☰
☰

On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Look up a word:


Results for 'Tomo'

tomo - to enter, go into

Tomo (i), v.i. Be filled. E rua ano hekenga o te aho, kua tomo te waka i te mahi a te ika (T. 21).

whakatomo, n. 1. A large basket.

2. A display of the choicest food before one's companions at a feast. I muri i tera ko te whakatomo: ko te whakatomo, ka heria e au aku kai pai rawa ki te aroaro o taku huanga kai roto i te ope: ka tu ko tetahi ki te heri i tana whakatomo ki ana hoa. ‖ kokomo.

Williams Dictionary

Tomo (ii). 1. v.i. Pass in or out. I te mutunga ai o te karakia ki te tuaahu ka tomo ki roto ki to raua whare ko te wahine (T. 92). Tomo tahanga ki waho.

2. v.t. Begin. Ko nga mea i haere i mua hei tomo i te riri (T. 176). Tomokia te riri!

3. Assault, take by assault. Katahi ka tomokia te pa o Houmaitawhiti ratou ko ana tama e te taua a nga tangata o Uenuku ma (T. 62).

4. n. Storming party.

whakatomo, v.t. Cause to enter.

tomokanga, tomotomokanga, n. 1. Entrance, gateway. Ka riri mai ki a Hakawau kia haere i raro i nga huarahi noa, kaua e haere i runga i nga tomotomokanga o Puarata raua ko Tautohito (T. 177).

2. Capture, sack, of a pa. Heoi ano ka tupu hei whawhai; whawhai nei, a tae noa ki te tomokanga o te pa o Houmai-tawhiti, ratou ko ana tama e Toi raua ko Uenuku (M. viii).

Williams Dictionary

Ka tango rātou i ō rātou hū, ka tomo ai i te whare.
They took their shoes off and then went inside.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ko Haora iā tomo ana ki ia tēnā whare ki tēnā whare.
As for Saul he entered each house. (For ‘each,’ see 19.22.)

Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūrangā kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put up the lamp onto a stand so that the light may be seen by the people who are coming in.

Tomo ana i te whare, kei te papa a Hukamā e takoto ana.
When they entered the house, Snow White was lying on the floor.

Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kaparernauma i ētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house

Ka tomo rātou mā te kuwaha iti.
They entered by way of the small gateway.

Kua tomo atu rātou ki roto i te whare.
They have entered the house.

Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūranga kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put the lamp up on a stand so that its light may be seen by the people coming in.

Ka tomo rātou ki roto ki te whare rūnanga.
They went into the meeting house.

Kua kati te tatau, nā reira kāore mātou e taea te tomo.
The door is closed, so we can’t enter.

Kua tomo atu rātou, ki roto i te whare.
They have entered into the house.

Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kapenarauma iētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house

Nō tōna kitenga i a Peta rāua ko Hoani meake tomo ki te temepara, ka tono ia i tētahi mea māna.
When he saw Peta and Hoani soon to enter the temple, he requested something for himself.

Ka mutu, ka tomo ki te whare
When [that] was over, [they] entered the house

#71: I am supermarketing
#189: Rangi will help Mere
#50: Our car is yellow
#168: I make myself a man
#100: That aforementioned thing
#150: I will talk to the man who will know
Explore Māori Grammar! | Play our Māori word game! | Learn with our Māori flashcards!