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mate - to be sick, ill, dead

E hoa e! - Jees mate!

E hoa mā e! - Good grief mate! Far out! Goodness me mate!

Mate. 1. a. Dead. Ka patua nga tohunga, ka mate (T. 56). Sometimes for clearness mate rawa.

2. Extinguished. Ka mate te ahi (T. 25). So of the moon at new moon. He marama mate, ka kowhiti kei runga (M. 376).

3. Sick,ill, unconscious. Ka kite ia e takoto ana, kua mate, kahore i mate rawa (T. 45).

4. Injured, damaged, suffering. Ka mate koe i te ua (M. 29). Ka mate taku waka (M. 84).

5. In want of, lacking. Kahore he oranga mo ana tamariki ka mate i te kai (T. 187). Aue! ka mate au nei i te wai (P. 97). With pass. termination, matea, be needed.

6. Overcome with any emotion, the emotion being expressed. Ka mate noa iho ratou i te wehi (T. 180). Ka mate a Rata i te whakama (T. 56).

7. Deeply in love. Mate ana nga tuakana, mate ana te teina ki a tuawahine (T. 130). Heoti ano kua mate nga wahine ra ki te tangata nei (T. 138). Mate ana a roto ki te tau a te rau (M.M. 76).

8. Calmed down, subsided. Ka mate te Moana.

9. Moving slowly, slack. Tai mate, slack water.

10. Completed, finished, accomplished. Te waiho kia mate tetahi mahi ka hua ai i tetahi atu (P. 7). Ka mate nga rakau mo te whare o Ngati Kahungunu.

11. Caught. Ka mate te ika.

12. n. Death. Heoti ano ka ea te mate o Tuhuruhuru (T. 62). He ope tangi mate (People on a visit of condolence).

13. Sickness, injury, wound. Ka ora ake a Tawhaki i tona mate (T. 45).

14. Danger, defeat, calamity.

15. Desire. Ka maminga e koe he mate wai tou (T. 168). He mate kai ha, ne, i hoki wawe ai koutou? (T. 194). So, e.g., mate kai, hunger, mate wai, thirst, which are sometimes written as one word.

16. Company of mourners. Hei tuku kai ma nga mate ma nga pahi.

matenga, n. 1. Time, circumstance, etc., of death. Na, te matenga ano o taua tamaiti ra, pokaia ana e Turi te manawa (T. 107).

2. Disaster, defeat, slaughter. Te ingoa o tenei matenga, ko Maikukutea (T. 93).

whakamate, v.t. 1. Put to death.

Williams Dictionary

Me mutu kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Whakamaua pōtae, kei mate koe i te makariri.
Put on your hat lest you get sick from the cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Katia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we'll die of cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta kai, kei mate puku.
East slowly; you might get a sore stomach.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au kua mate a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

muri mai ka mate a Honi i te aroha.
Afterwards Honi fell in love.
Belonging to the past - nō

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?
Belonging to a place - nō

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I tata mate au i te hiakai.
I just about died from starvation.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.
The deceased will be bereaved by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pāngia taua wahine e te mate.
That woman has been touched by sickness.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki te tākuta, kāore ia e hemo i tōna mate.
According to the doctor, her illness isn't terminal.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

He mate kino i ohorere ki ōna roro, hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kua mate te kurī?
Has the dog died?
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I mate ia ki te awa.
He died at the river.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate te Pirimia.
The Prime Minister has died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the old man had died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate noa atu ia.
He has passed away.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I mate ia ki te hōhipera i Ākarana.
He died in hospital in Auckland.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka māharahara te rōpā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi became sleeopy.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

, e hoa, he aha tēnā?
Phew, mate, what is that?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ka rere iho te tīwaiwaka, rere iho hoki tana hoa.
The fantail flew down, and so did her mate.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ka kite mātou i a Manu. Kua mate taua koroua.
We saw Manu. That old man is ill.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

E mate ana ia i te aroha.
She is dying of love.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Hoea waka, e hoa!
Go for it, mate!

Aroha mai e hoa. I tōmuri te pahi.
Sorry mate, the bus was late.

taku e hoa.
My bad mate.

Mate atu he tētēkura, ara mai he tētēkura.
When one plant does, another rises up to replace it.

Ā, tūāroa ki ngā tini mate huri noa i te motu.
And a long farewell to the many who have passed away throughout the land.

Tama , tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.

Ngā mate ki runga i a koutou.
The deaths you bear with you.

I pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has covid.

Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.

Kei te kōrero ia: "He mate kei taku waewae. Kei te toto! E mamae ana taku turi!".
He says: "My leg is sore! There's blood! My knee hurts!".

Kua mate taku rākau panana i te makariri.
My banana tree died because of the cold.

Kua mate tātou mea kahurangi.
Our precious one has passed away.

Ka mate koe i te kai hikareti.
You will become dead/sick by smoking.

mate kanehe
desire (for someone), lust.

He hātākēhi hoa.
Your mate is hardcase.

E hoa!
Hey mate!

Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te .
Grieve those who have gone into the night.

Kua mate tōku hoa.
My friend has died.

Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.

Whū! Kei a koe te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Kua pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has gotten sick with Covid.

Kia ora e hoa. Pai te tutaki i a koe.
Hi mate. Nice to meet you.

E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!

E hoa e, ko tana kurī!
Jees mate, it's her dog!

Ko ngā waka i mua , mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

Kāō, kua mate.
No, he has died.

E hoa e!
Jees mate!

E hoa, he tino pai taku mutunga wiki!
Mate, my weekend was great.

E , i reira hoki au.
Come on mate, I was there too.

E hoa.
Hey mate.

Anā kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki whaea ā tōna .
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

E hoa, kei te pai.
Mate, it's okay.

Tama , tama ora, tama moe, tama mate.
The boy that stands, lives. The boy that sleeps, dies.

E mate ana tēnei.
This one is sick.

Kia ora e hoa.
Hi mate.

Ka mate he toa, ka whānau anō he toa.
A champion dies, another champion is born.

Hei te ahiahi ka m,āminga e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend you are thirsty.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā .
You might be killed by those cars.

Hei te ahiahi ka māmingā e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend to be thirsty.

E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?

Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia nei ngā kupu te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga ."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

E hoa, he Mane!
Mate, it's Monday!

#33: I am going, I was going, I went.
#42: I am eating your apple, you are eating my apple
#58: My wife meets my girlfriend
#172: The bad big wolf
#28: Rangi is reading the book
#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
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