Results for 'hia'
hia - how many?
hīa - to be fished with a line (pass. of hi)
Hia (i), a. 1. Interrogative numeral. How many? E hia nga waka o te ope ra ?—Ka hia motunga o te weka i te mahanga ? (P.). When used with reference to persons it generally has toko prefixed. Tokohia ou hoa ? Te hia ? which in order?
2. An indefinite number. Several. Kihai i hia nga ra ka u matou ki Turanga (It was not many days before we reached Turanga). Homai he ika, kia toru, kia hia ranei (Give me some fish, three, more or less).
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Hia (ii), hiahia, v.t. 1. Desire, wish. Ka hiahia nga tangata o taua iwi ki te takaro ki a Tuwhakararo (T. 39).
2. Be in love with. Otira ko Te Ponga, kua hiahia rawa hoki ki te wahine ra (T. 167).
hiahia, n. Desire, wish, impulse, thought. Me tuku ki tona hiahia (T. 121). Hia enters into various compounds, such as hiakai, hiamoe, etc., denoting desire, inclination; these are treated as separate words.
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Hia (iii), n. Used to express surprise and admiration. Te hia puta mai o korua i te tai ki! (What difficulty you must have had in coming through on the high tide!). He atua, te hia ora i te makariri! (What an extraordinary fellow to survive !). Te hia reka o te kai nei! (How delicious this food is!).
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E hia te roa e noho ana koe i reira?
How long have you need living there?
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Kia hia ngā panana?
How many bananas do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kia hia ngā kuri?
How many dogs do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kia hia ngā āporo?
How many apples do you need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kia hia ngā karaka?
How many oranges do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kia hia ngā putiputi i te whare karakia?
How many flowers do you need in the church?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kia hia ngā pēke pēnei?
How many bags of flour do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
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
Kia hia ngā whare?
How many houses do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kia hia ngā oko?
How many bowls do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kia hia ngā aihikirīmi māu?
How many ice creams for you?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Kua hia ngā tau e tāria ana te whare tapere.
The community hall has been waited for for many years.
Be waited for - tāria
Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He ātaahua te ingoa o tō whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o tō whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
E hia te pakeke o tō tuakana?
How old is your older brother?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ka hia koutou?
How many of you were there?
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...
Ka hia kiromita ki Mōhaka?
How many kilometers to Mōhaka?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
E hia ngā pune me ngā pāoka?
How many spoons and forks are there?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
E hia rānei ērā kāinga tawhito?
How many of those old settlements would there be?
E hia ngā pereti, e hia ngā kapu?
How many plates and cups are there?
E hia ō rātou tau i reira e mahi ana?
How many years were they working there?
E hia tō roa e whai ana i tēnā take?
How long have you been pursuing that issue?
Kia hia ngā tūru?
How many seats do you need?
Kia hia ngā parāoa?
How many (packets of) bread do we need?
Kia hia ngā paukena?
How many pumpkins do we need?
Kia hia ngā huka?
How many sugars would you like?
E hia ngā rākau whero?
How many red sticks?
E hia ō tau?
How old are you?
Kei te kimi hia te whare mō te kura
A house is being sought for the school, they are looking for a house for the school
E hia te utu mō te hoko hū?
How much does it cost to buy shoes?
E hia ngā pukapuka i te whare?
How many books are there in the house?
Ki tō whakaaro, e hia ngā tau o Hēmi?
How old do you think Hēmi is?
E hia te utu mō ngā kākahu katoa?
How much did all the clothes cost?
E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu.
Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel when they go down to drink.
E hia ngā pēne?
How many pens are there?
E hia?
How many things (are there)?
Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.
Kia hia?
How many (do you want)?
E hia ngā iki?
How many fish?
E hia ngā ika a mau i a koe?
How many fish did you catch?
E hia tana pakeke?
How old is he?
E hia ngā waiata e mōhio ana koe?
How many songs do you know?
E hia ngā waiata e mōhio nā koe?
How many songs do you know?
E hia ngā tau o tana mokopuna?
How old is her grandchild?
E hia ō matimati?
How many fingers do you have?
E hia ō waewae?
How many feet do you have?
E hia kē mai nei ngā putiputi ātaahua i tēnei kōanga.
What a lot of beautiful flowers this spring.
E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete?
How many fish are in your kete?
E hia ngā tau o tō tuahine?
How old's your sister?
E hia ngā tau o ō tuāhine?
How old are your sisters?
E hia ngā tūru e hiahia ana tātou i te tangihanga?
How many chairs do we want or need at the tangi?
E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?
E hia ō tātou whare ināianei?
How many houses do we have now?
E hia ngā motokā i te huarahi?
How many cars are on the road?
E hia te moni e pīrangi ana koe?
How much money do you need?
E hia kē mai nei ngā kōura!
What a lot of crayfish!
E hia kē mai nei...
What a lot of...
E hia kē mai ngā waka i tae atu ki Waitangi i taua wā
What a lot of canoes arrived at Waitangi at that time!
E hia ngā tamariki i te kura?
How many children are at the school?
E hia ngā whare i te tāone?
How many houses are in the town?
E hia ngā rākau i te ngahere?
How many trees are in the forest?
E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?
How many birds are in the wilderness?
E hia ngā whetu i te rangi?
How many stars are in the sky?
E hia ngā ika i te moana?
How many fish are in the sea?
E hia ngā whakaahua i te wharetaonga?
How many pictures are in the museum?
E hia ngā pene i te pouaka?
How many pens are in the box?
E hia ngā rīwai i te māra?
How many potatoes are in the garden?
E hia tō pakeke?
How old are you?
E hia ngā wharekura o te tāone nei?
How many schools are in this town?
E hia ngā tau o Tame?
How old is Tame?
E hia ngā whare o te kāinga nei?
How many houses are in this village?
E hia ngā tamariki o te whānau nei?
How many children are in this family?
E hia ngā rīwai kei roto i te kete?
How many potatoes are in the kit?
E hia ngā pukapuka o te wharepukapuka nei?
How many books are in this library?
E hia ngā rākau o te ngahere nei?
How many trees are in this forest?
E hia āu pukapuka?
How many books do you have?
E hia ngā kaiako o te kura nei?
How many teachers are in this school?
E hia ngā tauira o te whare wānanga nei?
How many students are in this university?
E hia ngā hōtēra i tēnei tāone?
How many hotels (are there) in this town?
E hia ngā tūru kei te tēpu?
How many chairs are at the table?
E hia te utu mō te aihikirimi?
How much does the ice cream cost?
E hia tō koutou roa ki konā?
How long have you been there?
Kia hia...?
How many...? (are needed).
E hia ngā pene? Kia hia ngā huka? Tokohia ngā tangata?
How many pens? How many sugars would you like? How many people?
E hia tōna pakeke?
How old is she?
E hia ngā pune me ngā paoka?
How many spoons and forks?
E hia ngā āporo?
How many apples?
E hia ngā motokā?
How many cars?
He ngenge pea nōu, ka kore e hia kai?
Maybe you are tired, will you not eat?
E hia ngā marae o te rohe nei?
How many marae are there in this region?
E hia ngā tūru i te akomanga?
How many chairs are there in the classroom?
E hia ngā panana?
How many bananas?
Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".
E hia ngā paukena?
How many pumpkin?
E hia ngā pune?
How many spoons?
