Results for 'fish'
ika - fish
hī - to catch fish with a line
matau - fish hook; right side
hiku - end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile
kauika - school of fish; pod of whales
Ko wai i hopu i te ika?
Who caught the fish?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te mau a Pani i te ika.
Pani is carrying the fish.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Sentences with i - i
Kaua e tunua te ika.
Don't cook the fish.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua te ika e tunua.
Don't cook the fish.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, ehara te wēra i te ika, he whakangote kē.
According to the scientists, whales are not fish, they are mammals.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Ka mau te ika.
The fish is caught.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ko Aotearoa to ika a Māui.
Aotearoa is Māui's fish.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!
Away - atu
Ngā ika o te moana.
The fish of the ocean.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te ika a Māui.
The fish of Māui.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui
The head of the fish of Māui (a name for the Wellington region).
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!
How... - Te... hoki...
He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Homai koa kia toru ngā ika.
Please give me three fish.
A certain amount - kia
He hiahia nō Hāmi ki te kai i te fish 'n chips.
Because Hāmi wants to eat fish and chips.
Because - he... nō
Ko wai kāore i hopu i te ika?
Who didn’t catch the sh
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...
He momo ika.
A species of fish.
Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.
E hia ngā iki?
How many fish?
E toru ngā ika.
There are three fish.
E hia ngā ika a mau i a koe?
How many fish did you catch?
E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete?
How many fish are in your kete?
Ika me te maramara rīwai.
Fish and chips.
Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.
E hia ngā ika i te moana?
How many fish are in the sea?
Mā Kauri tēnei ika.
This fish is for Kauri.
Taihoa! Kei uta ngā ika.
Hold up! The fish are towards the land.
Kei tai ngā ika.
The fish are seaward.
Ka hao i te ika, ka keri i te roi.
[They] caught fish in nets, they dug up fern roots.
Tekau aku ika.
I have 10 fish.
Kei te kaukau te ika ki konā.
The fish is swimming over there.
