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moenga - bed

Moenga. ‖ moe.

Williams Dictionary

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.

Williams Dictionary

Kua whakatika au i te moenga.
I've made the bed.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kuhu atu ki roto i moenga.
Get in your bed.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te moe ia i tōna moenga.
He's sleeping on his bed.
Sentences with i - i

Kia tūpato, kei taka te moenga.
Be careful, lest you fall asleep.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Tēnā koa, haere koe ki moenga.
Go to bed, please.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

wai moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

ngā tamariki e whakapai ngā moenga.
The children will make the beds.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Whakapaitia moenga!
Make your bed!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakapaitia ngā moenga!
Make the beds!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kāore i roa ka pari te ihu ki te moenga.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kei raro ō i moenga.
Your shoes are under your bed.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka noho au ki te moenga inu ai i taku kawhe.
I sat in bed and drank my coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

I moe tāua pēpi i te moenga o rāua pēpi.
Our baby slept in their baby's bed.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Whakapai tōu moenga, E Pita!
Make your bed, Pita!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Mehe manu rere au, kua rere ki moenga.
If I were a bird that could fly, I would fly to your bed.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka takoto au i te moenga.
I lie down on the bed.

te whare hou ngā moenga nei.
These beds are for the new house.

Whakatikaina moenga.
Fix up your bed.

He mahana moenga?
Is your bed warm?

Makere i runga i taku moenga!
Get off my bed!

Whakapaihia moenga.
Make your bed.

I tīmata te ao i te moenga o Papa i a Tangaroa.
The world began with the union of Papa, the earth mother, with the sea, Tangaroa.

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