Results for 'kura'
i - object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word.
Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went
Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week
Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo.
Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te ra
kura - school; treasured item
Kura (i). 1. a. Red, glowing. He kahu kura te kakahu (T. 101). ‖ ura.
2. Ornamented with feathers. Mahue ake te maipi kura a Rua (T. 77). Me te taiaha—a—kura ki te ringa (J. xx, 20).
3. Precious. To whenua kura ka mahue (M. 40).
4. v.t. Redden, paint red. Te kuranga o Hunakiko(T. 113).
5. n. Red feathers, used as a chaplet, ear ornament, or other adornment. Kua ara te kura o tona taiaha ki runga (J. xx, 23). He kura, ara he pohoi whero kei nga taringa (J. iii, 100). Hutia te kura, i o taringa (M 295). Nui ake te kura o tenei kainga i te kura o Hawaiki (T. 74). So kakahu—kura (q.v.), which was also spoken of as kura. ‖ kurawhero.
6. Red ochre. = takou.
7. Ataiahaadorned with red feathers. Called also taiaha a kura.
8. Treasure, valued possession, darling. He kura kainga e hokia; he kura tangata e kore e hokia (P.). Ka mea raua kua whiti mai te kura, ara te kao kumara o Hawaiki ki Aotearoa.—Taku kura tangi whakaingoingo (M. 330).
9. A red variety of kumara, reserved for the tohunga and ariki.
10. Chief, man of prowess. Nana te kahui kura, nga taonga whakamanamana (M. 10). He toa kura, he toa pahekeheke (P.).
11. Knowledge of karakia and other valuable lore. = wananga. Kura huna, knowledge of a specially important nature. The whare kura was a building devoted to instruction in this knowledge.
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12. Young of kuaka (Limosa lapponica baueri, eastern bar—tailed godwit).
13. A variety of kaka (Nestor meridionatis). He kaka kura.
14. Ceremonial restriction. = tapu. Kua whati hoki te kura, ara te kura o te tapu. Horahia te kura, an expression for making peace. Me tango ki te kura mahora, na katahi ka horahia, na ka mau te rongo (T. 166.) Houhia ki te rongo, horahia ki te kura (M. 16).
15. The expression kura-takai-puni, simultaneous movement of a body of warriors, is treated as a separate word. ‖ kura—takahi—puni.
kurahaupo, n. Lunar rainbow.
kurakura, n. Excrement. He tangata kai kurakura. (An expression of contempt.)
kuratea, a. Pale red, reddish. Tirohia te marama, he marama kotea ranei, he kurahaupo ranei, he kuratea ranei ?
Williams Dictionary
Kura (ii), v.t. Remove lice from the hair. = hakura.
Williams Dictionary
Ko te pahi o te kura tēnei.
This is the school bus.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te hīkoi a Honi ki te kura.
Honi is walking to school.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te oma rātou ki te kura.
They are running to school.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E oma ana ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children are running to school.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I oma te tama ki te kura.
The boy ran to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I uru ia ki te kura.
She entered the school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I haere te kura ki te tāone ki te whakataetae mō te kapa haka.
The school went to town to compete for the kapa haka.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I hīkoi ia ki te kura.
She walked to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te hīkoi a Tame ki te kura.
Tame was walking to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
I te mutunga wiki i haere au ki te awa,te kura, te toa hoki.
On the weekend I went to the river, to the school and also to the shop.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
I te ako a Pita i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was learning te reo Māori at school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka haere ngā tama ki te kura.
The boys will go to school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka hīkoi a Nikau ki te kura.
Nikau will walk to school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka haere au ki te kura, āpōpō.
I will go to school tomorrow.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children have gone to school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua haere ia ki te kura.
She's gone to school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me tino haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
Children have to go to schol.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika koe i ō kākahu kura.
You should fix your uniform.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te kura ngā tamariki e ako ana.
The children are learning at the school.
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Hīkoi ai a Mia ki te kura.
Mia always walks to school.
Habitual action - ai
He aha tā koutou mahi i te kura i tēnei rā?
What did you guys get up to at school today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
Kia ahatia, ka haere tonu koe ki te kura.
No worries, you're still going to school.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I will lead the children to school.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Take the children to school in the morning.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura.
It won't be long until school starts again.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura.
It won't be long until school starts again.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e kai pia ngaungau ki te kura.
Don't chew gum at school.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua koutou e kawe moni ki te kura.
You shouldn't take money to school.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kaua ngā tamariki e tikina i te kura.
The children shouldn't be picked up from school.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kei te kimihia he whare mō te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka taea rāua te haere ki te kura?
Are they (two) able to go to school?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka taea ngā tamariki te haere ki te kura.
The children are able to go to school.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.
The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Ā hea te kura rere atu ai ki Āmerika?
When is the school flying to America?
Direction - ...ai
Kāore anō a Amaru kia hīkoi ki te kura.
Amaru has not yet walked to school.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore anō a Rangi kia haere ki te kura.
