Results for 'Tōu'
tōu - your, ō category possession, singular
tou - dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus
Tōu, pron. Thy. Plural, ōu. ‖ tō (x), note. Sometimes used elliptically. Tou, thy garment, kakahu being understood. E Pa, e kore koe e whakarere iho i tou ki raro? Nawai ra, a tuhou-rangi ana koe i tena whanake (T. 192). For the difference between tou and tau ‖ preps. o and a, and F.L. § 22.
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Tou (i), n. 1. Anus, posteriors. Ma raro mai koe i taku tou (M. 409). He kai iana ta te tou e hoake? (Will sitting on your posteriors give you food?) (P. 16).
2. Lower end of anything, as the point of a whipping top.
3. Tail of a bird. He tou tirairaka, a proverbial expression for a restless person.
4. Actinia tenebrosa, red sea anemone.
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Tou (ii), v.t. 1. Dip into a liquid, wet.
2. Plant. E waru nga kopura, whatiwhatiia ana; ka toua, a ka tupu (T. 114).
toutou. 1. v.t. Put articles into a receptacle. I a matou e toutou tahi ana ki te kete, kokiritia ki runga pataka tu ai.
2. Dip frequently into liquid.
3. Offer and withdraw. He tangata toutou koe, whakaaturia mai ana e koe to taonga, a whiua ketia ake. ‖ patou.
4. Sprinkle with water. Ka po, ka tikina, ka tineia, ka toutoua nga ahi o te kainga (T. 23).
5. n. Miro australis, robin. = toutou-wai. whakatoutou, v.i. Strain; used of a woman in childbirth.
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Tou (iii), v.t. Kindle, set on fire. Toua te rama. —Toua te ahi. Possibly connected with the previous word, torches being made by dipping wood splinters or tow into melted fat.
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Tou (iv) = tonu, ad. Hopukina toutia e ia (Tr. vii, 37). He hopu tou ahana (ib.).
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Ko wai tōu?
Who is yours? (eg who is your father?).
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai tōu ingoa?
What's your name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai tōu hoa?
Who is your friend?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kua mārama au ki tōu whakautu.
I've understood your response.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Mā tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your car.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Whakapaitia tōu rūma moe.
Tidy your bedroom.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Whakatika i tōu rūma.
Tidy your room.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kaua e kōrero me tōu waha e kī ana!
Don't speak with your mouth full!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e whakatika i tōu rūma.
Don't tidy your room.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?
Passive sentences - tikina...
E hoki ki tōu maunga kia pūrea ai koe e ngā hau a Tāwhirimātea.
Return to your mountain so that you may be refreshed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Hāpatia tōu ringaringa!
Raise your hand!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Whakapai tōu moenga, E Ari!
Make your bed, Ari!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
He motukā tōu?
Do you have a car?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He waka tōu?
Do you have a car?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He tungāne tōu?
Do you have brothers (to a female)?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He waka tōu?
Do you have a car?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He mātauranga pai tōu.
You have a good education.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He mātauranga pai tōu.
You have good knowledge.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He whakaaro tōu?
Do you have an idea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He tuahine tōu?
Do you have a sister?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha tōu ā te wāhanga tuarua?
What do you have period two?
What? - He aha?
He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?
What? - He aha?
He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
What? - He aha?
Ko tāna pene tēnā kei tōu taha.
That's her pen beside you.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko tēhea tōu?
Which is yours?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Ko tēhea waka tōu?
Which car is yours?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Koutou ko tōu whanau.
You and your family.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He pōturi iho taku motokā i tōu.
My car is slower than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Kāore tōu he waka?
Do you not have a car?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...
He poto rawa atu tōu kaka i tōku.
Your dress is much shorter than mine.
Kua whakapaingia tōu ruma?
Have [you] tidied your room?
E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete?
How many fish are in your kete?
Whakatikaina tōu rūma
Get your room in order (tidy your room up)!
He nui ake tōku whare i tōu.
My house is bigger than yours.
He pātai tōu koutou?
Do you (3 or more) have a question?
Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.
He pōtae tōu?
Do you have a hat?
I a ia tōu pōtae e mau ana.
She had your hat on.
Kei konā, kei tōu kāinga.
There (by you) at your place.
Tōu māmā.
My mother.
Hei te ahiahi ka m,āminga e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend you are thirsty.
Keo tōu kāinga pea te ngahau nā te tini o te uri ariki.
Perhaps at your home the young chiefs dance.
Te whare ō tōu hoa.
Your friend's house.
Hei te ahiahi ka māmingā e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend to be thirsty.
Haere ki tōu rūma moe!
Go to your bedroom!
Kua tikona e koe tōu kope.
You filled your nappy.
