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hou - new, modern; feather

hōu - new, modern; fresh

Hou (i), n. Feather (probably strictly tail feather). I hukia mai ra taku hou kotuku (M. 330).

houhou, n. Nothopanax arboreum, five-finger; a tree.=whauwhau.

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Hou (ii), a. New, recent, fresh. Ka tae te wahine ra ki nga pueru, ka mahue, ki mua ki te tu hou, he tiro toetoe (T. 83). Hou tonu ana te ketunga a te poaka.

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Hou (iii), hohou, v.t. (pass. houhia). Bind, lash together. Ko te waka tena i noho mai ai te houhanga taketake (M, 184). He niho tatere, he mea hohou ki runga ki te rakau (Tr. xxiv, 47). E hohou ana ia i te taiepa. Hohou rongo, make peace. He mea hoki i te wa e houhia ai ki te rongo (W. iv, 113). Na konei ka houhia te rongo (Tr. xxviii, 44). Hohou pu, a method of lashing the stone toki to its handle. Ko tona kakau he mea hohou pu.

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Hou(iv). 1. v.t. Force downwards. Houa iho kia hohonu.

2. v.i. Force one's way downwards or under. Ko Tongahiti anaki e rere, i hou na te pou tungaroa (W. i, 90). Ka hou te kiri i raro o te rakau.

3. Persist. Ka hou au ki a koe, ka hou, ka hou.—Ka hou nga mata ki te moe.

houhou, v.t. 1. Dig up, obtain by digging. Kei te houhou roi mana.

2. Peck holes in drill. Metemea i houhoua e te tieke (P. 71).

3. Chop in pieces. Kua houhoua ra hoki nga waka, waiho kia putarera ana. = hauhau. ‖ hau (vii).

4. Hasten. Houhoua te rere. Hou (v), houhou, a.

1. Cold.

2. Disagreeable, unpleasant. whakahouhou, v.i. Feel disgust. Ka whakahouhou nga hoa, i mea hoki ratou kia tirohia paitia ia (T. 193). ‖ hauhau and anu. Hou (vi) = hoi, a. Distant. Kaore he wai o konei, mau hoki e titiro kei hou noa atu te wai (W. v, 57).

Hou (vii) (perhaps connected with hou (iii).

1. v.t. Dedicate or initiate a person, etc., by incantations in which an offering of hair was made. Houa he po au (M. 218).

2. Make an offering of hair for above purpose. To uru tapu i houa iho ki te atua (M. 41).

3. Establish by rites, as above. Ko to koutou mana ehara i te mea whanako, he mea hou ki runga ki o koutou tipuna.

4. n. Ceremony of dedication or initiation. Ka kitea tetahi tangata mohio, kaha, ka houa taua tangata ki te hou no Tu.

whakahou, v.i. ? Violatetapu. Auara ! kei te whakahou kau koe ki te tamaiti a Hine, he tamaiti tapu (Tr. vii, 51), where Wohlers, whose translations are not close, has nurse, which, however, does not suit the context.

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Hou (viii), n. Sound. Ko te hou o te waiata a tuawahine, mataaho mai ana ki nga taringa (Pi. 133, 11).

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Hou (vii) (perhaps connected with hou (iii).

1. v.t. Dedicate or initiate a person, etc., by incantations in which an offering of hair was made. Houa he po au (M. 218).

2. Make an offering of hair for above purpose. To uru tapu i houa iho ki te atua (M. 41).

3. Establish by rites, as above. Ko to koutou mana ehara i te mea whanako, he mea hou ki runga ki o koutou tipuna.

4. n. Ceremony of dedication or initiation. Ka kitea tetahi tangata mohio, kaha, ka houa taua tangata ki te hou no Tu.

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Ko ngā rorohiko hou ēnei.
These are the new computers.
Identity sentences - ko...

Kua rongo koe i te waiata hou?
Have you heard the new song?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me hangaia te whare hou.
The new house should be built.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia hia ngā moni ki te hoko i te waka hōu?
How much money do you need to buy the new car?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kāore ia i rata mai ki tōku pōtae hou.
She didn't like my new hat.
To like - rata

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Mā Pāpā tātou e taraiwa atu ki Te Ao Hou.
Pāpā will drive us to New World.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kaua e hangaia te whare hou.
The new house shouldn't be built.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kāore anō koe kia rongo i te waiata hou?
Haven't you heard the new song yet?
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Tērā tonu pea nā Taika te papawīra rā. I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Taika. He said he had a new skateboard.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

He waka hou tōku.
I have a new car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He hū hou ā koe?
Do you have new shoes?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He kākahu hou ōu?
Do you have new clothes?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He panekoti hou tōku.
I have a new skirt.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Aua, he kupu hou tēnā ki a au.
I don't know, that's a new word to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He kupu hou tēnā.
That's a new word.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He rorohiko hou tēnā.
That (near you) is a new computer.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pai ki a koe te rorohiko hou?
Do you like the new computer?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki ngā tamariki te kēmu hou.
The children like the new game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He tamāhine hou tāna kātahi anō ka whānau mai.
She has a new daughter than has just been born.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

I haere au ki te tāone kia hoko ai i ngā hū hou.
I went to town in order to buy new shoes.
In order to - kia... ai

Ko te māhunga he mea tia ki te hou.
Their heads were adorned with feathers.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Kāore ā koe he hū hou?
Do you not have new shoes?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Ehara te rorohiko hou i te pai ki a koe?
Do you not like the new computer?
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ehara te kēmu hou i te pai ki ngā tamariki.
The children do not like the new game.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

He hōu rānei tāu wati?
Is your watch new?

