Results for 'an'
ka - will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
a - [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.
ko - is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
kia - may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
ai - Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai
koro - term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)
kui - Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)
hinga - to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)
wheua - bone (usually of an animal)
haupapa - an ambush
takunga - an excuse
tārai - to shape or fashion timber with an adze
tāraia - (pass) be shaped with an adze
whakatangi - to play an instrument
whakataunga - an iwi referendum, decision
whiore - tail of an animal
huatahi - an only child
whakatauira - to give an example, illustrate
Te tokorima a Māui - “The five of Māui” – a reference to one’s fingers. If po is made for the lack of cutlery, one might say “Hei aha rā. Hai te tokorima a Māui” It does not matter. Leave it to the five of Māui.
He ihumanea. - An intelligent person.
Kaikainga ngā taringa! - Got an earful!
Kāore e nama te kōrero. - He has an answer for everything.
ihupuku - an inexperienced person
ihuhūpē - an inexperienced person
ihu oneone - an experienced person
Te mahi a te... - There is an abundance of...
pūmotomoto - the fontanelle of an infant
Ehara tōku whaea i te kuia.
My mother is not an elder.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara a Mere i te kaiako nui.
Mere is not an important teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara tō hoa i te tangata anuhea.
Your friend isn't an ugly person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te kai ahau i te āporo.
I am eating an apple.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata.
Tau wanted to become an MP.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Me kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kua pau te hāora e maremare ana.
He has been coughing for an hour.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Kia karakia tātou
Let us do an incantation.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō?
Can you bring me an apple please, dear?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Nō te tau 1987, ka whakaturetia te reo Māori hei reo mana.
In 1987, Māori was made an official language by statute.
Belonging to the past - nō
Homai he wai arani māku.
Pass an orange juice for me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
He tino kaha a Nikau, ahakoa kua koroua.
Nikau's as strong as an ox, even though he's become old.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa
He tangata pai tonu ia ki a au, ahakoa āna mahi hē i ētahi wā.
I think he's an okay guy, in spite of the fact that he stuffs up sometimes.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa
Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.
If the government falls, there has to be an election.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
He kuia tōku whaea.
My mother is an elder.
Categorizing sentences - he
He kaiako nui a Mere.
Mere is an important teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he
Kāore ō tuākana?
Do you not have an older sibling?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Āe, he tuakana tōku, ko Ari tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have an older sibling, his name is Ari.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
He whakaaro tōu?
Do you have an idea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He toki tāu.
You have an axe.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He paki te rā, he pai te kai, he pai te kōrero. He rawe tērā mutunga wiki i tērā tau.
It was a sunny day, good food, good conversation. That was an excellent weekend last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā
Kāore ahau i te kai i te āporo.
I am not eating an apple.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi
Ka haere tonu a Tainui, ā, ka pahemo i tētahi moutere.
Tainui went on and passed an island.
Conjunctions - and - ā
He kōrero hōhonu rawa atu.
An extremely deep talk.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Kātahi te reo reka ki te waiata!
What an awesome singing voice!
What a... - kātahi te...
Ehara rānei a Paerau i te tuakana ōna?
Is not Paerau an elder brother of his?
Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au.
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man. — 1172
He manu, he rererangi rānei tērā mea?
Is that thing a bird or an aeroplane?
He pō makariri noa atu tērā.
It was an extremely cold night.
Mā tēnei mahi au e kīia ai koe he tohunga.
By (through) this work of yours you will be called an expert.
Ko te huarahi tuatahi i whakamātau ai ia hei putanga mōna ..
The first pathway he tried as an escape for himself ..
He kaiāwhina ahau nō te kaiwhakahaere.
I am an assistant to the Director.
I whakamātau ia i te huarahi tuatahi hei putanga mōna.
He tested the first pathway as an escape for himself.
He momo mangō te ururoa.
An ururoa is a type of shark.
Kei te riri ia
And someone who is an angry person ... that's theur character or their personality
He tuakana ia.
He is an older brother of a boy
He mihi tēnei ki a koe.
This is an acknowledgement to you.
He mihi tēnei ki a kōrua.
This is an acknowledgement to you two.
He mihi tēnei ki a koutou.
This is an acknowledgement to you people (3+).
Me ē ai ana he toki māku
If there were an axe for me
He whakapiki i tō ake reo.
An uplifting / strengthening of your own voice.
Ka rawe te pō nei e Niko, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Niko, many thanks to you!
Tahi Rua Toru Whā Rima Ono Whitu Waru Iwa Tekau
So that's fine for counting on your fingers, but when we want to say how many *things* there are we need to add an e in front of the numbers between 2 and 9.
He toki a Tūmanako ki te tākaro poitūkohu.
Tūmanako is an expert at playing basketball.
Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man
He weriweri tērā āhuatanga.
That's an ugly situation.
He tangata atamai tō pāpā.
Your dad is an intelligent person.
He whakaaro tōku.
I've got an idea.
