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oho - to wake up

Oho. 1. v.i. Start from fear, surprise, etc; spring up. Katahi ano ka oho te hokowhitu ra i raro i te whenua (T. 43). Te ohonga ake o te rau ma whitu ra (T. 91).

2. Wake up. Oho ake, kei te rapu ano tona whakaaro (T. 13). Whakaarahia ona kanohi, kia oho ia i te moe (M. 319).

3. Be awake. Kia ki atu ai nga wahine ra kei te oho ia (T. 37).

4. Arise, be roused, of feelings. Ka oho ake te aroha o Ngatoro ki te waha o te tangata, o te wahine, o te tamariki e aue ana, e tangi ana (T. 72).

5. Begin speaking. Kua oho mai a Horowhenua, “Maku e tiki” (T. 201). Ka tatari te pa ra ki te reo o te koro nei kia oho, tatari noa, a kihai i rangona (T. 202).

6. n. Rallus philippensis assimilis, banded or land rail; a bird. = ohomauri, moho, kataitai, motarua.

7. a. Fruitful. He tau oho.

whakaoho, v.t. Startle, rouse. Kaua e whakaohotia noatia (T. 19).

ohooho, a. Of great value, needing care. Ohoeka, n. Pseudopanax crassifolium, a tree. = horoeka.

Williams Dictionary

Me oho!
You should wake up!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Turitiru, kei oho ite pēpi.
Be quiet, or else you'll wake the baby.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.
Habitual action - ai

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.
Habitual action - ai

E oho!
Wake up!
Command with e! - e!

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho

Kātahi ka a Amaru ka oho.
Amaru has just/finally/for the first time woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi anō au ka oho.
I have just woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kua oho mai koe.
You're awake.

I oho moata, nō reira ka haere au ki te mahi.
I got up early, and so (therefore) I went to work.

I oho moata ahau nā reira i haere ai ki te mahi.
Reasons for including ai in result clauses will be explored in Section 5.3.5.

I oho au.
I awoke.

Ka oho a Hine i tēnei ata ataahua.
Hine awoke on this beautiful morning.

Oho ai au i te waru karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o’clock in the morning. (Māori Dictionary)

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes. (Māori Dictionary)

Nā Mere a Hemi i oho nei.
Mere is the reason Hemi is waking up.

Mā Mere a Hemi e oho ai.
Mere is the reason Hemi will wake up.

Nā Mere a Hemi i oho ai.
Mere was the reason Hemi woke up (or was startled).

I te ata o te Rā Horoi ka moata te oho o ngā tamariki.
On Saturday morning the children woke early (the children’s waking changed to early).

E oho, Tamahae!
The addressee may also precede, in which case some speakers require e koe for ‘you

Kaua e oho!
Don’t wake up!

Oho rawa ake te kuia rā, kāore tōna maro.
By the time the woman got up, her skirt was gone.

Nā ngā kurī au i oho ai.
The dogs woke me.

Kei te oho koe?
Are you awake?

Nā te aha koe i oho ai?
What caused you to wake up?

Ka tae te ropa rā ki ana hoa, ka rongo rātou, heoi anō rongo kau anō, ka oho te mauri o ērā.
The slave got to his friends, and they listened, but when they listened, their fear was aroused.

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.

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