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rawa - Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really
Rāwa = rāoa.
Williams Dictionary
Rawa (i), n. 1. Goods, property. Ko te whiwhi i te taonga, i te rawa ranei o te pa horo (M. lxxxi). Rawa-kore (often written as one word),
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destitute, without property. E raro rawakore, e runga tinihanga (P.).
2. Ground, cause, object. He aha te rawa o taua haere?—Te ai he rawa i patua ai te tangata nei.
3. Ground of quarrel, dispute. Ko te take o tera rawa, he tahā manu.—Ehara i te mea he rawa kino taku mo Wi Pere.
4. Advantage, benefit. He aha te rawa o te kaiwhariki?
Williams Dictionary
Rawa (ii). 1. ad. intensive. Quite, very, very much, at all. Ka nui rawa te whakama o Paoa (T. 187). Ao rawa ake te ata (P. 101). Huihui rawa ratou, e whitu tekau (T. 142). Kihai rawa ia i ki atu ki a ia (T. 165). Kua mate, kahore i mate rawa (T. 45). Ka haere mai, a puta rawa atu i Taupo (T. 184). Haehae rawa iho ki roto i te puku nui (They cut right in to the stomach) (T. 152). Mo apopo rawa taua ka haere (We will not go till tomorrow). Ko hea rawa koe? (Whither exactly are you going?)
2. To form superlatives of adjectives. Ko te kahakaha i roto, ko te kopu i roto rawa (T. 138).
3. Intently, carefully, finally, permanently. Titiro rawa mai e tu ana te kai (T. 142). Ka haha a Tutanekai i nga pareparenga o te waiariki, rapu rawa atu (T. 133). Whakarongo rawa atu ki te ngē (T. 93). Kite rawa ake, ahua ke ana te titiro ki nga tuakana (When at last they saw him again) (T. 99). Whanau rawa mai, he wahine (When at last the child was born it was a girl) (T. 48). Ka whakatika mai te tangata ra me tona hapu, noho rawa mai i Tauranga (T. 81). A, whawhai rawa ake nei a Tama raua ko Kahu-matamomoe (T. 78). In some cases it denotes coincidence of circumstance. Mo te whai rawa ake i a tatou, e kore e taea (T. 169). Tahuri rawa iho ki raro i te waka, e noho ana te hokowhitu o Rua i raro (T. 76).
4. Really, indeed. He mahi rawa tena?
5. a. Numerous. E rawa ana nga tangata.
whakarawa, v.t. Increase.
whakarawarawa, a. Violent. Ka rongo te hau whakarawarawa, ka rongo te uru e pu mai ra i tenei popoki (S.).
Williams Dictionary
Rawa (iii), rarawa, n. Swamp. Ka heke iho he kokinga i te rawa (S. ii, 45).
Williams Dictionary
Rawa (iv), a. Close.
whakarawa. 1. v.t. Fasten with a latch or bolt. Whakarawatia te tatau.
2. n. Latch, bolt. (Ngi.)
‖ rawe.
Williams Dictionary
Ko te kūmara tāku tūmomo huawhenua pai rawa.
Kumara is my favourite type of vegetable.
Identity sentences - ko...
Kei te pai rawa atu.
Really good.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Nā te mea, he wera rawa!
Because it's too hot!
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don't leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te āhua mānukanuka rawa atu au.
I'm extremely anxious.
Adjectives and a-type statives -
Kei te pai rawa atu au.
I'm extremely good.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kei te āhua pukuriri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kei te āhua riri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kāore au e pai ki te takurua, he makariri rawa.
I don't like winter, it's too cold.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka tino kaha rawa tōna tangi ki tōna mamae.
She mourned deeply for her pains.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka maremare rawa atu ahau.
I had to cough.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He tāone pai rawa a Raumati.
Raumati is the best town.
Categorizing sentences - he
He taumaha rawa atu te pēke a Niko.
Niko's pack is very heavy.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
He pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's great.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He haunga rawa atu tēnā.
That is really smelly.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kāore. He haunga rawa atu tēnā kai.
No. That is the smelliest food.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko tēhea kaupapa te mea pai rawa ki a koe?
Which subject do you like the most?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Ko tēhea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa?
Which tree is the tallest in Aotearoa?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Whakapangia atu ki muri rawa o te pouaka.
Stick it to the far side of the box.
Away - atu
Kei te ora rawa atu au.
I'm extremely well.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Kei te hiainu rawa atu au.
I'm extremely thirsty.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
He kōrero hōhonu rawa atu.
An extremely deep talk.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Tae rawa atu, kātahi tonu ia ka haere.
When we arrived, he had just left.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Kei te tino pai rawa atu māua i nāianei.
