Results for 'manu'
manu - bird
mānu - float; be launched; overflow; be flooded
Mānu, v.i. 1. Float. Me whakarewa rawa hoki, ka waiho ai kia manu ana (T. 169).
2. Be launched: so start, of an expedition by water. Ka manu te teretere a Paoa (T. 189).
3. Overflow. Kihai koe i whakaaro kia manu te wai i runga o Ngamotu (M. 197).
4. Be flooded. He roa te ua ka manu te whenua.
Williams Dictionary
Manu (i), n. 1. Bird. Kua oti ake ia te whakaahua ki te ahua o nga manu, o ia manu, o ia manu, o ia manu o te ao (T. 14). Manutaiko, manu-taki, or manu-teka, a bird acting as sentry for the flock. Manu o te whatu, the name of a constellation.
2. fig. Person held in high esteem; generally used with an epithet. Ka ngaro a Te Hiko, taku manu whakaoho i te ata (M. 407). Manu-kura, chief, leader in council. Manu a Tane or manu a Tiki, man.
3. Kite, for flying. Oma ana ia ki roto i te wai whakaangi ai i tana manu (T. 57). These kites were made in various shapes, and of different materials, different varieties being known as manu-aute, manu-pakaukau, manu-puai (triangular in shape), manu-tara, and manu-tu. He manu-aute au e taea te whakahoro ki te aho tamiro ? (M. 220). Tukua atu au kia rere a manu-tu (M. 344).
4. Side of a roof or gable. Manu-tahi, having one set of rafters, as a lean-to.
5. In the expression Manu-waero-rua, violent wind. Pekepeke hauaitu te manu-waero-rua, te hau e tu nei (S.).
whakamanu, v.t. 1. Transform into a bird. No te whakamanunga i a ia ko Rupe (T. 35).
2. Disbelieve. I whakamanu au ki nga korero mai.
manumanu, n. A species of skate or ray. ‖ whai-manu.
Williams Dictionary
Manu (ii).——
manumanu, a. Rotten. ‖ manumanua.
whakamanumanu, v.t. Treat with contempt.
Williams Dictionary
Ehara te manu pango i te manu māori.
The blackbird is not a native bird.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Ka hopu a Poti i te manu.
Pussy catches the bird.
Sentences with i - i
Ka āwhina aua manu i te tīwaiwaka.
Those birds help the fantail.
Sentences with i - i
Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai
Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.
Habitual action - ai
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna i pupuhi te manu.
He was the one who shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Manu i pupuhi te manu.
Manu shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Me he manu ahau...
If I were a bird...
If... (using me) - me
Me he manu rere ahau...
If I were a flying bird...
If... (using me) - me
Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere.
With feathers a bird can fly.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Ka puhia ia i te manu.
He shot the bird.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka pūhia e ia te manu.
The bird was shot by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te ruku pāua a Manu.
Manu is diving for pāua.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
I runga ake i te maunga ngā manu.
The birds were above the mountain.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka whāngaia ngā manu e ia.
The birds were fed by her.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He manu ēnā.
Those are birds.
Categorizing sentences - he
Ka aroha mai ngā manu ki a ia.
The birds take pity on him.
Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
He manu tēnā.
That is a bird.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He manu tērā.
That is a bird.
That (over there) - tērā
Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.
Away - atu
Hei runga te manu i te rākau.
The bird will be on the tree.
Future locative - hei
Kāore ngā manu i runga ake i te maunga.
The birds weren’t above the mountain.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te manu hei runga i te rākau.
The bird will not be on the tree.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Mehe manu rere au, kua rere ki tō moenga.
If I were a bird that could fly, I would fly to your bed.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
Kua hora ngā kai i a Rangi.
The food has been spread out by Rangi.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
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
He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all the other birds.
He manu ērā mea mā.
Those white things are birds.
I rongo ahai i te kōkī a ngā manu.
I heard the dawn chorus.
He manu tēnei.
This is a bird.
He manu ēnei.
These are birds.
Te tino haerenga o rātou, 'Koia anō me te huruhuru manu e rere ana i te hau'.
They all ran on "like a bird's feather flying in the wind".
He manu ērā.
Those are birds.
Ka pā ngā ngutu o ngā manu ki ngā whatu o te ngeru.
The beaks of the birds strike at the cat's eyes.
I muri i te hui, i kōrero au ki a Manu.
After the meeting, I spoke with Manu.
E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?
How many birds are in the wilderness?
Kei runga te manu i te whare.
The bird is on the house.
I rongo au i tētahi manu e tangi ana.
I heard a bird singing.
I rere atu te manu ki tana kohanga.
The bird flew away to its nest.
Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.
Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.
Kua rere atu ngā manu e rima.
The five birds have flown away.
E whā ngā manu kei waho.
There are four birds outside.
He manu.
A kite.
Ērā manu mā.
Those white birds.
He whero ērā manu.
Those birds are red.
