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.
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.
Adjectives and a-type statives -
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
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 Ataahua, he nui tō rātou aroha ki a rātou anō.
Ataahua has a good family. They love each other very much.
No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.
The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.
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
Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!
*How... - Te... hoki...
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...
Nui rawa atu te honore e whakahonoretia ai mātou e te Kingi.
Great indeed was the honour with which we were honoured by the King.
Ko te mea nui, he tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.
The greatest thing, is people, people, people.
He nui ēnā tōtiti.
Those sausages are big.
He tino nui tērā whare.
That house (building) is very large.
Nā te ngaru nui au i mākū ai.
It was the big wave I was wetted thereby (The big wave soaked me).
Ka kite ahau i ngā rākau nui.
I saw the big trees.
Kei Te Taitokerai te kāuri te tino nui o te motu.
The biggest kāuri in the land is in Northland.
Ka nui te aroha o ngā tāngata ki te take nei.
The people feel very sympathetic to this cause.
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 taone nui a Te Whanganui-ā-Tara.
Wellington is a big city.
Titiro ki tērā taraka nui kua tae mai
Look at that big truck that has arrived
E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tāne Mahuta.
He tino nui te āporo e kai nā koe
The apple (that) is being eaten by you is very big
He tino nui te āporo e kainga nā e koe
Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare’ = Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?
No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
(The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.)
Ahakoa kāore i riro mai tētahi paraihe kotahi, kore rawa tēnei hui tino nui e wareware i te tōpū o Te Kaha.
Although they didn’t win a single prize, this big gathering will never be forgotten by the group from Te Kaha.
Kua hinga te tōtara o te wao nui a Tāne.
The tōtara of Tāne’s great forest has fallen.
Ahakoa te nui o te utu o te whare, ka hokona e tōku tuahine.
Despite the great cost of the house, my sister will buy it.
I ētahi rā te nui o te wātiū, he rahi rawa mō ngā kēna e rua (Pōtatau 1991:25)
Some days, there was too much milk for the two cans
Nā, tērā anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.
Nō reira ka nui te whawhai ki Hawaiki.
Therefore, there were many fights in Hawaiki.
He haruru nui no te rangi anō he hau nui.
A great roaring noise from the sky, like a great wind.
He pererua nui tōna
He has a huge yacht
Kua kite rātou i ētahi pāua nui.
They have found some big pāua.
≈ He nui ake tōku whare i te whare o Hata
My house is bigger than Hata’s
Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.
Someone of great importance has passed away.
Kua kite anoo koe i te taraute pee·raa te nui i taana e koorero raa?
Have you ever seen a trout as big as he described?
Ka nui tōku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!
Kua piki haere ngā utu mō ngā whakaākoranga o te whare wānanga, me te aha, kua nui haere ngā ākonga e noho nama ana ki ngā pēke
University course fees continue to rise, with the result that more and more students are owing money to the banks.
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 aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, te noho atu ai koe, i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come here for the short supplies of the traveller, instead of remaining at home with the plentiful provisions of the stay-at-home?
He nui āna waiata i tito ai ..
There are many songs that he composed ..
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.
Waiho ngä kamokamo nui.
Leave the big kamokamo.
Kaua e waiho ngä kamokamo nui.
Don't leave the big kamokamo.
He tino nui ngā puku ɔ ngā tamariki
The children's stomachs are very big.
Kua rite ki tāna i wawata nui ai ..
It was just like he had wished ..
Ko te whakaitiitanga te tohu o te mana nui.
Humility is the sign of greatness.
Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara nui o te Kuīni.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.
He tino nui tā kōrua tēpu
Your table, belonging to the to of you, is big
Tino nui teeraa tangata i mua
That man was very fat
Ko tēhea te mea nui?
Which is the important thing?
Ka rawe te pō nei e Hera, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Hera, 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.
Ko teeraa tangata tino nui i mua
That man was very fat
He nui ake tērā kurī i tērā ngeru
That dog is bigger than that car.
He nui ake a Ahitereiria i a Aotearoa.
Australia is bigger than New Zealand.
He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all other birds.
Ki a tāua, ki te Māori, he mea nui tēnei (Kāretu 1974:51)
To us, the Māori, it is a very important thing
He tino nui!
It's very big!
He tino nui rawa atu!
It's absolutely huge!
Ka nui āku mihi ki a koutou.
I greet you warmly.
He tino nui tēnei whare.
And you can say this this house is bigger than my house.
He nui te whare rūnanga i Ōhinemutu.
The meeting house at Ōhinemutu is large.
