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nā - Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
Nā, a. Satisfied, content. Heoi ano kua na tona ngakau, ka moe nei ia i te torere a tona manawa (W. iv, 105).
whakanā. 1. v.t. Satisfy, refresh.
2. Lull to security. He kokoreke puohotata e kore e taea te whakana.
3. v.i. Rest, remain still. Whakana taua i konei.
nānā, v.t. Tend carefully, nurse. Ka nanatia a Hau-mapuhia, ka koeke.
whakanānā, v.i. Rest, remain.
‖ ngā.
Williams Dictionary
Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which takes the place of ia in combination with certain prepositions and definitives, forming the words āna, ōna, māna, nāna, nōna, tāna, and tona, which are explained separately.
Williams Dictionary
Na (ii), ad. used at the beginning of a narrative, or of a particular stage of a narrative, to call attention, or to introduce some new element or emphatic statement to which especial attention is desired to be drawn. Na, tenei ano te take i haere mai ai a Turi ki tenei motu (T. 107). Ka tae ki Te Rohutu … ka noho ratou i reira. Na, he tangata ano i reira (T. 123).
‖ nana.
Williams Dictionary
Na (iii), particle. 1. Used after words and clauses to indicate position near or connection with the person addressed. I ma hea mai koia to koutou na ara i haere mai ai ? (T. 149). E pai ana ranei ta tena iwi, tana haka e haka ake na ? (T. 64).
2. Used in relative clauses (‖ F.L. § 72, 73). Ko ia ano tena i mahue atu na i a koe (T. 59). Hei a koe ranei ka kitea ai taua wahi e rapua na e koe (T. 14).
3. As a suffix in the words tena, ena, pena, kona. Of these, tena is sometimes resolved into te and na, te whare na being equivalent to tena whare.
Note.—In letters and written matter the writer places himself mentally, so to speak, beside the reader, and na is used where nei would be appropriate in conversation.
4. In animated conversation, where there is no special relation to the person addressed, the force being to add emphasis; sometimes equivalent to the expression, As I was telling you, or, As I say. Waiho to ratou purenga nei na hei hunanga mo to ratou puhaehae (T. 135). Ko te wai heru tena na, ko te wai whakaata tenei na (T. 54). Pera tonu ta raua na mahi (T. 133).
5. In the expressions na koa, na pea, na ra, etc. He tangata tuku taonga ia, a Tuahumahina, ki te iwi ? Na koa, he tangata kaiponu (W. iv, 97).
6. Adverbially = tena. There. See also 5, above.
‖ nei (iii).
Williams Dictionary
Na (iv), prep. 1. By, made by, acted on in any way by (the verb explaining the character of the action being in the active). “Na wai i wahi ?” Ka mea atu ia, “Na te tangata” (T. 133).
2. Indicating parentage or descent. “Na wai koe ?” Ka ki atu a Whakatau, “Nau ano ra au” (T. 57). Ko Whaene he rangatira, he mokopuna na Porourangi (J. xx, 17).
3. Possessed by, belonging to. Kao, na matou tena ika (T. 122).
4. By reason of, on account of. Na te kino hoki i mahue atu ai te whenua (T. 82). Na reira i tika ai ta ratou heke mai (T. 68).
5. By way of. Ko koe na nga huarahi o te pa (T. 177).
Note.—For the difference between na and no ‖ F.L. § 22.
Williams Dictionary
Ko Eruera te tangata nā.
Eruera is that person (near you).
Identity sentences - ko...
E kōwhiti ana te tamaiti nā i ngā kuku.
The mussels are being shelled by that child by you.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua kite koe i taku pene? He mā whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Ko te hapu e noho ana i Maungawhau e mea ana nā rātou taua moana.
The sub-tribe living at Maungawhau said that that sea was theirs.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Mere mā i horoi ngā pereti.
Mere and the others washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā koutou i para i te ara.
You paved the way.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te papa i tahitahi?
Who swept the floor?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Hēmi te papa i tahitahi.
It was Hēmi who swept the floor.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Niko i tahitahi te papa.
It was Niko who swept the floor.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa.
It was the tattooist who designed my tattoo.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te whare i whakaparuparu?
Who was the one who messed up the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā ngā mātou te whare i whakaparuparu.
It was the parents who messed up the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Ponga te kōhuru i a au.
Ponga is responsible for the treachery against me.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Ponga tēnā, ēhara i a au.
Ponga is the cause, not me.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rātou i whakapai te whare.
It was them who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Rangi ngā keke nā i tunu.
Rangi cooked those cakes (near you).
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Manu te karakia i taki.
It was Manu who recited the prayer.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Hine i kī te kōrero.
It was Hine who made the statement.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rāua i hanga te whare.
It was them (two) who built the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kaiako i whakaako i ngā tauira.
It was the teacher who taught the students.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā ngā tamariki i whakangaro ngā mea tākaro.
It was the children who lost the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro i waiata i te waiata.
It was the girl who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.
It was the policeman who caught the thief.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They welcomed the guests.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Pita i mau ngā kī.
It was Pita who held the keys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā ngā tauira i whakarite te whakaaturanga.
It was the students who prepared the presentation.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā ngā tāngata i āwhina te whānau.
It was the people who helped the family.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai tō kai i tunu inapō
Who was the one who cooked your food last night?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Hōne i hanga te pouaka.
It was Hōne who built the box.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai koe i whakapakeke?
Who was the one who raised you?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te kai i tunu?
Who cooked for food?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai ō kākahu i pōkai i tēnei wiki?
Who was the one who folded the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kaiako i kī ngā ture.
