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 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...
Nā te waimarie mātau i wini ai.
It was by (through) luck that we won.
E tahuri te pā i tētahi tikanga mātau.
The pā will fall because of a cunning plan.
Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko Kupe tēnei.
From the lamentation Rehua knew that this was Kupe.
He kuia mātau ia
She is a very knowledgeable old lady
Ka tukuna mātau kia haere ki te taone o Ākarana, ki tētahi atu wāhi rānei.
We were allowed to go to the city of Auckland, or to some other place.
Uia te tangata tautōhito, parea te mea mātau.
Ask the experienced one, not those who have learned it.
I tino whakamihi ngā tāngata, te mea ai hoki ko tō mātau tau tuatahi tēnei
The people were very appreciative, especially seeing as this was our first year (of our band’s existence)
Ka haere mātau, te kura o Tīpene, ki Kuini Tiriti, ki reira hui atu ai ki te tini o te tāngata, ki te whakanui i tēnei wikitoria (Pōtatau 1991:37)
We, St Stephen’s School, went to Queen Street to join up with the crowds to celebrate this victory
Kia kaha ki te kōrero, kia rongo ai mātau.
*You* should speak loudly so *we* can hear you.
Ka karangahia atu e mātau te Ārapi rā, kia haere mai me kore e taea e ia te whakaatu mai (Pōtatau 1991:177)
We called out to that Arab to come over in case he could show us
Koinā anō mātau i raru ai i a Te Hiakai.
No wonder Te Hiakai was able to trouble us.
Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e mātau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.
(I haere tahi mātau me aku hoa
We went with my friends
I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.
He mātau a Rangi ki te karakia.
Rangi is adept at incantations.
Kātahi mātau ka noho ki reira tangi ai. (1991:137)
Then we stayed there and wept.
Kāore te ika i mau i tana mātau.
The fish were not caught by his hook.
I tino whakamihi ngā tāngata, te mea ai hoki ko tō mātau tau tuatahi tēnei.
The people were very appreciative, especially seeing as this was our first year of our band’s existence.
He aha rā i mau ake ai te ika ki tana mātau?
Why were they caught by his hook?
Kātahi te tangata mātau, ko Niko!
What a knowledgeable person Niko is! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)
Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko tōna teina tēnei.
Rehua knew from the lament that this was his junior relative.
Ka ngaro e rua ngā tāea o tētahi o ō mātau taraka.
Two tyres from one of our trucks went missing.
Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him
Nāku ka ngohengohe, ka kore mātau i whiua (Pōtatau 1991:43)
It was because it was me that owned up, that we were not punished
I toru ngā iwi i uru mai ki roto ki a mātau, ko Tūhourangi, ko Ngāti Rarua, ko Ngāti Awa.
Three other tribes helped us: Tūhourangi, Ngāti Rarua and Ngāti Awa.
Kātahi ia ka hopu i tōna ringa matau ka whakaara ake i ā ia.
Then he caught hold of his right hand and raised him up.
Me tuku mātau i ā mātau tamariki ki te kura kia pai ai tō rātau hoki mai ki te tāhae, ki te whānako?
Should we send our children to school so that they can return better at cheating and
Me i kore te ua i nanahi, kua haere mātau ki te mātakitaki whutupōro
If it hadn’t rained yesterday, we’d have gone to watch football
