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roa - long
Roa (i) (pl. roroa). 1. a. Long, tall. E kite koe i te rakau roa e tu ana, turakina, ka amo mai (T. 45). He tangata roroa enei tangata (T. 77).
2. Long (of time), delayed. He po ke hoki tenei, ina hoki te roa (T. 13). Ka moe ano, roa rawa, ka toro ano te ringa o te wahine ra (Pi. 135, 3). Waiho, e kore hoki matou e roa atu. e hoki mai ana ano (T. 143).
3. n. Length. Kotahi kumi te roa o tetahi parirau (Pi. 135, 4).
4. Length of time, delay. Ka tae te roa o to kai, e Haungaroa (T. 84).
roanga, n. 1. Delay, passage of time. Me te turehutanga kanohi nei ano te roanga, ka hoki mai to tatou waka ki uta (T. 21).
2. Prolongation, continuation. Taria atu he roanga.
whakaroa. 1. v.t. Lengthen.
2. v.i. Delay. E hua ana te hunga kainga ki te whakaroanga o aua tira haere nei (T. 149). Ka whakaroa a Tutanekai ki roto ki tona whare (T. 134).
3. Hesitate.
Williams Dictionary
Roa (ii), roaroa, n. Apteryx haasti, large grey kiwi; a bird. (Tah.)
Williams Dictionary
Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
E hia te roa e noho ana koe i reira?
How long have you need living there?
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō
Hoatu kōrua ki te whare kai, kāore au e roa.
You two go ahead to the dining room, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Hoatu kōrua ki te horoi i ngā rīhi, kāore au e roa.
You two go and wash the dishes, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.
You guys go on ahead into the dining room. I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Kāore e roa. Kia manawanui.
I wont be long. Be patient.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tīmata te kiriata 'Maramataka'.
The movie 'Maramataka' will start soon.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kātahi ka tahuna e Hera te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Hera lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa.
It won't be long [in the future].
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa.
It wasn't long [in the past].
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā rīwai.
It won't be long and the spuds will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa ka pari te ihu ki te moenga.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa ka whiti mai te rā.
It wasn't long before the sun was shining.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tae mai te pahi.
It won't be long before the bus arrives.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka maroke ngā kākahu.
Won't be long and the clothes will be dry.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Ka keria te māra, kāore i roa ka tipu ngā otaota.
The garden was dug and it wasn't long before the weeds sprouted.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka timu te tai.
It won't be long and the tide will be out.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Ka tahuna te ahi, kāore i roa ka mahana te whare.
The fire was lit and it wasn't long before the house got warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka mao te ua.
It won't be long and the rain will cease.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura.
It won't be long until school starts again.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka maoa te keke.
It wont be long and the cake will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kaua e moe roa!
Don't sleep in!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tuhia he reta roa.
You shouldn't write a long letter.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria
Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?
Be waited for - tāria
I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu
I a au e taiohi ana, i tukua aku makawe kia tupu. I āhua roa tonu.
When I was a teenager, I let my hair grow. It got quite long.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana
Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
I te pō roa nei, ha tihewa ia.
She sneezed all night.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Ka roa, ka haere atu ia.
After a while, he left.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.
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
Kāore e roa ka tō te rā.
It won’t be long before the sun sets. / Before long, the sun will set.
Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā hēki.
It wont be long and the eggs will be cooked.
Kua roa te wā
It’s been a long time
He roa, he poto rānei tēnā taura?
Is that rope long or short?
E hia tō roa e whai ana i tēnā take?
How long have you been pursuing that issue?
Ehara te kōrero i te roa.
The speech is not long.
Pēhea te roa o te Taura Whiri e kimikimi kupu hōu nei?
How long has the Māori Language Commission been making up new words?
He roa atu tēnā rākau i tēnei.
That stick is longer than this.
roa rawa atu
very long
Ahakoa roa te huarahi, mā te kaha, mā te aroha, mā te manaaki o tēnā o tēnā ki ngā taonga o te iwi Māori, ka taea.
Although the road is long, it can be accomplished through effort, love, and each person’s care for the treasures of the Māori people.
I pānui mai te ākonga i tana tuhinga roa ki a au.
The student read his/her essay to me.
Kua oti anō tō tuhinga roa?
Have you finished your essay yet?
Kaaore aa raatou neera i rite te roa ki aaku e whai ana
They don’t have nails as long as I’m after
Ka roa noa atu tōku rerenga i roto i tōku rererangi.
I can go for miles in my airplane.
Ka roa tō tātou haerenga.
Our journey is long.
Mei noho atu ia i te pā, e roa te kawenga.
If he had remained in the pā, we would have had a long job.
He ata anō tō muri i te pō roa.
There is a new day after a long night.
He roa ōna makawe.
Her hair is long.
Tātou ka mahi i te tawa kia rua rau putu te roa.
Let us make a tower 200 feet high.
He roa ōna makawe
Her hair is long.
He roa aku tāku pukapuka i tō pukapuka.
My book is longer than your book.
He roa ōu matimati.
Your fingers are long.
Tino roa te reta a Tawa.
Tawa's letter was very long.
He roa tēnei taura
This rope is long
He roa, he koromikomiko hoki ōna makawe.
Her hair is long and curly.
E hoa, kua roa te wā!
Hey friend! It's been a while.
Āe, kua roa te wā, nē rā?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided, and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
Ko Pararaki te mutunga ake o te one e kīia nei he one roa.
Pararaki is the end of the beach called Long Beach.
Te rima ngā kura, rua wiki te roa o ia kura.
There are five schools - each school is two weeks long.
E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.
He awa roa a Waikato.
Waikato is a long river.
He rārangi roa kei te toa.
It is a long queue at the shop.
Ka hōhā au i tēnei mahi roa.
I shall become fed up by (with) this long job.
Kua roa i ē hiahia ana kia kite i a ia.
He had long wished to see him.
Ko te Hone e kōrero nei, kāhore e roa.
The John I'm talking about isn't tall.
Peehea te roa o too tama?
How tall is your son?
Ka roa e tuu ana
[He] remained standing for a long time
Me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa i mua i te whā karaka.
The essays must be handed in before four o’clock.
He roa ngā haora mahi o te tūmau.
The working hours of the chef are long.
He roa ērā haora.
The hours are long.
Kātahi te pō roa!
What a long night!
Kātahi te ara roa!
What a long road!
I ēnei rā, tuhia ai ngā tuhinga roa ki te rorohiko, kaua ki te pene.
These days, essays are written on computers, not with a pen.
Me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa i mua mai i te 1 o Oketopa
The essays should be passed in by the first of October,
Kia kaua e roa ake i te rua rau kupu te roa.
Do not exceed the 200-word limit.
Roa ake koe i ahau.
You are taller than me.
= Nā te roa o te haerenga rātou i ngenge ai.
Why did you wake up? (What caused you to wake?)
Kia tekau mā rima mita te roa o te taura.
Let the length of the rope be 15 metres.
E hia tō koutou roa ki konā?
How long have you been there?
Kei te haere koe ki te whare pikitia ā te ahiahi nei, kei te tuhi rānei i tō tuhinga roa?
Are you going to the pictures tonight, or writing your essay?
I hoatu e ia tana tuhinga roa i te wā tika, kāore rānei?
Did he hand in his essay on time or not?
He roa rawa atu te tangata rā me Hata.
The man with Hata is very tall.
I tihewa ia i te pō roa nei.
She sneezed all night long.
E tihewahewa ana ia i te pō roa nei.
She sneezed off and on all night.
Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!
Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai
The job has taken longer than I thought
