Results for 'ngeru'
ngeru - cat
Ngeru.—
ngerungeru. 1. a. Smooth, soft, sleek. Ka tae rawa te haere o te wahine ngerungeru nei ki tawhiti (M. 212). ‖ pungerungeru.
2. n. A species of shark. ‖ ngengero.
Williams Dictionary
Ehara tērā i te ngeru.
That is not a cat.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara ērā i te ngeru.
Those are not cats.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te titiro taua ngeru ki tāna kai.
That cat is looking at his meal.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E kihi ana ia i tātahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kihi ana ia i tētahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kei te rapu tā mātou ngeru i tāna kai.
Our cat is searching for his food.
Sentences with i - i
Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.
Habitual action - ai
Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Ki a Pāpā te whāngai i te ngeru.
Dad will feed the cat.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?
Inanahi nei he aha te mahi a te ngeru?
What was the cat doing yesterday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
Tēna whāngaia te ngeru?
Would you please feed the cat?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Taihoa e whakarere i te ngeru kia mau i a ia te kiore.
Don't shoo the cat until it has caught the mouse.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Āhea ngā ngeru meke ai i ngā māwhitiwhiti?
When will the cats pounce on the grasshoppers?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?
Kāore au e rata ki te kai a te ngeru, he haunga.
I don't like cat food, it stinks.
To like - rata
Nāku i hoko te ngeru.
It was me who bought the cat.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māku te ngeru e whāngai?
Shall I feed the cat?
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā Aidan te ngeru e whāngai!
It will be Aidan who will feed the cat!
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā ā tātou tamariki ā tātou ngeru e whāngai.
Our kids will feed our cats.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Māku ngā ngeru e whāngai!
I will feed the cats!
Future agent emphatic - māku
Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.
It was as if - ānō nei
Ka pēwhea ngā punua ngeru nei?
How are the kittens?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?
Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Ka patua te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be attacked by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua whāngaia te ngeru e a Rangi.
The cat was fed by Rangi.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.
The milk is being drunk by the cat.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E kimihia ana te kiore e te ngeru.
The cat is searching for the rat.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
E pakari haere ana te ngeru.
The cat is getting stronger.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana
Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei
Kei te aha te ngeru?
What is the cat doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?
Kāore tā mātou ngeru i te tatari ki tāna kai.
Our cat is not waiting for his food.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāore te ngeru i kitea i te tamaiti.
The cat was not seen by the child.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Kāore a Pāpā e whāngai i tēnei ngeru.
Dad will not feed this cat.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
He ngeru ērā.
Those are cats.
Categorizing sentences - he
Ko Pere te ingoa o tā rāua ngeru.
Their cat's name is Pere.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kāore te ngeru e patua e te kurī.
The cat will not be attacked by the dog.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kāore te ngeru i whāngaia e a Rangi.
The cat was not fed by Rangi.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kāore ā rāua he ngeru.
They don’t have any cats.
I have no... - Kāore aku...
He ngeru tāu?
Do you have a cat?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He ngeru ā rāua.
They have cats.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He ātaahua tērā ngeru!
That's a beautiful cat!
That (over there) - tērā
He ngeru tērā.
That is a cat.
That (over there) - tērā
Hei konei ngā ngeru.
The cats will be here.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te ngeru i te taha mauī o te tēpu.
The cat wasn’t to the left of the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat isn’t inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat was not inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā ngeru hei konei.
The cats will not be here.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Ehara i a au te ngeru i hoko.
I didn’t buy the cat.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Kua kitea te ngeru i te tamaiti.
The cat was seen by the child.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei
Kei waho ngā ngeru i te kuaha.
The cats are outside the door.
Te ngeru me te kurī.
The cat and the dog.
Kua ngaro te ngeru i te kōtiro.
The cat has become missing because of the girl.
Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!
Ka pā ngā ngutu o ngā manu ki ngā whatu o te ngeru.
The beaks of the birds strike at the cat's eyes.
Ka whāngai a Pāpā i tēnei ngeru aituā.
Dad will feed this unlucky cat.
Kāore e au ana te ngeru.
Cats don't bark.
Kei waho te ngeru.
The cat is outside.
Ka mātakitakina te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be watched by the dog.
He tāne tā mātou ngeru.
Our cat is a male.
He tāne ā mātou ngeru.
Our cats are male.
Nā wai te ngeru pīwari nei.
Whose cute cat is this?
Kei te moe te ngeru.
The cat is sleeping.
Tēnā whāngaia te ngeru.
Could you please feed the cat?
