Results for 'Rātā'
rata - friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)
Rātā, n. 1. Metrosideros robusta, a forest tree. Taute te titoki, whero te rata i te waru (P. 85). E turaki taku rata tiketike (M. 198). Ratapiki, Metrosideros scandens, a climbing species. = puatawhiwhi, akakura.
2. Metrosideros excelsa, locally south of East Cape. Te taenga mai ki Whangaparaoa i tenei motu, i raro atu o Waiapu ka kite mai i te rata o uta e whero atu ana, ara i ona pua (W.M. x, 202). = pohutukawa.
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Rata (i) (pl. rarata), a. 1. Tame, quiet. He kararehe rarata anake.
2. Familiar, friendly. Kaore te tamaiti na i rata mai ki a au.
whakararata, v.t. Tame, subdue.
ratarata, a. 1. Clear, not muddy. Kei te ratarata ranei te puna?
2. Red hot. Ka ratarata nga powhatu o te umu.
3. Sharp, cutting. Ratarata ana tera te mata o te toki nei.
whakaratarata, v.t. Sharpen to a fine edge.
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Rata (ii), n. 1. Divination. Ka moe iho ahau, ka haere toku wairua, ka kite i tetahi aitua mo taku tamaiti, mo toku papa ranei, he rata tena.
2. Seer; so doctor (mod.).
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Ka tino rata ia ki te keke ka tunua ki te kāinga.
They really like the cake that is baked at home.
To like - rata
E rata ana au ki a ia. He tangata pai.
I like him. He's a good fella.
To like - rata
Kāore au e rata ki tēnā kai - he kawa ki taku korokoro.
I don't like that food - I find it unpleasant.
To like - rata
E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira.
I really like the people from there.
To like - rata
Kāore au e rata ki te kai a te ngeru, he haunga.
I don't like cat food, it stinks.
To like - rata
E rata ana a Pāpā ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
Pāpā likes to watch television.
To like - rata
Ko wai e rata ana ki te kāngarere?
Who likes cornflakes?
To like - rata
Kāore au e rata ki te tahitahi papa, he hōhā.
I don't like sweeping the floor, it's annoying.
To like - rata
E rata ana au ki te tiakarete.
I like chocolate.
To like - rata
Kāore ia i rata mai ki tōku pōtae hou.
She didn't like my new hat.
To like - rata
Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes/ Who’s a fan of these new procedures?
I te mataku o Rātā ka oma (ia).
Because Rātā was frightened he fled.
Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People did not like some of the new words coined by the Māori Language Commission.
Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Āwhea ara ai te marama?
When will there be a new moon?
Kāore mātou ko Shane, ko Tīni i te rata!
Shane, Tīni and I do not approve!
Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Kia ahiahi ka puta ake ai?
When it is evening, then he emerges?
Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.
Kei te rata ahau ki a ia.
I like him.
Ka tino rata ia ki te keke.
He really likes cake.
Ka haere a Rata.
Rata will set off.
Ka hoki anō a Rata ki te tarai i tana waka.
Rata returned to adze out his canoe.
Kāore au e rata ki tēnā kai – he kawa ki taku korokoro.
I don’t like that food – I find it unpleasant.
E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira. – Tō rātou āhua, ā rātou tikanga – ngā mea katoa.
I really like the people from there – how they act, their customs – everything about them.
I haere mai te rata inanahi, kia kore ai te tūroro e mokemoke.
The doctor came yesterday so the invalid would not be lonely.