Ko te mea nui i nāianei, kei ora ana ngā tāngata mōhio ki ngā waiata, ko te kohikohi haere i ngā māramatanga kei a rātau
The main thing now, while the people who know the songs are still alive, is to go round collecting the explanations they have
He nui ake tēnei whare i tōku whare.
This is a comparative.
He whare nui tōna.
She has a big house.
He nui ngā kapua o te rangi.
The sky is cloudy.
He nui rawa atu tēnei whare.
This is the biggest house.
Ahakoa te nui o te utu o te whare, ka hokoia e tōku tuahine.
Despite the great cost of the house, my sister will buy it.
Ko Ākarana te taone nui rawa atu o Aotearoa
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand
Kia nui tō kōrero.
Speak louder.
He nui rawa tēnei whare.
This house of too big.
He tino nui te āporo e kai nā koe.
The apple you are eating is very big.
Tino nui rawa
Very big
He tino nui te āporo e kainga nā e koe.
The apple being eaten by you is very big.
he nui ngā rākau *o* te ngahere
The trees of the forest are big
He mea nui!
It's important!
Waha nui!
Big mouth!
Ka nui ngaa toenga miiti
There’s plenty of left-over meat
He nui te kurī a tōku māmā
My mother's dog is big
He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, tē noho atu ai koe i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come with the small basket of Traveller, instead of remaining with the large basket of Stay-at-home.
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!
Ka nui o rātou reo e tono ana kia patua ia.
Their voices were great (loud) demanding that he (should) be killed.
He nui ia.
She is big.
He taonga nui te tūpato.
Being cautious is a treasure.
He kaha ia, he nui hoki.
She is strong, and also big.
Nui te aroha!
Lots of love!
Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.
Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.
Tāwhaki Nui a Hema 126 33 0.57 8.31 Te Whānau Moana 73 32 0.54 9.22 Te Whenua Kauruki 65 68 0.26 3.18
The Tribes of Muriwhenua 40 76 0.21 3.58
He hōiho nui, he hōiho kaha.
A big, strong horse.
Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.
I rapu ngā tohunga nui i te kōrero mo Ihu e whakamatea ai.
The chief priests sought a statement concerning Jesus (thereby/by which) to cause his being put to death.
He pōro nui, he whero hoki.
A big, red ball.
Nui atu te whakamā o te tangata rā.
That man was very ashamed.
He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua.
He was a big, strongly built, handsome man.
Kua kākāriki → te karaehe → i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.
He nui teeraa tangata
That man is big
He kōwhatu nui, he mea taimaha.
A big, heavy stone.
Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi.
Because we’ve got too much to do.
Ka kitea he kōwhatu nui, he mea taimaha.
A big, heavy stone was found.
Ka kī atu te waeroa ki te namu, ‘Kei riri tāua i te awatea, ka nui te mate.
The mosquito said to the sandfly, ‘Let’s not fight (man) in the daylight, or we will be badly defeated.
Nui (noa) atu teenei whare
This house is bigger
Tino nui rawa atu teenei whare
This house is biggest
He aha te mea nui i kite naa koe?
What is the big thing that you saw?
He rā nui tēnei rā.
Today is a great day.
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.
He nui ake tōku whare i te whare o Hata.
My house is bigger than Hata’s’ ≈ ‘My house is bigger than Hata’s house.
Ka nui taku ora.
I'm really well.
Kei te mataku i te kurii nui ngaa tamariki nei
These children are afraid of the big dog
Nui noa atu tana whare i tōku.
His house is a lot bigger than mine.
He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.
My house is bigger than Hoani’s.
Nui noa ake tana whare i tōku.
His house is a lot bigger than mine.
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.
E hiahia ana ahau ki te mea tino nui rawa
I want the very biggest piece
I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Tino nui tōku aroha mōu.
I love you very much.
Homai ki ahau te mea nui ake naa
Give me the bigger piece
Taihoa, kātahi anō tātou kia mahi i Mana Whenua, Mana Ao Tūroa, Mana Tangata, Mana Reo
Ehara te aromatawai i te whainga nui. Engari kē, mā te aromatawai koutou e kōrero ai. The assessment isn't the destination. The assessment is the reason to speak.
He nui tōu whare?
Is your house big?
He tāone nui a Te Whanga-nui-ā-Tara.
Wellington is a big city.
He nui te whare.
The house is big.
He ataahua te kōtiro nui rā.
That big girl is beautiful.
Anei tētahi rākau nui. He tōtara tēnei.
Here's a mighty tree. It's a tōtara.
