Results for 'ae'
āe - yes
Ae (i), a. Calm. Takoto noa tera te moana, he ae noa iho.
Williams Dictionary
Ae (ii). 1. ad. assenting to an affirmation or affirmative question. Yes. “Ko koe tonu ranei?” Ka mea atu a Whakatau, “Ae, ko ahau” (T. 62). Ka mea atu te matua ki a ia, “Ae, e pai ana” (T. 25).
2. In answer to a negative question it affirms the negative and must be rendered by no. “Kahore i homai he kai mau?” “Ae.” (“Did not he give you any food?" “No.”) This use is almost obsolete.
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3. v.i. Assent, agree. Ae ana mai ona whanaunga kia patua te ra (T. 25).
whakaae, v.i. Say yes, consent. Ka whakaae to raua whaea (T. 46).
Williams Dictionary
I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai mā te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Āe, kua kai au i te tītī.
Yes I have eaten mutton bird.
Sentences with i - i
Āe. Āta huakina ngā kūaha, kei tūtuki ki te waka kei tō taha.
Yes, and open the door carefully, in case it bangs into the car alongside.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Āe. Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Yes, I always walk each and every day.
Habitual action - ai
Āe, ka taea e au.
Yes, I can.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Āe, ka taea e au te kōrero Māori.
Yes, I can speak Māori.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Āe, ka taea e au tō waka tde whakatika.
Yes, I am able to fix your car.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Tame.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Tame.
For the purpose of - hei
Kāore i taea e au te kanikani, engari ināianei, āe, ka taea te kanikani.
I couldn't dance, but now, yeah, I can dance.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Āe tērā pea me tōhi.
Yes, perhaps some toast.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea
Āe, kua mutu au.
Yes, I've finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Āe, he tuakana tōku, ko Niko tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have an older sibling, his name is Niko.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Tawa, ko Amaru ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Tawa and Amaru.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Manu, ko Nikau, ko Pāora ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Manu, Nikau and Pāora.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Āe, he tēina tōku, ko Koa tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a younger sibling, his name is Koa.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Mia, ko Tawa ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have younger siblings, their names are Mia and Tawa.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Aria, ko Amaru, ko Manu ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Aria, Amaru and Manu.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Āe, tokorua ōku tungāne, tokorima ōku tēina.
Yes, I have two brothers and five younger sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Āe Nan, he tino reka te parakuihi i tēnei ata.
Yes Nan, the breakfast was really delicious this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Āe, haere mai ki te kai.
Yes, come to eat.
Towards - mai
Āe, i te rima karaka.
Yes, at 5 o'clock.
Telling time - kara
Āe, me haere kē atu au.
Yes, I'll go.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Āe rānei?
Yes or no?
Or... - ...rānei
Āe, ā te Paraire, nē?
Yeap, (see you) on Friday, eh?
Āe, kua mā te rūma.
Yes, the room is clean.
Āe, e mōhio ana ahau ki tētahi waiata Māori.
Yes, I know a certain Māori waiata.
Āe, kua mā te ruma.
Yes, the room is clean.
Āe, kua mā te papa.
Yes, the floor is clean.
Āe, kua mā ngā kākahu.
Yes, the clothes are clean.
Āe, kua mā te ipupara.
Yes, the rubbish bin is clean.
Āe rā, kia haere tāua ki hea?
Yes! Where shall we go?
Āe rā, kua hoki mai ki te whakahōhā i te whānau.
Yes indeed, they have returned to annoy the family.
B. Āe, i kite au i taua pikitia i te tau 1983
Yes, I saw it in 1983
Āe, he taniwha
Yes, there are (such things as) monsters
He tangata tino hūmārire a Hāriata. Āe, he pēnā anō a Mere
Hāriata is a very gentle person. Yes, Mere is just like that, too.
Āe, kia ora. Mā te wā!
Yeah, thanks. See you later.
Āe, he tamariki āku.
Yes, I have children.
Āe, kei te hiakai au.
Yes, I am hungry.
Āe, kei te pai au.
Yes, I'm good.
Āe, he waimarie i tae mai ai.
Yes, it was (because of) good fortune that we got here.
Āe, i tae pai au ki Waitetoko, ā, mai i taua wā e noho nei au i taku kāinga.
Yes, I arrived safely at Waitetoko, and since that time I have been living in my home.
Āe marika!
Absolutely!
Nā reira, āe, hikaka te ngākau ki te tiaki, ki te poipoi i a koutou.
Therefore, yes, the heart is eager to care for and to nurture you all.
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.
Āe, kau rānei.
