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nā - Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of

Nā, a. Satisfied, content. Heoi ano kua na tona ngakau, ka moe nei ia i te torere a tona manawa (W. iv, 105).

whakanā. 1. v.t. Satisfy, refresh.

2. Lull to security. He kokoreke puohotata e kore e taea te whakana.

3. v.i. Rest, remain still. Whakana taua i konei.

nānā, v.t. Tend carefully, nurse. Ka nanatia a Hau-mapuhia, ka koeke.

whakanānā, v.i. Rest, remain.

‖ ngā.

Williams Dictionary

Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which takes the place of ia in combination with certain prepositions and definitives, forming the words āna, ōna, māna, nāna, nōna, tāna, and tona, which are explained separately.

Williams Dictionary

Na (ii), ad. used at the beginning of a narrative, or of a particular stage of a narrative, to call attention, or to introduce some new element or emphatic statement to which especial attention is desired to be drawn. Na, tenei ano te take i haere mai ai a Turi ki tenei motu (T. 107). Ka tae ki Te Rohutu … ka noho ratou i reira. Na, he tangata ano i reira (T. 123).

‖ nana.

Williams Dictionary

Na (iii), particle. 1. Used after words and clauses to indicate position near or connection with the person addressed. I ma hea mai koia to koutou na ara i haere mai ai ? (T. 149). E pai ana ranei ta tena iwi, tana haka e haka ake na ? (T. 64).

2. Used in relative clauses (‖ F.L. § 72, 73). Ko ia ano tena i mahue atu na i a koe (T. 59). Hei a koe ranei ka kitea ai taua wahi e rapua na e koe (T. 14).

3. As a suffix in the words tena, ena, pena, kona. Of these, tena is sometimes resolved into te and na, te whare na being equivalent to tena whare.

Note.—In letters and written matter the writer places himself mentally, so to speak, beside the reader, and na is used where nei would be appropriate in conversation.

4. In animated conversation, where there is no special relation to the person addressed, the force being to add emphasis; sometimes equivalent to the expression, As I was telling you, or, As I say. Waiho to ratou purenga nei na hei hunanga mo to ratou puhaehae (T. 135). Ko te wai heru tena na, ko te wai whakaata tenei na (T. 54). Pera tonu ta raua na mahi (T. 133).

5. In the expressions na koa, na pea, na ra, etc. He tangata tuku taonga ia, a Tuahumahina, ki te iwi ? Na koa, he tangata kaiponu (W. iv, 97).

6. Adverbially = tena. There. See also 5, above.

‖ nei (iii).

Williams Dictionary

Na (iv), prep. 1. By, made by, acted on in any way by (the verb explaining the character of the action being in the active). “Na wai i wahi ?” Ka mea atu ia, “Na te tangata” (T. 133).

2. Indicating parentage or descent. “Na wai koe ?” Ka ki atu a Whakatau, “Nau ano ra au” (T. 57). Ko Whaene he rangatira, he mokopuna na Porourangi (J. xx, 17).

3. Possessed by, belonging to. Kao, na matou tena ika (T. 122).

4. By reason of, on account of. Na te kino hoki i mahue atu ai te whenua (T. 82). Na reira i tika ai ta ratou heke mai (T. 68).

5. By way of. Ko koe na nga huarahi o te pa (T. 177).

Note.—For the difference between na and no ‖ F.L. § 22.

Williams Dictionary

Ko Eruera te tangata nā.
Eruera is that person (near you).
Identity sentences - ko...

