Results for 'māu'
mau - to wear clothes
māu - for you, by you; ā category possession
Māu, pron, 2nd pers. sing., ū, with prep, ma. For thee, for you. Maku e kawe atu he wai mau (T. 169).
Williams Dictionary
Mau (i), n. Food products. He mau pai nga mau o tenei kainga.——Kia kore ai taua taniwha e mea tonu, nana etehi o nga mau o taua roto.
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Mau (ii), v.t. 1. Carry, bring. Ka whakaritea nga tangata mau kaheru, me nga tangata mau patu (T. 151). Ka mauria mai (ngaipu) ki te aroaro o Rupe (T. 33).
2. Take up, lay hold of, followed by ki. Ka mau a Tutanekai ki ona kahu me tana patu (T. 133). Te maunga atu ki te toki, ka tarai ano i te waka ta (T. 51).
mamau, v.t. 1. Grasp, grab.
2. Wrestle with.
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Mau (iii), Pt. 1. Fixed. Ka toia a Tainui, kaore i paneke; te maunga iho ano, mau tonu (T. 75).
2. Continuing, lasting, established. Ka riro i nga tama a Rangitihi a Rotorua; mau nei, mau nei, a whakatupuria noatia nga mano tangata nei i reira (T. 103). Kia mau! Stay! Maunga rongo, or rongo mau, peace. Ka mau te rongo (Peace was made) (T. 67). Ka whakawhiwhia mai ki a ia te patu pounamu … hei maunga mo ta raua nei rongo (T. 170).
3. Caught, seized, captured. I mau iho ano a Whakaturia ki te take o te poporo, na, ka whaia ko Tama-te-kapua, mau rawa atu i te akau o te moana (T. 64).
4. Taken, caught, of fish, birds, etc. Ki te hamama popoia te tangata, e kore e mau te ika (Ika, 132). E kore e mau he kiore ka umangatia, ka pa i te whana o te tawhiti (P.).
5. Entangled. E Hotu, kua mau taku aho, tikina (T. 109).
6. Overtaken. Ka oma taua tangata, ka mau i te wahine ra (T. 95).
7. Retained, remaining in position. Ka pakaru ko te tahā, mau mai i a ia ko te ngutu anake o te tahā ra (T. 91). Ka kati tonu te matau mau ai (T. 118).
8. Confined, constrained.
9. Comprehended, understood. Ae, kua mau atu ano i a au (T. 199).
10. Expressing prevalence of a feeling. Ka mau te wehi! (How dreadful!)
11. With passive termination, fixed. I whakaita, i maua e koe i te whakau whare (M. 42).
12. Mau taringa, ear pendant. Mau kaki, neck pendant. These are generic terms.
whakamau. 1. v.t. Fix, fasten, of objects, looks, attention, etc. Whakamau te titiro ki te kapua rere mai (M. 189). Whakamau mahara, preserve recollection, serve as a memorial. He mea tika tenei ma tatou, kia whai whakamau-maharatanga mona.
2. Fix the attention on, be intent on. He whakamaunga atu naku i te ao ka takawe na runga mai o te motu (M. 17). Ka whakamau ake ki te ao uru (M. 226). Whakamau noa atu ki nga kanohi o ia wahine (T. 167). He wahine e whakamaua ana (A woman who is run after).
3, v.i. Remain, be established. Hei konei au whakamau atu ai (M. 19). E ka ko te ahi whakamau tonu ake (M. 31).
Williams Dictionary
Mau (iv).——
maumau. 1. v.t. Waste. Ka raruraru nga rangatira o runga i a Te Arawa mo te maumaunga i a ratou kura (T. 79).
2. ad. To no purpose. Maumau kake noa ahau ki runga ki te maunga. = moumou.
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Mau (v), v.t. Perceive. Mau koe, kahore he kai o tenei kainga (You may perceive, etc).
Williams Dictionary
Ehara māu te kai nei.
This food isn't for you.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te mau mōhiti ia.
He is wearing glasses.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te mau a Pani i te ika.
