Results for 'mua'
mua - front, before
Mua, l.n. (‖ F.L. § 8). 1. (a) Of place, the front, the fore part. Ka eke a mua ki Tikitikimaurea (T. 202). Katahi a Horowhenua ka rere ki mua (Then Horowhenua rushed to the front (T. 202). (b) Of time, the former time, the past. No taua tangata nga pepeha a mua (M. viii). I aua ra o mua ka tupu he whawhai (T. 182). (c) Looking forward, the time to come, the future; in the expression a mua, henceforth.
2. Used with a preposition to form an adverbial phrase. Before, in front, formerly, first. Te amorangi ki mua, te hapai o ki muri (P. 85). Ko te kaikawhaki i a Paoa i mua (T. 202). Kua kitea ake e ia i mua (T. 69).
3. Preceded by a preposition and followed by i, it forms a complex preposition of time or place. Before, in advance of, in front of, etc. He ingoa ano to taua awa i mua atu i to ratou taenga ki reira (T. 123). ‖ F.L. § 16.
4. Apparently sometimes the sacred place, in antithesis to muri, the common (noa) place, or a working place. Kia whangaia ki mua ra ki te tuaahu, ki te atua.—Mo te popoki, ko te mea tuatahi i te haerenga ki te mahi kai mo te tuatanga, ka kawea ki mua ma te atua. ‖ Ta. mua, sacred places.
muanga. 1. a. First-born, elder.
2. n. Elder child. Ka whakanuia ake tana tamaiti muringa, ka whakaititia iho ana muanga (T. 103).
‖ muri (i).
Williams Dictionary
E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I ngā rā o mua, mā te hōiho kē te moua e tō.
In former times, a horse pulled the mower instead.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.
We prepared food before the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kua haere kē i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me haere ngā wāhine ki mua.
The women should go to the front.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
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Kei mua te kuia e karanga ana.
The kuia is calling in front.
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Kei mua i te whare e tipu ana.
Growing in front of the house.
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Tēnā tahia te mahau mua me te mahau muri?
Could you please sweep the front and back porch.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō mua tata atu i tōna matenga, ka puta tana ōhākī ki tana whānau.
Shortly before his passing, he made his dying speech to his whānau.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō mua noa atu te walkman i te ipod.
The Walkman came long before the ipod.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō mua tata atu.
Shortly before.
Belonging to the past - nō
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
Whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Clean the house before the guests arrive.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Hoatu koutou ki mua, kei te pai au i konei.
You guys go up the front, I'm fine here.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Hoatu koe ki mua o te rārangi.
You go to the front of the queue.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
I whakairotia a mua o te whare.
The front of the house was carved.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I ngā rā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I mua i te kuaha ngā tamariki.
The children were in front of the door.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka haere te ope o Ngāti-Kahukoka i mua o ēnei.
The Ngāti-Kahukoka group went in front of them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kite a Tū i te mamaha e puta ake ana i mua o te tereina.
Tū saw the steam rising from the front of the train.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Kahore ia i whakawātea mai mua o te haka.
He didn't move away from the front of the haka.
Towards - mai
Hei mua te kurī i te kuaha.
The dog will be in front of the door.
Future locative - hei
Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Don't clean the house before the guests arrive.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kāore ngā tamariki i mua i te kuaha.
The children weren’t in front of the door.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog isn’t in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te waka hei mua i te whare.
The car will not be in front of the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te kurī hei mua i te kuaha.
The dog will not be in front of the door.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Kua oti a mua te peita.
The front has been painted.
I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei.
Before I returned here.
I mua mai i tōku hokinga mai.
Before I return.
Haere ki mua.
Go to the front.
Mā muri ka tika a mua.
The front will be OK because of the back.
Kei mua te kotiro i ana mātua.
The girl is in front of her parents.
Kei mua māua i ngā motokā.
We are in front of the cars.
Kei mua au i aku hoa.
I am in front of my friends.
Kei te hoki ōku whakaaro ki ngā wā o mua.
My thoughts are going back to the past.
Te tino putanga o Ponga ki mua o te kapa.
When Ponga appeared at the front of the ranks.
I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before their arrival, we should tidy up the house.
He mōmona ia i mua.
She was fat previously.
Kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tō huarahi.
May the shimmer of light guide you on your way.
E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!
Kei mua a Tu-whakairi-ora i ngā mātua rā.
Tu-whakairi-ora is at the front of those battalions.
Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.
Ka whakaeke ngā tāngata ki mua o Mahinārangi.
The people gathered in front of Mahinārangi.
Kei mua i a koe!
In front of you!
Nō mua noa atu.
A long time before.
I mua rā, ko tana mahi hoki he puhipuhi pūkeko.
He used to shoot pūkeko.
I mua i whakapono ngā tāngata ki ngā taniwha.
People used to believe in taniwha.
Kei mua koe i ahau.
You are in front of me.
Kei mua koe i a au.
You are in front of me.
I mua ia i te toa.
He was in front of the shop.
Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.
Kia tika a muri, kia tika a mua.
If things out the back are going well, things out the front will go well.
Hoki mai koutou ngā kaihoe o mua, eke mai koutou ngā kaihoe hou!
Come back you past paddlers, welcome aboard you new paddlers!
Kei mua rātou i te kura.
They are in front of the school.
Tēnā tahia te mahau mua me te mahau muri.
Could you please sweep the front and back porch.
Kei mua te pōro i a koe.
The ball is in front of you.
Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.
