On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I noho ngā wāhine ki te marae.
The women stayed at the marae.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au ki te mahi.
I stayed and worked.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho rātou ki te kāinga o Niko.
They stayed at Niko's home.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au i reira i tērā tau.
I stayed there last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me noho ia.
He should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe.
You should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me

E hia te roa e noho ana koe i reira?
How long have you need living there?
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

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

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei reira ia e noho ana.
She/he is living there.

Kei Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro is living in Manawatū.

Kei Tokoroa tōnā matua e noho ana.
His father is living in Tokoroa.

Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.

Kei hea tō whānau e noho ana?
Where is your family living?

Kei Poneke au e noho ana.
I'm living in Wellington.

Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?

Kei Ōtaki a Hera e noho ana.
Hera is living/staying in Ōtaki.

Kei Ōtautahi a Taika e noho ana.
Taika is staying/living in Christhurch.

Kei hea koe e noho ana i nāianei?
Where are you living now?

Kei Kirikiriroa au e noho ana.
I love in Hamilton.

Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?

Kia hāneanea te noho.
Have a comfortable stay.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.
Habitual action - ai

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.
Habitual action - ai

Nō 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

E noho!
Sit down!
Command with e! - e!

E noho!
Sit!
Command with e! - e!

Noho iho!
Sit down!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Āta noho. Kaua e oreore.
Sit still. Don't fidget.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho!
Don't sit!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua tātou e noho ngū.
Let's not stay silent.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Mā te noho mai ka puta he hua ki a koe.
By staying (you) will benefit.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Nō Te Tai Tonga, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Southland, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I noho mātou whakaronga ai ki a ia.
We stayed to listen to her.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka āhei a Hine te noho i konei.
Hine is allowed to stay here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te Kāpiti au e noho ana.
I am living in Kāpiti.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore ngā wāhine i noho ki te marae.
The women did not stay at the marae.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka noho au ki te moenga inu ai i taku kawhe.
I sat in bed and drank my coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mutu ōna tohu, ka noho ki raro.
When his instructions were ended, he sat down.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.
Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?

I ngā huihuinga ka noho mai ia tika tonu mai i ahau.
He sits opposite me in meetings.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He kōrero tēnei mō te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Ki te tīmata te ua, ka noho tātou ki te kāinga.
If the rain starts, we will stay home.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.
*If using ki - ki

I a au i reira e noho ana...
While I was living there...
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kei noho koe ka haere!
Don't even think about leaving!
Don't even think about... - kei noho... ka...

Ki te kore a Mia e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Mia doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...

Heoi anō tā tātou, he noho, he whakarongo.
All we have to do it sit and listen.
All we have to do... - heoi anō tā tātou... he...

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

E āhei ana tēnei pū-tohu-wā te noho hei wāhipa, wātū hoki rānei.
The time marker can also be used for present or past tense.
Or... - ...rānei

Kāore a Hine e āhei te noho i konei.
Hine is not allowed to stay here.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Noho ake rā.
Goodbye.

I noho mai rātou, tae noa mai ki te Rāhoroi kua hipa nei
They stayed right up till last Saturday

Mai i te mutunga o tana mahi, tae noa mai ki tana matenga, i Pōneke ia e noho ana
He lived in Wellington from the time of his retirement until his death

Noho atu ana tētahi, noho mai ana tētahi, i tētahi taha, o tā rāua ahi.
They sat opposite one another on either side of their fire.

Kei te noho rāua.
They're staying.

E kore te puhi e noho hoa kore.
A virgin would never be without attendants.

Ā, ka toru ū rā e noho ana, (kia hohoro tōu haere ki raro) (1 Samuel 20:19)
And when thou hast stayed three days, (then shalt thou go down quickly)

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.

Noho ora ake!
Stay well!

Noho pai mai!
Look after yourself!

Ki te mutu te ua, e noho ana tātou.
If the rain stops we are staying.

Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.

Ki te kore e whiti te rā, e noho ana mātou.
If the sun does not shine we are staying.

Ko ngā tamariki kāhore e haere ana ki te pikitia ka noho tonu ki te kura.
The children who are not going to the film will remain at school.

He pā noho i te pukepuke ētahi.
Some pā were built on the tops of hills.

Kei Taranaki kē rātou e noho ana.
They are living away in Taranaki.

Kei te noho te pēpi.
The baby is sitting.

I noho ia i runga i te maunga i te poo, naa reira i hemo ai i te makariri
He spent the night on the mountain, and so he died of cold/exposure

Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.

He pai te noho kore waka.
It's good not having a car.

E noho e tama.
Sit down please boy.

Ko Puhihuia i noho i te whakarei o te waka.
Puhihuia sat in the stern of the canoe.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia.
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among.

E noho.
Sit down.