He kuia kaha ki te kōrero i ngā mahi o tana tamarikitanga.
She is an elderly woman who is good at talking about her childhood.
He taonga tuku iho.
An heirloom handed down.
Ka tuku īmera au ki a koe ā te pō nei.
I'll send an email to you tonight.
Tukuna mai he īmēra.
Send me an email.
He pakeke ia.
He's an adult.
He pūrākau tā Honi e kōrero ana.
Honi is talking about an ancient narrative.
He hamarara tōku
I have an umbrella.
Kei te mau ia i tētahi mau taringa.
She is wearing an earring.
He mātanga hoki a Raimona ki te mahi kai, he kaha ki te kai!
Raimona is also an expert at cooking, he loves to eat!
Kei te waiata ngā tamariki ono rau rua tekau mā whitu i te kura.
And we don't need an e.
He tangata pono koe.
You are an honest person.
He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.
Kei te kai hoki ia i te āporo.
She is indeed eating an apple.
Kei te kai au i tētahi āporo.
I am eating an apple.
Moo te kuia teenaa ka tika
That would be fine for an old lady
Hōmai he toki māku
Give me an axe
He tohunga a Kupe.
Kupe was an expert.
Kei whea kē mai te pai o te mahi nei.
What an excellent job.
E kare!
Address to an intimate friend.
E kui!
Address to an elderly woman.
E koro!
Address to an elderly man.
he whare kai
an eating house
He kōtiro mōhio ia.
She's an intelligent girl.
He tangata weriweri ia.
He is an ugly person.
He hoahoa ahau nō Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.
He kaha kē tō kuia.
Your gran is surprisingly strong. She's 86 and she beat me in an arm wrestle.
He wahine kē atu ia.
She is an extraordinary woman.
Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō.
Could you please bring me an apple, dear?
Anō te rangi o te kōauau a Tūtānekai me he rūma.
The tune of Tūtānekai’s flute was like arthquake.
Ehara i te mea he tohunga ia ki tēnei mahi.
It is not as if he were an expert at this work.
He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Rangi.
He is an adopted child of Rangi. He's Rangi's adopted child.
He pō tino makariri noa atu tērā.
That was an extremely dark night.
He kaiāwhina ā te kaiwhakahaere ahau.
I am an assistant to the director.
Āta taraiwahia te motokā, kei aituā koutou.
Drive carefully or you might have an accident.
He kaumātua ia.
He is an elder.
Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā nō tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.
He rawe te mutunga wiki.
An excellent weekend.
= He tamariki ā rāua
I have an axe
Nō whea e toa te poroheahea i te pōtitanga?
How could a nutter possibly win an election ! OR How on earth did a nutter win the election?
nā wai / nō wai
Asking about an intended recipient
Ka mōhio rātou kua kite ia i tētahi ānahera.
They knew that he had seen an angel.
I whakapono rātou he tangata kino a Hoani.
They believed that Hoani was an evil man.
He āporo tēnei.
This is an apple.
He whaea ahau, he kaiwhakahaere hoki.
I am a mother and also an administrative assistant.
I te mutunga o te akoranga, ka tū te arotakenga.
At the end of the lesson an evaluation was done.
He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.
He koti tino pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's an extremely nice coat there.
Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti
If the government falls, there has to be an election
He aihikirīmi māu?
Do you want an ice cream?
I pīrangi a Tau ki te haere hei mema pāremata
Tau wanted to become an MP
Kia rua hoki he hokohoko?
Should an exchange take place twice?
E pīrangi ana a Hōne ki te haere hei mema pāremata
Hōne wants to become an MP
Ehara! He tangata pono kē ia.
On the contrary! He's actually an honest fulla.
He tangata ngahau a Raimona.
Raimona is an entertaining person.
Kei konei! Ka rawe koe hei karu mōku.
Here it is! You're an excellent set of eyes for me.
Tapahi-a ki te toki kia hinga ki te wai.
Cut him down with an axe so that he falls into the sea.
Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku.
Can you bring me an apple please.
Kua koroua koe.
You have become an old man.
Mō te kuia tēnā ka tika.
That would be fine for an old lady.
He tuatahi i te ao tēnei āheinga a te kiritaki o Countdown ki te tīpako i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko, he mihi, he poroāki hoki ka rangona.
It's a world-first for Countdown customers to be able to have te reo Māori as a language option at self-service checkouts, with an audio greeting and farewell already established.
Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don’t actively look after those children of T they’ll become extinct in no time at all/ in the blink of b>
Anō te rangi o te kōauau a Tūtānekai me he rūma (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:65)
The tune of Tūtānekai’s flute was like arthquake
He āporo tāu.
You have an apple.
I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he arotakenga.
At the end of the hui, an evaluation was done.
Kei te haere ahau *mā runga* waka
I am traveling by car, not mā runga *te* waka - i an traveling by *the* car
Ko te reo Māori, he waka eke noa.
Māori language is an accessible vessel for everyone.