It was the teacher who stated the rules.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai tō kai i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who prepared food today?
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
Nā wai tō kawhe i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who made your coffee today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rāua i whawhai ki ngā pirihimana.
It was them (two) who fought with the police.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kairangahau i uiui ia tamariki, o ngā whānau katoa.
The researcher interviewed each group of children from all the families.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai i kī e mārena ana tō tuakana?
Who said your brother's getting married?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai taku wai i inu?
Who drank my water?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.
His slave hung some food up for him.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Maru te kūmara i whakatipu.
It was Maru grew the kumara.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te paruauru te oneone i taupoki.
It was the gardener who dug the garden.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Aroha ngā kai i tunu.
It was Aroha who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Hera te keke i tunu.
Hera was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Tawa i pupuhi te manu.
Tawa shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Aria i āwhina a Mia.
It was Aria who helped Mia.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te wahine anake tērā mahi.
That task is done by woman alone.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā taku tāne te parakuihi i whakarite!
(It was) my husband (who) prepared breakfast!
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Ponga ahau i āwhina.
I was protected by Ponga.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te moko o Ponga i pai ai.
It is because of Ponga's facial tattoo that he was attractive.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Ataahua i mahi te parāoa.
Ataahua made the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā ngā tamariki i kato te pūhā.
The children picked the pūhā.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Taika te parāoa i mahi.
Taika made the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rātou ngā pereti i horoi.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā ngā tamariki te pūhā i kato.
The children picked the pūhā.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai i mahi te parāoa?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te parāoa i mahi?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai ngā pereti i horoi?
Who washed the plates?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai i kato te pūhā?
Who picked the pūhā?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te pūhā i kato?
Who picked the pūhā?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Amaru tōku whare i hanga.
It was Amaru who built my house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā mātou te kai i tunu.
We cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Rangi ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Rangi picked these flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te mea...
Because...
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
Nā te mea, he wera rawa!
Because it's too hot!
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
Nā wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Kaua e homai te mea nā.
Don't pass me that thing.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kua tangohia nā hū e tōnā matua.
His shoes have been removed by his father.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ruku pāua ana au nā te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Tēnei nā, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She must be reading a book (to just by what I hear).
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Haere ki te ngangau i te wheua kererū i te kono nā, ka haere mai ai me mātou.
Go and chew on the kererū bones in the kono, and then come with us.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kāore e kore nā Hema ia i kōrero.
It was doubtless Hema who told him.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore
Hei kai kē te mīti nā, kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei
Ehara māku e taki te karakia, nā te mea he iti taku kete pāpaku taku kete karakia.
I will not be the one to recite the prayer because my kete is shallow.
Conjunctions - but - engari
He pai ki ahau te mahita, nā te mea, he humarie ia.
I like the teacher, because he's handsome.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kāore e pai ki ahau te mahita, na te mea, he haunga ia.
I don't like the teacher because he smells.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Nā te makariri rāua i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Nā te makariri rāua i hoki mai ai.
They came back because of the cold.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Tērā tonu pea nā Ari te papawīra rā. I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Ari. He said he had a new skateboard.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea
Ka hoki mai nā roto i te nehenehe.
They returned by way of the patch of bush.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira
Nā wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā Tame tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Tame.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Na wai tēnei tamaiti?
Who does this child belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Na wai ēnā kōtiro mōhio?
Whose are those clever girls?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Na Nikau and Aria.
They are Nikau's and Aria's.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Na wai te waka whero?
Who does the red car belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Na Ari taua waka whero.
That red car belongs to Ari.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ō tātou manuhiri pea?
Perhaps they belong to our guests?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books belong to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku te rakuraku nā.
That guitar belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper belongs to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Whakapuakina ā koutou pukepuka, tamariki nā!
Open your books, children!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Na wai ēnei kūkū?
Whose mussels are these?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Na Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song is sing by Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha i pērā ai?
For what reason is it like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha rātou i kōrero ai?
For what reason did they speak?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kai ai i te āporo?
For what reason did you eat the apple?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ia i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
For what reason did he/she return home?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai?
For what reason did the children play?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koutou i haere ai ki te tāone?
For what reason did you (plural) go to town?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i moe ai i te pō nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te tama i tangi ai?
For what reason did the boy cry?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te kaupapa au i haere ai.
Because of the purpose, I went.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i tōmuri ai?
For what reason are you late?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te ua au i tōmuri ai.
Because of the rain, I am late.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ia i kata ai?
For what reason did she laugh?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te hangareka!
Because it was hilarious!
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
For what reason are your clothes dirty?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā taku pukumahi i paru ai.
Because of my hard work, they are dirty.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn’t go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e kai i te āporo?
Why didn’t you eat the apple?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ia i kore ai e hoki ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t he/she return home?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn’t the children play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) go to town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn't go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha i Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
What is the reason why Tama didn't play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
He mea hanga nā te Atua.
God created.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...
Kei konei tōku hoa tāu i pātai mai nā.
Here is my friend about whom you asked.
Nā te aha ēnei kāpeti i kai?
What has eaten these cabbages?
Nā te aha koe i wehe atu ai?
What causes you to depart? (Why are you leaving?) (See 24.7.)
Nā wai te pene nei?
Whose pen is this?
Nā wai koe i ako ki te kōrero pukapuka?
Who taught you to read? (By whom were you taught to read?)
Nā Henare.
Henare's.
Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.
Nā te ngaru nui au i mākū ai.
It was the big wave I was wetted thereby (The big wave soaked me).
