Results for 'Whaea'
whaea - mother, aunt
Whaea, n. Mother, aunt. Ka mau ki te patu ka patai ki te whaea (T. 136).
Williams Dictionary
Ko Kuikui tōku whaea. Ko Tahu tōku matua.
Kuikui is my mother. Tahu is my father.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai te ingoa o tō whaea?
What's the name of your mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ehara tōku whaea i te kuia.
My mother is not an elder.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
He rite tonu ia ki tōna whaea kēkē.
She is just like her aunty.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
He rite ia ki tōna whaea.
She is just like her mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
He rite tonu ō karu ki ō whaea.
Your eyes are like your mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
He rite te makawe o Mia ki ō tōna whaea.
Mia's hair is just like her mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Kirikiriroa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hamilton.
Belonging to a place - nō
Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Poneke toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.
Belonging to a place - nō
Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kāore au e āhei te karanga, i te mea kei te ora tonu taku whaea.
I am not permitted to karanga, as my mother is still alive.
Allowed to do something - āhei
I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga mā tō tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mea atu te kotiro rā ki tana whaea...
That girl said to her mother...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka rongo tana whaea i tana ui ki te hinu rautangi.
His mother listened to his question about scented oil.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He kuia tōku whaea.
My mother is an elder.
Categorizing sentences - he
E aroha ana te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.
Kei te aroha te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.
Ko Moana te whaea o Ari.
Moana is the mother of Ari.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Kauri tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Kauri is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He ātaahua te ingoa o tō whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
I pakeke tō whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o tō whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o tō mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Whū, te kaha hoki o tō whaea!
Wow, your mother is strong!
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ko tō whaea kēkē tēnā?
Is that your aunty?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Ko Kui tōku tupuna whaea.
Kui is my ancestral mother or grandmother.
Ehara nō tōku whaea te hē.
The blame isn't my mothers.
Whaea, e hiakai ana a Manu.
Whaea, Manu is hungry.
Ko Rosie tōku whaea whakaangi.
Rosie is my stepmother.
Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.
Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.
Tēnā koe Whaea.
Hello Ma'am.
He whaea ahau, he kaiwhakahaere hoki.
I am a mother and also an administrative assistant.
Te pene ā tōna whaēa kē.
His aunt's pen.