Pani is carrying the fish.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua hokona tēnei rorohiko māu.
This computer has been bought for you.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae, i tētahi poraka, i tētahi tīhate, me tētahi hāte hoki.
She is wearing a hat, a jersey, a t-shirt and a shirt.
Sentences with i - i
Kei te mau hū au pērā i ō Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan's.
Sentences with i - i
Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.
Habitual action - ai
Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he always have a beard? No!
Habitual action - ai
Kia hia ngā aihikirīmi māu?
How many ice creams for you?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Amaru, ka pai māu te tēpu e whakawātea?
Amaru, could you clear the table?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?
Taihoa e whakarere i te ngeru kia mau i a ia te kiore.
Don't shoo the cat until it has caught the mouse.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
Belonging to the past - nō
Ehara māu tēnei pene.
This pen is not for you.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Nā Pita i mau ngā kī.
It was Pita who held the keys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
He pānui tēnei māu.
This notice is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Māu ngā pereti e horoi.
You will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu te kai e hari atu ki a rātou.
You can take the food to them.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māku e kawe atu he wai māu.
I will bring you some water.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Mā Pāora ngā rīhi e horoi, Ataahua, māu e whakamaroke.
Pāora will wash the dishes, Ataahua, you will dry them.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She will bring the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu te waka e taraiwa.
You will drive the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu te kete kākahu e wehewehe.
You will sort the clothes basket.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu te rā e whakarite.
You will plan the day.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu pea te karakia e taki?
Would you like to lead the prayer?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu e mahi.
You do it.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu anō te huka e rui ki runga.
You should spread the sugar on top yourself.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu e horoi, māku e tāora.
You will wash, I will dry.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu te tepū e whakarite.
You will be the one to clear the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu ngā rīhi e horoi.
You will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
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, mā... e..., mā... hei
Will you? I'm not going to!
Māu? Ehara māku!
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu e tubnu tētahi keke ma t`1a t`1atou hui.
You will cook a cake for our meeting.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu te ruma e whakarite.
You will tidy the room.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Māu.
You will.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Kaua koe e mau pōtae.
You shouldn't wear a hat.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kaua ngā tamariki e mau i ngā pōtae.
The children shouldn't wear hats.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kāore anō au kia mau.
I've not yet been caught.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Ka mau te ika.
The fish is caught.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kāore i mau i a ia te poro.
He didn't catch the ball.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Kāore te tangata i mau i ngā pirihimana.
The man was not caught by the police.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ki te kākahu o waho.
And took hold of her outer garment.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau anō te kōtiro rā i te ipu.
That girl picked up the calabash again.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He pāreti mau e Pā?
Do you have a plate, Dad?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha tō hiahia? He pāreti māu, he panakeke rānei e moko?
What do you want? Porridge or pancakes, grandchild?
What? - He aha?
He tāne au kia mau i tēnā patu?
Am I a man, that I should take that weapon?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Māu e ruruku āku hokonga tēnā koa.
Please wrap my purchases.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho
Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māu te waka e taraiwa.
You won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māu te rā e whakarite.
You won’t plan the day.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Kei te mau hū au pērā i a Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Ehara i a Pita ngā kī i mau.
Pita didn’t hold the keys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Kua mau te tangata i ngā pirihimana.
The man was caught by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua mau i a Rewi te pōro.
The ball has been caught by Rewi.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua mau te kaiā i te pirihamana.
The thief has been caught by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Ka mutu tō mahi, ka mohi mau au.
When your work is finished, I will return.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Ki te kore a Taika e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Taika doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...
Māku, māu rānei?
Me or you?
Or... - ...rānei
He kapa tī māu?
Do you want a cup of tea?
He kaputī māu?
Would you like a cup of tea? (A cup of tea for you?).
He kawhe māu?
Do you want a coffee?
Māu e whiriwhiri tāu e pai ai!
Choose the one you like!
Hei aha māu?
What does it matter to you?
Ko te ako i te reo Māori te kaupapa hei kōrero māu.
