Results for 'Mōna'
mōna - for him, her, unrealised, o category possession
Mōna, pron. 3rd pers. sing., na, with prep. mo. For him, for her. Ka hoatu he wai mona, a ka inu (P. 98). ‖ na (i).
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Mona (i), n. 1. Knot of a tree.
2. Knee joint.
monamona, n. Knuckle, joint.
‖ pona.
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Mona (ii).——
mōmona, a. 1. Fat, rich, fertile. He whenua momona.
2. Appetising, in good condition, fat, of food. Kaore e homai nga mea momona kia kai tahi ratou (T. 94).
3. Having desire or appetite. He momona nona ki te wai pena (Tr. xxxv, 83).
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Ehara mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Kōrerohia te reo Māori hei oranga mōna.
Speak te reo Māori for its wellbeing.
For the purpose of - hei
Homai te niupepa kia pānui ai au i ngā kōrero mōna.
Pass me the newspaper so that I can read the stories about her.
In order to - kia... ai
Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.
Ko te huarahi tuatahi i whakamātau ai ia hei putanga mōna ..
The first pathway he tried as an escape for himself ..
I whakamātau ia i te huarahi tuatahi hei putanga mōna.
He tested the first pathway as an escape for himself.
He kaha a Rangi ki te kōrero mōna anō.
Rangi has a tendency to talk about himself.
Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata, mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.
I ōna haerenga katoa i ngā pō ki te hi tuna, ka haere anō au hai hoa mōna (Pōtatau 1991:14)
Whenever she went at night to catch eels, I went along as well as a companion for her.
He kaha a Tī ki te kōrero mōna anō.
Tī has a tendency to talk about himself.
mōna rā te oriori rā, ko wai ia, ko wai ōna tīpuna.
In the past, it was usually these songs which showed the child for whom the song was composed who he was and who were his ancestors.
Anei tētahi kīwaha mōna.
Here is a kīwaha about him.
Kei te kimi whare ia mōna.
He is looking for a house for himself.
Mōna tērā ingoa tūpuna
That ancestral name is for her
Nā, ka hanga e Whakaue he pourewa mōna.
Now, Whakaue built himself a stage.
Mōu tērā whare, mōna tērā atu.
That house over there is yours, and the other one is his.
Ka tango ia i ngā tahā e ono, hei whakatere mōna ..
She took six calabashes as her floats ..
Ka tonoa e Māhu āna tamariki kia haere ki te tiki wai mōna (Kāretu 1974:38)
Māhu sent his children to go to fetch water for him
Ka tonoa e Māhu tana tamāhine, a Haumapuhia, ki te tiki wai hei inu mōna (Kāretu 1974:39)
Māhu sent his daughter, Haumapuhia, to fetch water for him to drink
Mōna te whare nā.
That house by you is for her.
He pakiwaitara tāna mōna anō.
She has a story about herself.
Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
