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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 o mua, te hōiho te moua e .
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

Kia taka pea koe i runga i te hōiho!
I hope you fall off your horse.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

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

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

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

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

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

Toitoi atu ana te hōiho me te pāterotero haere anō.
The horse trotted off farting as it went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka taea e Hūhana 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 Manu.
The horse was running away from Manu.
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...

He kaha te hōiho.
Horses are strong.

He hōiho tōku.
I have a horse.

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

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

Pani tēnei hōiho.
‘This horse is for Pani.

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