Results for 'Rānei'
rānei - or
Rānei, conj. 1. Giving an interrogative sense to a sentence. E kore ranei koe e pai kia haere hei hoa moku? (T. 120).
2. Repeated to connect alternatives. Whether, or. Kahore hoki i tino mohio he taniwha ranei, ko nga tangata ano ranei o taua kainga e huna nei i nga ope (T. 157).
Williams Dictionary
Kāore e āhei te inu pia, te kai paipa rānei, i konei.
Drinking or smoking is not allowed here.
Allowed to do something - āhei
He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He aha tō hiahia? He pāreti māu, he panakeke rānei e moko?
What do you want? Porridge or pancakes, grandchild?
What? - He aha?
Kei te tika, kei te hē rānei ēnei kōrero.
These statements are true or false.
Or... - ...rānei
E āhei ana tēnei pū-tohu-wā te noho hei wāhipa, wātū hoki rānei.
The time marker can also be used for present or past tense.
Or... - ...rānei
He reka, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te kai, kei te inu rānei koe?
Are you eating or drinking?
Or... - ...rānei
Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei
Ka haere rātou mā Te Wairarapa mā Tararua rānei.
They will either go via the Wairarapa or Tararua.
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te haere mai koe, kāore rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Āe rānei?
Yes or no?
Or... - ...rānei
Nō konei rānei koe?
Are you from here or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te haere mai koe rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te kai rānei koe?
Are you going to eat or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Māku, māu rānei?
Me or you?
Or... - ...rānei
Nāku, nāu rānei?
is this mine or yours?
Or... - ...rānei
Nāku, rānei?
Is this mine or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Me kaha, me waimeha rānei tō tī?
A strong or a weak tea?
Or... - ...rānei
He reka rānei, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei
He wītipiki, he kāngarere, he pāreti rānei?
Weetbix, cornflakes or porridge?
Or... - ...rānei
E taea rānei e te wahine te tahitahi?
Will the woman manage to do the sweeping?
Kāhore rānei koe e haere ana?
Are you not going?
E hia rānei ērā kāinga tawhito?
How many of those old settlements would there be?
Ehara rānei a Paerau i te tuakana ōna?
Is not Paerau an elder brother of his?
E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Will you not both fall together into the water?
He hōu rānei tāu wati?
Is your watch new?
He manu, he rererangi rānei tērā mea?
Is that thing a bird or an aeroplane?
He kahurangi rānei tōna kākahu?
Is her dress blue?
He makariri rānei te wai?
Is the water cold?
He reka, he kawa rānei ēnei ārani?
Are these oranges sweet or sour?
He roa, he poto rānei tēnā taura?
Is that rope long or short?
He mōhio rānei tōu tuahine?
Is your sister clever?
E pātai ana kia tohu mai tētahi tangata, tētahi mea rānei e whakaritea ana ki te tangata.
Asking a question about the identity of a person, or of something which is likened to a person.
A koe rānei!
You can talk! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black
Māu rānei ngā pereti e horoi?
Will you wash the plates?
Ka tukuna mātau kia haere ki te taone o Ākarana, ki tētahi atu wāhi rānei.
We were allowed to go to the city of Auckland, or to some other place.
= Ehara rānei a Paerau i te tuakana ōna?
Will you not both fall together into the water?
= E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Perhaps this is not the correct word?
mai, ki te haere ranei?
Levels 3 and 4
He tamaiti rānei e mōhio ana ki te whakautu?
Does any child know the answer?
Kia mahara ki ēnei tikanga ana haere ki te moana ki te mahi kai, hī ika rānei.
Remember these customs when you go to the sea to find food, or to fish.
Kīhai rānei koe i haere ki te kura?
Did you not go to school?
He pai rānei kino tō kurī?
Is you dog good or bad?
Kei te hiahia koe ki te tī, ki te kawhe rānei?
Would you like a tea or coffee?
He tama, he kōtiro rānei tō pēpi?
Is your baby a boy or a girl?)
He tangata, he kiore rānei koe?
Are you a man or a mouse?
He tere tō hoiho, he pūhoi rānei?
Is your horse fast, or slow?
He pango, he parauri rānei ngā makawe o tō tama?
Is your son’s hair black or brown?
He whero, he kahurangi, he kākāriki, he kōwhai rānei tēnā hāte?
Is that shirt red, blur, green or yellow?
He whero rānei tēnā hāte?
Is that shirt red or... not?
He mōhio rānei tōu kaiako?
Is your teacher clever?
Āe, kau rānei.
And we can also ask negative questions in the sane way:
Kāore rānei koe e haere ana?
Are you not going? And the answer will either be yes or no.
Ehara rānei koe i te kaiako?
Are you not a teacher?
He mea tika rānei te hōatu takohanga e mātou ki a Hiha, kāhore rānei?
Is the giving of taxes by us to Caesar a correct thing, or not (kāhore)?
Ka whakapai rānei koe i tōu rūma?
Are you it are you not high to tidy you room?
Ki ngā kura rānei tata atu ki Ākarana.
To the schools near Auckland.
Kei te haere rānei ahau?
Am I going? (or: Am I going, perhaps?)
Mā Hanana, mā Te Awahou rānei?