Rangi hasn't gone to school yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore anō ngā tamariki kia haere ki te kura.
The children have not gone to school yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kei te kura.
At school.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kei te kura ngā tamariki.
The children are at school.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kei te kura a Mere.
Mere is at school.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kāore a Kauri i te hīkoi ki te kura.
Kauri isn't walking to school.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore rātou i te oma ki te kura.
They are not running to school.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
I te kura ia.
She was at school.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāore a Aria i hīkoi ki te kura.
Aria didn't walk to school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Kāore te tama i oma ki te kura.
The boy did not run to school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Ka mutu te kura.
School has finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka hoki atu ngā tamariki ki te kura āpōpō.
The children are returning to school tomorrow.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te kura.
Tomorrow, I will go to school.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Kei te haere a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going to school.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Kua tīkina ngā tamariki i te kura, ka rite te whānau ki te haere ki tātahi, hararei ai.
The kids have been fetched from school, the family is ready to go to the beach for a holiday.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Kāore a Koa e hīkoi ana ki te kura.
Koa isn't walking to school.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
Kāore ngā tamariki e oma ana ki te kura.
The children are not running to school.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
Nāku ngā kura rā!
Those feathers belong to me!
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kei te kura ā raua tamariki.
Their children are at school.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ko taku teina hei kura māhita.
My younger sibling will be a school teacher.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Kāhore kau he kākā kura o tērā pōkai.
That flock didn't have any red kākā.
That (over there) - tērā
Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Kāore a Pita i te ako i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was not learning te reo Māori at school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...
Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
Hei te kura ia.
She will be at school.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Don't take the children to school in the morning.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kāore a Mere i te kura.
Mere is not at school.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kei te kura ngā tamariki āpōpō.
The children will be at school tomorrow.
Future locatives - kei te
Ehara māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I won’t lead the children to school.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Kāore rāua e taea te haere ki te kura?
Are they (two) unable to go to school?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Kāore ngā tamariki e taea te haere ki te kura.
The children are unable to go to school.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children from school.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
I haere mātou ki te kura kia kite ai i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to see our friends.
In order to - kia... ai
I haere mātou ki te kura kia kore ai mātou e kite i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to not see our friends.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
He pai ake pea kia haere atu ki tētahi atu kura kaua ko tēnei.
Perhaps its better if she goes to a different school, not this one.
Another, a different - tētahi atu
Ko wai kāore i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who didn’t pick up the children from school?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...
Ko Ōtaki te ingoa o taku kura.
The name of my school is Ōtaki.
I hīkoi a Manu ki te kura.
Manu walked to school.
Kei te kura ngā tamariki.
The children are at school.
Kua hīkoi a Hera ki te kura.
Hera has walked to school.
Ia rā, ia rā, ka haere au ki te kura.
Every day I go to school.
E hīkoi ana a Ari ki te kura.
Ari is walking to school.
Kei muri kōrua i te kura.
You are behind the school.
E kore a Aroha e hīkoi ki te kura.
Aroha won't walk to school.
Kua mutu te kura.
School has finished.
Whakautua ana e Kura ki tana matua.
Kura answered her father.
Tokomaha ngā tauira kei tēnei kura!
What a lot of students at this school!
Ki ngā kura rānei tata atu ki Ākarana.
To the schools near Auckland.
Te rima ngā kura, rua wiki te roa o ia kura.
There are five schools - each school is two weeks long.
Ā muri i te kura ka haere ētahi tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school, some students will go to the whare wānanga (place of higher learning).
He pai tōku kura.
My school is good.
He pai tōku kura.
My school is good.
Ā muri i te kura ka haere ngā tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school the students will go to university (the house of learning).
I haere ia ki te kura.
She went to school.
Kāhore ia i haere ki te kura.
She didn't go to school.
Kei hea tō kura?
Where's your school?
Kei te kura ia.
She is at school.
He kura te tangata.
People are precious.
E hia ngā tamariki i te kura?
How many children are at the school?
Kāhore he kākā kura o ētahi pōkai.
Some flocks didn't have a red kākā.
E hia ngā kaiako o te kura nei?
How many teachers are in this school?
Pai noa, me haere koe ki te tiki i ngā tamariki ki te kura i nāianei tonu.
All good, you should go get the kids now.
He nui rawa te utu o ngā hākete kura.
The school jackets are too expensive.
Ka tīmata te kura ā te Huitanguru.
School starts in February.
Ka kite kōrua ki te kāinga ā muri i te kura.
See you both at home after school.
Kei mua rātou i te kura.
They are in front of the school.
Kei te haere te kōtiro ki te kura.
The girl is going to school.
Kīhai ia i hīkoi ki te kura.
She didn't walk to school.
He pahi tēnei nō te kura.
This is a bus belonging to the school.
He whakaako tana mahi i ngā tamariki o te kura o Te Kaha ki te tao kai.
Her job was to teach cooking to the children of the Te Kaha school.
