Results for 'kau'
kau - swim; cow
Kau (i), ad. 1. Alone, per se, without appendage, etc.; requiring various equivalents in translation. (a) Bare. Tu kau ana te tangata (The man was naked), (b) Empty. Ka kite atu a Raumati ki nga pa o Maketu e tu kau ana mai, kaore he tangata (T. 81). (c) Only. Ko nga patu, he patu poto kau (T. 90). I rangona kautia ake e ia ki te huhū o te patu e haere iho ana ki tona angaanga (T. 91) (All he heard was, etc.). (d) As soon as. Mutu kau ano ta ratou haka, tino katanga o Kae i kata ai (T. 37). (e) Without hindrance. Kihai i taea te korikori, hahau kau ana te patu (T. 143). (f) To no purpose. A tangi kau mai ki ana taonga, ki tana wahine (T. 71).
2. Merely intensive. Kahore kau, not at all Kahore kau he tangata kotahi i ora (W. i, 160). Pai kau hoki ki a au kia mohio ai au (W. v, 162).
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Kau (ii). 1. Swim, wade. Ka kau ia, a ka u ki te kainga o Te Whatuiapiti (T. 164).
2. v.t. Swim or wade across. Ko Hinemoa, nana i kau te roto o Rotorua (T. 164).
3. Swim for. Kauia to tatou waka.
kauanga. n. 1. Ford, crossing. Haere, whakaheia, koi puta ke he ara, he kauanga ke. Kauanga-wai, a ford; but kauangāwai is the part of the leg above the ankle.
2. Act, etc., of swimming. He wiri hoki nona i te maeke, i te kauanga mai i te po i te moana o Rotorua (T. 132).
whakakau. 1. v.t. Make to swim.
2. n. Charm to aid in swimming. Koia tenei ko tona whakakau, “Paikea ariki, e whanake nei, kei te kakau, kakau, kakau, e.”
kakau, v.i. Swim, as in last example.
kaukau. 1. v.i. Bathe. Na ka haere nga tamariki ki te kaukau (T. 107).
2. v.t. Anoint the head. E kaukau ana a Maru i tona upoko.
kaukauranga, n. Bathing place.
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Kau (iii), n. Stalk.
kakau, n. 1. Stalk of a plant.
2. Handle of a tool. E whiua ana te kakau o te hoe (M. 354).
3. A variety of kumara. Katahi ka utaina te kumara nei, a te kakau (T. 111).
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4. Part of the constellation of Orion; also, Te Kakau a Maui. = Tautoru. Ko Te Kakau, me Kopu ma, e whakaatu ana i te awatea.
kaukau, n. Spear. ‖ rakau.
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Kau (iv), n. —— Kau o te kanohi, pupil of the eye.
whakakau, v.i. 1. Come gradually into view, appear, as a canoe approaching land. Te Motu-whai-pongaponga e whakakau mai ra (M. 252).
2. Rise, of heavenly bodies. Tera Matariki whakakau ana mai (M. 214).
3. Make a hostile demonstration in advance of the main body, in hopes of engaging one of the enemy in single combat. Kia whakakau koe i te whana whatiwhati (M. 197). E whakakau ana te riri, kaore ano i riri.
whakakakau, v.t. Disclose, make known.
Katahi ano ia ka whakakakau i tana waiata.
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Kau (v), n. Multitude, company. E whano ai koe ki to tini, ki to mano, ki to kau ariki (M. 258). ‖ tekau.
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Kau (vi), n. Ancestor. Ko te tikanga o tenei kupu “Na ona kau i waiho”, na ona tupuna. —He korero huna na o kau.
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Ehara i te miti kau te hapa pai ki a au.
It's not meat that I like for dinner.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara i te mīti kau (te hapa pai ki a au).
It's not meat (the dinner that I like).
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te hiakai au, engari, kore kau he kai!
I am starving, but, there is absolutely no food!
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Me kau hoki ki hea i te tawhiti ki waho o te moana nui?
Where could he swim to, from such a distance out in the ocean?
Sentences with i - i
Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?
I tū kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.
She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.
It was as if - ānō nei
Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he kau.
He is walking like a cow.
It was as if - ānō nei
E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
Kāore kau he rorohiko i ērā wā.
There were no computers whatsoever in those days.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
Kāore kau he tiakarete i te pouaka - kua pau kē.
There are absolutely no chocolates in the box - they have all been eaten.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
Kāore koe i te paku aroha ki a ia? Kore kau.
Don't you feel just a little bit sorry for him? Nope!
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
I a Kuikui e tamariki ana, kāore kau he hiko.
When Gran was young, there wasn't any electricity.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana
I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāhore kau he kākā kura o tērā pōkai.
That flock didn't have any red kākā.
That (over there) - tērā
Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Haere ake i aua ope nei he tamariki kau.
Only young people went in those groups.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Kaua e kau i taku kai.
Don't eat my food.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kua pau te wai te inu e te kurī.
The dog has finished drinking the water.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I te kurī e whakahiato ana i ngā hipi ā te kaipāmu ka whakakao ētahi kurī i ngā kau.
While the dog was herding the farmer's sheep, some dogs were herding the cows.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
I patua te kau me ngā hipi e te kaipāmu ki te rākau.
The cow and the sheep were hit by the farmer with the stick.
By means of - ki
Awatea kau ana, ka haere te koroheke rā.
When morning came, that old man left.
I wawata kau au.
I daydreamed.
He taitamāhine anake ēnei i kau atu nei ki uta.
Those who swam to shore were exclusively young women.
Puta kau anō te kōtiro rā me te rama kāpara i te ringa.
That girl went out alone with hardwood torch in her hand.,.
Kāhore kau he kupu a rāua ki a rāua.
They did not say a single word to each other.
He tītī tētahi kai tino reka ki te korokoro Māori.
Mutton-bird is a very pleasant food to the Māori palate.
Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.
