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poto - short
Poto. 1. a. Short. Ko nga patu, he patu poto kau, he meremere, he onewa, he patu paraoa (T. 90). He ika poto te ika nei (J. xiii, 17).
2. Denoting the exhaustive character of an action, etc., showing that all the things spoken of have been dealt with. Poto noa nga karakia i mahia ra ki a Hotupuku (T. 158). Kotahi mano poto tonu ki roto o taua kupenga (T. 142). He waka mataitai i poto te tuwha (T. 197). Kua poto atu nga utanga ki te wai, ouou nei i toe iho ki te waka (T. 74).
3. n. Fry, young of fish, as poto kanae.
potopoto, ad. Shortly. Potopoto ake nei ka haere.
Williams Dictionary
Ehara koe i te tangata poto.
You aren't a short person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
He poto ōna makawe.
His hair is short.
Categorizing sentences - he
He poto iho a Niko i a Mia.
Niko is shorter than Mia.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
I peka atu ia ki a rātou mō te wā poto noa iho
She visited them only for a short time
He roa, he poto rānei tēnā taura?
Is that rope long or short?
Poto tonu ngā kai!
The food is all gone!
Ka poto katoa te iwi te iriiri.
The people had all been baptised.
He poto rawa atu ngā kōrero nei.
These stories are extremely short.
He poto rawa atu ēnei kōrero.
These stories are extremely short.
He poto noa iho tēnei taura.
This rope is just short.
Kia poto tō kōrero.
Speak for a short time.
Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. One of my short names is Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.
Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i hunaa ki muri i ngā tuara.
The party held their short clubs concealed behind their backs.
He tangata poto ia.
He is a short person.
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.
He poto ia.
He is short.
He wā poto noa aho.
Time is short.
He poto rawa atu tōu kaka i tōku.
Your dress is much shorter than mine.
Whakarongo ki tēnei kōrerorero poto.
Listen to the short dialogue.
Pānuihia ā-wahatia tēnei kōrerorero poto.
Read aloud the short dialogue.
He tangata tino poto tērā.
That's a really short person.
Nōna tēnei tarau poto.
These shorts are his.
