Results for 'Rapu'
rapu - to look for
Rapu (i), v.t. 1. Seek, look for. Kei te rapu hoa te maia ra mona (T. 29).
2. Apply to any one for advice. Na konei matou i rapu ai ki a koe.
3. Ascertain. Me rapu ake e taua te matenga, te oranga (T. 28).
rapurapu, v.i. Be in doubt. Kei rapurapu o koutou whakaaro.
Williams Dictionary
Rapu (ii), v.t. Squeeze; used particularly of working up food into a pulp. Katahi ka tunua he aruhe, ka rapua he ti, he pohue.—Kei te rapu kao ratou.—Hokowhitu nga ipu i rapua ai nga kao ka hoatu ma Toi (W.M. viii, 113). ‖ rapa (ii).
Williams Dictionary
E rapu ana ia i tētahi rangimarietanga.
He's looking for peace of mind.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I rapu haere ia i ana kī.
He went around looking for his keys.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kei roto i te kāpata te pukapuka e rapu ana ia.
The book he was looking for was in the cupboard.
E rapu ipo ana a Pāora.
Pāora is love-seeking.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
I rapu haere ia i ana kī
He went around looking for his keys
Rapu ana, rapu ana te Ihorei Humārika i a Hinarata.
The Handsome Prince kept searching for Cinderella.
E rapu ana ia i tētahi rangimārietanga.
He is looking for peace of mind.
He aha tāu e rapu nā?
What are you looking for?
He aha tā kōrua e rapu nā?
What are you two looking for?
He aha tā koutou e rapu nā?
What are you all looking for?
He aha tā rāua e rapu nā?
What are those two looking for?
Kei te rapu tā mātou ngeru i tāna kai.
Our cat is searching for his tea.
Kātahi au, a Ngāti Whātua, ka rapu utu mō Taureka tā.te.mea he kōhuru.
So I, Ngāti Whātua, sought revenge for Taureka because it was murder.
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.
I tētahi ahiahi, ka haere a Tamahae ki te rapu tuna.
On a certain evening, Tamahae went to look for eels.
Kua ngaro taku waea, nā reira kei te rapu ahau i a ia.
My phone is lost, so I’m looking for it.
Mā ēnei tikanga hoki ka ngāwari ai ngā ara, ngā huarahi, mō ā.tātou tamariki e whai ana, e rapu ana rānei i te mātauranga o te Pākehā.
In this manner you will ease the way for our children as they seek the knowledge of the Pākehā.
Ka rapu a Māui i tana whaea, i a Taranga.
Māui looked for his mother, Taranga.
Mehemea ka huri koe i tō āhua hei rapu hoa, kāore koe e pono ki a koe anō.
If you change your nature to find friends you will not be true to yourself.
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
