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pō - night
pouaka poutāpeta - PO box
Pō (i). 1. n. Night. Ko te po whakaau te moe (T. 46). In speaking of the passage of time, so many days. Po whitu ki te moana ka whiti ki Hawaiki.
2. Season. Ko te po tanu kai tenei.
3. Place of departed spirits. Hei huna i te tangata ka ngaro ki te po (S. ii, 26).
4. v.i. Set. Ka po te ra (Tr. vii, 48).
pōnga, n. Nightfall. A, rokohanga e te ponga (T. 70).
pōngia, v. pass. Be overtaken by night, be benighted. I roto Whakamauru i pongia ai koe (M. 182).
whakapō, v.t. 1. Darken. To kiri piataata kia whakapokia ki te ahi manuka (M. 401).
2. Grieve.
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pōpō, n. Apparently a plural form used in special cases. Tena au e haere atu na; ma nga popo nunui o te waru, mana e hoatu.
Williams Dictionary
Pō (ii). ——
pōpō. 1. v.t. Pat with the hand. Popotia te tamaiti na, kia mutu ai te tangi.
2. Soothe, hush.
3. Knead, mix up. Ma wai e popo te para ?
4. Anoint. Me popo ki te hinu, ki te kokowai.
5. n. Lullaby. He popo tamariki (M. 46).
6. Part of the operation of preparing a dried human head, which consisted in anointing it with oil after the brains had been removed.
Williams Dictionary
Pō (iii). ——
popō. 1. v.t. Crowd round, throng. Te kitenga o te tokomaha ka popotia (Pi. 175, 1). Ka kite te tangata whenua, ka popo ki te matakitaki i te iwi e haka ra.
2. v.i. Smoulder. E popo ana te ahi, kaore e mura. ‖ poa (ii).
whakapopō, v.t. Cover a fire over with weeds, earth, etc., to make it smoulder. A ka tae taua iwi ra, a Ngarauru, ka whakapoporia nga ahi o te kainga ra (W. iv, 79).
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Ko wai ka taraiwa i te pō nei?
Who will drive tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te pō nei?
Who's going to town tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
I tae tōmuri mai ia i te pō rā.
He arrived late last night.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka tunu a Mere i te kai mō te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will cook dinner for the family tonight.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te pō nei.
The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te pō nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka tunu au i te parāoa ā tēnei pō.
I'll bake the bread tonight.
Sentences with i - i
Kei ngā pō mārama, kei ngā pō rākaunui o te marama, e kitea atu ana a Rona.
On clear nights, on nights when the moon is full, Rona can be seen.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Tunu kai ai ahai i a pō, i a pō.
I always cook food every night.
Habitual action - ai
Mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ai au, ia pō.
I always watch television every night.
Habitual action - ai
Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.
Habitual action - ai
Pānui ai au i ia pō, i ia pō.
I always read each and every night.
Habitual action - ai
Nō te pō, i a rātou ka taurite ki te kūrae o Taumata-apanui, ka peke a Tōrere.
At night, when they were opposite Taumata-apanui, Tōrere jumped [overboard].
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te whatitoka!
One night, Maui stopped up the chinks in the door.
Belonging to the past - nō
Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māku tā tātou hapa e tunu a tēnei pō.
I will be the one to cook our dinner tonight.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Kaua e mātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata i te ao, i te pō!
Don't watch television day and night!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kua tata waenganui pō ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Ka horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tama ā te pō nei.
The dishes will be washed by the boys tonight.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ki tā te pānui, hei te pō nei te kōnohete.
According to the flyer, the concert's tonight.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Kei te rama tuna mātou ā te pō nei.
We are going eeling tonight.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
E pō haere ana.
It is getting dark.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana
E ao haere ana te pō.
The night is becoming day.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana
Ka tāria te pō pai.
A good night was waited for.
Be waited for - tāria
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō, kia mauria ai kōrua ki te ngahere a te ata.
Go to bed early tonight, so that you can be taken to the forest in the morning.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Ka tata tatū te take, kātahi ka puta ake he māharahara anō. I pēnei tonu te āhua ā pō noa.
The matter would just about be resolved, then someone would raise another concern. It carried on like this into the night.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Kei te aha koe ā tēnei pō?
What are you doing tonight?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kei te aha koe ā te pō o te Mane?
What are you doing on Monday night?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
I te pō...
In the evening...
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te pō roa nei, ha tihewa ia.
She sneezed all night.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te ata pō tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te pō i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Ka mahana haere ngā pō.
The nights get warmer.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore a Mere e tunu i te kai mō te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will not cook dinner for the family tonight.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
Pō mārie Māmā.
Goodnight mum.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Tēnā tātou kua huihui mai nei i tēnei pō.
Thanks for coming tonight.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
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
Nō te ono kartaka i te pō.
Last night at 6pm.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...
Nā te aha koe i moe ai i te pō nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Ka kite au i a koe ā te pō nei.
I will see you tonight.
Kei te wātea ahau ā te pō o te Paraire.
I'm free on Friday night.
I pō, i pō, ā, ka mārama.
It was dark for a long time, and then at last it became light.
He pō makariri noa atu tērā.
It was an extremely cold night.
Kua pō, me moe koe.
It's night, you'd better sleep.
Ka waea mai ia i te weherua pō.
She rung me at midnight.
Ia pō mātakitaki ai a Tracey i a Shortland Street.
Each night Tracey watches Shortland Street.
He uaua te moe i ngā pō wera.
It's hard to sleep on hot nights.
Nō te pō rā.
Last night.
Pau katoa ana te pō i a rāua e kanikani tahi ana.
They spent the whole night dancing together.
Ā te pō nei.
See you tonight.
