nei, korero iho ra.” Ka mea iho taua maia ra, “Ina koa,” etc. (They said, “You hanging up above there,” etc.) (T. 65). Tenei ano te ora iho nei (T. 65).
2. Where the speaker is about to depart to some place, he is regarded as occupying a superior position, and iho is used as in the previous paragraph. Hoki ana ia kia to ratou kainga, i mea iho ia ki ona tuakana, etc. (T. 22). Ka mea iho te tangata nei, “Haere ake i muri nei, kia hohoro ake te haere” (T. 148).
3. From above, downwards, down. Ka tae kei te rua i rere iho ra tona whaea (T. 15). Ka tatu iho ra te tangata ki raro (T. 147).
4. Denoting immediate sequence of events or ideas. Muri iho ka hīa e ia te wenewene whenua (Afterwards he pulled up the crops) (T. 17). I te awatea ka purea a Whakaue ratou ko ana tama … po iho ai ka whiti mai a Hinemoa ki Mokoia (The very next night Hinemoa swam over) (T. 135). It thus forms comparatives of what may be termed inferior adjectives and adverbs, as raro iho, lower; iti iho, less; etc. Katahi ia ka neke tata iho ki raro iho (T. 16). In this connection iho may sometimes be translated thereupon. Mahuetia iho ona hoa ki to ratou waka (T. 22). Huaina iho ki te taunga ko Kamokamo (J. xx, 17).
5. To intensify noa, kau, and similar adverbs. A, taringa noa iho ki te ngare a te hunga o rahaki (T. 23). Kua kite tonu iho i tona matua wahine (T. 16). A taro kau iho kua ngaro noa iho te ngangi (T. 93).
Note.—When used with verbs in the imperfect, iho always precedes ana.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te heke iho mai nei te ua.
The rain is coming down.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
I te kaha o te rā ki to whiti, ka pōngia iho ahau.
The sun was so bright I had to close my eyes.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te oma ki tātahi.
I thought running to the beach would be a piece of cake.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te whatu kākahu.
I thought it would be easy as to knit clothes.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Kia ahatia. He rākau noa iho te papa, he māmā te horoi.
Never mind. It's a wooden floor. It's easy to clean.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
Kia ahatia, he māmā noa iho muku i te papa.
Never mind, the floor's easy to wipe.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
Nāku a Nikau i whakarere iho ake.
I abandoned Nikau.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mā Pita e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Pita will run to Countdown.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Noho iho!
Sit down!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ko Arohakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Aroha is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kei whea te mamae, kei tō uma? Kāo, kei raro iho. Kei taku puku.
Where's the pain – in your chest? No, it's further down. It's in my stomach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Ka hapū anō hoki ia i muri iho i a Kōpako.
She conceived again after Kōpako.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kei te heke iho a Ataahua ki raro.
Ataahua is heading down to the bottom.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Kei te heke iho a Rangi i te rākau.
Rangi is descending down from the tree.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho
Kei te heke iho ngā tāngata i te ara piki.
People are coming down the path.
Down - iho
Peke iho!
Jump down!
Down - iho
Te rangonga o te iwi o te pā i te haruru, ka oma iho ki te mātakitaki haka.
When the people of the pā heard the noise, they ran down to hear the haka.
Down - iho
Kua here iho te utu.
The price has come down.
Down - iho
He iti iho a Aoteara i a Ahitereiria.
New Zealand is smaller than Australia.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He pōturi iho taku motokā i tōu.
My car is slower than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He poto iho a Pāora i a Aria.
Pāora is shorter than Aria.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu ka tuku iho ai ā.koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.
Ka tae a Māui ki te rua i rere iho rā tōna whaea.
Māui reached the pit down which his mother had fled.
Ka haere noa iho ia.
He just wandered along (around).
He pai noa iho ā rātou kai.
Their food was good enough (quite all right).
E rua haora noa iho kei te toe.
Just two hours remain (Only two hours are left).
E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.
He kino iho tēnei marama i te marama o Hūrae.
This month is worse than the month of July.
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea
Mā Tiwana e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Tiwana will run to Countdown.
Kei te haere te motokā ki raro iho.
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
He māmā noa iho! Pēhea hoki koe?
Easy as! How about you?
I haehae rawa iho rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards.
I haehae rawa iho nei rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards here.
Ka mea ake rātou o te whare, ‘E koe e iri iho nei, kōrero iho rā!
The people in the house said, ‘You hanging up there, speak down to us!
Ka mea iho taua maia rā, ‘Te kino hoki o taua koutou haka e rongo iho nei au!
What a terrible haka of yours I can hear!
Ka mea iho ia, ‘Nui atu te pai!
Very good!
Me i tahuri taua iwi ki te whawhai ki a Tama maa kua mate noa iho.
If that tribe had turned to fighting Tama and the others they would have been completely defeated.
Ka mea a Uenuku, ‘Tukua iho!
Let him down!
Huaina iho ki te taunga ko Kamokamo.
The fishing ground was called Kamokamo.
He iti iho tōku whare i tōna.
My house is smaller than hers.
E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu.
Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel when they go down to drink.
He paku iho a Rangotonga i a Aotearoa.
Rarotonga is smaller than New Zealand.
He kino iho tēnei whare i tērā whare..
This house is worse than that house.
He iti iho te kiore i te ngeru.
