Results for 'Māmā'
māmā - mother (n); easy, simple (adj)
Māmā. ‖ mā (iv), (v).
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Mama (i). 1. v.t. Perform certain rites with the object of nullifying a hostile spell or of removing tapu. Ka mama i te umu o te riariaki (Ika, 81). Ko toku mamatanga atu ano tenei i taku karakia.
2. a. Free fromtapu. Ka mama te kahui uta, ka mama te kahui tai, ka mama kahui kainga mea i Otukoro (M. 247). Katahi ka maoa te kuri ra, ka poipoia, ka mama tama i te riri (T. 112). Ka mama munamuna, ka mama korokoro (M. 320). ‖ ma (i), 4.
whakamama, v.t. Remove by incantation the restrictions oftapu, either in a special case, or generally. Karangatia hoki tau
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wahine, a Kearoa, kia eke mai ki te whakamama i te kohukohu ruahine o te waka nei (T. 70). I te ata ka huhua te purenga ra, whakamama rawa, horohoro rawa, ka noa (M. xx). Ka huhua, ka whakanoatia, ooi, ka whakahekea, ka whakamamatia (M. 362).
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Mama (ii). 1. v. Ooze through small apertures, leak. Ka mama ake te wai i te pakaru nei. ‖ komama.
2. n. Kidney.
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māmā, a. 1. Light, not heavy. He whenua taimaha te whenua, he tangata mama te tangata (P.).
2. Unencumbered, so quick. Kia kaha te haere, kia mama te haere.
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māmā, n. Hoplodactylus pacificus, tree lizard. = papa, teretere.
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Ko Mere tōku māmā.
Mere is my mother.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai tō māmā?
Who is your Mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te māmā?
Who is the mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Whakatikaina tō rūma, kei riri tō māmā!
Clean your room or your mother will tell you off!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia tūpato, kei riri tō mama.
Be careful, lest your mother gets angry,
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Pēnei au ka māmā te oma i te toru kiromita - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought running three kilometres would be a piece of cake - that was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Pēnei a Māmā e tunu ana koe i te parakuihi.
Mum thought you were cooking breakfast.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
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...
Ki a Māmā te kōrero whakamutunga.
Mum will have the final say.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?
He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā.
Rāwiri is like his mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
He rite tō tāua waka ki tō māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
He rite tonu au ki tōku māmā.
I am like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā, he tangata kaha ki te mahi.
Rāwiri is like his mother, a man who is strong in work.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
He rite a Kauri ki tōku māmā.
Kauri is just like my mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
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!
Nō Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.
Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.
Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?
Belonging to a place - nō
Ehara mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is not for your mother.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is for your mother.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if I was a kid.
It was as if - ānō nei
Kua tata wehe a Māmā i te hui.
Mum has almost left the meeting.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
E kōrero ana a Māmā ki te waea me te whātuitui kākahu anō.
Māmā is talking on the phone whilst folding the clothes.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Kei te awhitia te pēpi e tōna māmā.
The girl is being hugged by her mother.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te kitea te kōtiro e tōna māmā.
The girl is being seen by her mother.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kia wātea, kia māmā, te ngākau, te tinana, te wairua i te ara takatā.
To clear, to free the heart, the body and the spirit of humanity.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te māra a Māmā.
Mum's in the garden.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kei te hōhipera tō māmā.
Your mother is at the hospital.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...
He māmā tēnei mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira
Nā tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kāore te kōtiro i te kitea e tōna māmā.
The girl is not being seen by her mother.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Mō muri a Māmā ka hoki mai.
Mummy will come back later.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ko Ataahua te māmā.
Ataahua is the mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ka hōhā tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He pai ki taku māmā tēnei momo hū.
My mum likes this type of shoe.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Hei tā Michale Naera, heamana o Te Mana Hauora, he uaua ki ētahi tūroro Māori te mārama ki ngā rerenga kōrero hauora reo pākeha, ā, ka māmā ake me he Māori te reo.
Te Mana Hauora chair Michael Naera said Māori patients struggled with English medical terms and would find it easier if they were in Māori.
Conjunctions - and - ā
Ehara i tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This does not belong to their mother.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore tō māmā i te hōhipera.
Your mother is not at the hospital.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
I te taha o taku māmā.
On my mum' s side.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o
Me hoki atu koe ki te kāinga, kei pukuriri tō māmā.