He ata anō tō muri i te pō roa.
There is a new day after a long night.
Koutou ko ē atu ki te pō, haere, haere, haere atu rā.
ou who have gone on to the night, go, go, go on.
Tuatoru ki tētahi o tēnei kuini, o Ngā Waiwhenua, i te pō o Tātau-te-Wherowhero, te tuawaru.
Third, to one of this queen’s people, of Ngā Waiwhenua, on the night of Tātau-te-Wherowhero, the eighth.
Hei te pō kengokengo ka puta ai te kiwi.
When it is pitch black, then the kiwi will emerge.
Ka rawe te pō nei e Tame, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Tame, many thanks to you!
I ōna haerenga katoa i ngā pō ki te hi tuna, ka haere anō au hai hoa mōna (Pōtatau 1991:14)
Whenever she went at night to catch eels, I went along as well as a companion for her.
E tangi te pū tōrino i ngā pō katoa.
A flute will sound every night.
Ka tuku īmera au ki a koe ā te pō nei.
I'll send an email to you tonight.
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.
Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te pō.
Grieve those who have gone into the night.
He pukumahi au i te ao, i te pō!
I'm busy night and day!
Ka aha koe ā te pō nei?
What are you doing tonight?
Hei te tāone a Hata i te pō nei?
Will Hata be in town tonight?
I taua pō e moe ana a Pita i waenganui o ngā hōia tokorua, he mea here ki ngā mekameka e rua.
That night Pita was sleeping between two soldiers secured with two chains.
Hei te pō ka tae mai.
He will come tonight.
Kite ake nei au i roto i te pepa i te pō nei.
I’ve just seen it in tonight’s paper.
I te kainga o ngā pāua, ka pāterotero ia i te katoa o te pō.
On eating the pāua, he farted all night.
Ka kī atu te kōtiro rā, ‘Kia pō ka hoki mai
When it is dark, he will return
Hei te ata pō, ka hoki a Pānia, ki te moana.
At dawn Pānia will return to the sea.
Kei ngā pō mārama, e kitea ana a Rona me tana taha.
On moonlight nights Rona is seen with her calabash.
He pō tino makariri tēnei.
This is a very cold night.
I te pō kua tārore te tāne i a ia i roto i tōna rūma.
At night the man locked her in her room.
I taua pō, i hoki māua.ko Tonga ki tētehi whare moe ai.
That night, Tonga and I went back to a house to sleep.
I tērā pō, ka tae mai ētahi manuhiri.
Last night, some visitors arrived.
Nō te wehenga rua o te pō rā anō mātou tokotoru i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
In the middle of that night we three returned home.
Ko te pō tika tony tēnei.
This is certainly the correct night.
He pō tino makariri noa atu tērā.
That was an extremely dark night.
Mutu rawa ake, kua pō.
By the time they were finished, it was night.
Kore tonu ia e kai hikareti i ngā pō.
He never smoked in the evenings.
Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki e te iwi.
The tribe did that by day and at night.
Kātahi te pō roa!
What a long night!
He pō makariri tēnei.
This is a cold night.
E haere ana noki a Hata ki te tāone ā te pō nei?
Is Hata going to town tonight too?
Nā, ka pō, ka haere ia ki te punake o te ihu takoto ai.
So, when it was night, he went to the canoe's bow and lay down there.
Moea te pō!
Sleep on it!
Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te matapihi, i te whatitoka o tō rātou whare.
One night Māui stuffed up the window and the door of their house.
Kātahi ka āta tiro i te takahanga waewae—nō te pō noa atu tēnei mahinga, ehara i te āta nei.
Then he looked carefully at the footsteps—this was something done the night before, not this morning.
I taua pō, ka tū te kanikani.
That night, there was a dance.
Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him
Ā te haurua mai i te ono karaka ā te pō nei.
6:30pm this evening (future).
Ka pō, ka hoki ki te whare ki.te moe.
When it was night, she returned to the house to sleep.
Ngā mihi o te pō; kei te pēhea koutou katoa?
Evening greetings, how are you all?
Ki tā te pānui, hei te pō nei te kōnohete.
According to the flyer, the concert’s tonight.
Ko te pō te wā e tangi ana te ruru.
Night is the time when the owl cries.
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō.
Go to bed early tonight.
Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki, e te iwi.
The tribe did this every day, and at night too.
Kāorɛ a Hēmi ɛ taraiwa i tōna motokā i te pō.
Hēmi will not drive his car at night.
Nā.te.mea kua pōuri mai te pō i puta ai a Whare-tīpeti.
Because it was dark, Whare-tīpeti escaped.
Ka tū te pō whakangahau ki tōku whare, kaua ki tōna.
The party is at my place, not his.
Kāore a Hēmi e taraiwa nā te mea he pō inaianei.
Hēmi will not drive because it is night.
He pō inaienei, nō reira kāore a Hēmi e taraiwa.
It is night, therefore Hēmi will not drive.
Hei te pō.
It will be in the night.
Tērā pea, ehara tēnei i te pō tika.
Perhaps this isn’t the right night.
I ngā pō i tika ai ka karakia te tohunga.
On the nights on which (it) was proper the tohunga prayed.
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa.
A flute can be heard every night.
He rite tonu tana waea mai i waenganui pō!
He keeps ringing me up in the middle of the night! — 934
Ka pai taku hari i aku tamariki ki te pō whakangahau?
Can I take my kids along to the entertainment night?
I tihewa ia i te pō roa nei.
She sneezed all night long.
Kei te mātakitaki koe i te kēmu ā te pō nei?
Are you watching the game tonight?
E tihewahewa ana ia i te pō roa nei.
She sneezed off and on all night.
Ka kite ā te pō nei!
See [you] tonight!
