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tētahi - a, one specific thing

koe - you, one person

ō - your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

kotahi - one

tahi - one, single

ōu - yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

tētehi - a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

one - beach, sand

tāhoe - to swim (from one point to another)

tāu - your (singular + one item)

tēnā koe - hello to one person

autaha - to one side

rērere - run from one place to another

tahaki - shore (from the sea); to one side

taiaha - weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

takitahi - individually, one at a time

taupatupatu - to compete with one another; contradict

taututetute - jostle one another

tēnā koe! - hello! (to one person); thank you

hīteki - to walk on tip toe, prance on one foot, strut

tītaha - to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

whakataha - to put to one side, pass by

mā wai - who is the one who will?

tahi - one

tētahi ki tētahi - one another

e tahi karaka - one o'clock

e tahi karaka - one o'clock

e tahi karaka - one o'clock

aukati - border, boundary (n); to dam a stream, prevent one from passing (v)

kei reira - that's the one! right on!

tākina - taken to one side; take to one side! (pass. of tāki)

Te tokorima a Māui - “The five of Māui” – a reference to >’sgers. If an apology is made for the lack of cutlery, migay “Hei aha rā. Hai te tokorima a Māui” It does not matter. Leave it to the five of Māui.

Tēnā te ringa parahia. - He does the jobs no one else wants to do.

One, n. 1. Beach. Kua takoto atu nga neke i te hokowhitu ra i te one o Maketu (T. 77).

2. Sand, mud. He patiki apu one (M. 277).

3. In various names for different kinds of soil. Onehanahana, gravelly soil, dark coloured; oneharuru, sandy loam;onehonga, alluvial soil, or a beach composed of mixed sand and mud; onekokopu, gravelly soil;onekura, poor, reddish soil; onemata, dark, fertile soil;onematua, loam;onepakirikiri, gravelly soil;onepu, sand; onepuia, a type of soil; onepunga, light soil, lacking substance; onerere, a type of soil; onerua, reddishpage 240pumiceous sand; onetai, alluvial soil; onetea, light-coloured, sandy, volcanic soil;oneuku, clay.

oneone, n. 1. Earth, soil. Tanumia ana nga kanohi o Tuwhakararo ki te oneone (T. 40).

2. Land. Kia riro te atua hei whakamana mo o ratou nei oneone (T. 175).

Williams Dictionary

Ko wai te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori?
Who is the one who knows te reo Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara i a au te karakia i taki.
I was not the one who recited the prayer.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i te mea tawhito.
That is not the old one.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tāu i tēnā.
That one is not yours.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E haere ana mātou ki te one.
We are going to the beach.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana mātou ki te one āpōpō.
We are going to the beach tomorrow.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tauomaoma rātou e rua maero i te one.
They had a race for two miles along the beach.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I whakatā māua i te whare.
We (me and one other) rested at the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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 Tawa te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori.
Tawa is the one who knows te reo Māori.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati.
You need one cup of shredded coconut.
Let there be... - kia...

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te whatitoka!
One night, Maui stopped up the chinks in the door.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi Rāmere, kāore ia i tae mai ki te mahi.
One Friday, she didn't turn up for work.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi rangi o Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?
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

Nāku te karakia i taki.
I was the one who recited the prayer.
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 wai koe i whakapakeke?
Who was the one who raised you?
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 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

Nāku te kai i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the food.
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

Nāna i pupuhi te manu.
He was the one who shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te keke i tunu.
You were the one who baked the cake.
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

Nā Rangi te keke i tunu.
Rangi was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke tunu.
I was the one who cooked 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

Nāu ngā kūmara i waru.
You were the one who peeled the kūmera.
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

Māku tēnei.
I will have this one.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Mia.
One for me, two for Mia.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Hēmi ngā tamariki e tiki.
Hēmi will be the one to collect the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māky ngā pereti e horoi.
I will be the one to wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu te tepū e whakarite.
You will be the one to clear the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Manu te tepū e whakarite.
Manu will be the one to clear the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te pēpi e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the baby.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku tā tātou hapa e tunu a tēnei pō.
I will be the one to cook our dinner tonight.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kotahi te poaka e pūhia ana a te Mane.
One pig will be shot on Monday.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ka kimihihia he rūma mōtēra e wātea ana, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a vacant motel room, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kia kamakama e hoa, ko tāu kupu anake te mea e tāria nei.
Can you hurry things up a bit - your opinion is the only one still being waited on.
Be waited for - tāria