We are really good now.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Kaua rawa atu koe e hoko i tēnā pōtae.
You mustn't buy that hat.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
He pai rawa atu taua pōwhiri ki a au.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
He pai rawa atu kia a au taua pōwhiri.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!
*How... - Te... hoki...
Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He pai rawa atu te kaimoana ki a ia.
She really likes seafood. (Seafood is best to her.)
I like... - He pai ki a au...
I moe ia i a Pare, kaua rawa ko Kiri.
You should marry Pare, absolutely not Kiri!
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā
Kōrero mai tō whakapapa, kaua rawa ko tō pepeha.
Tell me your whakapapa, definitely not your pepeha.
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā
Kaua rawa e haere!
Do not go!
Absolutely don't - kaua rawa!
Nui rawa atu te honore e whakahonoretia ai mātou e te Kingi.
Great indeed was the honour with which we were honoured by the King.
Kei te ngenge rawa atu au.
I'm extremely tired.
Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au.
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man. — 1172
Kei te māuiui rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sick.
Kei te koa rawa atu au.
I'm extremely happy.
He reka rawa te inu?
Is the drink too sweet?
pai rawa atu
to be very, very good
Me hoe rawa ki waho rawa, ka hoki mai ai tātou.
We must paddle further out, and then we will return.
Kei te pōuri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sad.
He kawa rawa te inu?
Is the drink too sour?
tino pai rawa atu
to be absolutely marvellous
Kei te hiakai rawa atu au.
I'm extremely hungry.
Ko te hiahia o Kupe, kia tae rawa atu ia ki Aotearoa.
It was Kupe’s wish to get right to New Zealand.
Kei te hiamoe rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sleepy.
I whara te tangata, kāhore i mate rawa.
The man was injured but not killed.
Kotahi te wahine pai rawa o tēnei ope.
There is one really beautiful woman in this group.
He makariri rawa tonu.
It’s still too cold. — 925
Hua atu me hoe rawa ki te au o te moana ka tuku ai
the anchor One would think we should paddle to the deep sea and then let go the anchor.
Anana, kua rere te rangi, aua noa ake i runga, ko Papatūānuku ki raro rawa.
And there! Rangi had been ripped upwards, miles above, and Papatūānuku lay separated below.
He pai rawa tāna mahi.
His work is very good (excellent).
He tino pai rawa atu tōu kākahu (He tino pai rawa atu tō kākahu).
Your coat is very fine indeed.
Ahakoa kāore i riro mai tētahi paraihe kotahi, kore rawa tēnei hui tino nui e wareware i te tōpū o Te Kaha.
Although they didn’t win a single prize, this big gathering will never be forgotten by the group from Te Kaha.
He pai rawa atu
very good
He iti rawa ēnā.
These are too small.
roa rawa atu
very long
E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua
This job is too difficult to finish in one day. This job is so difficult that it can’t be finished in one day,
He tino pai rawa atu tōu reo.
Your voice is very good indeed.
I ētahi rā te nui o te wātiū, he rahi rawa mō ngā kēna e rua (Pōtatau 1991:25)
Some days, there was too much milk for the two cans
Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua
By the time they got there, the koroua had died
He uaua rawa.
It's too hard.
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai (Pōtatau 1991:29)
Then they drew Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried off by the tide
Pakeke rawa ati au, kua tu kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.
= Kāhore rawa ia i mōhio he whanaunga au nōu.
To deny/reject
He ataahua rawa atu tēnei wāhi
This place is very beautiful.
Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.
Nō reira i mahara nei, ko te tangata rawa anō i runga nei.
So then she realised that he really was that notorious person from the world above.
I haehae rawa rātou.
They slashed deeply.
I haehae rawa iho rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards.
He poto rawa atu ngā kōrero nei.
These stories are extremely short.
I haehae rawa iho nei rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards here.
Kore rawa au e haere.
I will never go.
He poto rawa atu ēnei kōrero.
These stories are extremely short.
Ko tēnei tōku hoa pai rawa.
This is my best friend.
Kore rawa ia e hoki mai ki a tātou.
He will never come back to us.
He tupuhi rawa atu ia
He/she is so thin.
Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.
He tupuhi rawa atu tātou katoa
We are all so thin.
Kore rawa au i te inu waipiro.
I never drink alcohol.
Kua kai ahau i te toroī? E kore rawa!
Have I eaten toroī! Never!
Ahakoa i whara, kāre i mate rawa.
He was hurt but not fatally.
He tūpuhi rawa atu ia.
She's too thin.
Kāore rawa au i mōhio.
I didn’t have the slightest idea.
He tino nui rawa atu!
It's absolutely huge!
Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man
He nui rawa atu tēnei whare.
This is the biggest house.
He tino wera rawa atu!
