Results for 'katahi'
kātahi - then
Kātahi, conj. 1. Then. Katahi ka rewa te taua a Whakataupotiki (T. 41).
2. Now for the first time, only just. Katahi nei pea ahau ka rehea (T. 15). Ki te kata koutou i a au i te mea katahi ano au ka tomo ki roto ka mate rawa au (T. 29). In this and the following use ano is frequently added.
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3. To express appreciation of any quality.
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Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave man you are !)
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Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana.
Then they left me standing while they had a rest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Taihoa koe e haere ki te wharepaku kātahi anō a Pāpā ka puta i reira.
Don't you go to the toilet, Pāpā has just come out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Kātahi ka tahuna e Aria te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Aria lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua.
He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don't leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me whakapaipai te kāuta, kātahi ka wehe ai tāua.
We better clean up the kitchen, then we will go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I'll give you these.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia tae katoa mai ngā tāngata, kātahi ka tīmata ai.
When everyone arrives, then we'll begin.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka tata tatū te take, kātahi ka puta ake he māharahara anō. I pēnei tonu te āhua ā pō noa.
The matter would just about be resolved, then someone would raise another concern. It carried on like this into the night.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
Tae rawa atu, kātahi tonu ia ka haere.
When we arrived, he had just left.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Kātahi te whare nunui!
What a big house!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tāone makariri!
What a cold town!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te motu wera!
What a hot island!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te motokā ātaahua ko tēnei Ferrari!
What a beautiful car this Ferrari is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tāone makariri ko Timaru!
What a cold town Timaru is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te motu wera ko Raratonga!
What a hot island Rarotonga is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tamaiti kōioio, ko Aroha!
What a mischievous child Aroha is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tangata mātauranga, ko Nikau!
What a knowledgeable person Nikau is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te reo reka ki te waiata!
What an awesome singing voice!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi ka a Rangi ka oho.
Rangi has just/finally/for the first time woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō taku hoa ka haere atu ki Hawaii.
My friend has gone to Hawaii for the first time.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ahau ka hoki mai i te toa.
I finally comeback from the shop.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō tō hoa ka waea mai.
Your friend just called. (or: your friend finally called; or: your friend called for the first time)
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ka mutu te hui.
The meeting has just finished.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
He tamāhine hou tāna kātahi anō ka whānau mai.
She has a new daughter than has just been born.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō au ka hoki mai.
I have just come back.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō a Hēmi ka wehe atu.
Hēmi has just left.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ngā manuhiri ka tae mai.
The guests have just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō au ka oho.
I have just woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō rātou ka tīmata ki te kai.
They have just started to eat.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō te whānau nei ka maranga.
The family has just woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō a Amaru ka tae mai.
Amaru has just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka hoki mātou ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...
I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka mātou hoki ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...
I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka hoki ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Ka kai, ka tiko, kātahi ka rere.
He ate, shat and left.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Ka oma tātou ki korā, kātahi ka whakatā.
Went ran over there and then rested.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka mahara te koroheke rā ki te nuinga o tōna pai.
Then then old man began to thing about his abundant good fortune.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka...
And then...
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka haere ki te kite i tētehi pikitia.
And then we went and saw a movie.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka tirotiro atu mātou i ngā toa mō te ahiahi.
We then had a look around the shops for the afternoon.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka whiua e ia tāna mōkai ki te moana.
Then she threw her baby into the sea.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka whakakāngia a Koa te raiti.
Then Koa switched on the light.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai.
They’ve just arrived. — 853
Kātahi tō rātou rangatira, a Rua, ka mea....
Then their chief, Rua, said...
Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātou, o te Māori.
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people.
Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare
Then they set the house alight
Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae
This is my first time on this marae
Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai
They’ve just arrived
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai (Pōtatau 1991:29)
Then they drew Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried off by the tide
Kātahi anō au ka tae mai.
I’ve just arrived. / It’s the first time I’ve come.
I waiata ahau, kātahi ka kanikani ahau.
I sang, and then I danced.
Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.
Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana (Pōtatau 1991:52)
Then they left me standing while they had a rest
Kātahi anō a Rupe ka whakakūkupa i a ia.
Then, for the first time, Rupe turned himself into a pigeon.
Kātahi te pōturi o te pahi!
How slow the bus is!
Kātahi te tamaiti paru!
What a dirty child!
Katahi anō au ka kite i te moana.
For the first time, I saw the ocean.
Katahi anō te ope ka tae ki te marae.
At last, the group arrived at the marae.
Katahi ia ka haere ki te whare o tōna hoa.
Then he went to his friend’s house.
I mātua hui te iwi ki te marae, kātahi ka haere ki te urupā.
