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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 tō 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 tō moenga.
Go to bed, please.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

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

Nā 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakapaitia tōu moenga, e Rewi!
Make your bed, Rewi!

Whakapaitia tō moenga!
Make your bed!

Whakatikaina tō moenga.
Fix up your bed.

Kei te karanga tō moenga?
Is your bed calling?

Kei te pīrangi koe i tō moenga?
Are you wanting your bed?

Kāore tō moenga i te karanga
your bed is not calling

Whakapaingia ngā moenga!
(Make the beds!)

Kei raro a Tama i te moenga.
Tama is under the bed.

He mahana tō moenga?
Is your bed warm?

Ko te moenga o Ruataupare kei raro iho o te mataaho.
Ruataupare’s bed was immediately beneath the window.

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

Whakapaihia tō 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.

Tē moenga tē whakaarahia
The sleep from which there is no awakening

Ka kite atu a Tamahae i ana paraikete i runga kee i te moenga o Rewi.
Tamahae saw his blankets on Rewi’s bed.

Kaua e whakapaitia tō moenga!
Don’t make your bed!

Kei runga tā rātou kurī I tōku moenga?
What? Their dog is on my bed?

Kia tika tā koutou whakapai moenga!
You must make your beds properly!

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