Me noho tonu mai koe kia oti rā anō te mahi.
You have to stay here right up until the job is finished.

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.

Ko te kāinga o Uenuku i noho ai ko Hawaiki.
The place where Uenuku lived was Hawaiki.

Tama tū, tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.

Mei noho atu ia i te pā, e roa te kawenga.
If he had remained in the pā, we would have had a long job.

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?

I noho rāua i te kāinga.
They lived at the place.

Nōho ai ngā wāhine ki konei
The women sit here, this is the place where the women always/habitually/usually sit

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.

Noho ana ia, tunu manu ana māna
he sat down and roasted birds for himself

Mai i te tau 1985 tae noa ki te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i Whangārei rātou e noho ana
They were living in Whangārei from 1985 until the beginning of this year

Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Honi.
I want to live in Honi's home.

He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.

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.

Haere mai ki konei, noho ai
come here and sit down

E noho, e tū, haere
Sit! Stand! Go!

I Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro was living in Manawatū.

Me i noho amoo a Ngaaotoroo maa i Maketuu, me i kaua te haere ki Moehau, kīhai i wera a Te Arawa.
If Ngaatoro and his people had settled at Maketuu, and if the journey to Moehau had not taken place, Te Arawa would not have been burned.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i noho ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I lived.

E noho koe ki te inu i tō tī.
You sit and drink your tea.

I kite ahau i te whare i noho ai tōku koroua.
I saw the house where my grandfather lived.

I toro atu mātou ki te tāone e noho ai ōku mātua.
We visited the town where my parents live.

Ka hiahia ia kia noho ōna hoa.
He wished that his friends would stay.

Me he mea kaahore ahau e noho ana i konei, kaahore he tangata hei hoa moou.
If I were not living here (but I am) there would be no one to be your friend.

Nā.te.mea kua hapū ahau, ka noho ahau ki tō taha.
Because I am now pregnant I will stay with you on earth.

Kei te hiahia au kia noho rātou.
I wish them to stay.

Kaua tātou e noho tonu i ngā marae ..
Let us not continue to dwell on our marae ..

I tiro iho a Māui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Māui looked down at the men sitting down there.

Kia māuiui ia, ka noho ia ki te kāinga.
Whenever he is sick, he stays at home.

E noho rā/Hei konei.
Goodbye (I leave you now).

Noho tonu, kai tonu, moe tonu ai au i a rāua. (Pōtatau 1991:26)
I lived, ate and slept with them.

He uaua ki te noho ki runga i tētahi i te tuatahi nā te puku o runga i te tuarā (Pōtatau 1991:58)
It is difficult to sit on one at first because of the hump on its back

Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?

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.

Āe, i tae pai au ki Waitetoko, ā, mai i taua wā e noho nei au i taku kāinga.
Yes, I arrived safely at Waitetoko, and since that time I have been living in my home.

Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?

I Pōneke au e noho ana i tērā tau.
Last year I was living in Wellington.

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.

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.

Ka noho te ope rā, me te ako i ngā kōrero, i te rā, i te pō.
They stayed there acquiring knowledge by day and by night.

E noho koe me tō tī.
You sit with your tea.

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho au ki te kāinga.
If it rains tomorrow, I shall stay home.

E rima ngā iwi e noho mai nei i te Tai Tokerau.
There are five tribes who live in Northland.

Ka noho ia ki konei hei tiaki i ngā tamariki.
She will stay here to look after the children.

Ki te kore rātou e noho puku, ka omaoma ngā tia.
If they do not sit silently, the deer will flee.

Ka noho au ki konei hei whakarongo ki a koe.
I will stay here to listen to you.

E noho mai ana tāku tamāhine i Ōtautahi.
My daughter is living in Christchurch.

I.te.mea anō e noho ana ia i reira, ka tupu ake tētahi raruraru.
Because he was staying there, trouble brewed.

E noho ki te tūru
sit on the chair.

E noho ki te papa
sit on the floor.

Tēnā koutou e noho mai nā i Pōneke!
Greetings to you living in Wellington!

Ki te haere rātou ki Taupō, ka noho au ki konei.
If they go to Taupō, I shall stay here.

Mehemea i noho rātou ki konei ka haere au ki Taupō.
If they had stayed here I should have gone to Taupō.

E noho koe ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
You sit to watch television.

Kei Pōneke mātou e noho ana.
We are living in Wellington.

E noho puku ana rātou.
They are sitting silently.

He pai nō tāku noho i patu mai ai ia.
Someone wants to attack because of my excellent situation.

etahi hēpara e noho koraha ana
some shepherds (who were) staying out in the wilds

Ka noho au hei nēhi.
I will be a nurse.

Haere ai rātou ia raumati ki te wāhi i noho ai ō.rātou tūpuna.
They went every summer to the place where their ancestors lived.

Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.

Kia noho puku koe.
Sit quietly.