Kāore au i te mōhio ki te Hōne e kōrero nā koe
I don’t know the Hōne you’re talking about
Na Mere tēnei kurī.
This dog belongs to Mere.
Nā te waimarie mātau i wini ai.
It was by (through) luck that we won.
Nā tāua tēnei tamaiti.
This child is ours (you and me).
Nā Mīria ngā pukapuka rā.
Those books (over there) belong to Maria.
Na rātou ēnā mea.
Those things are theirs.
Nā māua tēnei mahi.
This work is ours (me and him/her, not you).
Nā kōrua tēnei āporo.
This apple is yours (you two).
Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare
Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?
Nā rāua tēnei pukapuka.
This book is theirs (those two).
He tino nui te āporo e kai nā koe
The apple (that) is being eaten by you is very big
Nā tātou ēnei kai.
These foods are ours (all of us).
Ko tēnei te whare nā Jack i hanga.
This is the house that Jack built.
He tino nui te āporo e kainga nā e koe
Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare’ = Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hē?
a, o, nā, nō, mā, mō
Mā tōku māmā‘for my mother
Nā mātou ēnei pukapuka.
These books are ours (us, not you).
Nā koutou ēnei tamariki.
These children are yours (you all).
He aha kōrua ka wewete ai i te kūao nā?
Why are you (just setting about) untying that colt?
Nā Mere tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to Mary.
Nā, me pōkai i a koe ki te taora.
Let's wrap you up in your towel.
Ko tēwhea te kākahu, i whatua nā e koe?
Which is the cloak woven by you?
Nā wai ēnei?
Whose are these? (near me)
Nā wai ngā pukapuka rā?
Whose are those books over there?
Nā, kawea ana e rātou a Kae, ka whakatakotoritia ki te pou tokomanawa o te whare o Tinirau.
Then they carried Kae and laid him at the main supporting post of Tinirau’s house.
Nā whai anō
Ah, so that’s why ….!
Nā, tērā anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.
Nā wai te pōtae nā?
Whose is that hat (near you)?
Nā wai ērā kurī?
Whose are those dogs (over there)?
Nā tētahi atu wahine tēnā kete.
That basket belongs to another woman.
I oho moata ahau nā reira i haere ai ki te mahi.
Reasons for including ai in result clauses will be explored in Section 5.3.5.
Nā rāua ngā pēpi i moe ai.
Those two were the reason the babies slept.
Nā Hine ngā manuhiri i karanga
Hine called the visitors
Ehara nāku te karakia i taki, nā Nikau kē.
I was not the one who recited the prayer, it was Nikau.
Nā tātou te whare i pakaru ai.
All of us (including you) were the reason the house got broken.
Nō nā tata nei.
.Just recently.
Nā wai tēnei kapu?
Whose is this cup?
Nā reira, māku e kawe ai tō tātou nei tikanga, kia tīmata ai tō tātou nei kaupapa, tō tātou nei karaihe, i te pai, i te ora, i te hari.
Therefore, I will carry out our customs, so that our purpose, our class, may begin in goodness, in wellbeing, and in happiness.
Nā te tama tōna tuahine i tangi ai.
The boy was the reason his sister cried.
He mokopuna au nā Pita.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Pita.
Nā reira māku i tuku te karakia, nā reira me karakia tātou.
I will deliver the prayer; therefore, we should all pray.
Nā ngā pākeke ngā tamariki i pukuriri ai.
The adults were the reason the children were angry.
Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tō tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei wā i tēnei hāora. Nā reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all.
?? who have brought us together at this time, at this hour.
Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.
Kei konei tōku hoa, tāau i pātai mai nā.
Here is my friend about whom you asked.
Nā reira anō i waiho ai ēnei rākau e te tangata Māori
as fire.starter Therefore these trees remain to be used by the Maori people as a fire starter.
Nā, kāti tā tātou whakawhāki tētahi i tētahi (Romans 14:13)
Let us each stop passing judgement, therefore, on one another
He ākonga au nā Koa.
I am one of Koa's students.
Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata, mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.
Nā, i tū ai Ngāti Kahu i runga i wēnei takiwā ..
And so Ngāti Kahu remained in this area ..
Nā kōrua tōku ngeru i ngaro ai.
You two were the reason my cat went missing.
Nā whai anō kōrua i haere mai ai.
So that’s why you two came.
Ehara nā ngā tamariki i horoi te motokā.
The kids did not wash the car.
He hunaonga ia nā Ataahua.
She's Ataahua's daughter-in-law.
Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Pāora.
He's Pāora's adopted child.
Nā reira i hōmai te moana, nā te hau.
And so the sea came, driven by the wind.
Ko ētahi o ā rātou waiata nā rātou tonu i tito (Kāretu 1974:108)
Some of their songs they composed themselves
Homai te mea nä.
Pass me that thing.
Nā wai tēnei pukapuka?
Whose book is this?
Heoi anō kāore ngā tungāne o Puhiwahine i pai ki te whaiāipotanga o te wahine nei ki tana whanaunga, nā reira ka tikina mai e rātau tō rātau tuahine, ka whakahokia ki roto o Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Well Puhiwahine’s brothers did not approve of this woman's affair with her relative, so they fetched their sister, and returned her to Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Nā wai...?
Whose...?
Ahakoa he iti kete, he iti nā te aroha.
It is the thought that counts.
Waiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.
Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.
Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.
Koi mate noa au koe i a au i konei tonu, tē riro ai nā te hoariri
(I should be careful) so you don’t get killed by me here, instead of by the enemy
Na Hata ērā tamariki.
(Those children are Hata’s.)
Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki tēnā, ki tēnā o koutou.
Therefore, greet one another, each and every one of you.