Leaning the Māori language is the theme for you to talk about.
Kia maarama ai tana kite mai i ahau, e mau ai au i te koti whero
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat
Māu e tohutohu ki te tohunga ō mate, ka ngau ai te tohunga i ō atua e ngau ana i tō kiri, te mamae i tō tinana.
You must indicate your ills to the tohunga, then the tohunga will devour your spirits that are devouring your skin, paining your body.
I mau i a tātou wēnei tāngata i taua wā.
We caught these beings at that time.
Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau ai te tarakihi.
Tamahae was the boy who caught the tarakihi.
Ehara māu te kai nei, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
This food is not for you, it is for the elders.
Ka mau te wehi!
That’s amazing
He pihikete māu?
Do you want a biscuit?
Māu tērā kai.
That food will be yours / is for you.
Mā reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.
Meina naa·na i mau te wati nei, ka kite·a i tana kaainga
If he took the watch, it will be at his house
He mea anō māu?
Would you like something else as well?
Kua mau koe te here.
You are held fast through being bound.
Kua mau koe i a au te here.
You are held fast by me through being bound.
Māu te kōrero
You can talk! / That’s the pot calling the kettle black. / That’s rich coming from you.
Kua mau koe te here e au.
You are held fast through being bound by me.
E mau nei anō aua ingoa.
Those names are still used.
Kei te mau i a koe tō tātua?
Have you got your seatbelt on?
Anei he rau pepa māu.
Here's a piece of paper for you.
Kāore te pōro i mau i a ia.
He didn't catch the ball.
Kua mau koe.
You are held fast.
Māu rānei ngā pereti e horoi?
Will you wash the plates?
Kāore i mau i a au tēnā.
I didn't capture/get that.
Me mau pötae koe.
You should wear a hat.
E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu.
Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel when they go down to drink.
He waina māu?
Do you want a wine?
Māku e hoko mai he koha māu inā tae mai te moni.
I’ll buy you a present when the money arrives.
Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi i mau i ngā pirihimana.
Mere is angry with Rangi who was caught by the police.
E hia ngā ika a mau i a koe?
How many fish did you catch?
(I mau te tarakihi i taua tamaiti
The tarakihi was caught by that child
Kia mau kia ita.
Take hold and preserve it.
Māu ngā tapa o te iāri e kukuti.
You can weed-eat the edges of the yard.
Ka mau a Maama i a maatou ki te one
Mummy is taking us to the beach
Kei te mau ia i panekoti.
She is wearing a dress.
Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yes, you drive, so that I can look at the list of food to buy.
Māku hei mōkai māu!
I’ll be your slave!
Kei te mau ia i tētahi mau taringa.
She is wearing an earring.
Kei te mau is a i tētahi hei.
She is wearing a necklass.
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.
Kīhai i mau i ahau tētahi hē o tēnei tangata.
I cannot seize upon any fault of this man.
Ka mau te wehi.
That's amazing.
Hei te whai a te ngārara, e kore e mau.
If the monster pursued him he wouldn’t be caught.
Kāore i mau tētahi kererū i ngā pononga.
Not a single pigeon was caught by the servants.
Kua hoko inu māu?
Have you lost your ball?
Ka mau ki waho i te whare.
And carried it inside.
He inu māu, e kui?
Would you like a drink, grandma?
Kua mau koe!
You've been caught!
Māu e mahi. Māu,
for you';
He kapu tī māu?
A cup of tea for you?
Māu te kōneke e pana
You push the trolley.
I pōuri mātou i te mea kāore i mau i a mātou tētahi ika.
We were disappointed because we didn’t catch any fish.
I mahue ai ahau nō te mea nāu i mau te mapi.
I got lost because you took the map.
Māu ahau e harikoa ai.
You are the reason that I will be happy.
Mā te kōrerotia o te reo Māori e ngā tāngata mātatau, ka mau i ngā tamariki
It is through the Māori language’s being spoken by those who know it, that it will be grasped by the children
Mā te kōrero a ngā tāngata mātatau i te reo Māori, ka mau i ngā tamariki
It is through the knowledgeable people’s speaking of the Māori language, that it will be grasped by the children
Mau mōwhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.
Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he have a beard? No!
Māu tēnā kete
That kete is for you
Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He wears glasses.
He wai māu?
Do you want a water?
He pāreti māu?
Porridge for you?
Kāore te ika i mau i tana mātau.
The fish were not caught by his hook.
He tōtiti māu?
Would you like sausages?
Māu e kanikani.
You will be the one to dance.
He aha rā i mau ake ai te ika ki tana mātau?
Why were they caught by his hook?
I a ia tōu pōtae e mau ana.
She had your hat on.
Ehara māu e kanikani.
You will not be the one to dance.
Kei te mau hū au pērā i a ia.
I am wearing shoes like her.
Kei te pai, ka mau te wehi.
Okay, fantasic.
Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.
Kīhai te ika i mau ki te waha, i mau kē ki te hiku.
The fish was not caught by the mouth; it was caught by the tail instead.
He aihikirīmi māu?
Do you want an ice cream?
He aha hoki rā i kore ai e mau ki tāku?
Why on earth doesn’t it stick to mine?
Māu te kai e whakarite.
You bless the meal.
Me waiho mai ēnei hei koha māu ki a au hei utu ..
Leave them as your gift to me, as payment ..
Kua mau te hipi i te kaikuti.
The sheep has been seized (caught) by the shearer.
Ka haere tāua ki.te mau atu i ōku kākahu.
We came to get my clothes.
He karere māu.
There is a message for you.
He pēkana me te hēki māu?
Do you want bacon and eggs?
Māu te rāpihi hei kawe ki waho.
You will carry the rubbish outside.
Māu tēnei pānui.
This notice is for you.
Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau nei i a ia te tarakihi
Tamahae is the child by whom the tarakihi was caught
Nāna te kurī i mau mai.
He brought the dog.
Māu te pahi nei e taraiwa.
You will be the one who drives this bus.
Kua mau ia i te kurī.
He has been caught by the dog.
He hupa paukena māu?
Do you want pumpkin soup?
Kua mau te kurī i a ia.
The dog has been caught by him.
Tēnā tō patu, hei koha māu ki ō tātou ariki i Āwhitu.
Here is young weapon, for you [to give] as a gift for our leaders in Āwhitu.
He inu māu?
Do you want a drink?
He aha māu?
What would you like?
Tame: He tōtiti māu?
Would you like sausages?
E mau ai te whenua, me āpiti te here a te ture.
If the land is to be retained, something must supplement the protection of the law.
Tame: He mea anō māu?
Would you like something else as well?
Ka mau ki te kahu kiwi.
She took the kiwi cloak.
Kia mārama ai tana kite mai i ahau e mau ai au i te koti whero.
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat.
He pukapuka ā.mātou hei tuhi i ngā kōrero, kia kore ai ia e mau i a mātou.
We had books to write the stories in so that they would not be forgotten.
He kai anō māu?
Do you want more?
Māu tēnei putiputi.
This flower is for you.
He keke māu?
Would you like cake?
Āe, māu tonu!
Yes, you!
Ka mutu te pakanga, ka mau hoki te rongo.
The war ended and peace was declared.
He kapu tī pea māu?
Maybe you want a cup of tea>
Me kore ake a Harish, ka tere mau haere i a au te akoranga nei (Pōtatau 1991:72)
Thanks to Harish (I was lucky to have Harish), I quickly mastered this course
Kaatahi tonu taku ringa ka mau ki te waea, ka tangi hoki te pere o te tatau
As I picked up the phone, the doorbell rang
He tōhi pea māu?
Perhaps you would like some toast?
Ki te taraiwa au i te motokā, ka mau au i ōku mōwhiti.
If I drive a car, or whenever i drive a car, I wear my glasses.
I pēheatia ngā tāngata mau herehere e ngā hōia?
How were the prisoners treated by the soldiers?
