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mōhio - to know

Mohio. 1. v.t. Know, understand. Kaore e mohio ka mate ratou (T. 92). Kua mohio ano pea ia moku tena wai (T. 133).

2. Recognise. Mau e whakahua atu i tou ingoa, a ka mohio mai ia ki a koe (T. 23).

3. v.i. Be accustomed. Tirotiro kau ana, ka mohio nga matamua, ka pouri tonu taua muringa (T. 12).

4. Be known. Ka akona e tona tupuna, e Rongotakawiu ki nga karakia, mohio katoa i a ia (T. 57).

5. a. Wise, intelligent. Hongi mohio ana raua, hongi kuare ana te tangata nei (T. 147).

6. On one's guard, suspicious. Tena ko tenei, e taku whanaunga, kia mohio ake i muri nei (T. 63). Me pehea ra ka whiti ai au, ina hoki e mohio tonu ana te iwi nei (T. 132).

7. n. Knowing person. Kawhakina a Ngatoro raua ko tana wahine hei mohio mo te waka nei (T. 70).

whakamohio, v.t. 1. Teach, instruct. Otira na tana pononga i whakamohio (T. 168).

2. Cause or allow to understand. Ka kāti tonu te matau mau ai, hei whakamohio mana i a Rongotiki (T. 118).

3. Hint one's meaning, as in a song.

4. Arouse suspicions.

Williams Dictionary

Ko wai te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori?
Who is the one who knows te reo Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara koe i te tangata mohio.
You are not a knowledgeable person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara! Mōhio au ki te pātai, kāore au i te mōhio ki te whakautu!
On the contrary! I know the question, I don't know the answer!
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te mōhio koe.
You know.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E mōhio ana ia he porotaka te ao.
He knows that the earth is round.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mōhio ana koe ki te kaukau?
Are you knowing how to swim?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mohio ana au ki ana kupu.
I know what her words mean.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mōhio ana au ki te tangata e kōrero koe.
I know the person you're talking about.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mōhio ana au ki ana kupu.
I am knowing what her words mean.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua mōhio ia ki te kōrero pukapuka.
She knows how to book read.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ko Mia te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori.
Mia is the one who knows te reo Māori.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō

Me i kore koe a hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn't spoken up, we would not have known that you thought that.
If... (using me) - me

Kāti te whakaputa mōhio.
Stop being a know-it-all.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

E mōhio ana ahau, e taea e ia te whakamārama i te whakatauki nei.
I know that she will be able to explain this saying.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

whea tātou i mōhio ai!
We couldn't possibly have known!
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Ka tōmuri a Ria, ki mōhio? Tērā tonu pea. E rongonui ana tōna tōmuri.
Do you think Ria might get here late? Quite possibly. Her tardiness is well-known.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

He mea hoko pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he whakaaro māku.
I don't know what to think.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he pātai māku.
I don't know what to ask.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio.
I don't know.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore koe i te mōhio.
You do not know.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore koe i te mōhio ki taku pātai?
You don't know my question?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ā, kāore au i te mōhio.
Um, I don't know.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he waiata māku.
I don't know what to sing.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he kai māku.
I don't know what to eat.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ka mōhio taku hoa ki te tangata .
My friend knows that man.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore ia e mōhio ki te waiata.
He doesn't know how to sing.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He tangata mohio koe.
You are a knowledgeable person.
Categorizing sentences - he

He wahine tino mōhio a Rongomai ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
Rongomai is a woman very knowledgeable in designing the layout of the land.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kore rawa au i mōhio i tīmata mai te pepa i te rākau.
I didn't know that paper came from trees.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Na wai ēnā kōtiro mōhio?
Whose are those clever girls?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te kaiwhakahaere o taua hui?
Do you know who the organiser of the hui is?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Me waea atu ki a ia kia mōhio ai he aha to aha.
You should call him to know what's happening.
In order to - kia... ai

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Kei te mōhio au ki a ia.
I know him.

He wahine mōhio.
A knowledgeable woman.

Kei te mōhio tātou katoa ki a Timoti.
We all know Timoti.

I mōhio koe ki a Mere?
Did you know Mere?

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana.
He is very knowledgeable when it comes to getting food from the sea.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra.
She's very knowledgeable when it comes to gardening/growing veges.

mōhio hoki.
Gee, you're clever.

Kei te mōhio au ki a Aroha.
I know Aroha.

Kei te hiahia koe ki te mōhio?
Do you want to know?

Kāore au e mōhio.
I don't know.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.

Kīhai a ia i āta mōhio ki te ara ki te puna wai.
He didn't really know the path to the spring.

He wahine tino mōhio ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
She is a woman who is very knowledgeable about designing the layout of the land.

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Kātahi te tamaiti mōhio, ko koe.
What a clever child you are.

Mōhio ana koe it ia?
Do you know her?

Kei te mōhio koe ki whakapapa?
Do you know your family tree?

He kōtiro mōhio ia.
She's an intelligent girl.

He tino pai a Pāora ki te kōrero, he tino mōhio ki te karakia.
Pāora was good at speaking, and also knowledgeable on karakia.

He mōhio a Tawa ki te whakapapa o te iwi.
Tawa is knowledgeable of the ancestry of the people.

I mōhio ahau e haere mai ana koe i tēnei .
I knew you would come today.

E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.

Kua mōhio ahau i ia.
I know he is wrong.

Mōhio rawa ake ahau kua a ia.
I just realised she was wrong.

Ka mōhio ngā tāngata ki ngā tīkanga.
The people know the protocol.

Kei te mōhio koe ki te ngaringari a motu?
Do you know the national anthem?

He tangata mōhio ia.
She is a knowledgeable person.

Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.

Ki taku mohio...
To my knowledge...

Me pēhea rātou e mōhio ai?
How are they to know?

Mōhio koe ki a Tāwhaki?
Do you know Tāwhaki?

Engari ko te painga, he mōhio ia ki te tiaki i te pakeke, i tōna kuia.
But on the good side, he's very good at looking after his elders.

Te wahine mōhio.
The clever woman.

Whakaputa mōhio!
Know-it-all!

Kei te mōhio koe ki a ia?
Do you know him?

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