Nā ngā atua i homai.
Given to us by the gods.
Nā te tangata rā i unahi ngā ika.
That man scaled the fish.
Nā reira, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai, hara mai ki tō tātou kaupapa.
Therefore, welcome—come forward, step up, come into our shared kaupapa.
Nā te nanakia kahawai rā i kaahaki atu taku pāua.
That rascally kahawai has taken my spinner.
Nā.te.mea kua hapū ahau, ka noho ahau ki tō taha.
Because I am now pregnant I will stay with you on earth.
Nā te pūrei whutuporo ahau i ngenge ai.
I’m tired through playing football.
Nā, nō ka kaha ngā tama a Iharaira, ka meinga e rātou ngā Kanaani hei kāmahi
When the Israelites became stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labour
Nā te aha kē rā au i pēnei ai ..
Why was I thinking like this ..
Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.
Nā Rewi i mahue ai te wahine.
Rewi abandoned the woman.
Nā Hone te mahi i oti ai.
The work was finished by (because of) Hone.
Nā te tangata.
The man’s.
Nā te pahi a Mere i mahue ai.
Mere was left behind by (because of) the bus.
Nā te ngāwhā, ka waikura ngā whare me ngā mīhini.
The sulphur rusted the buildings and the machinery.
Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.
Nā te Pākehā kua noa noa iho ..
Because of the Pākehā it has become desecrated ..
Haere ki te whare pukapuka o te whare wānanga, me kore e kitea te pukapuka e hiahiatia nā koe
Go to the university library to see whether you can find the book you need
Nāku te toki e takoto nā.
The axe lying there by you belongs to me.
Nā Hine a Maui i mate ai.
Maui was killed by (because of) Hine.
Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. Nā tō rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.
Nā tōna mate i kore ai a ia e kai.
It was his illness which caused him to abstain from food.
Nā wai ngā heihei i whāngai
Who fed the hens?
Nā te kite a ngā kaitito waiata i tēnei āhuatanga ..
Because the composers see these things ..
Nā Hēmi ngā heihei i whāngai
Hēmi fed the hens
He aha tāu e pīrangi nā?
What do you want?
He tino nui te āporo e kai nā koe.
The apple you are eating is very big.
Nā te whakamārama a Hōne i tana take, ka mōhio te iwi.
It was through Hōne’s explaon of his concern, that the people knew (about it).
He aha tā kōrua e pīrangi nā?
What do you two want?
He tino nui te āporo e kainga nā e koe.
The apple being eaten by you is very big.
Nā, tērā tetahi wahine mōhio no te kāinga o Matangi.
Tera’ can also be used to mean ‘that person’ or ‘he/she
Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare?
Whose is the dog being hit by Hēnare?
Nā te kaha o āna takahi haere, ka pakaru te rangi.
So forceful was his stamping about that he broke the floor.
Nā te ua tae tōmuri ai ahau i ngā rā katoa.
It is because of the rain that I am late every day.
He uaua ki te noho ki runga i tētahi i te tuatahi nā te puku o runga i te tuarā (Pōtatau 1991:58)
It is difficult to sit on one at first because of the hump on its back
Nā te māuiui o taku tama, kua kore au e haere.
Because my child was sick I didn’t go.
nā reira/nō reira
therefore/and so
E mōhio ana au ki te tangata e kōrero nā koe.
I know the person you are talking about.
Kua haehae aku i ōku tarau nā reira ka patua au e tōku pāpā.
I have ripped my pants and so I’ll be beaten by my father.
Nā koutou i hari te tangi, ehara nā rātou.
You people led the funeral ceremonies, not them.
Ka mea atu ki a ia, ‘He aha koe e tangi nā?
Why are you weeping?
Nā Hēnare te motukā i horoi
Hēnare washed the car
Nā Hata ngā kai i whakareri
It was Hata who prepared the food
Nā reira, kei Manurewa au e noho ana, ki Tāmaki ki te Tonga, ki Tāmaki Makaurau; engari he rere ngā waka, he rere ngā tāngata.
Therefore, I live in Manurewa, in South Auckland, in Auckland; however, the vehicles are moving and the people are moving.
E hia ngā waiata e mōhio nā koe?
How many songs do you know?
He whakataukī tēnei nā ngā tūpuna Māori...
As the Māori ancestors said...
Nā tāua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you and me.
Nā te hau ngā peka o ngā rākau i ngāueue
The wind shook the branches of the trees
Nā wai ēnei kūkū?
Whose mussels are these?
Nā reira, āe, hikaka te ngākau ki te tiaki, ki te poipoi i a koutou.
Therefore, yes, the heart is eager to care for and to nurture you all.
Nā māua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to us two (not you).
He aha tā koutou e pīrangi nā?
What do you all want?
Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was because of the rain that the children got wet
Nā kōrua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you two.
He aha tāu e rapu nā?
What are you looking for?
Ehara nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was not because of the rain that the children got wet (but because of something else)
Nā rāua tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to those two.
He aha tā kōrua e rapu nā?
What are you two looking for?
Nā wai ngā kūtai i huaki?
Who shelled the mussels?
Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.
Nā tātou tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to us.
He aha tā koutou e rapu nā?
What are you all looking for?
Nā wai tēnei mahi i mahi?
Who did this job?
Nā mātou tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to us (not you).
He aha tā rāua e rapu nā?
What are those two looking for?
Nā, ka miharo rātou ki tāna kupu, ā whakarongo kau ana.
They marvelled at his word and just listened.
Nā wai rāua i tiaki?
Who looked after them?
Nā koutou tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you (3+).
