Results for 'moe'
moe - sleep; to marry
Moe. 1. v.i. Sleep, repose. Ka mea atu a Horowhenua kia whakahekea ki raro moe ai (T. 200). Ka moe nga patu ki te whare (M.M. 206).
2. Close the eyes. Moe atu ana aku kanohi ki a Tukorehu (M. 87).
3. Die. Ko nga tangata o taua pa ra, moe tonu, kihai i ora tetehi (T. 177).
4. v.t. Marry. I whakaaro ia kia moe ia i a Te Whatuiapiti, hei tane pai mana (T. 165). Ka hoatu tana tamahine kia moea e Takarangi (T. 183). Hence moepuku, concubinage; moetahae, adultery.
5. Beget. Ma Kahutia-te-rangi, ma te tangata i moea ki runga ki te takapau wharanui.
6. Dream. Ka moea iho e Waitiri ka kiia mai e te wahine o raro, o te reinga, “Aua ra te mea ka mate na koe” (W. i, 106). Moetoa, indulge in confident dreams.
7. n. Sleep. Ko te moe a te manu (M. 189).
8. Dream. He moe po naku i konei tonu koe (S. 44). [For information about various sorts of dreams, with their names, ‖ Best, J. vii, 125, 126.] Moepapa, nightmare.
moenga, n. 1. Bed, sleeping place. Ko te moenga o Ruataupare kei raro iho o te mataaho (J. xx, 20).
2. Marriage. Me te manawareka a te iwi i te moenga a Ruataupare i a Tuwhakairiora (J. xx, 21).
3. In the expressions moenga hau, moenga rau kawa, bastard. Kei hea taku heru ? Ka riro i te poriro, tiraumoko nei, moenga hau nei, moenga rau kawa nei. ‖ moe, 5.
whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep.
2. Close the eyes. Ka whakamoea nga kanohi, ko te tangata ia e ara ana.
3. Give in marriage. Ko taku tuahine ra kia whakamoea ma taku hoa takapui, ma Tiki (T. 135).
4. Conceal. Te whatu o Poutini, he taonga whakamoe i te whare (M. 329). Ka whakamoea nga patu ki te whare (S.).
5. Trace a genealogy, assigning wives to the males, as opposed to taotahi, reciting in the single line only. Kaore au e pai ki te taotahi i aku whakapapa, me ata whakamoe ano ka pai ai au.
6. Recite traditional lore. He tangata whakamoe tau (A man who has knowledge of the seasons).
7. v.i. Twinkle, blink. Ka wheturangitia Matariki, te whetu o te tau e whakamoe mai ra (M. 254).
8. n. A method of taking the kōkō bird at night. Ka haere taua ki te rama i ta taua whakamoe.
9. In the expression whakamoe kokota, ambush, ambuscade. I te ata ka haere te ope a Ngati Kahungungu, ka whakanohoia te whakamoe kokoti; ka haere atu a Ngati Huri ki roto i nga whakamoe kokoti, ka patua e Ngati Kahungunu. ‖ whakamoe, 4.
momoe. 1. a. Of a drowsy habit, somnolent. Ha tangata momoe, he tangata mangere, e kore e whiwhi ki te taonga (P.). Nana ano i momoe noa; na ka mate tera iwi (T. 62).
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2. Keeping the eyes closed.
3. v.i. Sleep together. Ka haere raua ka tae ki te whare, ka momoe (T. 134).
moemoe, a. Sour, acid, i.e., causing one to close the eyes.
whakamoemoe. 1. n. A spell for causing an enemy to be overcome by sleep. Me te whangawhangai me te whakamoemoe (T. 159).
2. v.t. Bring under the influence of a sleep-producing spell. Ka rotua te whare e nga wahine ra, ka whakamoemoea kia moe (T. 37).
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai kei te moe?
Who is sleeping?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te moe te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te moe ngā tamariki.
The children are sleeping.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.
The gardener is sleeping in the shed.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E moe ana te kuia rā.
The old lady is speaking.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I pai. I au taku moe.
It was good. I slept well.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I pēwhea hoki tō moe, e Mā?
How was your sleep, Mum?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I pēwhea tō moe, tungāne?
How was your sleep, brother?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I pai taku moe, tuahine.
My sleep was good, sister.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te moe a Nikau.
Nikau was asleep.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
I te moe ngā pēpi.
The baby was sleeping.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Kua moe ia
He has slept
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua moe a Tamahae i runga i te tēpu.
Tamahae has gone to sleep on the table.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me moe koe.
You should sleep.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me kai i te rūma kai, kaua e kai i tō rūma moe.
You should eat in the dining room not in your bedroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tango tāua i ō kākahu moe.
Let's take off your pyjamas.
Simple sentences: you should - me
E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.
Sentences with i - i
Kei te moe ia i tōna moenga.
He's sleeping on his bed.
Sentences with i - i
Kei roto ngā tamariki te te rūma moe e tākaro ana.
The kids are in the bedroom playing.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Kei runga i tōna moengamoe ia e moe ana.
She's sleeping on her bed.
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Kia au tō moe.
Have a sound sleep.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Pēnei au i te moe koe.
I thought you were asleep.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Taihoa e moe.
Don't go to sleep just yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Taihoa e moe!
Don't go to sleep just yet!
