Results for 'nānā'
nāna - by him, her, belonging to him, her
nana - eyebrow
Nānā. ‖ nā.
Williams Dictionary
Nāna, pron. 3rd pers. sing., na, with prep. na. 1. By or belonging to him or her; his, of his, hers, of hers. Kihai a Manaia i mohio he tamaiti ia nana (T. 119).
2. In relative clauses used for all persons and numbers. (‖ F.L. § 72, ii.) Heoi ano nga
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tohunga nana i hanga nga waka (T. 69). Ko koutou te hunga nana i kawe mai. ‖ na (i), (iv).
Williams Dictionary
Nana. 1. n. Eyebrow. Ka hiia tera nga nana, ki riri.
2. Tattoo marks between the eyebrows.
3. v.i. Used only in the imperative. Look ! Behold ! Nana, koutou, e whae ma, koutou ko o tamariki (T. 20). (On the East Coast the second syllable is somewhat lengthened.)
4. a. Raging, in a passion. Nana noa ana ki te tutu whare mana.
whakanana, v.i. Raise the eyebrows.
Williams Dictionary
nānā, v.t. Tend carefully, nurse. Ka nanatia a Hau-mapuhia, ka koeke.
Williams Dictionary
Ko ngā tohunga nāna te waka i tārai.
The experts who carved the canoe.
Identity sentences - ko...
Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna i tunu te keke.
It was him/her who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna i pupuhi te manu.
He was the one who shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna te keke i tunu.
She was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna rātou i manaaki.
She was the one who looked after them.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna te tēpu i whakarite.
She was the one who set the table.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nānā te pūhā i kato.
She/he picked the pūhā.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna ngā manuhiri i karanga.
She called to the guests.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāna tēnei pene.
This pen is his/hers.
He taniwha tēnei nāna i kai taku tama.
It was certainly a taniwha that ate my son.
Ko wai te taurekareka, nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?
Nāna te kurī i wehi ai.
He/She was the reason the dog was scared.
Kei hea te pūru, nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?
Kua haere kē ngā kaimahi, nāna nei i mahi te hei?
The labourers who did the work on the hay have already gone.
I te ata, ko ō ngā tamariki, nāna nei i tohatoha ngā hea.
In the morning the children who spread the hay got up.
Ko Hone Heke te tangata nāna te pou haki i tua
Hone Heke was the man who felled the flagpole
Ehara nāna te pene.
The pen isn't hers.
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.
Nāna ōku hoa i koa ai.
She/He was the reason my friends were happy.
Nāna i tīhore te hipi.
He skinned the sheep.
Ā, ko wai tēnei nāna hei arahi i a koutou i tēnei wāhanga mō te tau?
So, who is this who will lead you in this part of the year?
Nānā tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to him or her.
Nāna rāua i tiaki
He/She looked after them
Nāna te waiata i titoa ai.
She was the reason the song was written.
Nāna i tuku a Kahotea kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata.
She gave Kahotea to Ponga so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man.
Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He tied the sun so that it would travel slowly.
He rarangatanga nāna i ngā rourou, ka tino mamae ana matikara.
She wove the food baskets, and her fingers were very sore.
Nāna ēnei āporo.
These apples are his.
Nāna tēnā hanawiti.
That sandwich (by you) belongs to him/her.
Nāna tēnei rua tāra.
This $2 is his.
Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.
Ko Rōpata te kaimahi nāna tērā whare i hanga
Rōpata is the workman who built that house
Nāna tērā.
That is hers/his.
Nānā te miraka nā i inu.
She was the one who drank that milk near you.
Nāna tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to her/him.
Nāna te kurī i mau mai.
He brought the dog.
Nāna ngā rīhi i horoi.
He was the one who washed the dishes.
I kite ake anō ia i te tangata nāna i whiu iho te koikoi.
He also saw the person who threw the spear.
Nāna ērā tukutuku i mahi i whakapaipai.
It was she who has made and decorated those tukutuku.
Ko ia te tangata nāna te poaka i pupuhi.
He is the man who shot the pig (by whom the pig was shot).
Ko rātou ngā kaimahi nāna tōku whare i hanga.
They are the workmen who built my house.
Ehara nāna te pōtae rā.
The hat is not yours.
Ko wai te taurekareka nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?
Kei hea te pūru nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?
Kua haere kē ngā kaimahi nāna nei i mahi te hei.
The labourers who did the work on the hay have already gone.
Ko Mere te wahine nāna tēnei pukapuka.
Mere is the woman to whom this book belongs.
Ko Mere te wahine nāna tēnei pukapuka i tuhituhia.
Mere is the woman who wrote this book (by whom this book was written).
