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Results for 'Whakawhiwhi'

whakawhiwhi - give; to award

whakawhiwhi, v.t. 1. Wind round, fasten. Kua mau ke nga taura te whakawhiwhi ki nga rakau (T. 159).

2. Give, present. Ka whakawhiwhia mai ki a ia te patu pounamu … me ia aho hoki, ka whakawhiwhi i tana ki te rangatira o te pa ra (T. 120). He whakawhiwhinga na to matua, koia i rawe ai (M. 243).

Williams Dictionary

Kei te whakawhiwhi te kaiako i ngā tauira ki ngā pōkaitahi.
The teacher is awarding the certifiates (ki ngā pōkaitahi) to the students (i ngā tauira).

E whakawhiwhi ana te Whare Wānanga i ngā ākonga ki ā rātou tohu.
The university is awarding the students their degrees.

#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
#200: I am leaving because of the crying of the baby
#40: Rangi is sad now but is a happy person
#33: I am going, I was going, I went.
#135: I am able to look after your children (but I'm not going to)
#205: It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.
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