And we can also ask negative questions in the sane way:
Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yes, you drive, so that I can look at the list of food to buy.
Āe, kei te mārama au.
Yes, I understand.
Āe, kua roa te wā, nē rā?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Āe, he motukā tōna
Yes, he has a car
Āe, he motukā ōna
Yes, he has cars
Āe, hara mai e Peti.
Yes, come here Peti.
Āe, ko au tēnei.
Yes, it is I (It's me).
Āe, he mōhio anō taua wahine
Yes, that lady is certainly clever
Āe, kua kōrero ia i tēnei pukapuka.
Yes, he has read this book.
Āe, ki a koe hoki.
Yes, you too.
ae, ai, ao, au, ea, ei, eo, eu, ia, ie, io, iu, oa, oe, oi, ou, ua, ue, ui
Most of these vowel-pairs are spoken as two syllables, each vowel being pronounced as a single syllable, thus: i-a, i-e, u-i and so on.
ae, ai, ao, au, ei, eu, oi, ou, ue, ui
Thus, the word haere, for instance, consists of only two syllables: hae-re.
Āe, koia te rangatira o te kamupene, he tokomaha ana kaimahi.
Yup, he is the boss of the company. He has a lot of workers.
Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.
Ka mea mai a Māui, ‘ Āe, me haere kē atu au
Māui relied, ‘Yes, I had better go away.
Āe, he wahine tāna.
Yes, he has a wife.
Āe, kua tae mai rātou.
Yes, they've arrived.
Āe, he koi anō.
Yes, it is indeed sharp.
Āe, he tuahine tōku, ko Aria tōna ingoa.
I do have a sister, her name is Aria.
Āe, kua tae atu au ki reira, ki Te Rerenga Wairua.
Yes, I've been there, to Cape Reinga.
Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Moana, ko Ani ō rāua ingoa.
Yes,I do have sisters, their names are Moana and Ani.
E noho rā. Āe, ka kite.
Goodbye to person staying.
Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Ataahua, ko Rina, ko Mia ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have a sister, their names are Ataahua, Rina and Mia.
Āe, he tungāne tōku, ko Rangi tōna ingoa.
I do have a brother, his name is Rangi.
Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Ari, ko Taika ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Ari and Taika.
Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Hēmi, ko Tame, ko Niko ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Hēmi, Tame and Niko.
Āe, he tika tāu, ka haere i nāianei.
Yes, you are right, I'll go now.
Āe, he tamāhine tāku, ko Aroha tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a daughter, her name is Aroha.
Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Kauri, ko Aria ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Kauri and Aria.
Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Moana, ko Ani, ko Ataahua ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Moana, Ani and Ataahua.
Āe, he tamatāne tāku, ko Tawa tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a son, his name is Tawa.
Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.
Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Amaru, ko Manu ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Amaru and Manu.
Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Nikau, ko Pāora, ko Koa ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Nikau, Pāora and Koa.
Āe rā! Me i kore ēnei karu, kua ngaro rawa tō kopa moni, ngā kī, ō mōwhiti!
I sure am! If it weren't for these eyes, you'd have lost your wallet, the keys, your glasses!
Āe, āe, kei te mārama au! Tēnā. Me haere tāua.
Yeah, yeah, I know! Right, we'd better get going.
Āe, ka taea e au te keke te tunu.
Yes, I am able to bake the cake.
Āe, he tino pai rawa atu taua mea
Yes, that thing you mention is exceptionally fine
Āe, ka taea e au tērā maunga te piki.
Yes, I can climb that mountain.
Āe, ka taea e tōku kuia te waiata.
Yes, my grandmother can sing.
Āe, ka taea e ia te motokā te taraiwa.
Yes, he can drive the car.
Āe, ka taea e te kiwi te rere.
Yes, the kiwi can fly.
Hine: Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.
Āe, kei te mārama ahau.
Yes, I understand.
Āe, taki haere tātou, kotahi atu ki te hokomaha.
Yes, let's be off, straight to the supermarket.
Āe, ko te tama a Karl tēnei
Yes, this is Karl's son (by me)
Āe, kua haere au ki Rakiura.
Yes, I have been to Stewart Island.
Āe e Mā, kei te hēmanawa au i te wera.
Yeah Mā, this heat is getting to me.
Ko te tino pātai āe rānei ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei.
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies or not.
Āe, māu tonu!
Yes, you!
Āe, i haramai ki konei ki.te kai i ā.tātau tamariki.
Yes, it must have come here to eat our children.
Āe, ko au te mātāmua.
Yeah, I'm the oldest.
