Results for 'Tangi'
tangi - to cry; to make a sound
kaua - negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi
Tangi. 1. v.i. Sound, give forth a sound, cry, of things animate or inanimate. Ka tangi te wharauroa, ko nga karere a Mahuru (P.44). E tangi he pu i nga po katoa, ko au tena (T. 131). Whakarongo ki te tai e tangi haere ana (M. 47).
2. Weep, utter a plaintive cry, sing a dirge, as a sign of grief or of affection. Katahi ka aue te matua ki te tangi (Pi. 135, 3). Haere ana te wahine ra ki tahaki tangi ai (T. 83). Kia ata tangi tatou kei rongo mai aku hoa (T. 97).
3. Fret, cry. He tangi ta te tamariki (P. 27).
4. Salute, weep over. Ka haere mai a Rehua kia tangi, na, tangi makuware ana a Rehua (T. 33).
5. Resound. Tangi ana te patu (W. iv, 177). Tangi ana te umere (T. 160).
6. v.t. Mourn. Ko wai tou tangata hei tangi i a koe? (T. 40).
7. Cry for. He tangi kai tou? (M. 49).
8. n. Sound. Te tangi o nga pu a Tutanekai (T. 130).
9. Lamentation, mourning, dirge. Katahi ka whakahuatia iho e te tungane tana tangi (T. 34). Tangi atahu, love spell. Tangi tawhiti, an incantation or spell.
whakatangi, v.t. Cause to sound. Ka whakatangi au i taku koauau (T. 76).
tatangi. 1. v.i. Jingle, rattle. Ka whakarongo ake te tuahine ki nga iwi o te tungane e tatangi ana i runga i te whare (T. 40).
2. Gurgle. E tatangi kau ake nei te korokoro (M. 86).
3. n. Gahnia lacera, a sedge, cutty grass. whakatangitangi. 1. a. Applied to the largest and final wedge used in splitting a tree, ora whakatangitangi.
2. n. Metrosideros scandens, a tree.
3. v.t. Cajole, appeal to sympathy of.
4. n. Wooden striker used in tattooing.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te tangi te kōtiro.
The girl is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te tangi te pēpi.
The baby is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe tamaiti nei!
Go away, lest you make the child cry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
E tangi!
Cry!
Command with e! - e!
Kaua e tangi.
Don't cry.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tangi, e te tau.
Don't cry my darling.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I tata tangi te pēpi.
The baby almost cried.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia.
I'm ok, but she's crying.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kua mutu te tangi a te pēpi.
The baby's crying has finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka tino kaha rawa tōna tangi ki tōna mamae.
She mourned deeply for her pains.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tangi te pere ākuanei.
The bell has rung.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tangi ngā tamāhine ki tō rātou pāpā.
The daughters mourned for their father.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He tāne tangi ranginamu.
He is a handsome man.
Categorizing sentences - he
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
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?
Tangi tonu te pere o te kura, ka puta ngā tamariki ki te tākaro.
As soon as the school bell rings, the children come out to play. — 1172
He aha koe i tangi ai?
Why did you cry?
Kua pau te keke e Rangi
Tangi takes w
Me kāhore kia tere te kōwhaki i te kānga, ka haere au ki te tangihanga.
If it is not necessary to hurry the picking of the corn I will go to the tangi.
He aha koe I tangi ai.
Why were you crying.
He aha koe I tangi ai
Can either mean why were you crying crying
Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko Kupe tēnei.
From the lamentation Rehua knew that this was Kupe.
E tangi haere mai ana te ope
The group are weeping as they come
kei te pōuri a Rangi, ā, kei te tangi ia, engari, he harikoa ia.
At the moment Rangi is sad and the ia crying now, but, actually he is really a happy person.
Kua tangi te piana. Kua kanikani ētahi o ngā tāngata.
The piano has started playing. Some of the people have started dancing.
Nā te tama tōna tuahine i tangi ai.
The boy was the reason his sister cried.
Nō reira ka tangi a Ue-roa ki tōna iwi.
It was taken right away, out to the fishing ground at Karanga-tū. Then Te Awa-riki sent
Nō koutou e hari ana i te tangi ka hemo atu te wahine a te kaumātua.
While you were holding the funeral ceremonies the old man’s wife died.
I tangi māua i te mataku.
We cried because of fear.
E tangi te pū tōrino i ngā pō katoa.
A flute will sound every night.
I rongo au i tētahi manu e tangi ana.
