Results for 'mīti'
mīti - meat
Miti (i). 1. v.t. Lick, lick up.
2. n. Undertow of surf, backwash. Kei riro i te miti o te moana.—Ka aki mai te ngaru ki te toka, ka hoki te miti.
3. In the expression miti aitua, dryness of the throat and mouth caused by fear; an evil omen.
mimiti. 1. a. Dried up, disappeared. Ka ngaro te kai e mimiti ta tuwaewae (M. 11). Kua mimiti te wai o te repo. Tai mimiti, low water.
2. Exterminated, swallowed up. E! ka mimiti toku iwi, akuanei pea ka mate hoki ko au (T. 119).
3. n. Trochus tiaratus, a univalve mollusc. = mitimiti.
mitimiti. 1. v.t. Lick, keep on licking. E kiia mai nei ki te nane mitimiti oko (M. 244).
2. n. Shallow water.
3. = mimiti, 3.
Williams Dictionary
Miti (ii), n. 1. A heavy stone from which weapons were made.
2. A weapon made of the above.
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
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...
Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Hei kai kē te mīti nā, kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei
Kāore ia i te kai mīti.
He doesn't eat meat.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka nui te mīti, te hēki me te tuna.
There's plenty of meat, eggs and eels.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Te mōmona hoki o tēnā mīti!
How succulent that meat is!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko Pita tērā kei te tapahi i te mīti.
That's Pita chopping the meat.
That (over there) - tērā
I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He miti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meet and rice are good to me.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He mīti me te raihi te hapa pai ki a au.
Meat and rice are the best dinner for me!
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He tino reka te mīti!
The meat is yummy!
Hei tapahi i te mīti te oka.
The knife is for cutting meat.
Hei tapahi mīti tēnei maripi
This knife is for cutting up meat
Ehara hei tapahi mīti, (hei waru rīwai kē)
(This knife) is not for cutting up meat (it’s for scraping potatoes)
Hei tapahi mīti tēnei māripi.
This knife is for cutting meat.
He pai ake te huawhenua i te miti.
Vegetables are better than meat.
Ki a au, he reka atu te kai moana i te kai mīti.
I reckon, seafood is better than meat.
mīti me te rīwai.
meat and spuds.
Ka kainga ngā miti.
The meat will be eaten.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti.
There's plenty of left-over meat.
Āta tapahia ō mīti, kei purere ngā kai ki te papa.
Cut your meat carefully, or the food might all fly off onto the floor.
Kua ngaro te maripi i tapahi ai ia i te mīti.
The knife with which he cut the meat has disappeared.
Tino reka te mīti!
The meat is yummy!
Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.
Ko te heihei te tūmomo mīti e kainga ana e ratou.
The type of meat that is being eaten by them is chicken
Kāorɛ a Mere e kai i te mīti.
Mere will not eat meat.
He mīti me te kāpeti.
Meat and cabbage.
Nā te kurī ngā mīti i kai.
The dog ate the meat.
Mā te kurī ngā mīti e kai.
The dog will eat the meat.
Kua kainga katoatia ngā mīti e ngā ngeru.
The meat has all been eaten by the cats.