E kōwhiti ana te tamaiti nā i ngā kuku.
The mussels are being shelled by that child by you.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

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

E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua kite koe i taku pene? He mā whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Ko te hapu e noho ana i Maungawhau e mea ana nā rātou taua moana.
The sub-tribe living at Maungawhau said that that sea was theirs.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Nō nā tata nei.
Just recently.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Mere mā i horoi ngā pereti.
Mere and the others washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā koutou i para i te ara.
You paved the way.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te papa i tahitahi?
Who swept the floor?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Amaru te papa i tahitahi.
It was Amaru who swept the floor.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Tawa i tahitahi te papa.
It was Tawa who swept the floor.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa.
It was the tattooist who designed my tattoo.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki te whare i whakapai.
The children were the ones who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakaparuparu?
Who was the one who messed up the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā mātou te whare i whakaparuparu.
It was the parents who messed up the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Ponga te kōhuru i a au.
Ponga is responsible for the treachery against me.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Ponga tēnā, ēhara i a au.
Ponga is the cause, not me.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i whakapai te whare.
It was them who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Kauri ngā keke nā i tunu.
Kauri cooked those cakes (near you).
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Tame te karakia i taki.
It was Tame who recited the prayer.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Hine i kī te kōrero.
It was Hine who made the statement.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rāua i hanga te whare.
It was them (two) who built the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kaiako i whakaako i ngā tauira.
It was the teacher who taught the students.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki i whakangaro ngā mea tākaro.
It was the children who lost the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro i waiata i te waiata.
It was the girl who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.
It was the policeman who caught the thief.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They welcomed the guests.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Pita i mau ngā kī.
It was Pita who held the keys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tauira i whakarite te whakaaturanga.
It was the students who prepared the presentation.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tāngata i āwhina te whānau.
It was the people who helped the family.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō kai i tunu inapō
Who was the one who cooked your food last night?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Hōne i hanga te pouaka.
It was Hōne who built the box.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai koe i whakapakeke?
Who was the one who raised you?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te kai i tunu?
Who cooked for food?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ō kākahu i pōkai i tēnei wiki?
Who was the one who folded the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kaiako i kī ngā ture.
It was the teacher who stated the rules.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō kai i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who prepared food today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō kawhe i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who made your coffee today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rāua i whawhai ki ngā pirihimana.
It was them (two) who fought with the police.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kairangahau i uiui ia tamariki, o ngā whānau katoa.
The researcher interviewed each group of children from all the families.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i kī e mārena ana tō tuakana?
Who said your brother's getting married?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai taku wai i inu?
Who drank my water?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.
His slave hung some food up for him.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Maru te kūmara i whakatipu.
It was Maru grew the kumara.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te paruauru te oneone i taupoki.
It was the gardener who dug the garden.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā P&amacr;ora ngā kai i tunu.
It was Pāora who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Niko te keke i tunu.
Niko was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Rangi i pupuhi te manu.
Rangi shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Ataahua i āwhina a Taika.
It was Ataahua who helped Taika.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te wahine anake tērā mahi.
That task is done by woman alone.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā taku tāne te parakuihi i whakarite!
(It was) my husband (who) prepared breakfast!
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Ponga ahau i āwhina.
I was protected by Ponga.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te moko o Ponga i pai ai.
It is because of Ponga's facial tattoo that he was attractive.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Honi i mahi te parāoa.
Honi made the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki i kato te pūhā.
The children picked the pūhā.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Mia te parāoa i mahi.
Mia made the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou ngā pereti i horoi.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who washed the dishes?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki te pūhā i kato.
The children picked the pūhā.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i mahi te parāoa?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te parāoa i mahi?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i horoi ngā pereti?
Who washed the plates?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ngā pereti i horoi?
Who washed the plates?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i kato te pūhā?
Who picked the pūhā?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te pūhā i kato?
Who picked the pūhā?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Hera tōku whare i hanga.
It was Hera who built my house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā mātou te kai i tunu.
We cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Koa ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Koa picked these flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Nā te mea...
Because...
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Nā te mea, he wera rawa!
Because it's too hot!
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Nā wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Waiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e homai te mea nā.
Don't pass me that thing.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kua tangohia nā hū e tōnā matua.
His shoes have been removed by his father.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E ruku pāua ana au nā te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Tēnei nā, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She must be reading a book (to just by what I hear).
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Haere ki te ngangau i te wheua kererū i te kono nā, ka haere mai ai me mātou.
Go and chew on the kererū bones in the kono, and then come with us.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kāore e kore nā Hema ia i kōrero.
It was doubtless Hema who told him.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Hei kai kē te mīti nā, kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei

Ehara māku e taki te karakia, nā te mea he iti taku kete pāpaku taku kete karakia.
I will not be the one to recite the prayer because my kete is shallow.
Conjunctions - but - engari

He pai ki ahau te mahita, nā te mea, he humarie ia.
I like the teacher, because he's handsome.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore e pai ki ahau te mahita, na te mea, he haunga ia.
I don't like the teacher because he smells.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Nā te makariri rāua i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Nā te makariri rāua i hoki mai ai.
They came back because of the cold.
Direction - ...ai

Tērā tonu pea nā Taika te papawīra rā. I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Taika. He said he had a new skateboard.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ka hoki mai nā roto i te nehenehe.
They returned by way of the patch of bush.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Nā wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā H&emacr;mi tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Hēmi.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai tēnei tamaiti?
Who does this child belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

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

Na Niko and Moana.
They are Niko's and Moana's.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai te waka whero?
Who does the red car belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na Ari taua waka whero.
That red car belongs to Ari.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai ēnei taputapu katoa?
Whose is all this gear?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ō tātou manuhiri pea?
Perhaps they belong to our guests?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books belong to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku te rakuraku nā.
That guitar belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper belongs to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Whakapuakina ā koutou pukepuka, tamariki nā!
Open your books, children!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Na wai ēnei kūkū?
Whose mussels are these?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Na Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song is sing by Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nā te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nā te aha i pērā ai?
For what reason is it like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha rātou i kōrero ai?
For what reason did they speak?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koe i kai ai i te āporo?
For what reason did you eat the apple?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ia i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
For what reason did he/she return home?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai?
For what reason did the children play?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koutou i haere ai ki te tāone?
For what reason did you (plural) go to town?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koe i moe ai i te pō nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha te tama i tangi ai?
For what reason did the boy cry?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te kaupapa au i haere ai.
Because of the purpose, I went.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koe i tōmuri ai?
For what reason are you late?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te ua au i tōmuri ai.
Because of the rain, I am late.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ia i kata ai?
For what reason did she laugh?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te hangareka!
Because it was hilarious!
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
For what reason are your clothes dirty?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā taku pukumahi i paru ai.
Because of my hard work, they are dirty.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn’t go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha koe i kore ai e kai i te āporo?
Why didn’t you eat the apple?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha ia i kore ai e hoki ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t he/she return home?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn’t the children play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) go to town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn't go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha i Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
What is the reason why Tama didn't play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

He mea hanga nā te Atua.
God created.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Nā wai te pene nei?
Whose pen is this?

Nā Henare.
Henare's.

Na Mere tēnei kurī.
This dog belongs to Mere.

Nā Mīria ngā pukapuka rā.
Those books (over there) belong to Maria.

Na rātou ēnā mea.
Those things are theirs.

Nā, me pōkai i a koe ki te taora.
Let's wrap you up in your towel.

Nā te mea...
Because...

Nā wai ēnei?
Whose are these? (near me)

Nā wai ngā pukapuka rā?
Whose are those books over there?

Nā wai te pōtae nā?
Whose is that hat (near you)?

Nā wai ērā kurī?
Whose are those dogs (over there)?

Ehara nāku te karakia i taki, nā Aroha kē.
I was not the one who recited the prayer, it was Aroha.

Nā wai tēnei kapu?
Whose is this cup?

Nā reira, māku e kawe ai tō tātou nei tikanga, kia tīmata ai tō tātou nei kaupapa, tō tātou nei karaihe, i te pai, i te ora, i te hari.
Therefore, I will carry out our customs, so that our purpose, our class, may begin in goodness, in wellbeing, and in happiness.

He mokopuna au nā Nikau.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Nikau.

Nā reira māku i tuku te karakia, nā reira me karakia tātou.
I will deliver the prayer; therefore, we should all pray.

Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tō tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei wā i tēnei hāora. Nā reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all. ?? who have brought us together at this time, at this hour. Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.

He ākonga au nā Rangi.
I am one of Rangi's students.

Ehara nā ngā tamariki i horoi te motokā.
The kids did not wash the car.

He hunaonga ia nā Mia.
She's Mia's daughter-in-law.

He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Pita.
He's Pita's adopted child.

Nā wai tēnei pukapuka?
Whose book is this?

Nā wai...?
Whose...?

Ahakoa he iti kete, he iti nā te aroha.
It is the thought that counts.

Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.

Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki tēnā, ki tēnā o koutou.
Therefore, greet one another, each and every one of you.

Nā ngā atua i homai.
Given to us by the gods.

Nā reira, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai, hara mai ki tō tātou kaupapa.
Therefore, welcome—come forward, step up, come into our shared kaupapa.

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.

Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. Nā tō rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.

Nā reira, kei Manurewa au e noho ana, ki Tāmaki ki te Tonga, ki Tāmaki Makaurau; engari he rere ngā waka, he rere ngā tāngata.
Therefore, I live in Manurewa, in South Auckland, in Auckland; however, the vehicles are moving and the people are moving.

He whakataukī tēnei nā ngā tūpuna Māori...
As the Māori ancestors said...

Nā reira, āe, hikaka te ngākau ki te tiaki, ki te poipoi i a koutou.
Therefore, yes, the heart is eager to care for and to nurture you all.

Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.

Nā Manu tēnei reta.
This letter is from Manu.

He tata rawa tō koutou poti ki te tohora nā!
Your boat is close to that whale!

E iti noa ana nā te aroha.
A small thing given with love.

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

Ka oti i a koe te mahi nā i te rā nei?
Will you finish that job today?

Nā te ngākau kē tēnei hiainu.
This thirst belongs to the heart.

Nā te mea kua whara tana waewae.
Because his leg is injured.

Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.

Nā te aha a Aria i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Aria did not come to the meeting?

Ehara nā rātou te whare i hanga.
They didn't build the house.

Nā te moeroa.
Because he slept in.

Nā te mea i kaha ake rātau i a tātau.
Because they were stronger than us.

Ehara nā Amaru tēnei whakaahua.
This photograph does not belong to Amaru.

Nā Huia te reta kē i muri o te karaka.
The letter behind the clock is Huia's.

Ehara nā Hōri te reta nei i tuku mai.
George didn't send this letter.

He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?

Nā tana kaha whai i tana hiakai, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.

Ko te ingoa nei nā Te Aotakī i tapa.
This name was given by Te Aotakī.

Tangohia mai te mea nā i raro i te oko.
Peel off the thing from under the bowl.

Na Mere tēnei kurī.
This dog belongs to Mere.

He iti nā te aroha.
It's small but given with love (proverb).

Tēnā koe, e noho mai nā i Ākarana.
Hello to you who will in Auckland.

I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.

Nā wai te waea pūkoro nei?
Who does this phone belong to?

He tōtara wāhi rua, he kai nā te ahi.
A tÅtara split in two is food for the fire.

Pāpā, nāku kē i raka te whare, nā Tawa i whakaweto te hikohiko. Kua pai tātou.
Pāpā, I locked the house. Tawa turned the power off. We are fine.

Nā wai tēnei rima tekau heneti?
Whose is this 50 cents?

I rongo ia i te turituri nā.
He heard a noise.

Nā Kauri ērā tamariki.
Those are Kauri's children.

Nā, me whakamau i tō hāte.
Now, let's put your shirt on.

Nā Tame tēnā rorohiko.
That computer belongs to Tame.

Nā wai te ngeru pīwari nei.
Whose cute cat is this?

Nā, he ātaahua koe.
You look beautiful.

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

Keo tōu kāinga pea te ngahau nā te tini o te uri ariki.
Perhaps at your home the young chiefs dance.

Nā te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.
Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.

Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.

He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.