Nā wai tāua i hari ki reira?
Who took us there?
Nā Honi tēnei reta.
This letter is from Honi.
Nā rāutou tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to them (3+).
Nā Rangi tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to Rangi.
E, tēnā rawa te piki ake nā ..
Then it came rushing up towards him ..
Nā mātou koe i whakahoki ki Rotorua
We took you back to Rotorua
Nā Rangi rāua ko Mere tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to Rangi and Mere.
Nā tātou tēnei mahi i mahi
We all did this job
Nā te kaiako tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to the teacher.
Nā ngā tamariki tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to the children.
Tēnā koutou e noho mai nā i Pōneke!
Greetings to you living in Wellington!
Nā Rangi i haere atu ki te hokomaha.
It was Rangi who went to the supermarket.
Nā.te.mea ka tawhiti noa atu, ka kī ētahi, ‘Ē, ka hoki tātau!
Because of the great distance, some said, ‘Eh, we should go back!
He tata rawa tō koutou poti ki te tohora nā!
Your boat is close to that whale!
Nā Rangi tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to Rangi.
Nā.te.mea he mahi nā te Kawanatanga, i kore ai te iwi o Waikato e whakaae ..
Because it was Government work, the Tainui people did not agree ..
E iti noa ana nā te aroha.
A small thing given with love.
Nā tērā wiki i haere atu ai au.
It was last week that I went.
Nā te kaiako ngā tauira i hoha ai.
The teacher was the reason that the students were bored.
Nā te ua te tāne i mākū ai.
Because of the rain, the man got wet.
Nā koutou ahau i pōhara ai.
You were the reason that I was broke.
He aha tāu e kimi nā?
What are you looking for?
Nā te ako i ngā ākonga i haere ai te kaiako ki te kura.
It was because of teaching the students that the teacher went to school.
Nā te mate o tōna whaea i hoki ai ia ki tōna kāinga.
It was because his mother was sick that he returned home.
Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai.
The rain was the reason the children got wet.
Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea, kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!
Ko wai tēnei tangata i tukua atu, he mea rīpeka nā te ringa o ngā tāngata kino?
Who was this man who was handed over, crucified by the hand(s) of evil men?
Nā te waka ahau i tūreiti ai.
It was because of the car that I was late.
Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku nei.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.
Nā te waka *ngā tamariki* i tūreiti ai.
*The children* were late because of the car.
Nā ngā tamariki *te māmā* i riri ai.
*The mother* was angry because of the children.
nā Rangi rāua ko Mere
Rangi and Mere arethe reason
nā te kaiako
the teacher is the reason
Kātahi nā te tamaiti mōhio, ko koe.
What a clever child you are.
nā ngā tamariki
the children are the reason
Nā Mere a Rangi i tangi ai.
Mere was the reason Rangi cried.
Nā te kaiako ngā tauira i hoha nei.
The teacher is the reason that the students are bored.
Nā wai koe i ako ki te mahi whakairo?
Who taught you to carve?
Nā te pukapuka ahau i katakata ai.
I laughed because of the book.
Nā koutou ahau i pōhara nei.
You are the reason that I am broke.
He pukapuka nā rātou
some books of theirs
Nā te keke tātou i mauiui ai.
We were sick because of the cake.
Nā Mere a Hemi i oho nei.
Mere is the reason Hemi is waking up.
Nā te rorohiko ia i mahi ai.
It was because of the computer that he worked.
Nā te mea ka haere tōna whaiāipo ki tawhiti ka tangi a Tina.
Because her sweetheart went far away Tina lamented.
Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau i haere atu ai.
It was because of the crying of the baby that I left.
Kua hoki mai au nā te mea ka pau katoa āku moni.
I have come back because my money is all spent.
Nā te kōrero rātou i riri ai.
They were angry because of the talking.
Me pātai atu ki a Hēmi nā te mea kei a ia te mana.
You should ask Hēmi, because it’s his say-so.
Nā Rangi a Hēmi e haere atu nei.
It is because of Rangi that Hēmi is leaving.
Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi.
Because we’ve got too much to do.
Nā tāku mahi au e pukumahi nei.
I am busy because of my work.
Nā te hararei koutou e haere atu nei ki Taupō.
You are all going to Taupō because of the holiday.
Nā te hoko kai ahau e haere nei ki te hokomaha.
I am going to the supermarket because of the food buying.
Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku ai.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.
Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!
Nā Mere a Hemi i oho ai.
Mere was the reason Hemi woke up (or was startled).
Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau e haere atu nei.
I am leaving because of the crying of the baby.
Me haere koe ki te tākuta, nā te mea he wera rawa koe!
You should go to the doctor because you are really hot!
Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.
Nā Rangi i hīkoi
It was Rangi who walked
mokopuna nā / a
A grandchild, viewed in relation to the grandparent.
Kua ngaro taku pene, hōmai tētahi pene o ōu nā pene.
I’ve lost my pen, give me one of yours.
ākonga nā / a
A student, viewed in relation to the teacher responsible for them.
Ka oti i a koe te mahi nā i te rā nei?
Will you finish that job today?
hunaonga nā / a
A son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
Haere ki te ngangau i te wheua kererū i te kono nā, ka haere mai ai me mātou.
Go and chew on the kererū bones in the kono, and then come with us.
Nā te ngākau kē tēnei hiainu.
This thirst belongs to the heart.
Kei te harikoa ahau nā te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am happy because my work is finished.
tamaiti atawhai nā / a
A child in relation to the parent or caregiver.
Nā te waipuke o te awa mātou i kore ai e tae mai.
It was because of the flooding of the river that we did not arrive.
