Results for 'Nui'
ake - up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)
nui - big, great, many
Nui (pl. nunui). 1. a. Large. He kuku tangaengae nui, he parera apu paru (P. 19). Ko te ingoa o tona pa ko Whakarewa, he pa nui hoki, he maioro nunui nga maioro (T. 182).
2. Great, intense. Ka nui te umeretanga ki reira (P. 100). Ka nui ake tana whakama (T. 186).
3. Many. He nui te tangata o roto o taua pa (T. 166).
4. Plentiful, abundant. E nui kai i runga o Pamamaku (P. 104).
5. Superior, of high rank, important. Ko te kupu tenei mo te tangata nui o taua tira (P. 104). Ko ta namata kai nui tenei he kiore (T. 139).
6. n. Greatness, size. E ka takoto me he nui tohora (T. 152).
7. Multitude. Mana e hoatu ki te nui a Te Rangi (M. 124).
8. Abundance, plenty. He nui no te kai rangatira i a ia (T. 144).
9. Rank, importance, sign of rank. Nga nui o te wahine wehi kore nei (M. 413). Ka miharo ki te nui o te wahine nei (T. 188).
10. ad. Openly, in public. I rangona nuitia he paki mai ma te ngutu (M. 272).
11. v.t., in pass. nuia. Be made much of. E kore hoki koe e nuia iho i enei nga raro (M. 14). Ki te tau ra i nuia e au (S. ii, 21).
nuinga, n. 1. Majority, larger part. Te panganga atu ki te pae miromiro mate ana te nuinga (T. 96).
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2. Party, people. Ka hoki a Paoa ki ona hoa, ki tona nuinga (T. 196).
whakanui, v.t. 1. Make or consider great or important. Ka whakanuia ake tana tamaiti muringa, ka whakaitia iho ana muanga (T. 103).
2. Enlarge.
Williams Dictionary
Ko tēnā te whare nui.
That (near you) is the big house.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ehara a Mere i te kaiako nui.
Mere is not an important teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Sentences with i - i
Me kau hoki ki hea i te tawhiti ki waho o te moana nui?
Where could he swim to, from such a distance out in the ocean?
Sentences with i - i
Ka nui te tote kei totetotetia te kai.
That's enough salt, or else it will be too salty.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia ahatia, ehara te toa i te mea nui.
Never mind, winning isn't everything.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui!
Draw on the superme sacredness!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Ko Pōneke te taone matua, engari ko Akarana te taone nui.
Wellington is the capital city, but Auckland is the big city.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei
Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
When - Kia
I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka nui te mīti, te hēki me te tuna.
There's plenty of meat, eggs and eels.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka nui taku hiahia kia kite i a koe!
I greatly desire to see you.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe.
My love for you knows no bounds.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He kaiako nui a Mere.
Mere is an important teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he
He nui ōna ringaringa.
He has big hands.
Categorizing sentences - he
Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou.
Greetings to us all.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Ka haria ki tētahi tohunga te pounamu e tāhaetia i te whare nui.
The greenstone which was stolen from the meeting house was taken to a tohunga.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
He tangata aroha nui a Hone ki tana mokopuna a Riripeti.
Hone is a man who greatly loves his granddaughter Riripeti.
Ka nui taku aroha ki tōku whānau.
I have a lot of love for my family.
He kōtiro aroha nui ki tōna kuikui.
She is a girl who loves her grandmother very much.
He whānau pai tō Aria, he nui tō rātou aroha ki a rātou anō.
Aria has a good family. They love each other very much.
No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Ka nui āku mihi ki a koutou.
I greet your warmly.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.
The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka nui te aroha o ngā tāngata ki te take nei.
The people feel very sympathetic to this cause.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tane Mahuta.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko te whakaititianga te tohu o te mana nui.
Humility is the sign of greatness.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He ngutu nui ōku.
I have big lips.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He nui tēnā tōtiti.
That sausage is big.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He pukapuka nui tēnā.
That is a big book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He mea nui tēnā ki ahau.
That is important to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Te nui hoki o tēnā mea!
How big that thing is!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He kararehe nui tērā.
That's a big animal.
That (over there) - tērā
He whare nui tērā.
That (over there) is a big house.
That (over there) - tērā
He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!
How... - Te... hoki...
Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He nui ake a Ahitereiria i a Aotearoa.
Australia is bigger than New Zealand.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He nui ake tāu mea i tāku mea.
Your thing is bigger than my thing.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He ataahua te kōtiro nui rā.
That big girl is beautiful.
He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all the other birds.
He nui ēnā tōtiti.
Those sausages are big.
Kei Te Taitokerai te kāuri te tino nui o te motu.
The biggest kāuri in the land is in Northland.
He taone nui a Te Whanganui-ā-Tara.
Wellington is a big city.
He pā nui a Maungawhau.
Maungawhau was a big pā.
He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.
My house is bigger than Hoani's.
Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.
Someone of great importance has passed away.
Ka nui tōku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!
He nui ngā hukātara kei runga i te parani.
There's lots of hail on the verandah.
He nui ngā raruraru kei runga i a ia.
He has a lot of problems.
He nui ngā kapua i te rangi.
There are lots of clouds in the sky.
Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
Ka rawe te pō nei e Tame, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Tame, many thanks to you!
Kia tipu, kia puāwai, ko koe rā te mea nui, ā, mā te kaiako ngā wawata o te kaiako mō āna tauira.
Grow and flourish—you are the most important thing—and through the teacher are the teacher’s aspirations for their students.
He whare nui tōna.
She has a big house.
He nui ngā kapua o te rangi.
The sky is cloudy.
Kia nui tō kōrero.
Speak louder.
He mea nui!
It's important!
Waha nui!
Big mouth!
He nui ngā rauemi kei te ipurangi.
Thers are lots of resources on the internet.
Ka nui taku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!
He nui ia.
She is big.
He taonga nui te tūpato.
Being cautious is a treasure.
Nui te aroha!
Lots of love!
Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.
Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.
Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.
He rā nui tēnei rā.
Today is a great day.
He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua.
He was a big, strongly built, handsome man.
Ko tētehi mea nui o te ao Māori, ko te whakawhanaungatanga.
One important aspect of Māoridom is relationships.
He nui rawa a Tāmaki-makau-rau.
Auckland is very big.
Ka nui te pai.
Very good, thanks.
Ka nui taku ora.
I'm really well.
Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Pāpā.
Happy Father's day.
Nō tētahi tangata nui noa atu taua hāte.
That shirt belonged to a bigger man.
Tino nui tōku aroha mōu.
I love you very much.
He nui te whare.
The house is big.
Anei tētahi rākau nui. He tōtara tēnei.
Here's a mighty tree. It's a tōtara.
He nui te whare nei.
This house is big.
Ko Rotorua te tāone nui te haunga.
Rotorua is the town with the bad smell.
Anei kē te mea nui.
Here actually is the important thing.
He nui te rākau.
The tree is big.
Ka nui taku aroha mōu.
My love for you is great.
He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.
Ka nui te aroha.
Lots of love.
Ka nui te hui.
The gathering is big.
Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.
He nui taku aroha mō tōku whānau.
I have much love for my family.
Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.
He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.
E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?
How many birds are in the wilderness?
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.
He whare nui tēnei.
This is a big house.
He whare nui tēnā.
That (by you) is a big house.
He mihi nui ki a koutou.
A big greeting to you all.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti.
There's plenty of left-over meat.
Ko te whare nui tēnei.
This is the big house.
Tau kē kōrua, ka nui ngā mihi.
You two are great. Thank you!
He nui rawa tēnei tarau.
These pants are too big.
He nui rawa te utu o ngā hākete kura.
The school jackets are too expensive.
Taumaha ana te rōnihi i te nui o te tītī.
The launch was heavy because of the mutton-bird.
Ā te tau e heke mai nei, ka tū te hui nui.
In the year ahead, the big meeting will be held.
Kia nui rawa atu tāku aihikirimi!
Make my icecream huge!
Ka nui te ora au.
I'm really well.
Ka nui te pai au.
I'm really good.
Ka nui tēnā.
That's enough.
He nui rawa te utu.
It's too expensive.
He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.
He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.
He taonga nui te wareware.
Forgetting is a great treasure.
He nui tēnei.
This is big.
He nui tēnei whare.
This house is big.
Kia nui ake tō reo.
Speak louder.
Iti te kupu nui te kōrero.
Short but laden with meaning.