He nui rawa atu tōna mōhio ki taua take
His knowledge of that matter is very great, he knows a great deal about that matter
He nui te whare nei.
This house is big.
Kei konei tētehi he nui ake i tāu, e moi.
There is one here bigger than yours, dear.
Ko Rotorua te tāone nui te haunga.
Rotorua is the town with the bad smell.
Nan, he aha te take ka nui ake ētehi paukena i ētehi atu?
Nan, why do some pumpkins grow bigger than others?
nui, nui atu, nui ake
big, bigger, more
Anei kē te mea nui.
Here actually is the important thing.
Kei te Taitokerau te kauri te tino nui o te motu.
The biggest kauri in the land is in Northland.
A. Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi
Because we’ve got too much to do
Ki te rākau nui i rere ai ngā manu.
It was to the big tree that the birds flew.
Kua nui rawa te tangata ki Hawaiki, ā, kua waiho hei take whakatupu pakanga ki reira
Hawaiki had become overpopulated and this had become a cause of strife there
Ki te rākau nui e rere ai ngā manu.
It will be to the big tree that the birds will fly.
Ka nui haere ngā pakanga ki reira.
The battles there were increasing.
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.
I mea a Hoone Heke ko teetahi hee nui o te Maaori
Hone Heke thinks that a major fault of the Maori
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.
Kātahi te whare nui!
What a big house!
Ka nui hoki tō kōrua pai ki tēnei tākaro.
You two are awesome at this game!
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?
He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.
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.
Ka nui te aroha
Lots of love
He mihi nui ki a koutou.
A big greeting to you all.
Hōmai te paukena nui rawa atu.
Give me the biggest pumpkin.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti.
There's plenty of left-over meat.
Ko te kai te mea nui.
The food is the important thing (Eating is the main thing).
Ko te whare nui tēnei.
This is the big house.
He nui kē atu tēnei i tērā.
This, on the other hand, is bigger than that.
He nui tēnei.
This is big.
Tau kē kōrua, ka nui ngā mihi.
You two are great. Thank you!
He nui tēnei whare.
This house is big.
He nui rawa tēnei tarau.
These pants are too big.
Kia nui mai te utu o tērā poraka!
How expensive that dress is!
He nui ngā kokoru.
CLS many the(pl) bay The bays are numerous.
He nui rawa te utu o ngā hākete kura.
The school jackets are too expensive.
Ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe mōu i haere mai ki te tautoko i tēnei mahi
Thank you very much indeed for coming to support this activity
Taumaha ana te rōnihi i te nui o te tītī.
The launch was heavy because of the mutton-bird.
Ka tupu te whakaaro i a Ngā Tokorua kia whakatupu i a i tana iwi kia nui hei rapu utu, ā, kia hoki anō ai rātou ki tō rātou whenua tupu
Ngā Tokorua had determined to build up his tribe in order to take revenge and to return to their homeland
He taone nui a Te Whanga-nui-ā-Tara
Wellington is a big city
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.
Whakahanumitia ngā mea mākū ki roto i te oko nui.
Mix the wet ingredients together in the large bowl.
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.
He nui ake tōku whare i tōu.
My house is bigger than yours.
Ā te tau e heke mai nei, ka tū te hui nui.
In the year ahead, the big meeting will be held.
Kei mua i te maunga te manu nui.
The big bird is in front of the mountain.
Kia nui rawa atu tāku aihikirimi!
Make my icecream huge!
Nā, tēra anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.
He pā nui a Maungawhau.
Maungawhau was a large pā.
He nui ake tana pōuri i tana riri.
His sadness was greater than his anger.
Ka nui te ora au.
I'm really well.
Ko Ākarana te tāone nui rawa atu o Aotearoa.
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand.
Ka nui te pai au.
I'm really good.
Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.
Ka nui tēnā.
That's enough.
Ka nui haere ā rātou kāhui hipi.
Their sheep flocks will increase (become large).
He nui rawa te utu.
It's too expensive.
Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass has become green from all the rain.
Homai te paukena nui rawa atu.
Give me the biggest pumpkin.
Ka nui ake i ngā otaota katoa.
It becomes bigger than all other herbs
He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.
Nui atu te hiahia o Takarangi ki a Raumahora i te hiahia ki te riri.
Takarangi’s love for Raumahora is greater than his love of war.
He taonga nui te wareware.
Forgetting is a great treasure.
Kia nui ake tō reo.
Speak louder.
He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua (Pōtatau 1991:24)
He was a big, strongly built, handsome man
Iti te kupu nui te kōrero.
Short but laden with meaning.