Nā te ua mātou i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We returned home because of the rain.
Nā te mea kua whara tana waewae.
Because his leg is injured.
Kua pau te pene, nā reira me kimi au i tētahi atu.
The pen has run out, so I need to find another one.
Nā tōu hoa,
John Foster
Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.
Nā te aha a Kauri i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Kauri did not come to the meeting?
Ehara nā rātou te whare i hanga.
They didn't build the house.
Nā te moeroa.
Because he slept in.
Kua ngaro taku waea, nā reira kei te rapu ahau i a ia.
My phone is lost, so I’m looking for it.
Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka?
Whose are the things in this box?
Nā te mea i kaha ake rātau i a tātau.
Because they were stronger than us.
Kua kati te tatau, nā reira kāore mātou e taea te tomo.
The door is closed, so we can’t enter.
Ehara nā Hēmi tēnei whakaahua.
This photograph does not belong to Hēmi.
Nā Huia te reta kē i muri o te karaka.
The letter behind the clock is Huia's.
Ehara nā Hōri te reta nei i tuku mai.
George didn't send this letter.
He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?
Kei kaha te pupuri i ngā mea nā!
Don’t hold those things too tight!
Kāore he huka i te kīhini, nā reira ka inu au i te tī kāore he huka.
There is no sugar in the kitchen, so I’ll drink tea without sugar.
Na Hata rāua ko Pani.
(They’re Hata’s and Pani’s.)
na, titiro mai
now watch,
I hapa taku pahi, nā reira i tae tōmuri ai au.
I missed my bus, so I arrived late.
Nā tana kaha whai i tana hiakai, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.
Na wai ēnei taputapu katoa?
(Whose is all this gear?)
Nā Pita ngā kai i whakareri
It was Peter who prepared the food
Nā kōrua tēnei kai.
This food is yours (you two).
Na ō tātou manuhiri pea?
(Perhaps it’s our visitors’?)
Nā rātou ēnei pene.
These pens are theirs (they).
He mokopuna au nā Atareti.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Atareti.
Ehara nā Hata ngā kai i whakareri.
It was not Hata who prepared the food.
nei, na, ra, ai
L52: “Complex sentences with subordi clauses
Nā Ngāti Kahungunu tēnei waiata
This song is by Ngāti Kahungunu.
Nā te kaiwhakaako a Hēmi i āwhina
It was the teacher who helped Hēmi
Nā Hēmi rātou i āwhina
It was Hēmi who helped them,
He ākonga au nā Pare.
I am a student of Pare’s. I am one of Pare’s students.
Nā Hēmi i āwhina i a rātou
It is safest for learners not to follow this pattern.
He hunaonga ia nā Kare.
She’s a daughter-in-law of Kare’s. / She’s Kare’s daughter-in-law.
Nā rātou anō rātou i kuhu
They looked after themselves
He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Rangi.
He is an adopted child of Rangi. He's Rangi's adopted child.
Nā, ki hea koutou e noho ai?
Well, where do you usually live?
Nā Mere a Hēmi i āwhina
It was Mere who helped Hēmi
ia rā, ia nā, ia nei
Emphatic combinations, sometimes written iara, iana, ianei.
Nā reira tangi ai rātau.
Therefore (and so for that reason) they lament.
He aha te utu mō te tautara nā?
How much for that fishing rod?
nā te mea, nō te mea, i te mea
Introduce reasons or explanations in their respective constructions.
Ehara nā Pita ngā kai i whakareri
It is not Peter who prepared the food (but someone else)
Nā te makariri rātou i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.
Nā te mahana ka rere anō ōna toto.
Because of the heat, his blood began to flow again.
Nā wai ngā kurī i whāngai? (Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?)
Who fed/will feed the dogs?
Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga
We stayed home because of the rain, It was because of the rain that we stayed home
Nā tātou katoa ngā kurī i whāngai (Mā tātou katoa ngā kurī e whāngai).
We all fed/will feed the dogs.
Nā wai mā ngā kai nei?
Who owns this food?
Nā wai ēnei āporo i hoko mai?
Who bought these apples?
A. Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi
Because we’ve got too much to do
Nā te wahine a Mutu.
It was Mutu’s wife.
Nā, ka tere haere nei a Hinauri i te moana.
And Hinauri floated along on the sea.
nei, nā, rā, ana, ai
Later particles
Nā te aha ngā kānga i kai?
What has eaten the corn?
Nā, ka rewa te ope a Ngāti-Awa.
Then the party of Ngāti-Awa set forth.
Nā te kiore ngā kānga i kai.
(It was the rat (that) ate the corn (Rats ate the corn).
Ko te ingoa nei nā Te Aotakī i tapa.
This name was given by Te Aotakī.
Nā Hukamā i kai te āporo.
Hukamā ate the apple.
Nā te aha rātou i hoki mai ai
Through what cause (why) did they come back?
Ko Hari mā ngā tāne nā rātou ngā toki.
Hari and the others are the men who own the axes.
Nā te ua rātou i hoki mai ai
Because of the rain they came back
Tangohia mai te mea nā i raro i te oko.
Peel off the thing from under the bowl.
Nā Mere te waka i horoi.
It was Mere who washed the car.
Nā Pita ngā kai i tunu
It was Pita who cooked the food
Nā ngā tamariki te keke i kai i korā.
It was the children who ate the cake over there.
Ko wai tā Hata e patu nā ki te aha?
Who is Hata hitting with what?
Nā wai hoki tāu!
Who told you that! / What rubbish!
I taku haerenga ki Tīpene kura ai, nā Sister Edith o te Mīhana Māori Perehipitiriana i Nūhaka i kawe au i reira ..
