Results for 'Tika'
tika - to be right, correct, straight, in order
Tikā (i), n. Phormium tenax, ordinary swamp flax.
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Tikā (ii), tīkākā, a. Shrill.
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Tikā (iii). —
tīkākā, a. 1. Hot, burning. I te mea e tikaka tonu ana te ra ka hoe matou.
2. Burnt by the sun.
‖ kā (i).
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Tika, a. 1. Straight, direct. Ko te huarahi o Hakawau ka tika i Haronga, ka haere ki Awhitu (T. 162). Kia tawhiti mai tatou i a ia, kia tika mai te hau i runga i a ia; katahi ka whakatata atu, kei tika atu te hau i runga i a tatou, kei tae atu te piro ki a ia (T. 150).
2. Keeping a direct course. Haere tonu atu, a ka tae ki te kainga, tika atu (T. 139).
3. Just, fair. Ka mea atu ano a Mauipotiki, “E tika ana ano ena kupu” (T. 14). E tika hoki, a form of thanks.
4. Right, correct. Ka tapahia te arero, ka motu; katahi ka whakakorerotia e ia, a ka rongo ia, kei te tika ano nga kupu (T. 42). E tika! E tika!Well! well! E tika! e tika! Me i noho koe kua patua koe hei kawanga mo toku whare.
tikanga. 1. n. Rule, plan, method. Ka rapua e ratou he tikanga hei mamingatanga ma ratou i a Kae (T. 37).
2. Custom, habit. Kotahi i tukua mai ki te toro, tona tikanga mai ano tenei o mua iho (T. 47).
3. Anything normal or usual. Kaore he tangata hei whakarite, ehara i te tikanga tangata (T. 61). E moe ana te nuinga i te tikanga o te moe (T. 167).
4. Reason. Ko te tikanga o Te Huhuti i pai ai ki a Te Whatuiapiti, he pai no Te Whatuiapiti (T. 165).
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5. Meaning, purport. Te tikanga o tena tau, he kohuru.
6. Authority, control. Kahore ona tikanga ki ena taonga.
7. a. Correct, right. He tikanga, he pononga i whankae te hotonga i te tainga wai (M. 256). ‖ pononga, pono (i).
whakatika, whātika. 1. v.t. Straighten, correct.
2. Acknowledge as right. Me whakatika atu nga whakahe mai a to matua teina, a Te Tauri (M. 231).
3. v.i. Straighten oneself. Te paunga o te hiku, ka whakatika, ka tu, ka titiro (J. xx, 23).
4. Stand up, rise up. E korero ana i te korero o te toa, whakatika mai, whakatika atu (T. 101).
5. Start, set out on a journey. Ka whakatika nga waka o te hokowhitu o Whakatau (T. 41). I te ata ka whatika te wahine ki te wero manu (T. 95).
6. n. Way, path.
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Ko te horopaki tērā ka tohu i te mahinga tika.
Context is what determines the correct usage.
Identity sentences - ko...
Kei te tika.
That's correct.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te tika tāu whakautu.
Your answer is correct.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me kai waiū ngā pēpi ka tika.
It's right that babies have breast milk.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mihi ka tika ki a koe.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mihi ka tika ki a kōrua.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you both.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mihi ka tika ki a koutou.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you people.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kia tika āu raina.
Make your lines straight.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia tika te mahi, kei panaia koe.
Make sure your work is good or else you'll get fired!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna wā anō e tika ana.
No worries/it's all good. That hat will return when the times is right.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
He aha te whakahoki tika?
What's the correct response?
What? - He aha?
Kāore tērā kōrero i te tika.
That account is not correct.
That (over there) - tērā
I ngā huihuinga ka noho mai ia tika tonu mai i ahau.
He sits opposite me in meetings.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time texting.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia
Kei te tika, kei te hē rānei ēnei kōrero.
These statements are true or false.
Or... - ...rānei
Me mihi mātou ki a koutou ka tika.
It is appropriate we greet you.
Mā muri ka tika a mua.
The front will be OK because of the back.
Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare moni ki Whakatipua.
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown.
Ko koe te mea tika.
You are the right person.
Kia tika hoki te kōrero, e tama.
Let the talk be correct, son.
Ko te tangata tika, ko koe!
The right person is you!
He tika tāu, e Amaru, hoki ora atu ki tō kāinga.
You're right, Amaru, safe travels home.
Kia tika te mahi.
Be good.
Ko tāu mahi, he hono i te rerenga ki tana whakamārama tika (tuhinga reo Ingarihi).
Your task is to connect the sentence to its correct translation (English language text).
Ko tēnā whaaaro te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
Tika tonu! Pēhea hoki koe?
True! What about you?
Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.
He tika ia.
He is correct.
He tika tāu.
You are right. (Yours is correct.)
Kei te tika tēnei?
Is this correct?
Ā, he tika! Kia ora kia ora!
Huh, you're right! Good on ya!
Kei runga koe i te ara tika.
You're on the right path.
Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.
Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.
Ko te pō tika tony tēnei.
This is certainly the correct night.
Tika tonu!
Too right!
Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.
He tika tāu!
You're right!
Tika tāu e hoa. I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
You are right! What did you do in the weekend?
Kia tika a muri, kia tika a mua.
If things out the back are going well, things out the front will go well.
Āe, he tika tāu, ka haere i nāianei.
Yes, you are right, I'll go now.
Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.
Tika tāu. Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
That's true. That's the most important thing.
Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?
E hoa, he tika tō kupu.
Friend, your words are true.
Kāore e taea te taraiwa tika me te kai hamupaka anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time eating a hamburger.
He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.
Mō te kuia tēnā ka tika.
That would be fine for an old lady.
Ka tika hoki! Tokohia kei tō whānau?
That's right! How many in your family?
He tika te rahi mōku.
The size is correct for me.
Ko te tohu tērā i tika atu ai ia ki Waikimihia.
This was the sign that led her straight to Waikimihia.
Kei te tika, nē rā?
That's right, isn't it?
Kei te tika tēnei kōrero?
Is this correct?
Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori.
Let the language be correct, let it flow, let it be inherently Māori.
Ā! He tika.
Ah! True.
