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hōiho - horse

hoiho - yellow-eyed penguin

Hoiho, n. Megadyptes antipodes, the yellow-eyed penguin.

Williams Dictionary

E kauhoe ana te hoiho i te moana.
The yellow-eyed penguin is swimming in the sea.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I ngā rā o mua, mā te hōiho kē te moua e tō.
In former times, a horse pulled the mower instead.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

E iwa ngā hoihō e oma atu ana.
There are nine horses running away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.
It was as if - ānō nei

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere mā runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ko wai ka haere mā runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka taea e Hūhana mā ngā hoiho te tiki?
Can Hūhana and co fetch the horses?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Aroha.
The horse was running away from Aroha.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua oma ato ō tātou hōiho.
Our horses have escaped.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He hōiho ōu.
You have horses.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pai ki a Hōne ngā hōiho.
Hōne likes horses.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara ngā hōiho i te pai ki a Hōne.
Hōne does not like horses.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ka waitohua ngā hōiho tekau mā rua.
Twelve horses will be chosen.

Mā runga hōiho.
On horseback.

Kua oma atu ō tātou hōiho.
Our horses have escaped.

Toitoi atu ana te hōiho me te pāterotero haere anō.
The horse trotted off farting as it went.

Me hopu e koe ngā hōiho.
You should (had best) catch the horses.

Rite tonu koe ki te hōiho ki te oma.
You're just like a horse at running.

He hōiho tōku.
I have a horse.

Kei te oma tō māua hōiho.
Our horse is running.

Rite tonu koe ki te hōiho te pakari.
You are just as strong as a horse.

He tere tō hoiho, he pūhoi rānei?
Is your horse fast, or slow?

Ka hoko ahau i te hōiho e whāngai ana e te tamaiti.
I will buy the horse that is being fed by the child.

Rite tonu ia ki te hōiho ki te oma.
He runs just like a horse.

I oma tere te hōiho.
The horse ran swiftly.

I kainga ngā āporo e te hōiho.
The apples were eaten by the horse.

Kāore ngā āporo i kainga e te hōiho.
The apples were not eaten by the horse.

Ko tāna mahi he tiaki i ngā hōiho ō ngā āpiha.
His job is taking care of the officers’ horses.

He hōiho pai, he hōiho tere.
A fine, swift horse.

He hōiho pai, he mea tere.
A fine, swift horse.

He hōiho nui, he hōiho kaha.
A big, strong horse.

Kāhore te hōiho i te oma.
The horse is (was) not running.

He kaha te hōiho.
Horses are strong.

Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.

he hōiho tere
a fast horse

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Maaka.
The horse was running away from Maaka.

I whāia ia i tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.

Kei te pupuri te taitama i te hōiho =
The young man is holding the horse

He hōiho ēnā.
Those (by you) are horses.

Kei te puritia te hōiho e te taitama =
The horse is being held by the young man

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Koa.
The horse was running away from Koa.

Nāku tēnā hoiho i pupuri.
I held that horse.

Kia taka pea koe i runga i te hōiho!
I hope you fall off the horse!

Mō Pani tēnei hōiho.
‘This horse is for Pani.

#129: I don't have your stupid book
#36: A police offer chased a thief
#107: The children are eating, however their food is not healthy
#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
#46: The man's dog is eating the woman's cat's food
#165: The person who causes things to come and go
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