That's absolutely boiling hot!
Ko Ākarana te taone nui rawa atu o Aotearoa
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand
He nui rawa tēnei whare.
This house of too big.
Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.
He tangata tino pai rawa atu.
A great person.
Kāhore rawa ia i mōhio he whanaunga au nōu.
He never knew that I was a relative of yours.
Ka kino rawa tērā.
That is awful.
Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?
E, tēnā rawa te piki ake nā ..
Then it came rushing up towards him ..
He tata rawa te horohoro ki tō Aroha whare.
The landslide was very close to Aroha's house.
Whānau rawa mai te tamaiti.
At last the child was born.
He taumaha rawa atu te pēke a Mere.
Mere’s pack is extremely heavy.
He poto rawa atu tōu kaka i tōku.
Your dress is much shorter than mine.
He tata rawa tō koutou poti ki te tohora nā!
Your boat is close to that whale!
Kāore i te mōhio me pēhea te whakapau i ana moni, he pērā rawa te nui
He doesn’t know how to spend all his money, he has so much
Ka pakeke rawa atu au, ka tū kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.
Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.
He tangata pai rawa atu.
A very good person.
Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi.
Because we’ve got too much to do.
Kaua e tere rawa te haere!
Don’t go so fast!
Tino nui rawa atu teenei whare
This house is biggest
Me haere koe ki te tākuta, nā te mea he wera rawa koe!
You should go to the doctor because you are really hot!
He mōmona rawa a Hēmi.
Hēmi is too fat.
Kāore a Hēmi i te mōmona rawa.
Hēmi is not too fat.
He hinuhinu rawa atu!
That is really greasy.
He nui rawa a Tāmaki-makau-rau.
Auckland is very big.
E kore rawa pea e kitea anō he tangata e rite ana i a ia te mōhio
We shall perhaps never again see a person as knowledgeable as him, a person who is like him in knowledge
I te mea ehara i te iwi hāpai rākau ki te riri, kore rawa i ara te ua i te putanga mai o Rere-ao mā.
Because they were not a people to bear weapons in battle, they did not raise their heads when Rere-ao and company appeared.
Kia ora rawa atu.
Thanks heaps.
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana.
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea.
Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.
Pai rawa atu te rangi nei.
It is a really lovely day.
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don’t leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
Tino kaha rawa atu koe
You are very strong
He whakatoi rawa nōu!
You are very cheeky!
He tāone iti rawa a Shannon.
Shannon is the smallest town.
He rawa ngā tamariki ki te tuhituhi, ki te pānui hoki.
The children are good at writing and reading.
rawa, tonu, kē, noa, pea, koa
L36: “Particles in the postposed perophery
Ka tino maauiui rawa atu tana tinana
His body was very, very weary
He nui rawa atu tōna mōhio ki taua take
His knowledge of that matter is very great, he knows a great deal about that matter
Ko hea te tāone kawa rawa te kai?
Which town has the best food?
Ko te kahikatea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa.
The kahikatea is the tallest tree in Aotearoa.
Mōhio rawa ake ahau kua hē a ia.
I just realised she was wrong.
Kaua e tere rawa te haere
Don’t hurry/go so fast!
A. Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi
Because we’ve got too much to do
rawa, tonu, kē, noa
Directional particles
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai.
Then they pulled Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried away by the tide.
He tino pai rawa atu tōu kākahu.
Your coat is very fine indeed.
Ka piki a Tāne ki te rangi o runga rawa.
Tāne climbed to the highest of the heavens.
Pai rawa tēnā!
That’s very good!
Me tuku whakawhetai ki te Runga Rawa.
Let us give thanks to God.
Tino pai rawa!
Very good indeed!
Kua nui rawa te tangata ki Hawaiki, ā, kua waiho hei take whakatupu pakanga ki reira
Hawaiki had become overpopulated and this had become a cause of strife there
He hōhonu rawa te wai.
The water is very deep.
He hōhonu rawa te wai mō ngā tamariki.
The water is too deep for the children.
Oho rawa ake te kuia rā, kāore tōna maro.
By the time the woman got up, her skirt was gone.
He pai rawa atu tāu mahi.
Your work is very good.
He reka rawa te keke nei.
This cake is too sweet.
Pai rawa atu tāu mahi!
Your work is terrific!
Kei te hē rawa atu → tāna kōrero.
What he says is completely mistaken.
He tino ātaahua rawa atu koe!
You are absolutely stunning!
He tino reka rawa atu tēnei kai!
This food is absolutely delicious!
Mutu rawa ake, kua pō.
By the time they were finished, it was night.
Kei te tino pai rawa atu au!
I am absolutely fantastic!
I tino kohete rawa atu ia i a mātou!