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

Homai ana e Mahuika he ahi, whakawetohia ana e Māui. Pēneitia tonutia ā pau noa ngā maikuku katoa, atu i tētehi mea kotahi.
Mahuika gave him fire, Māui doused it. This carried on until all of her fingernails were used up except one.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kāore au i te pai ki tēnei pāhotanga. Whakawhiti ki tētahi atu.
I don't like this programme. Change over to a different one.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te wā o te āraitanga e haere ana mātou ki te one.
At the time of the eclipse, we were going to the beach.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore i tua atu i...
There's no one better than...
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā mō te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.
There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ka tū mai tētahi o aua wāhine rā.
One of those women stood up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kitea kua puta i tētahi taha o te pā, kua haere whakatētahi taha o te pā.
They were seen emerging from one side of the pā, going towards the other side.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He tīkiti ā māua.
We (me and one other) have tickets.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko tēnā tāu.
That one is yours.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pai ake tēnei koti i tēnā koti.
This coat is better than that one.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko tērā.
That one.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tēhea a Ruataupare?
Which one was Ruataupare?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko ia te mea hangareka o rāua ko Riripeti, tōna tuahine.
She is the funny one between her and Riripeti, her sister.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kotahi te kuia, tokotoru ngā tamariki.
One grandmother, three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

E rua ō waewae. Tahi, rua.
You've got two legs. One, two.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Kotahi te pouaka.
There is one box.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Kei tēnā āpōpō.
That one will have it tomorrow.
*Future locatives - kei te

Kotahi tonu.
Just the one.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu.
You were not the one who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a ia te kai i tunu.
She was not the one who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ko koe te mea ka mahue i te pahi.
You're the one left behind by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Homai koa tētahi o ngā āporo.
Please give me one of the apples.
Some - tētahi, ētahi

Mā wai te tēpu e whakarite?
Who will be the one to clear the table?
Who will? - mā wai?

Kāhore i āhei te tangata kia haere i te tahatika o te one.
People were not allowed to go to the shore.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

He pai ake pea kia haere atu ki tētahi atu kura kaua ko tēnei.
Perhaps its better if she goes to a different school, not this one.
Another, a different - tētahi atu

He rerekē tēnei i tāku.
This is different to my one.
Different from... - rerekē

Kāore e kotahi te pouaka.
There is not one box.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Ko tēhea te mea pai?
Which one is the best?)

Correct: Ko tērā te mea pai.
That one is the best.

Kotahi rau ngā marae o tēnei rohe.
There are one hundred marae in this area.

Ko wai tāu e pai ai o ngā rangatira nei?
Which one of these chiefs do you like?

Māu e whiriwhiri tāu e pai ai!
Choose the one you like!

I muri tata mai i te rama karaka, ko te whero.
Straight after the orange light comes the red one.

Noho atu ana tētahi, noho mai ana tētahi, i tētahi taha, o tā rāua ahi.
They sat opposite one another on either side of their fire.

E toru tekau ngā tamariki, kotahi te māhita, tokorua ngā mātua e haere ana.
There were thirty children, one teacher, and two parents who were going.

Ka tū mai te mea āhua wahangū, a Tāne-mahuta.
Then the quieter one, Tāne-mahuta, stood up.

Kotahi te wahine pai rawa o tēnei ope.
There is one really beautiful woman in this group.

Kotahi te kawhe
one coffee

Hua atu me hoe rawa ki te au o te moana ka tuku ai
the anchor One would think we should paddle to the deep sea and then let go the anchor.

Rērere tonu ai a Tāwhiri-mātea, arā, ngā hau o te rangi, hoki atu, hoki atu, ki te tahatū o te rangi ki te tahatahi i ngā piro o te kōpū o Rangi.
...Tāwhiri-mātea still sweeps the skies, from one horizon to another, back and forth to clean away the impurities left behind from the embrace of the stomach of Rangi.

Kāore e mārama tētahi wāhanga o te iwi ki te reo o tētahi atu wāhanga, ahakoa he iwi kotahi.
One section of the people cannot understand the language of another section, although they are one people.

= Ehara i te mea he tohunga ia ki tēnei mahi.
This idiomatic form looks the same as the previous one, but ‘mā’ or ‘ngā’ is not included.

E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua
This job is too difficult to finish in one day. This job is so difficult that it can’t be finished in eay,

Hei te tahi karaka.
See you at one o'clock.

Ka riro pea a Puhihuia i te tangata kē anō o rātou.
Perhaps Puhuihuia would be taken by another one of them.

Homai tētahi o āu tiakarete, e Koro!
Give me one of your chocolates, Granddad!

Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea

Ko ia tētahi o tō tātou rōpū.
She is one of our group.

Ko te mea kākāriki.
The green one.

Koia kei a koe.
Good on you. / You’re the elright. / No flies on you alright. / Get you.

Ehara nāku te karakia i taki.
I was not the one who recited the prayer.

Ehara nāku te karakia i taki, nā Hera kē.
I was not the one who recited the prayer, it was Hera.

