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huna - to hide

Huna (i). 1. v.t. Conceal. Tenei ano a maua karakia hei huna i a maua (T. 46).

2. Destroy, devastate, lay waste. He taniwha te mea e huna nei i te tangata o tenei huarahi (T. 150).

3. a. Concealed. Te tini tangata e huna nei ki roto i te arearenga o nga poho o Rangi raua ko Papa (T. 4).

4. Unnoticed. Te manu huna a Tane, a proverbial expression applied to a person arriving at nightfall.

hunahuna. 1. a. Concealed. He ara hunahuna e kore nei e kitea (M. 273).

2. Seldom seen. He hokioi i runga, nga manu hunahuna, kaore i kitea e te tini, e te mano (M. 205).

3. n. A charm to effect concealment from a foe. = mata hunahuna. He mata hunahuna kia ngaro ai i te taua (M. 427).

Williams Dictionary

Huna (ii), n. The moon on the tenth day. = Hune.

Williams Dictionary

E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.
The spider is hiding in the letterbox.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka aroha rātou. Nō hea e oma, nō hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka aroha rātou. Nō whea e oma, nō whea e huna.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereto hoki?
Where are your cups hiding, and her plates?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ka huna te tama kei kitea (ia) e te tangata.
The boy hid in case he was seen (found) by the man (The boy hid lest he be seen (found) by the man).

Koirā au i huna ai i kōnei.
That’s why I hid here.

Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereti hoki?
Where are her cups hiding, and her plates?

Kei te huna rāua.
They're hiding.

Kei te mahi huna koe?
Are you being sneaky?

Kimihia ngā paukena kei raro iho i ngā rau e huna ana.
Find the pumpkins hiding beneath the leaves.

Ka huna te wahine i ngā reta kia kore ai ngā tamariki e mōhio ki te pono.
The woman hid the letters so that the children would not know the truth. — Foster.

Ka huna te tama kei kitea ia e te tangata.
The boy hid lest he be seen by the man.

Homai koa te kupu huna mō te ipurangi.
Please give me the password for the internet.

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