He absolutely tore us to shreds!
I tino rawe rawa atu te rōpū waiata!
The band was out of this world!
Kua tino toa rawa atu rātou!
They have won convincingly!
E kore rawa koe e wareware.
You will never be forgotten.
E kore rawa au e whakaae atu.
I will never agree.
E kore rawa au e tautoko i te Kapa Warapī.
I will never support the Wallabies.
E kore rawa au e whakamahi i a Tinder.
I will never use Tinder.
Kātahi rawa te wera!
How hot it is! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)
E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua.
This job is too difficult to finish in one day.
He paru rawa koe.
You're really dirty.
Me noho ki konei kia hoki rawa mai au.
Stay here until I get back.
Nō te iwa karaka rawa, ka tīmata te purei kāri.
Eventually, at nine o’clock, the card-playing started.
He ātaahua rawa atu tēnei wāhi.
This place is very beautiful.
Hōmai te paukena nui rawa atu.
Give me the biggest pumpkin.
He tawhiti rawa ngā marae o te wā kāinga nei hei hokinga mai mō rātau (Kāretu 1974:153)
The marae of the home area are too far away to be a place they can return to
Tae rawa atu rātou ki te kāinga, kua tae kē ō rātou hoa
When they eventually reached home their friends had already arrived
Haere tonu kia mutu rawa te mahi.
Keep going till the work is completed.
Kaha rawa ia ki te haututū me ērā atu mahi a te tamariki tāne.
He’s too much into playing up and the other things that boys will get up to.
I reira, ka kitea tētahi mahi ātaahua rawa.
From there a beautiful project was seen.
He tūai rawa ia.
She's really skinny.
He koti tino pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's an extremely nice coat there.
He nui rawa tēnei tarau.
These pants are too big.
Kei te hē rawa atu tāna kōrero.
What he says is completely mistaken.
He makariri rawa nō waho mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
We stayed at home because it was too cold outside.
He nui rawa te utu o ngā hākete kura.
The school jackets are too expensive.
He makariri rawa a Kaingaroa i te takurua.
Kaingaroa is very cold in winter.
Tae rawa atu mātou ki te awa kua wehe kē te poti.
When we eventually arrived at the river the boat had already departed.
Āe rā! Me i kore ēnei karu, kua ngaro rawa tō kopa moni, ngā kī, ō mōwhiti!
I sure am! If it weren't for these eyes, you'd have lost your wallet, the keys, your glasses!
Āe, he tino pai rawa atu taua mea
Yes, that thing you mention is exceptionally fine
He makariri rawa tonu
It’s still too cold
He tupuhi rawa atu ia.
She is so thin.
Kore rawa au i mōhio i tīmata mai te pepa i te rākau.
I didn't know that paper came from trees.
He tupuhi rawa atu tātou katoa.
We are all so thin.
Āhea rawa tō tāne hoki mai ai?
When will your husband return?
Kia nui rawa atu tāku aihikirimi!
Make my icecream huge!
He iti rawa atu ēnā pāua.
Those pāua are too small.
E kore rawa au e inu waipiro.
I will never drink alcohol.
Ki tōku nei whakaaro, koinei te mea pai rawa.
In my opinion, this is the best one.
He pai rawa kē ki a ia tērā mahi.
For her, that job instead is better.
He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big; pass me a smaller one.
Kore rawa ahau e haere.
I won't go.
Ko Ākarana te tāone nui rawa atu o Aotearoa.
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand.
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.
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.
Tino pai rawa atu!
Absolutely outstanding!
E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.
He nui rawa te utu.
It's too expensive.
He kawa rawa.
Too sour, yuck.
He roa rawa atu te tangata rā me Hata.
The man with Hata is very tall.
He tino pai rawa atu tō kākahu.
Your coat is very fine indeed.
He reka rawa ēnei keke.
These cakes are really delicious.
Homai te paukena nui rawa atu.
Give me the biggest pumpkin.
Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the elder had died.
Ka ara te karakia a Taikehu mō ngā hoe kia tere rawa ai te haere a te waka.
of the canoe Taikehu began his spell so that the canoe’s progress would be swift.
Ākuanei, ahiahi rawa ake, kua pau kē tō hau!
Later on, by evening, you'll be exhausted!
Huia: I tino pai rawa atu!
It was awesome!
Kua ngū rawa.
It's too quiet.
He tangata pai rawa atu
A very good person
E kore rawa a Tia e kai i te kūtai.
Tia will never eat mussels.
Ko tēnei tētahi o ngā mea pai rawa.
This is one of the best ones.
anake anō hoki kau kē koa noa pea rawa tonu
The ten particles here may be briefly glossed as follows.
He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho
This drill’s too big, pass me a smaller one