Ka noho ia ki te whakatā i te manawa.
He sat down to regain his breath.

Noho ora mai.
Stay/keep well.

Ko Monika: E noho rā!
What it said

Kia noho te ao i runga i te rangimārie.
Let the world abide in peace

I hea te kāinga i noho ai ōu mātua?
Where is the village at which your parents lived?

I ngā rā o mua, i noho te pāpaka me te kōura ki te ngahere.
In days of yore, the crab and the crayfish lived in the forest.

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.

Mō ngā wiki e rua i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

E rua ngā wiki i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

E noho ki runga i te heketua.
Sit on the toilet.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.

Kei hea koutou e noho ana?
Where are you living?

He ua te rangi, nō reira ka noho au ki te kāinga.
It’s raining, so I will stay home.

I noho rātou.
They sat down.

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

E noho ki ō kōrua tūru!
Sit down on your chairs!

Kua noho mai ia ki Tāmaki Makaurau mō ngā tau e rima.
She has been living in Auckland for five years.

Whaka-pai-hi-a te rūma noho.
Tidy the living room.

Kāore he hua o te noho mai.
There is no benefit of staying here.

Ka hoki ahau ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town which is the place where I lived.

Ka noho rāua.
They will stay.

Kua neke aku mātua ki Ākarana noho ai.
My parents have moved to Auckland to live.

B. Ko Tamahae kāore i noho ki te kāinga, i haere kē ki te whare pukapuka
Tamahae didn’t stay at home. He went to the library instead.

Ka noho rātou ki te whāriki.
They will sit on the mat.

Ka hoki au ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town where I lived.

Ka mea a Tāne kia haere ki te tiro atu ki ōna tuākana e noho ana i runga o ngā rangi.
Tāne decided that he would go to see his older brothers who were living above the heavens.

Kua maha kē hoki ngā tau e noho ana ki a au.
He has stayed with me for many years.

Nā, ki hea koutou e noho ai?
Well, where do you usually live?

Me noho kōrua
You (two people) had better stay

E noho rā e te tau!
Bye darling!

He aha koe tē noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t you stay at home?

E noho koe!
You sit down!

Ka haere hoki a Ngātoro ki te motu, noho ai.
Ngātoro also went to the island, and stayed there.

E noho kōrua!
Sit down, you two!

Me noho ki muri.
Sit at the back.

Haere ki reira, noho ai.
Go there and stop.

E noho koutou!
Sit down, all of you!

Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga
We stayed home because of the rain, It was because of the rain that we stayed home

Ka mutu ngā tohutohu iho a Tama-te-kapua ki te teina, ko te hekenga atu ki raro, ka haere ki te roro o te whare, noho tatari mai ai ki te teina.
After Tama-te-kapua had finished his instructions to his brother, he descended and went to the porch of the house, crouching in wait for his brother.

E noho rā
goodbye to someone who is staying

Noho ake rā
goodbye to some one who is staying

Kaua e noho!
Don’t sit down!

Kei noho koe ka koorero parau
You must never tell lies!

Kua noho tonu tōna whaiāipo ki konei
Her sweetheart has stayed on here

A. Kei hea koe e noho ana
Where are you living?

Whakahoki-a ki tō rohe noho mai ai!
Take him back to live in your district!

I te noho kau ia i (roto i) te waiariki.
He was sitting naked in the hot-spring.

B. Kei Kirikiriroa au e noho ana
I live in Hamilton

Kaua tātou e noho tonu i ngā marae o ō.tātou kāinga, inoi ai kia hōmai te ture pai.
Let us not continue to dwell on our land, praying for good laws.

Kātahi mātau ka noho ki reira tangi ai. (1991:137)
Then we stayed there and wept.

Tāua ka noho i konei tatari ai kia tae mai.
Let's sit down here and wait until she arrives.

Ka tae rāua ki reira ka waiho te tamaiti rā a Kape-taua e Tara-kumikumi i aua toka rā noho ai.
When they reached there, that child, Kape-taua, was left to stay on that rock by Tara- kumikumi.

Ka karanga atu tāua ki ngā tāngata e noho mai rā.
We shall call out to the people sitting over there.

Kei te mōhio a Pita kei hea tōna whaea e noho ana?
Does Pita know where his mother is living?

E noho rā!
Goodbye (said by person leaving)

He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Kua noho te wahine.
The woman has sat down.

I tiro iho a Maui ki ngā tāngata e noho ake rā.
Maui looked down at the men sitting down there.

He manuhiri kei roto i te rūma noho.
There is a guest in the sitting room.

Ko tana tamaiti, ko Orokewa, peka ana ki tahaki noho ai.
His son, Orokewa, waited a short distance away.

E noho rā.
Goodbye.

Kātahi ka hoki mai ki Maketū noho ai, mahi ai hoki.
Then he returned to Maketū and lived and also worked there.