Tangata takahi manuhiri, he maraer puehu.
If you mistreat your guests your marae will be dusty (because no one will come anymore).

Nā, kāti tā tātou whakawhāki tētahi i tētahi (Romans 14:13)
Let us each stop passing judgement, therefore, on one another

Mate atu he tētēkura, ara mai he tētēkura.
When one plant does, another rises up to replace it.

Me inoi anō koutou tētahi mō tētahi (James 5:16)
You should pray for one another

Ka tū tētahi o ngā kaumātua rā.
One of those elders stood up.

He ākonga au nā Amaru.
I am one of Amaru's students.

Nō tētahi rā i a Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.

Me aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

Me inoi anō koutou tētahi mō tētahi.
You should pray for one another.

Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.

Ko tēhea e haere ana?
Which one is going?

Kāhore he tangata i te toa.
There is no one at the shop.

Uia te tangata tautōhito, parea te mea mātau.
Ask the experienced one, not those who have learned it.

Ko tēhea te kaiako?
Which one is the teacher?

Me pānui e te minita tetahi o ngā inoi.
One of the prayers must (will be) read out by the minister.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō te pukapuka.
The book cost one hundred dollars.

Ko tēnā whakaaro te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.

Tuatoru ki tētahi o tēnei kuini, o Ngā Waiwhenua, i te pō o Tātau-te-Wherowhero, te tuawaru.
Third, to one of this queen’s people, of Ngā Waiwhenua, on the night of Tātau-te-Wherowhero, the eighth.

Kāore he tangata i tua atu i a ia.
There's no one apart from him.

E rua maero te haerenga o te one.
This beach extends for two miles.

I hē te whakahaere a Rua-tatanoa i tētahi wāhi o te karakia.
Rua-tatanoa made a mistake at one place in the incantation.

kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati
you need one cup of shredded coconut

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki tēnā, ki tēnā o koutou.
Therefore, greet one another, each and every one of you.

I whati tētahi o aku rākau hau pōro!
One of my golf clubs snapped!

E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.

Koirā tētahi o ōna āhuatanga pai.
That's one of his good characteristics.

Kaua ko tēnā.
Not that one.

Me he mea kaahore ahau e noho ana i konei, kaahore he tangata hei hoa moou.
If I were not living here (but I am) there would be no one to be your friend.

E kore rātou e ngaro ake ake, e kore anō hoki tētahi e kapo atu i a rātou i roto i tōku ringa
They will never be lost, and no one will ever steal them from my hand.

Kua mate tō tātou mea kahurangi.
Our precious one has passed away.

He kaha/kino ia ki te pīhau.
She’s a great eor quietly blowing off (and not saying anything/owning up to it).

A: one O: one
A: two or more

E rua tekau mā tahi ōku tau.
I'm twenty one years old.

He iti kai mā tangata kotahi e kai, kia rangona ai te reka
If there is only a little food, let only one eat it in order that its sweetness may be appreciated

Ko Tamatea-pōkai-whenua tētahi o ngā tīpuna o Ngāi Tahu.
One of the ancestors of Ngāi Tahu is Tamatea-pōkai-whenua.

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

Ko Ngāi Te Rangi tētahi o ngā tino iwi o Tauranga.
Ngāiterangi is one of the main tribes of Tauranga.

Ki runga ki tēnā, ki tēnā o tātou.
Be with each and every one of us.

Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. ef my short names is Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.

Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.

Kotahi rau ngā pukapuka i te whare pukapuka.
One hundred books in the library.

Kotahi rau mā whitu ngā whare.
One hundred and seven houses.

E haere mai nei tētehi o aku pēpi.
Here comes one of my babies.

Kotahi te tēpu
There is one table

Kua takoto te tikanga kia tukuna atu tetahi tangata herehere ki a rātou i te hākari.
The custom had been established that one prisoner should be released to them at the feast.

E taea ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.

Ko te mea tawhito tērā.
That is the old one.

Ko te mea whewhero.
The reddish one.

Kei te whare rūnanga a Tom e kōrero ana ki te manuhiri.
(Note 'te' is quite usual, even though there is more than one guest.)

I tū tū mai ngā koroua ki te kōrero
The elders stood up (individually, one at a time) to speak.

Kia kotahi kapu o te huka.
(Let there be) one cup of sugar..

Ko Pararaki te mutunga ake o te one e kīia nei he one roa.
Pararaki is the end of the beach called Long Beach.

Ko tēnā whaaaro te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.

Mā Tawa e mahi te parāoa.
Tawa will be the one to make the bread.

tētahi
one specific thing

Kia ea rā te mate ngarengare, ka puta ai ki mua whakapī ai.
When defeat of the troublesome one is avenged, then one can dance in jubilation.

Ko Pita e haere
Pita is the one who should go (who is to go)

Kāore tēnei e mate ana.
This one is not sick.