He mouse is smaller than the cat.
Takoto tonu iho taua ika hai whenua.
That fish continues to lie here as land.
I tiro iho a Māui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Māui looked down at the men sitting down there.
He kino iho a Trump i a Obama.
Although some people might think that you mean he is less bad.
Nā te Pākehā kua noa noa iho ..
Because of the Pākehā it has become desecrated ..
He poto noa iho tēnei taura.
This rope is just short.
Ka rere iho te tīwaiwaka, rere iho hoki tana hoa.
The fantail flew down, and so did her mate.
Ka titiro iho te marama ki a Rona.
The moon looked down at Rona.
He taonga tuku iho.
An heirloom handed down.
Kua tau iho te kōtuku.
The white heron has landed.
Ātaahua hoki te tiaho iho o ngā whetū!
How lovely the stars are shining down!
Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?
Kua heke iho ia i tana tūranga.
He has stepped down from his position.
Māna te rākau e turaki iho.
He will cut down the tree.
Ko te pātainga iho a Tama, ‘E Tū, kei te ora tonu koe?
Tū, are you still alive?
Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa
Tiaho iho mai nei.
Shining down to us here.
I tukua iho tēnei whenua mai i tō tātou tipuna.
This land was handed down to us from our grandfather.
Kātahi ia ka poroaki iho ki te iwi.
Then he bade farewell to the tribe.
Ko te moenga o Ruataupare kei raro iho o te mataaho.
Ruataupare’s bed was immediately beneath the window.
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana.
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea.
Ka whakahu ake rātou, ka akiaki iho te waha.
They shouted up, and the voice protested from above.
Ka heke iho ko ngā roimata.
The tears fall down.
Kimihia ngā paukena kei raro iho i ngā rau e huna ana.
Find the pumpkins hiding beneath the leaves.
Hei aha noa iho a Hōne e haere ai.
Hōne doesn’t have to go.
Whakairingia ki raro iho i te matapihi.
Hang it below the window.
Ka mutu ngā tohutohu iho a Tama-te-kapua ki te teina, ko te hekenga atu ki raro, ka haere ki te roro o te whare, noho tatari mai ai ki te teina.
After Tama-te-kapua had finished his instructions to his brother, he descended and went to the porch of the house, crouching in wait for his brother.
Kei te pai noa iho taku mahi.
My work is easy peasy.
Ā, i muri iho i taua tautohenga ka mea mai a Taranga.
And, soon after that argument Taranga said.
E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.
I piki ake mātou ki ngā hua rākau e iriiri iho ana.
We climbed up to the fruit (that were) hanging down.
Ko Mahuika i ngaro tonu iho.
Mahuika was immediately destroyed.
I tiro iho a Maui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Maui looked down at the men sitting down there.
E pēnei kē iho ana rā, ‘ Haere!
Go!
I makere noa iho te hua o te rākau.
The fruit just fell down from the tree.
Te rangi i taka iho!
That'll be the day! (When they sky falls down!)
Nō tata noa iho.
From very close by.
Kei patua e koe te tangata rā mō te kore take noa iho!
Don’t you beat that man for no reason at all!
Kei te heke iho a Te Naera ki raro.
Te Naera is heading down to the bottom.
He pai noa iho tēnā!
That’s quite all right!
He kāinga iti noa iho a Ōtautahi.
Christchurch is just a little village.
Kāore he hua o te noho noa iho!
There is nothing to be gained from simply sitting around!
Kaua e noho iho!
(Do not sit down!)
Kei te heke iho a Hēmi i te rākau.
Hēmi is descending down from the tree.
Ka heke iho ia i te pā ki tātahi ..
She came down from the pā to the beach ..
Makā ana ia ki waho o te māra waina, whakamatea iho.
He was thrown out of the vineyard, (and was) just killed.
Whakairingia ki raro iho i te matapihi
Hang it (e.g., a photograph) below the window
He kāinga iti noa iho a Ōtautahi!
Christchurch is just a little village!
Ko Ponga koā rāua ko Puhihuia i noho kau noa iho, hore he kupu, hore he aha.
Ponga and Puhihuia, however, just sat, without a word, without anything.
He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big; pass me a smaller one.
Ka pirau noa iho tētahi taha o te wahine rā, ka tupu rīrī e te tio tio.
One side of the woman became rotten and overgrown with barnacles.
Kotahi noa iho.
Only one.
I kite ake anō ia i te tangata nāna i whiu iho te koikoi.
He also saw the person who threw the spear.
Pai noa iho e tā.
Easy, sweet as, bro.
Pai noa iho e hine.
Easy, sweet as, girl.
(I heke iho rātou mā te ara
They descended by way of the path
Pai noa iho te tī.
The tea is just fine.
E āhei ana te kaitono ki te whai mai i te pepa kōrero noa iho, i ngā pepa tuhituhi noa iho rānei.
The candidate is able to attempt either just the spoken paper or just the written papers.
I te mutunga iho, ka whakaaetia e te katoa.
In the end, it was agreed to unanimously.
He tī noa iho e Kauri.
Just tea, Kauri.
Kātahi ia ka piko iho wete ai i te here o ōna hū.
Then he stooped down and untied the laces of his shoes.
I noho noa iho au ki te kāinga.
I just stayed home.
Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu, ka tuku iho ai ā koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.
Ā muri tata iho.
Very shortly.
