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tama - son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
Tama, n. 1. Son, nephew. Ka rongo ana tama i tera kupu (T. 99).
2. Eldest son. Ka oti te waka a Ruatapu, ka whiriwhiria e ia nga tangata hei eke mo runga, tama anake.
3. Child, irrespective of sex. Kua whanau tama a Rangi.
4. Man. Katahi te tama ka whakatika (T. 29). Tama tu, tama ora; tama noho, tama mate kai (P. 83). So E tama! or E tama ma! (pl.), forms of address. E tama, ka mate koe (T. 29).
5. In a mystic sense in karakia, where it is used with tauira, atua, tohunga, kete, etc. He pokinga i ena tama, i ena tohunga, i ena atua, i ena mana, i ena karakia, i ena tauira (T. 87). ‖ also other passages, T. 85, 86, 88, and M. 424.
6. In a number of proverbial expressions: Tama roto or tama tu ki roto, emotion, desire, craving, strong feeling. Kihai i noho, haere tonu; ta tama tu ki roto, tana pai hoki (T. 144). E mate tama roto (I am hungry). He mahi kai mo te kopu, kia ora ai tama roto. Tama a hara. object of revenge. Homai taku tama a hara kia kainga.—Ka heria mai e Ngati Mahanga te tinana o Tawhakamoe i Te Rotoiti, ka kainga; kua tama-a-haratia ki taua iwi. Tama ngarengare, penis. ‖ ngare (ii). Tama-tane, son, and tama-wahine, daughter, are frequently used antithetically, e.g., of the upper and lower ropes of a bird snare. (‖ Wai. 15); of the west and east sea north of Auckland (‖ tui (i)); of successful and unsuccessful strokes in parrying a blow. I hiki tama-wahine, kihai i tama-tane te hiki o to patu (M. xcix).
tamatama, v.t. Treat with marks of disgust. Ka tamatamatia te wahine whakarawai.
whakatamatama, v.i. 1. Be above doing a thing, be too proud. Katahi ano te tangata whakatamatama ki te taka kai.
2. Give oneself airs.
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai te pāpā o Tama?
Whose Tama's dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ehara tēnā i te whakaaro pai e tama.
That's not a good idea guys.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te oma te tama ki konei.
The boy is running here.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te oma te tama ki korā
The boy is running over there.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E whana ana te tama i te pōro.
The boy is kicking the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I oma te tama ki te kura.
The boy ran to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I mahi poka noa au ki te keri i te whenua, ka kohete mai ia, 'E tama e! Me taki karakia i te tuatahi'.
I heedlessly started digging and she growled at me, 'Boy! You should do karakia first!'
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy was kicking the ball.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka haere ngā tama ki te kura.
The boys will go to school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy will kick the ball.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy has kicked the ball.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me taitai te tama i ōna niho.
The boy should brush his teeth
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te pānui te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Sentences with i - i
Ki ngā tama te horoi i ngā rīhi.
The boys will wash the dishes.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?
Ka pai tā kōrua whakahoki mai i taku tama ina mutu te whakawai?
Would you mind dropping my son off here after practice?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?
Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mō Tawa rāua ko tana tama.
For Tawa and his son.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mō tā rāua tama ērā hū.
Those shoes are for their son.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Kei waenganui rāua i ngā tama.
They are among the boys.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
I tata rāoa taku tama i te rara.
My son nearly choked on a lolly.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Ka horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tama ā te pō nei.
The dishes will be washed by the boys tonight.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Ka taea e Tama te rakuraku te whakatangi.
Tama can play the guitar.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
I hoko au i tētaho kurī hei mōkai mā taku tama.
I bought a dog as a pet for my son.
For the purpose of - hei
I kohikohi ia i te kawakawa hei rongoā mō te māuiui o tāna tama.
He collected kawakawa as a cure for his son's illness.
For the purpose of - hei
Kāore anō te tama kia whana i te pōro.
The boy has not yet kicked the ball.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
I te tama.
The boy had it.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Kāore te tama i oma ki te kura.
The boy did not run to school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Ka rere atu tāna tama ki a Ari.
Ari's son rushed off to him.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Kāore te tama e whana ana i te pōro.
The boy isn't kicking the ball.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
Kāore te tama e pānui ana i te pukapuka.
The boy is not reading the book.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
Nō tā māua tama tērā whare.
That house belongs to our son.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
He tama tāku.
I have a boy.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha te hē o tō tama?
What's wrong with your son?
What? - He aha?
Kāore te tama i te whana i te pōro.
The boy wasn't kicking the ball.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...
Ko Isaac te tama a Phill rāua ko Angie.
Isaac is the son of Phill and Angie.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Chris te tama a Richard rāua ko Gin.
Chris is the son of Richard and Gin.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.
Away - atu
Hei te taha mauī te tama.
The boy will be on the left-hand side.
Future locative - hei
Kāore te tama hei te taha mauī.
The boy will not be on the left-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ka oti te kaupapa i a Tawa.
The project will be finished by Tawa.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He kaha ake tērā tama i tāna tama.
That boy is stronger than his boy.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He aha a Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn't Tama play?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
Nā te aha te tama i tangi ai?
For what reason did the boy cry?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha i Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
What is the reason why Tama didn't play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
He pango, he parauri rānei ngā makawe o tō tama?
Is you son's hair black or brown?
Or... - ...rānei
I whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy kicked the ball.
E noho e tama.
Sit down please boy.
Kei te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy is kicking the ball.
Tama tū, tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.
Kia tika hoki te kōrero, e tama.
Let the talk be correct, son.
E kore te tama e whana i te pōro.
The boy won't kick the ball.
Ko Niko te tama a Mia.
Niko is the son of Mia.
Kei te tama.
The boy has it.
He tama tā Tame.
Tame has a son.
Kia ora e tama!
Hello boy!
Kia ora e tama mā!
Hello boys!
Ko ia te tama a Debbie.
He is Debbie's son.
Ko Te Naera tāku tama.
Te Naera is my son (or boy).
Ko Nikau tāku tama.
Nikau is my boy.
E tama!
Address to a boy or young man.
He tama toa ia.
He's a brave boy.
Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.
Mā ngā tama koe e āwhina.
The boys will help you.
Ka taea e Pita te whakatangi rakuruku.
Pita is able to play guitar.
Ka taeae te rakuraku te whakatangi e Tama.
Tama can play the guitar.
Ko Nīkau taku tama.
Nīkau is my boy.
Haere mai e tama, rukuhia ngā pāua a Tangaroa nei.
Come here son, dive for the pāua belonging to Tangaroa.
Ko Tai tāku tama.
Tai is my son.
Ko Jim te tama a Neha rāua ko Irene.
Jim is the son of Neha and Irene.
Kei te puruma te tama i te papa.
The boy's sweeping the floor.
E tama, i te aha koe?
Boy, what were you doing?
He tama tino tāroaroa ia.
He's a really tall boy.
Kei te haere ngā tama ki te toa kākahu i te tāone matua o Kirikiriroa.
The sons are going to the clothing shop in the important town of Hamilton
ko Jacob tāku tama.
Jacob is my son
I hoatu a Mere i te keke mā tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Tama tū, tama ora, tama moe, tama mate.
The boy that stands, lives. The boy that sleeps, dies.
E tama, he paru tō tīhāte.
Hey boy, your tee-shitrt's dirty.
Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.
Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.
Engari anō te tama.
But that boy's quite another matter.
Tētahi tama māngere.
What a lazy boy!
Kotahi taku tama, ko Taika tōna ingoa.
I have one son. His name is Taika.