First the tribe met at the marae, and then set off to the cemetery.
Kātahi au, a Ngāti Whātua, ka rapu utu mō Taureka tā.te.mea he kōhuru.
So I, Ngāti Whātua, sought revenge for Taureka because it was murder.
Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.
Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.
Then they set the house alight.
Kātahi nā te tamaiti mōhio, ko koe.
What a clever child you are.
Kia oti te tā o ēnei, kātahi te tino kōtiro nei kei muri ai
After they are done, the chiefly girl is tattooed.
Kātahi ia ka poroaki iho ki te iwi.
Then he bade farewell to the tribe.
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don’t leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
Kātahi ka karakia paku a Kupe kia rapa te punga o tō rāua waka ki raro kia kaua e taea.
Then Kupe silently cast a spell so that their canoe’s anchor would be caught underwater, so that it could not be pulled up.
Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
Taihoa, kātahi anō tātou kia mahi i Mana Whenua, Mana Ao Tūroa, Mana Tangata, Mana Reo
Ehara te aromatawai i te whainga nui. Engari kē, mā te aromatawai koutou e kōrero ai. The assessment isn't the destination. The assessment is the reason to speak.
Kātahi ka kauhoe ia i te moana!
And then she swims in the sea
Kātahi ia ka hoki atu ki te kāinga.
Then he returned home.
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai.
Then they pulled Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried away by the tide.
Kātahi anō au kua tae mai.
I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
Kātahi ka tae te rongo ki ngā iwi katoa.
Then the news reached all the tribes.
Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.
I waiata ahau, kātahi ka kaniani ahau.
I sang, and then I danced.
Kātahi mātau ka noho ki reira tangi ai. (1991:137)
Then we stayed there and wept.
Ka wani kē! He mīharo! Kātahi rā te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.
Kātahi te rangi pai!
What a great day!
I inu pia a Rangi, kātahi ka haurangi ia, kātahi ka ruaki ia.
Rangi drank beer, then he got drunk, then he threw up.
Kātahi te ua kaha!
What heavy rain!
Kātahi te hau mātao!
What a cold wind!
Kātahi te whare nui!
What a big house!
Kātahi te motokā ātaahua!
What a beautiful car!
Kātahi te kai reka!
What delicious food!
Kātahi rā ka pēhia ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha.
Then [she] turned [her head] from side to side.
Kātahi te pō roa!
What a long night!
Kātahi ka karanga mai te whānau a Tāne.
Then the family of Tāne called out.
Kātahi te ara roa!
What a long road!
Kātahi te tamaiti haututū!
What a mischievous child! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)
Kātahi te tangata mātau, ko Niko!
What a knowledgeable person Niko is! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)
Kātahi ka hoki mai ki Maketū noho ai, mahi ai hoki.
Then he returned to Maketū and lived and also worked there.
Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātau, o te Māori
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people
Kātahi rawa te wera!
How hot it is! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)
Kātahi te mahi uaua!
What a hard job!
Kātahi te rangi ātaahua!
What a beautiful day!
Ka whakakī au i te kōhua ki te wai kātahi ka whakatūria ki te ahi, kia wera, kia koropupū.
I will fill the pot with water and then put it on the fire so that it heats up and boils.
Kātahi ka āta tiro i te takahanga waewae—nō te pō noa atu tēnei mahinga, ehara i te āta nei.
Then he looked carefully at the footsteps—this was something done the night before, not this morning.
Kātahi aua tini tamariki rā, te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.
Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka (Pōtatau 1991:10)
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew (started to fly) into the canoe
Kātahi rātou ka mōhio ki ā ia.
Then they knew him.
Kātahi ia ka hopu i tōna ringa matau ka whakaara ake i ā ia.
Then he caught hold of his right hand and raised him up.
Kātahi ka haere a Tū rātou ko āna tama ki te tatau o te whare.
Then Tū and his sons went to the door of the house.
Kātahi anō au ka whakaoti i taku whakamātautau.
I have just finished my assignment.
Au?! Kātahi te kākahu paru!
Auē! How dirty the clothes are!
I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, katahi ka waiata rātou, ā, kātahi ka pānui rātou, ā, katahi ka moe rātou
Then I am saying what happened, in order one thing after another.
I haere ahau ki te hokomaha, kātahi ka hoko ahau i te kai.
I went to the supermarket, and then I bought the food.
Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha, kātahi ka hoko ahau i te kai.
I will go to the supermarket, and then I will buy the food.
Kātahi ia ka piko iho wete ai i te here o ōna hū.
Then he stooped down and untied the laces of his shoes.
Kātahi te kōtiro whakaaro kore!
What a thoughtless girl!
