Results for 'mātau'
mātau - to know, understand
matau - fish hook; right side
mātau - to comprehend (v), to be competent (s)
Mātau (i), v.t. 1. Know, be acquainted with. (Followed by ki when the object is a noun, pronoun, or infinitive verb.) E kore au e matau ki nga whakaaro o nga tangata katoa (M.M. 63).
2. Understand.
3. Feel certain of. No te tangi ka matau ai a Rehua ko Rupe tenei (T. 33).
whakamātau, v.t. 1. Make to know, teach.
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2. Make trial of. Ka ki atu a Maui, “Whakamatau ki te moimoi” (Tr. vii, 40). Ahakoa nui te moana, me aha? Engari me whakamatau (T. 164).
whakamātautau, v.t. Try on, as clothes, etc. Kei te tunu kai mana, me te titiro ki nga taonga o te ana kowhatu o te wahine ra, ki te maipi ki te kakahu kurawhero, puahi, kaitaka, me te whakamatautau (T. 95).
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Mātau (ii), pron. We, us. = matou.
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Matau (i), n. 1. Hook. Ka taea te matau ra, na ka kite ia he mea whakakaniwha (T. 26).
2. A curve in tattooing on the face.
3. Various species of Uncinia; grasslike sedges. Matau a Maui, U. uncinata. Matau ririki, U. leptostachya and U. riparia.
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Matau (ii). 1. a. Right, on the right hand. Ko tona tokotoko ki tona ringa matau (Pi. 126, 2). Kei te taha matau te ara.
2. l.n. The right hand.
‖ katau.
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Me kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What's on the right-hand side of the television?
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Anei, kei taku taha matau.
Here it is, by my right side.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
He mātau ia, ā, he kōtiro pākiki hoki.
She is smart, and also a stubborn girl.
Conjunctions - and - ā
Hei te taha matau te kōtiro.
The girl will be on the right-hand side.
Future locative - hei
Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books aren’t on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books were not on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te kōtiro hei te taha matau.
The girl will not be on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kia kaha ki te kōrero, kia rongo ai mātau.
Speak loudly so we can hear you.
In order to - kia... ai
Uia te tangata tautōhito, parea te mea mātau.
Ask the experienced one, not those who have learned it.
He mātau a Kauri ki te karakia.
Kauri is adept at incantations.