When I went to school at Tīpene, it was Sister Edith of the Presbyterian Māori Ministry at
Nāku te toki + e hīangaia nā.
The axe + being sharpened.
He iti nā te aroha.
It's small but given with love (proverb).
Ma hea mai too koutou na ara?
By way of what route did you come?
Nāku te toki + e takoto nā.
The axe lying there (by you) belongs to me.
Haere tonu atu i te huanui e mārō atu ana nā.
Go straight along the path that stretches out in front of you.
Nāku te toki + e whakakoi nā e koe.
The axe you are sharpening there belongs to me.
Na wai te mea nei?
Who owns this thing?
Mō Horiana ngā hū nā.
Those shoes are for Horiana.
Na te rangatira teenei tamaiti.
This child is the chief's.
Mā ngā tamariki nā rā e kawe he wai.
Those children there will bring some water.
Tēnā koe, e noho mai nā i Ākarana.
Hello to you who will in Auckland.
Na hea mai koutou?
By way of what place did you come?
nā wai / nō wai
Asking about an intended recipient
.. koirā i takea mai ai te kōrero nei nā, ‘te kete rukuruku a Whakaotirangi
the small food basket of Whakaotirangi
Nā, ka pō, ka haere ia ki te punake o te ihu takoto ai.
So, when it was night, he went to the canoe's bow and lay down there.
Koia nā te mate o te kuware, kāore e mōhio he aha te aha.
That’s the trouble with being ignorant; you don’t know what is what.
I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.
Nā te ngenge ahau i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
I went home because I was tired.
Nā ngā tamariki te kēmu i tākaro.
It was the children who played the game.
Nā te pakarutanga o te pahi i tūreiti ai au.
I am late because of the breakdown of the bus.
Nā, ka hanga e Whakaue he pourewa mōna.
Now, Whakaue built himself a stage.
I te tau i anga te tamariki nei ki konei, i haere mātou ki runga i ngā motu nā, tirotiro tuatara ai.
at the(pl) island LOC look tuatara ai The year the children headed out here, we went onto the islands looking for tuatara there.
Nā wai tēnei waiata i tito?
Who composed this song?
Nā te matekai, ka hoko ai au i te kai.
Because of hunger, I bought food.
Nā, ka oti te rangi me te whenua me ō reira mano katoa (Genesis 2:1)
Thus heaven and earth were completed with all their array
I noho au ki te kāinga nā te mea he ua.
I stayed home because of the rain.
Nā taku pukuriri i kōrero pēnā ai.
It was because of my anger that I spoke like that.
Nā te ua i noho *ai* au ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that I stayed home.
Nā wai i horoi ngā pereti?
Who was the one who washed the plates?
Nā wai te waea pūkoro nei?
Who does this phone belong to?
Nā te aha rātou i ngenge ai?
Why are they tired?
Nā ngā kurī au i oho ai.
The dogs woke me.
He tōtara wāhi rua, he kai nā te ahi.
A tÅtara split in two is food for the fire.
Nā ka haere, ka tākai i ōna patunga, ringihia ki te hinu, ki te waina, ka whakanoho i a ia ki tōna ake kararehe —
And so, he proceeded, and bandaged his wounds, flushed them with oil, and with wine, and sat him on his own beast —
nei, na, ra
Direction particles
Nā te aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?
Nā hea mai koutou?
By way of what place did you come?
Nā wai koa hoki te whakatahe nei .. (Grey 1928:7) Rānei
can be used for coordinating alternatives
= Nā te roa o te haerenga rātou i ngenge ai.
Why did you wake up? (What caused you to wake?)
Pāpā, nāku kē i raka te whare, nā Niko i whakaweto te hikohiko. Kua pai tātou.
Pāpā, I locked the house. Niko turned the power off. We are fine.
Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that we stayed home.
Nā te haerenga mai o Paki, i oti ai te mahi
It was because Paki came that the job was completed
Nā te ua mātou i kore ai e purei tēnehi.
It was because of the rain that we didn’t play tennis.
Nā te haerenga mai a Paki, i oti ai te mahi
It was because it was Paki who came (and not someone else) that the job was completed
Nā wai tēnei rima tekau heneti?
Whose is this 50 cents?
Nā rātou te waka taua i hoe mai
They paddled the war canoe
Nā te aha koe i mākū ai?
What made you wet?
Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā!
You might be killed by those cars!
Nā te aha koe i oho ai?
What caused you to wake up?
Nā tēnā kuri toku waewae i ngau
That dog bit my leg
Nā te matenga o tō rātou rangatira, ka noho pani te iwi
The tribe was bereaved (left “orphaned
Tērā kei roto i te whareherehere nei ētahi tāngata tokorua he kaimahi nā Parao.
There were in the prison two people who were servants of the Pharaoh’s.
Nā tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These are the children of my Pākehā friend.
I rongo ia i te turituri nā.
He heard a noise.
Nā Pani tēnei kete
This kete belongs to Pani (direct statement of ownership, see SF13)
Ka karanga a Kupe, ‘Makaia ngā tahaa nā ki te upoko o te wheke!
Throw these calabashes onto the head of the octopus!
Nā Pani tēnei kete i raranga
Pani plaited this kete (the agent is emphasised)
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
Nā te kurī te niupepa i tiki.
The dog fetched the newspaper.
Nā te āta kōrerotanga o te take i mārama ai
It was because the matter was thoroughly discussed that it became clear
Nā tātou te tēpu i whakapai.
We set the table.
Nā Rangi ērā tamariki.
Those are Rangi's children.
Nā, me whakamau i tō hāte.
