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mahana - to be warm, warm

Māhana = mana, pron. For him or her. Kahore hoki i kitea he wahine mahana (Tr. vii, 34).

Williams Dictionary

Mahana. 1. a. Warm. Ka noho i te wai mahana (T. 96).

2. n. Day.

whakamahana, v.t. Warm. I a Hinemoa ano e whakamahana ana i a ia i roto i te waiariki (T. 132).

mahanatanga, n. Warmth. Iti ana tona mahanatanga iho na te panga o aku patu (T. 29).

Williams Dictionary

Kātahi ka tahuna e Rangi te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Rangi lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Ka tahuna te ahi, kāore i roa ka mahana te whare.
The fire was lit and it wasn't long before the house got warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Auē! E mahana haere ana te kaimoana i te rā.
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Ko Ngāmotu te taone pai, engari ko Tūranga te taone mahana.
New Plymouth is the great city, but Gisborne is the warm city.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Heoi anō, te mea pai o te koni ahi, ehara ko te mahana anake te hua ki te tangata. Ko te mea tino pai, ko te pārekareka o ngā kōrero.
Still / However, the good thing about sitting round the fire was that it didn't just keep us warm. The really good thing was the enjoyable conversation.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kei te mahana te wai?
Is the water warm?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Ka mahana haere ngā pō.
The nights get warmer.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mahana haere te kaimoana i te rā.
The seafood is getting warm in the sun.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He mahana ake tērā paraikete i tō paraiketre.
That blanket is warmer than your blanket.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

E puru ana au i taku koti mahana i te mea kei te tuungaawiri au
I am putting on my warm coat because I am shivering

Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.

Kua kōanga, kei te mahana haere ngā rā.
It's spring, the days are getting warmer.

He mahana ia.
He is warm.

Ngā mihi mahana ki a koe.
Warm greetings to you.

He mahana tō moenga?
Is your bed warm?

He tino makariri a waho, engari he mahana a roto.
It is very cold outside, but warm inside.

Nā te mahana ka rere anō ōna toto.
Because of the heat, his blood began to flow again.

Nō te taenga ki te raumati, ka mahana te kiri o te tangata.
When summer arrived people began to feel warm.

He mahana te poraka nei.
This jesrsey is warm.

engari, he mahana a roto
but, inside is warm

He mahana ake tēnei rangi i te rangi i nanahi.
Today is warmer than the day yesterday.

Ka haere mātou ki te puna kaukau, mēnā ka mahana te rā.
We will go to the swimming pools, if the day is warm.

Auē! Ka mahana haere te kaimoana i te rā.
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.

#111: Right, let's go then!
#177: The really happy fish will indeed return
#97: Is Rangi helping Mere, it is Mere helping Rangi?
#88: Five golden rings
#178: She immediately cried and is still crying.
#86: You're eating what?!
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