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

Me noho ki konei kia hoki rawa mai au.
Stay here until I get back.

Kaua e noho! (Kaua hei noho!)
Don’t sit down!

Karanga·tia atu a ia kia noho ki raro
Call to him to sit down

E noho koutou ki mua i te ahi whakamahana ai i ō.koutou pona!
You can stay by the fire and warm your knees!

He puia i taua wāhi, ā, ka noho a Māhina-a-rangi i reira whānau ai.
There was a hot spring at that place, and, Māhina-a-rangi remained there to give birth.

Kei Pōneke ia e noho ana?
Does s/he live in Wellington?

Ko tēnei te hōtēra e noho ai koe.
This is the hotel where you will stay.

Kei Kirikiriroa anō e noho ana
I live in Hamilton

Ko tēnei te hōtēra i noho ai koe.
This is the hotel where you stayed.

E noho rā. Āe, ka kite.
Goodbye to person staying.

I noho au ki te kāinga nā te mea he ua.
I stayed home because of the rain.

He tēpu kāwhe kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Nā te ua i noho *ai* au ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that I stayed home.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among

He aha koe e noho nei i roto i te waiariki?
Why are you sitting in the hot pool?

He aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?

Nā te aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?

Ki te māuiui koe āpōpō, me noho koe ki te kāinga.
If you are sick tomorrow, you should stay home.

Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that we stayed home.

Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.

I muri i te wehenga o tāna whaiāipo ka noho mokemoke ia.
After her sweetheart departed she lived alone (lonely).

Kei te noho māua.
Us two but not you are sitting

I noho māua
The two of us, but not you sat.

Nā te matenga o tō rātou rangatira, ka noho pani te iwi
The tribe was bereaved (left “orphaned

Ko taku iraamutu e noho mai raa i Oohope, he kaiako
My nephew who lives in Ohope is a teacher

Ko Hone te mataamua, ka haere mai, noho mai
John is the eldest, and [he] is coming to stay

He makariri rawa nō waho mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
We stayed at home because it was too cold outside.

Kāore he hua o te noho noa iho!
There is nothing to be gained from simply sitting around!

Kaua e noho iho!
(Do not sit down!)

Ko Hone kei te haere mai ki te noho, ko te mataamua
John, who is coming to stay, is the eldest

Kei Kirikiriroa au e noho ana
I live in Hamilton

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions, the air will stay in the mixture.

Ka mutu, ka noho anō ki.te whakaaro.
When that was over they sat again and thought.

Me noho ki muri
Better sit at the back, Sit behind

Ka noho ia i teetahi raakau e noho nei he taangata i raro
He sat in a tree under which some people were sitting

I tū tātou, ēngari, kei te noho rātau.
We stood, but they are sitting.

Ko Ponga koā rāua ko Puhihuia i noho kau noa iho, hore he kupu, hore he aha.
Ponga and Puhihuia, however, just sat, without a word, without anything.

I tū nga tāngata, engari, kei te noho rātou.
The people stood, but at the moment - kei te - they are sitting.

Ka hoki atu mātou ki te kāinga, ka noho mai i konei rānei?
Are we returning home or staying here?

Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.

Heoti anō ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka haere, ka noho rawa atu i te taha o Ponga i te waka rā.
To end the matter, the girl got up, and went and sat firmly next to Ponga in the canoe.

Ko tō.rāua kāinga i noho ai, ko Hawaiki.
The place where they lived was Hawaiki.

Ko te whare tēnei i noho ai ngā rangatira.
This is the house did stay therein the chiefs.

Nā te mea e ua ana, ka noho mātou ki roto.
Because it is raining, we are staying inside.

Ka noho ia ki raro, ka pōuri hoki ia ki a ia e kataina ana e te iwi.
He sat down, angry within himself too because he was being laughed at by the people.

Haere mai ki konei noho ai!
come here and sit down!

Kua noho tonu tōna whaiāipo ki konei.
Her sweetheart has stayed on here. — 1405

Ka haere te kōtiro ki rō o te whare noho ai.
The girl went inside the house and sat down there.

Kua neke atu i te whā miriona ngā tāngata kei Aotearoa e noho ana
The population of New Zealand has exceeded 4,000,000

Noho ai ngā kaumātua i runga i tēra nohoanga.
The elders customarily sit on that seat.

Tērā pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei, e taea pea e ia te whakamārama ki te hunga e noho ware ana.
Perhaps there’s somebody who knows the rest of this story and who perhaps will be able to explain it to those of us who live in ignorance.

Ka haere rāua ki Kaingaroa noho ai.
They went to Kaingaroa to live there.

I noho noa iho au ki te kāinga.
I just stayed home.

I a au e tamariki ana, i noho mātou i Taupō
While I was young, we lived in Taupō