You had better go back now - your mum might get mad.
In case... - kei
I kohete a Māmā i a mātou.
Mum told us off.
Me hoko e tātou he koha mā Māmā, me te tākai anō kia ātaahua.
We should buy Mum a present, and wrap it nicely too.
He māmā noa iho! Pēhea hoki koe?
Easy as! How about you?
tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum’s fed up with them.
Ko te mēra mo tō māmā,.
They're the mail for your mother.
I oma tō kōrua māmā ki te hokomaha
Your mother ran to the supermarket.
He tangata pukumahi tō māmā.
Your mum is a hard working person.
Ko Ihapera te māmā o Raiatea.
Ihapera is the mother of Raiatea.
Kei te riri ō rātou māmā.
And we don't want to get their mothers angry. Oh no!
He uri nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, Te Rarawa ki tōku pāpā taha; ko tōku māmā taha nō Tūhoe, nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui hoki.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, and Te Rarawa on my father’s side; and on my mother’s side, I am from Tūhoe and also Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.
A tōku māmā Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka a ō mātou hoa.
I am reading our friends' book.
He kōura te rīnga o tōku māmā.
My mother's ring is gold.
Kei a au ngā mea e pīrangi nei a Māmā.
I have the things Mum wants.
Kei te tunu tōku māmā I tētahi keke
But when we use the gerund, the abridged version we don't need it
Nāku te māmā i harikoa ai.
I was the reason the mother was happy.
Rite tonu koe ki tō māmā te ātaahua.
You are beautiful just like your mother.
I hea tō māmā i te whitu karaka?
Where was your mother at seven o'clock?
Ko Miriama tōku māmā.
Miriama is my mum.
Nāku te māmā i harikoa nei.
I am the reason the mother is happy.
Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai tō māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
Kei te kaha tonu tō māmā.
Your mother is still strong.
Māku te māmā i harikoa ai.
I is the reason the mother will be happy.
I whānau mai tō māmā i hea?
Where was your mum born?
Rite tonu koe ki tō mama.
You are just like your mother
Māmā!
Mother!
Kei te mokemoke tōna māmā ki a ia
Her mother misses him
Ko te mēra mo tō māmā.
They’re the mail for your mother.
He māmā ahau
I am a mother.
Tunu keke ai tō māmā.
Your mother is always cake-baking.
He māmā tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.
Ko Joan tōku māmā.
Joan is my mother.
I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.
He rite tō tāua waka ki tō māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
Kei te tunu te māmā *i* te keke
The mother is baking the cake
Ko Raureka te māmā.
Raureka is the mother.
Kei te kōrero te māmā ki ngā tamariki i aroha *ai* ia.
The mother is talking to the children whom she loves.
Kei te kōrero te māmā ki ngā tamariki e aroha *ana* ia.
The mother is talking to the children whom she loves.
Tōu māmā.
My mother.
Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.
He rite a Rangi ki tōna māmā.
Rangiis like his mother’.
Ka toru ai aku hāhi, ko tō tōku māmā, ko tō tōku pāpā, tō tōku whāea whāngai.
And so I have three churches—my mother’s, my father’s, and my adoptive mother’s.
E tunu ana tō māmā i te keke
Your mother was or is baking the cake
Kāore tō māmā e tunu ana i te keke.
Your mother wasn't or isn't baking the cake.
Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki
The mother is watching the children
Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki e tākaro ana
The mother is watching the children who are playing
Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki kāore e tākaro ana.
The mother is watching the children who are not playing.
Kia ora māmā mō te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.
Nō tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.
Kei te hokomaha tō māua māmā.
Our mother (not yours) is at the supermarket.
I te hokomaha tō māua māmā.
Our mother (not yours) was at the supermarket.
Hei te hokomaha tō māua māmā.
Our mother (not yours) will be at the supermarket.
Hei te toa te māmā.
My mother will be located at the shop.
Ko Hone tōku pāpā, ko Rāhera tōku māmā.
Hone is my father, Rāhera is my mother.
Ka kōrero ahau ki tōku māmā ā tērā wiki.
I will visit my mother next week.
Hei tēra wiki, ka kōrero ai ahau ki tōku māmā.
This contains two ideas..firstly, next week something is going to happen.
I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.
Māmā, e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere ki te kaukau.
Mum, I want to go for a swim.
