Results for 'Whai'
whai - to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
Whai (i). 1. n. Dasyatis brevicaudatus, sting-ray, and Raja nasuta, skate. Te whakangungu nei ki nga tara a whai o Arai-te-uru (P. 90).
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Whai (ii), a. 1. Possessing, equipped with. Ka whai ringaringa, ka whai waewae, ka tupu au he tangata (M. 414).
2. Becoming, acquiring the shape or character of. Na toku tipuna au i awhi, a whai tangata ana ahau.
3. Settled, constantly resident. He tangata whai ahau.
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Whai (iii). 1. v.t. Follow, pursue. Ka kite koutou i te waka e whai mai ana i muri i a matou (T. 173).
2. Look for, go in search of. Kua riro ki uta ki te whai kai (T. 81). Ka haere a Whakatau, ka uru ki roto ki te whai wahie (T. 61).
3. Court, woo. He whai ta Tuka i a Te Kahu hei wahine mana.
4. Proceed to the next in order. E karakia ana te koroheke ra; kua oti tetehi karakia, e whai ana ki tetehi (T. 201).
5. Aim at, design. E whai ana a Paka kia riro te waka i a ia.
6. Practise. Ka rere au ki Ngapuhi ra, ki te tama whai riri (M. 360).
7. Perform an incantation or rite. Haere mai ki runga ki toku waka ki te whai ake i te kawa o te waka nei (T. 70).
8. Lay hold of. Ka whai ia i nga iwi o te hakoro, ka puta ki waho (Tr. vii, 49).
9. n. A spell to cure wounds and other injuries. He whai kanohi me ka pohea (M. 281). He whai mo te tangata wera i te ahi kia mahu ai (M. 430).
whāinga, n. 1. Circumstance, etc., of pursuing, etc.
2. Enmity, hostility, quarrel. He iti te whainga, he nui te paremata (P. 15). Kei hea te tangata hei ki mo te whainga?
3. Ceremony for removing tapu, etc. I mea ia kia patua he tangata hei whainga mo tona whare.
whāwhai. 1. v.i. Be in haste, be hurried. He whawhai nona kia rokohanga ai nga tangata ki te kainga.
2. Exert oneself. Ka whakatika a Tane-mahuta, ka whawhai; kihai rawa i taea e ona ringaringa (T. 4).
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3. Chide. E whawhai tonu ana te hunga nei ki a ratou ano mo te kino o te haka (T. 64).
whawhai, v.i. Fight. Ka tohe tonu te taua ki te whawhai ki nga tangata o roto o taua pa (T. 182). Hoa-whawhai, enemy. Moku anake ano ena hoa-whawhai (Tr. xxviii, 44).
whaiwhai, v.t. Chase, hunt. Kua riro a Te Puni ki te whaiwhai poaka.
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E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua whai tohu koe?
Do you have a degree?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Hoatu kōrua, ka whai atu au ina mutu taku mahi.
You two go, I'll follow once I've finished my job.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Mā te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Mā te whai i a ia ka ngaro koe.
By following him you will get lost.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore tātou e whai wā ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
E whai ana a Nikau i tana teina.
Nikau chases his brother.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?
Towards - mai
I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.
Away - atu
Haere tonu rāua, me te whai atu anō a Ponga i muri tata.
They went on with Ponga following close behind.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Ko wai e whai nei?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
E whai nei a wai?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
E hia tō roa e whai ana i tēnā take?
How long have you been pursuing that issue?
He aha tā rātou kurī i whai ai i tērā ngeru?
Why did their dog chase that cat?
Nā whai anō
Ah, so that’s why ….!
Kei hea te pūru, nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?
Kaaore aa raatou neera i rite te roa ki aaku e whai ana
They don’t have nails as long as I’m after
Nā whai anō kōrua i haere mai ai.
So that’s why you two came.
Kia whai i ētahi o ngā wāhanga.
To follow some of the parts / sections.
Ka whai haere rāua i ahau ahakoa haere ahau ki hea.
They followed me no matter where I went.
Whiti ora ki te whai ao
Cross over to life in the changing world
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.
Tēnā anō koutou e whai kaha nei i te reo rangatira!
Greetings again to you all striving in the Māori language!
He tino kaha rātou ki te whai i tā rātou e hiahia nei
They are very energetic at pursuing their own goals
Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea, kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!
E whai ana mātou i a koutou.
We are chasing you.
Hei te whai a te ngārara, e kore e mau.
If the monster pursued him he wouldn’t be caught.
Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!
Anei e whai ake nei ētahi atu o ngā kupu i kitea mai e te Taura Whiri.
Here follow some other words produced by the Māori Language Commission.
he rangatira whai mana
a chief having authority
Mā ēnei tikanga hoki ka ngāwari ai ngā ara, ngā huarahi, mō ā.tātou tamariki e whai ana, e rapu ana rānei i te mātauranga o te Pākehā.
In this manner you will ease the way for our children as they seek the knowledge of the Pākehā.
Nā tana kaha whai i tana hiakai, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.
ka whai i te ara o te taiapa
(then) follow the fence line
Me whai e koe te maatauranga
You should pursue knowledge
Ākuanei a Ngāpuhi te whai ringaringa ai.
Ngapuhi are well armed nowadays.
E kore te kurī whai momo e ngōke ki tōna ruaki kai ai.
A healthy dog does not crawl into its own vomit to eat.
Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions, the air will stay in the mixture.
I whai te kurī i te waka.
The dog chased the car.
Ko te kurī i whai i te waka.
The dog chased the car or It was the dog that chased the car.
Ka whai kōrero ngā koroua kēkē i runga i te tikanga Māori.
The elders made speeches in (in accord with) Māori custom.
He uaua te whai i tēnei kauhau.
Following this lecture is difficult.
He uaua tēnei kauhau ki te whai.
This lecture is difficult to follow.
Ka whai atu rā hoki te kupu kanga i muri i a rātou.
And the curse followed them.
E whai i muri i a Rehua, kia kai ai koe i te kai.
Follow after Rehua so that you may eat.
Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.
Inanahi, i titiro te kurī i te ngeru ā, ka whai te kurī i te ngeru.
Yesterday, the dog saw the cat and then, subsequently, the dof chased the cat.
Nā tana kaha whai i tana hiahia, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.
E pā, me tīmata te whakamōmona i ngā poaka ināianei, kia whai kai ai mō te hākari.
for the feast Friend, fattening the pigs should begin now, so that there will be enough food for the feast.
Kāore ia e whai wā.
He will not have time.
E āhei ana te kaitono ki te whai mai i te pepa kōrero noa iho, i ngā pepa tuhituhi noa iho rānei.
The candidate is able to attempt either just the spoken paper or just the written papers.
Haere e whai i te waewae o Uenuku, kia ora ai te tangata.
Go search for the footprints of Uenuku so that humankind may be nurtured.
Kāore ia i whai wā.
He did not have time.
I whai tētahi pirihimana i tētahi kaiā
If some police officers chased some thieves
I whai etahi pirihimana i ētehi kaiā.
If a person loves the child
Ki te whai pūtea au, ka haere au ki te mātakitaki i a Ed Sheeran.
Thirdly, mehemea can be used to talk about hypothetical and impossible things. If I was a goldfish I'd live in a lily pond.
Kei hea te pūru nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?