I heard a bird singing.
Kia hāmama tētahi ki a Mere, ka tangi ia.
Whenever someone yells at Mere, she cries.
Tangi tonu te pere o te kura, ka puta ngā tamariki ki te tākaro
As soon as the school bell rings, the children come out to play
Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!
Nā koutou i hari te tangi, ehara nā rātou.
You people led the funeral ceremonies, not them.
Ka mea atu ki a ia, ‘He aha koe e tangi nā?
Why are you weeping?
E whā ngā manu e tangi ana
Four birds calling
Kei te tangi ia
He is crying. Becomes;
No te matenga o te rangatira ka tangihia te tangi mōona
When the chief died the lament was sung for him.
Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.
Kei te tangi koretake ia.
He is crying for no reason at all.
Rite tonu koe ki tērā pēpī ki te tangi.
You are crying just like that baby.
I hea koe i te tangi o te pīpīwharauroa?
Where were you when the shining cuckoo sang?
Ka whakatika mai te manuhiri ki mua o te wharenui, ka tū, ka tangi (Kāretu 1974:10)
The visitors proceed to the front of the meeting house, stand and weep
He ahai a Mere i tangi ai?
Why did Mere cry?
Nā Mere a Rangi i tangi ai.
Mere was the reason Rangi cried.
He ahai a Mere w tangi ai?
Why will Mere cry?
Kua tangi te pere.
The bell has rung.
He ahai a Mere w tangi nei?
Why is Mere crying?
Nā te mea ka haere tōna whaiāipo ki tawhiti ka tangi a Tina.
Because her sweetheart went far away Tina lamented.
Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau i haere atu ai.
It was because of the crying of the baby that I left.
E tangi ana koe
You crying
E hia ngā tūru e hiahia ana tātou i te tangihanga?
How many chairs do we want or need at the tangi?
Tangi tonu ia.
She immediately cried.
Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau e haere atu nei.
I am leaving because of the crying of the baby.
I kite au i te tama e tangi ana
I saw the boy who was crying
i tangi tū te wahine
the woman wept standing
e tangi hotu ana te wahine
the woman is weeping (with sobs)
He aha koe i tangi *ai*?
Why did you cry?
I tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He was crying as if he was a child.
Kei te tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He is crying as if he is a child.
Ka tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He will cry as if he is a child.
Ānō tōna tangi me he pēpi.
His crying was like a baby's.
He rite tonu ia ki te pēpi ki te tangi.
He is just like a baby when it comes to crying.
E tangi pēnei ana ia i te tamaiti.
He is crying like a child.
Kei te tangi ia, me te mea nei kua wehe rāua ko tana hoa tāne.
She is crying as if she has broken up with her boyfriend.
Nā reira tangi ai rātau.
Therefore (and so for that reason) they lament.
E tangi ana kōrua ki te aha?
Why are you weeping?
Kātahi mātau ka noho ki reira tangi ai. (1991:137)
Then we stayed there and wept.
Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi e tangi ana.
Mere is angry at Rangi who is crying.
I uta anake pea tēnei hau e tangi ana.
It seems this wind was only blowing on the shore.
I te whakatakariri o Niko, ka tangi ia.
Because Niko was so angry, he cried.
He aha tā tātou pēpi e tangi pērā ai?
Why will our baby cry like that.
Kāti te tangi, e hoki ana anō ahau.
Stop crying, I’m going back.
Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko tōna teina tēnei.
Rehua knew from the lament that this was his junior relative.
Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe te tamaiti nei!
Go away, you might make the child cry!
Ko te tangi tēnei.
EQ the cry this This was the cry.
Kei te tangi a Mereana.
Mereana is crying.
Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.
Ko te pō te wā e tangi ana te ruru.
Night is the time when the owl cries.
I katakata ngā tāngata, engari, I tangi ngā tamariki
The people laughed but the children cried.
Kei te tangi te koroua i tōna tahu.
The old man is mourning his love.
Kei te māuiui te tamaiti, nō reira, kei te tangi ia.
The child is sick, therefore she is crying.
Ka tangi te pēpi
The baby will cry.
I a au e kaukau ana, ka tangi mai te pere o te tatau
While I was having a bath, the doorbell rang
Kaatahi tonu taku ringa ka mau ki te waea, ka tangi hoki te pere o te tatau
As I picked up the phone, the doorbell rang
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa.
A flute can be heard every night.
He tangi tonu te mahi a te tamaiti nei.
This child is always crying. — 137