Now, let's put your shirt on.
Nā Manu tēnā rorohiko.
That computer belongs to Manu.
Nānā te miraka nā i inu.
She was the one who drank that milk near you.
Nā Wiremu i kai te hēki.
William ate the egg.
Nā, karanga tonu atu ia i a rāua.
Well then, he called them right away
Nā Rangi te keke rā i kai.
Rangi was the one who ate the cake.
Ehara nā Wiremu i kai te hēki.
William didn’t eat the egg.
Nā ngā tamariki te kemu nei i tākaro.
The children were the ones who played this game.
Nā wai koe i āwhina?
Who helped you?
Nā, i reira tētahi tangata, ko Haimona tōna ingoa.
Well, a certain man was there, named Haimona.
Nā Hata mā kē ēnei mahi
It was Hata and the others instead who did these things
Nā wai te ngeru pīwari nei.
Whose cute cat is this?
Mānā te miraka nā e inu.
She will be the one to drink that milk near you.
Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
E hoa, kau mai koa ki konei nā.
Friend, swim this way, please.
Nā te kaiako
the teacher was the one
Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka
Whose are the things (that are) in this box?
Nā, he ātaahua koe.
You look beautiful.
Ko taua waka nā Ngāti Pāoa i tārai i 1769.
That canoe was built by Ngāti Pāoa in 1769.
Nā wai i aha?
Who did what?
Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā.
You might be killed by those cars.
Keo tōu kāinga pea te ngahau nā te tini o te uri ariki.
Perhaps at your home the young chiefs dance.
Nā, tēra anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.
Ka takatakahia e ia te one kia kinokino, kia maharatia ai nā te taua i tiki mai, i tāhae ngā ika.
She trampled the sand so that it was all disturbed, and people would think a war-party had stolen the fish.
Nā te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.
Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.
Nā, i ētahi rā ka tupu te whawhai a taua pā ki ngā tāngata o Awhitu.
Now, at a certain time, warfare broke out between that fortress and the people of Awhitu.
Me waiho i konei te mea nā.
Leave that thing here.
Nā Hēnare te kōtiro i āwhina.
Hēnare helped the girl.
Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei.
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.
Nā ōku hoa te hīmene i waiata.
My friends sang the hymn.
Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.
Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who was the one who washed the dishes?
Nā.te.mea kua pōuri mai te pō i puta ai a Whare-tīpeti.
Because it was dark, Whare-tīpeti escaped.
Nā tērā kurī ā māua kai i tāhae.
That dog stole our food.
Nā tērā kōtiro, nā Hine ngā tamariki i ako.
The children were taught by that girl, Hine (That girl, Hine, taught the children).
Kāore a Hēmi e taraiwa nā te mea he pō inaianei.
Hēmi will not drive because it is night.
Nā te kurī ngā mīti i kai.
The dog ate the meat.
He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.
Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.
Nā Mere, nā Hone rānei i pakarukaru.
It must have been damaged either by Mary or by John.
Mōna te whare nā.
That house by you is for her.
Nā ngā tamariki te whare i whakapai.
The childred were the ones who cleaned the house
Nā ngā kōtiro tērā kurī.
That dog belongs to the girls.
Ka whakautu ahau nā te mea kua pātāi koe.
I will answer because you have asked.
Nā rātou ngā pāua i kohi.
They gathered the pāua.
Nā wai tērā kōrero?
Who said that? (Literally: That speech belongs to whom?)
Nā Te Rangi Hīroa, nā Tā Apirana i tuhituhia ngā pukapuka pai mō te Māori.
Te Rangi Hīroa and Sir Āpirana wrote fine books about the Māori.
Nā, ka pai tēnā.
That's better, now.
Nā te mea e ua ana, ka noho mātou ki roto.
Because it is raining, we are staying inside.
Nā wai rānei i tāhae taku wati.
Someone stole my watch.
Nā tana kaha whai i tana hiahia, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.
Nā te mea
because and
Nā te ua ō tātou kākahu i whakamākū.
It was the rain that wet our clothes.
Nā wai?
Who (did)?
He tamaiti pea au nā te tangata kē.
Perhaps I am a child of some other person.
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere
It was because of the rain that we didn’t go
Whakarāpopotongia tēnei kōrero ki au ake nā kupu
Summarise this text in your own words
Ko tēwhea te kākahu i whatua nā e koe?
Which is the cloak woven by you?
Nuku mai nei nā, kia whāwhā ahau ki a koe, e taku tama, ko taku tama tonu rānei koe, ko Ehau, kāhore rānei (Genesis 27:21)
Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you are really my son Esau or not.
Nā te mahi rātou i hoki ai ki Pōneke.
They returned to Wellington because of the work.
Nā Mere tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to Mere.
Kāore e taea e ahau te hīkoi nā raro.
I'm not able to work.
na te tangata noa atu
belonging to some unknown person
Nā Mere tēnei pukapuka i tuhituhia.
It was Mere who wrote this book (Mere wrote this book).
Nā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.
Ehara nā Aroha ngā tamariki, nā Moana kē ngā tamariki.
The women are not Aroha's, they are actually Moana's children.
Ko ētahi o ā rātou waiata nā rātou tonu i tito.
Some of their songs they composed themselves. — 934
Nā, me whiu ia e ahau, ka tuku atu ai.
So, he had best be whipped by me, released thereafter.
Nā Mere tēnei kete
This kit belongs to Mere
Nā, me whakamau he kope mā.
Let's put on a clean nappy.
Nā wai tāu?
Says who?
Nā wai ngā ruma i tāpahi?
Who swept the rooms?
