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hinga - to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

Hinga, v.i. 1. Fall from an erect position. Ka hinga ki raro te tangata ra (T. 39).

2. Be killed. Ko te kai he kuri maori, hinga iho nga kuri kotahi tekau (T. 139).

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Katahi ka patua, hinga iho e rua, ora ake kotahi (T. 202).

3. Lean. Kaua e hinga mai ki runga i a au, ka pa iana he uranga oneone (P. 46).

4. Be overcome with astonishment or fear. Hinga noa ake ano ona tuakana, hore he ngoi, hore he aha (T. 15).

5. Be outdone in a contest. E whai ana ia rangatira, ia rangatira, kia hinga tona hoa rangatira. (Said of contributing food at a feast.)

hingaia, pass. Be fallen upon. Kei hingaia koe e te rakau.

whakahinga, v.t. 1. Cause to fall from an erect position.

2. Let down. Whakahingaia etahi o nga ra kia ata haere ai (T. 70).

hingahinga. 1. v.i. Fall frequently or in numbers, as on a battlefield, etc.

2. n. Slaughter of numbers.

hihinga, v.i. Fall in numbers.

Williams Dictionary

Kia tūpato, kei hinga koe!
Be careful or you'll fall over!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kua hinga koe?
Have you fallen down?
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua hinga au.
I have been defeated.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.
If the government falls, there has to be an election.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore te rākau i hinga i te hau.
The tree was not knocked down by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.
The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore mātou i hinga i a rātou. I toa mātou
We didn't lose to them. We won.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua hinga te rākau i te hau.
The tree was knocked down by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua hinga te tōtara i te tangata.
The tōtara has fallen due to the man.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I hinga katoa i a ia ngā toa o tērā whenua.
All the champions of that country were defeated by him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I tata hinga ia i te hoariri.
He was nearly beaten by his opponent.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kei hinga!
Don't fall over!
Kei... - Don't...

Kua hinga te tōtara o te wao nui a Tāne.
The tōtara of Tāne’s great forest has fallen.

Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.
Someone of great importance has passed away.

Kua hinga au
They (two people) have slept

Kia tūpato kei hinga koe!
Be careful lest you fall!

Me he mea kua hinga te raakau, kua kati te huarahi.
If the tree had fallen (but it hasn’t), the road would be blocked.

Ka hinga te rākau i te ngahere
the tree fell in the forest

Me i kore koe, kua hinga te kaupapa.
If it weren’t for you, the whole matter would have collapsed.

Kua hinga au?
Have they (two people) slept?

Me hinga te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.

Kia tūpato kei hinga.
Be careful lest you fall.

Kia āta haere kei hinga koe.
Go carefully, lest you fall.

Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti
If the government falls, there has to be an election

Kei hinga koe!
Don’t fall!

Me haere koutou ki te hui kei hinga te take.
You should go to the meeting, or the matter might be defeated.

Kia tūpato kei hinga ka whara.
Be careful, lest you fall and get hurt.

Kua hinga a Piripi.
Piripi has fallen.

Tapahi-a ki te toki kia hinga ki te wai.
Cut him down with an axe so that he falls into the sea.

I hinga te rākau.
The tree fell.

Kīhai te rākau i hinga.
The tree did not fall.

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