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Nō mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.
Belonging to the past - nō
Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Whakapaitia tōu rūma moe.
Tidy your bedroom.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
e moe!
sleep!
Command with e! - e!
E moe ō karu!
Close your eyes!
Command with e! - e!
E moe!
Sleep!
Command with e! - e!
E moe!
Sleep!
Command with e! - e!
Moe mai!
Sleep!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei roto tonu ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is still in his bedroom.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei roto te paruauru i te wharau. E moe ana ia
The gardener is in the shed. He's sleeping.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei roto ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is in his bedroom.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e moe!
Don't sleep!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e moe!
Don't sleep!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e moe roa!
Don't sleep in!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I tāia ia e te moe.
He was overcome by sleep.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō, kia mauria ai kōrua ki te ngahere a te ata.
Go to bed early tonight, so that you can be taken to the forest in the morning.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kei konei au, engari kei te moe tonu ngā karu Nan.
I am here, but my eyes are still sleeping Nan.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei
Kāore ngā tamariki i te moe.
The children are not sleeping.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi became sleeopy.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
I moe tā tāua pēpi i te moenga o tā rāua pēpi.
Our baby slept in their baby's bed.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kei te moe a Angie rāua ko Raiha.
Angie and Raiha are sleeping.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Kei te moe tonu pea, pērā i tō rāua pāpā.
They are probably still sleeping, just like their father.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
I moe ia, pēnei tonu i a Tamahae nei.
He was asleep, just like Tamae here.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Ka kōrero a Toto, ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted husbands.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
Ka kōrero a Toto ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted to get married.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
I ōku tuāhine e horoi ana i ngā rīhi, ka moe ahau.
While my sisters were washing the dishes, I was sleeping.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
I whakaweto au i te pouaka whakaata kia moe ai au.
I turned off the TV in order to sleep.
In order to - kia... ai
I whakakā au i te pouaka whakaata kia kore ai au e moe.
I turned on the TV in order to not sleep.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Nā te aha koe i moe ai i te pō nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Āpōpō au moe ai.
Tomorrow, I will sleep.
Using "ai" instead of ka - ai
I moe ia i a Pare, kaua ko Kiri.
You should marry Pare, not Kiri.
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā
I moe ia i a Pare, kaua rawa ko Kiri.
You should marry Pare, absolutely not Kiri!
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā
Ka ānini ana te mahunga, ka moe ahau.
Whenever I get a headache, I have a sleep.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
He aha koe e kore nei e moe?
Why aren't you sleeping?
Why aren't... - he aha... e kore nei e...
Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei
He tino iti taku rūma moe.
My room is really small.
Kua pō, me moe koe.
It's night, you'd better sleep.
Ka moe ahai i tērā rūma moe āpōpō.
I will sleep in that bedroom tomorrow.
Ko tēnei taku rūma moe.
This is my bedroom.
He uaua te moe i ngā pō wera.
It's hard to sleep on hot nights.
I moe au.
I slept.
Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.
Kua moe te kuia rā.
The kuia over there has gone to sleep.
Auē, te āhua nei e pīrangi ana ia ki te moe.
Gosh, he looks like he needs to sleep.
I moe kinikini au.
I had a catnap.
Kua moe wahine tō koutou rangatira.
Your chief has taken a wife.
Moana, i pēhea tō moe?
Moana, how was your sleep?
Mōrena. Pai tō moe?
Morning. Did you sleep well?
Kuhuna ō kākahu moe.
Let's put your pyjamas on.
Kei te moe ia.
She is sleeping.
E moe ō whatu.
Close your eyes to sleep.
Ko ia kei te moe.
She is sleeping.
E moe.
Go to sleep.
Kei te moe tonu rāua ko tōna pera!
He's still sleeping with his pillow.
Kei te moe te tamaiti.
The child is sleeping.
Ka moe a Hera i tana tāne a te Āranga.
Hera is to marry her man at Easter.
Kīano i moe noa i te tāne.
[She] had not yet married a man.
I pēwhea tō moe?
How did you sleep?
Ka moe a Sally i a Fred.
Sally married Fred.
Kei te moe tonu pea.
Maybe still sleeping.
Tangohia ō kākahu, whakamaua ō kākahu moe.
Take off your clothes, put on your pyjamas.
Tama tū, tama ora, tama moe, tama mate.
The boy that stands, lives. The boy that sleeps, dies.
Ki te kore koe e pai, ka moe wawe koe.
If you're not good, you'll go to bed early.
I pēhea tō moe?
How was your sleep?
I au tō moe?
Did you have a sound sleep?
Tangohia ō kākahu moe.
Take off you pyjamas.
Kei te moe te ngeru.
The cat is sleeping.
Kei te moe kōrua.
You two are sleeping.
Haere ki tōu rūma moe!
Go to your bedroom!
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō.
Go to bed early tonight.
E moe, e te tau.
Go to sleep, my darling.
I pēwhea hoki tō moe?
How was your sleep?
Kei te moe te koro
The old man is sleeping.
Kei te moe ia i tōna moenga
He's sleeping on his bed.
I moe a Rina i a Hēmi ka puta ko Manu.
Rina married Hēmi and gave birth to Manu.
Ka moe rāua i te one.
They (2) are going to sleep on the beach.