Mō te whare hou ngā moenga nei.
These beds are for the new house.

Pēhea te roa o te Taura Whiri e kimikimi kupu hōu nei?
How long has the Māori Language Commission been making up new words?

E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.

Kaua e tū ki runga i tō rātou whāriki hou!
Do not stand on their new carpet!

He pai ki a koe tōku tūru hou?
Do you like my new chair?

I kōrero a Kupe i ēnei kupu mō te whenua hou.
Kupe said these words about the new land.

= Kauaka hei konei te whare hou.
Let not (Don’t let) Hōrī have my car.

He waea hou tāu.
You have a new phone.

Tō rāua He whare hou tō rāua
Those two have a new house

Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes/ Who’s a fan of these new procedures?

He rorohiko hou tā Amaru.
Amaru has a new computer.

Ko ēnei ngā mea hou māu
These are the new things for you

I tuhituhi te kaiako i te pukapuka hou hei whakamārama i te reo Māori ki āna tauira.
The teacher wrote the new book in order to explain the Māori language to her students.

I te Tuurei raa, ka tuhi au ki taku teina me taku pene hou, i runga i te pepa
sister with sggenIsg pen new at top at the paper

He mea waiata te waiata hou.
The new song was sung.

He mea waiata te waiata hou e ngā tamariki.
The new song was sung by the children.

Kei te kōrero rātou mō te tāke hōu i pānuitia e te kāwanatanga
They are talking about the new tax which was announced by the government

He ākonga hou ia.
She/he is a new strudent.

Hei a Pipiri tīmata ai te tau hou.
The New Year will begin in June.

Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People did not like some of the new words coined by the Māori Language Commission.

Āwhea a Aria hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Aria buying his new bike?

Āwhea hoko ai a Ari i tana pahikara hou?
When is Ari buying his new bike?

He whare kōhatu, he mea hōu.
A new, stone house.

He pai tā rāua tākaro ataata hou!
Their new video game is awesome!

I paruparu he kākahu hou o te māhita.
Some of the teacher’s new clothes got dirty.

Ko tēnei te taputapu tākaro hou mā Taivare
This is the new toy for Taivare

I te mahi ia i te tēpu hou.
He was making the new table.

Ko ēnei ngā rorohiko hou.
These are the new computers.

He tāne hou tāku.
I have a new man.

Ko te Tūrei te rā i hoko ai māua i tō māua whare hōu.
Tuesday is the day on which we shall buy/bought our new house.

E hoko kākahu hou ana ia mō tana tamāhine
She is buying new clothes for her daughter

Ka hangaia e mātou he whare hou mō rātou
We will build a new house for them

Hei a Pipiri tīmata ai te tau hōu, e ai ki tā te Māori tikanga
The New Year will begin in June, according to the traditional Māori system

I hoko au i tētehi hāte hou.
I bought a new shirt.

Mō wai ēnei hū hou?
Who are these new shoes for?

He rorohiko hou tēnei.
This is a new computer.

Tukua mai e koe he ngākau hōu!
(You) send us new hearts!

He rorohiko hou tērā.
That (over there) is a new computer.

He aha te utu o tōu motukā hōu?
What was the cost (price) of your new car?

Ka hoko au i tētahi motokā hou ā te wā e whiwhi ai au i ētahi moni.
I will buy a new car at the time when I get some money.

He aha te utu o (mō) tōu motukā hōu?
What was the cost (price) of (for) your new car?

Āwhea a Hēnare hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Hēnare buying his new bike?

Āwhea hoko ai a Hēnare i tana pahikara hou?
When is Hēnare buying his new bike?

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)

Hoki mai koutou ngā kaihoe o mua, eke mai koutou ngā kaihoe hou!
Come back you past paddlers, welcome aboard you new paddlers!

Ko te take tēnā i hanga ai te tikanga hōu.
That was the reason why the new arrangement was made.

Hoko-na he pōtae hou kia ātaahua ai koe.
Buy a new hat so that you will look beautiful.

Ko ngā pukapuka hou kei runga i te tēpu.
(It is) the new books (that) are on the table.

Heoi anō, ka whakaae mātou ki tēnei tikanga hou.
In conclusion, we agree to this new plan.

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.

Ko tōu waka hou tērā?
Is that (over there) your new car?

he rā hou tēnei
today is a new day

Ka pai anō tō hoko waea pūkoro hou māku, e Mā?
Could you buy me a new cellphone, Mum…?

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