Via Shannon or Foxton?
Mā te kūwaha, mā te matapihi rānei?
Through the door, or the window?
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.
Ehara mā koutou te mōhio ki te tāima ki te wā rānei.
It’s not for you to know the time or season.
He tiamu, he miere maple, he huka me te wai rēmana rānei?
Butter, maple syrup, or sugar and lemon juice?
He huka mā, he huka parauri rānei?
White or brown sugar?
He mīere rānei?
Or honey?
He koi tēnei toki? (He koi ranei te toki nei?)
Is this axe sharp?
He tangata kai paipa koe, ehara rānei?
Are you a smoker, or not?
Kei runga rānei, kei raro rānei, kei tawhiti atu rānei i a tātou.
Above, below, or far from us perhaps.
Ka hoko au i te motokā kahurangi, i te motokā whero rānei.
I will buy the blue car or the red car.
Ka hoko koe i te motokā kahurangi, i te motokā whero rānei?
Will you buy the blue car or the red car?
Ka hoko rānei koe i te motokā whero?
Will you (or will you not) buy the red car?
He pai rānei tēnei pukapuka?
Is this book good?
Ka hoko koe i te motokā whero, kāore rānei?
Will you buy the red car or not?
Ka hoko koe i te motokā whero, kāore rānei, ina haere koe ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara?
Will you buy the red car or not when you go to Wellington?
He pukapuka pai tēnei, ehara rānei?
Is this a good book, or isn't it?
Ka hīkoi koe rānei ki te marae i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei?
Will you (or someone else) walk to the marae with Rangi on Tuesday?
Ka hīkoi rānei koe ki te marae i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei?
Will you walk (or get there some other way) to the marae with Rangi on Tuesday?
Ka hīkoi koe ki te marae rānei i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei?
Will you walk to the marae (or somewhere else) with Rangi on Tuesday?
Ka hīkoi koe ki te marae i te taha o Rangi rānei ā te Tūrei?
Will you walk to the marae with Rangi (or someone else) on Tuesday?
Ka hīkoi koe ki te marae i te taha o Rangi ā te Tūrei rānei?
Will you walk to the marae with Rangi on Tuesday (or some other day)?
E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whawhe ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.
Ko ngā mahi kāinga me hōmai ki a au, me waiho rānei ki te tari o te hekeretari.
Homework should be given directly to me or left in the secretary’s office.
I ētahi wā ka whakatakotoria he patu pounamu, paraoa rānei ki runga i te tūpāpaku.
Sometimes, a greenstone or whalebone club is laid on the body of the deceased.
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?
Ka hoki atu mātou ki te kāinga, ka noho mai i konei rānei?
Are we returning home or staying here?
I hoatu e ia tana tuhinga roa i te wā tika, kāore rānei?
Did he hand in his essay on time or not?
E kore rānei e hoki mai?
Won’t he come back?
Ko te tino pātai āe rānei ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei.
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies or not.
E oti ai tō tohu, me mātua haere ki te whare wānanga mō te toru tau, neke atu rānei.
To finish your degree, you will have to go to the university for three years or more.
Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei.
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.
E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whakahāwea ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.
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.
Me tuhi mai, waea mai rānei ki konei.
You should write to me or phone me here.
Me haere atu rānei ia ki tōu kāinga, me haere mai rānei koe ki konei.
He could come to your house or you could come here.
Ka āwhina a Mere rānei, a Marama rānei i a Pani.
Either Mary or Marama will help Pani.
Nā Mere, nā Hone rānei i pakarukaru.
It must have been damaged either by Mary or by John.
Me turituri koe, me haere koe ki tō rūma, me haere atu rānei koe ki waho.
Either be quiet or go to your room or go outside.
E haere mai ana koe, kāore rānei?
Are you coming with me, or not?
He pakanga anō rānei, kāore rānei?
Was there warfare or not?
I pātai mai a ia mehemea tōmuri a ia, kāore rānei.
He asked whether he was late or not.
Āhea rānei ka haere au.
I’m going sometime.
Nā wai rānei i tāhae taku wati.
Someone stole my watch.
Kei hea rānei!
It must be somewhere!
Kore i kitea ōku mōwhitu i hea rānei.
I couldn’t find my glasses anywhere.
E āhei ana ngā kura ki te whakauru ki ngā wāhanga e whā, ki te wāhanga kotahi noa rānei.
Schools may enter for the four parts, or for just one.
E āhei ana te kaitono ki te whai mai i te pepa kōrero noa iho, i ngā pepa tuhituhi noa iho rānei.
The candidate is able to attempt either just the spoken paper or just the written papers.
I whāngaia, i ahatia rānei ngā kau?
He fed or what the cows?
E haere ana rānei koe ki te teihana?
Are you going to the station?
Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei (Genesis 27:21)
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.
E haere ana rānei au ki te teihana?
Am I going to the station?
He mea pai tēnei, he mea kino rānei?
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
He koi rānei tāna toki?
Is his axe sharp?
He koi rānei te toki nei?
Is this axe sharp?
Ehara rānei koe i tōna tuakana?
Are you not his brother?
Kāhore rānei ia e mahi ana?
Is he not working?