Nōna te waka. He koretake taua mea.
The car is his. It's a useless one.

koe
you, one person

Kia kotahi te tīpune tote.
Let there be one teaspoon of salt

Kotahi tō tātou maunga, ko Aorangi.
We have one mountain, Aorangi.

Ko tētehi mea nui o te ao Māori, ko te whakawhanaungatanga.
One important aspect of Māoridom is relationships.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō ngā whakamātautau.
The price for the tests is one hundred dollars.

Kei a koe mō te rūkahu!
You're the one for talking rubbish.

Ko Kararaina te mea i tū ki te karanga.
Katherine is the one who stood and called.

Kua ngaro taku pene, hōmai tētahi pene o ōu nā pene.
I’ve lost my pen, give me ef yours.

Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana.
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea.

I waiata anake a Rangi i tētahi waiata.
Rangi only sang one song. (i.e., he sang it but didn't play, dance, or compose it)

Ko Rangi anake i waiata i tētahi waiata.
Only Rangi sang one song. (i.e., nobody else sang)

I waiata a Rangi i tētahi waiata anake.
Rangi sang only one song. (i.e., one song, not two or more)

Kua pau te pene, nā reira me kimi au i tētahi atu.
The pen has run out, so I need to find another one.

Kotahi tā kōrua kurī?
Do you have one dog?

ō
your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

Hoatu he one haumako, he paraumu hoki, ka kauhurihia anō,
add rich, fertile soil then turn over (the soil) again

E taea ai tēnei pātai te whakautu, me mātua mārama ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te take.
In order to answer this question, one must first understand all aspects of the matter.

Ka pai!
Good one!

Ka rawe!
Great one!

Ka pai hoki!
Good one alright!

E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.

He iti kai mā tangata kotahi e kai, kia rangona ai te reka.
If there is only a little food, let just one person eat it so that its sweetness may be appreciated.

Hoatu he one haumako ka kauhurihia anō
Add rich, fertile soil then turn over (the soil) again.

He teina au nō Kiwa.
I’m a teina/younger brother of Kiwa’s. I’m > owa’s teina/younger brothers.

Tahi.
One.

He ākonga au nā Pare.
I am a student of Pare’s. I am ef Pare’s students.

Kei konei tētehi he nui ake i tāu, e moi.
There is one here bigger than yours, dear.

Ka kotahi hāora e maremare au.
He has been coughing for one hour.

He pāpā a Brian
Bruan is a father. There are lots of father And rangi is one of them.

Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.

Mā Rangi pea ngā rīhi e horoi.
Rangi will be the one to wash the dishes. Maybe.

Kia kotahi tīpune.
Let there be one teaspoon.

Noho ake rā
goodbye to some one who is staying

E mate ana → tēnei.
This one is sick.

I teatahi pōo ka tae mai te waea ki a Hata kua mate tana mokopuna.
One night a telegram reached Hata (telling him that) his grandchild was dead.

Ko tēnei tāku pukapuka
Which one of these books is mine? Not that one! Ah, ko tēnei tāku pukapuka

Mā Mere te waka e horoi.
Mere will be the one to wash the car.

Māku e kōrero.
I will be the one to talk.

Māu e kanikani.
You will be the one to dance.

Māna e waiata.
He/she will be the one to sing.

Kotahi anake te pukapuka.
There is only one book.

Ko Mere te wahine e waiata a a
Mere is the one who is singing

Tērā tētahi pukepuke rarauhe, he nehenehe i tētahi pito i tua tata mai o te pā.
There was a fern hill with a patch of bush at one end on the near side of the fort.

Mā Rangi e oma.
Rangi will be the one to run.

Ka kimihia he puna wai, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a spring, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.

Tahi, rua, toru.
One, two, three.

Ehara māku e kōrero.
I will not be the one to talk.

Ko Mere e kōrero ana
Mere is the one speaking

Ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru.
One, two, three.

Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.

Ehara māu e kanikani.
You will not be the one to dance.

Ko Rangi e haere.
Rangi is the one who should go.

Ehara māna e waiata.
He/she will not be the one to sing.

E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua.
This job is too difficult to finish in one day.

He kotahi te kūmera i roto i te rourou mā ngā tāngata tokorua.
There was one small round basket containing one kūmera belonging to two men.

Ehara mā Rangi e oma.
Rangi will not be the one to run.

Nāku te kēmu i tākaro.
I was the one who played the game.

I muri tata i te rama karaka, ko te whero.
Straight after the orange light comes the red one.

Ehara i a au te kēmu i tākaro.
I was not the one who played the game.

I tae mai te pahi o Rotorua me tō Waitomo i te wā kotahi
The bus from Rotorua and the one from Waitomo arrived at the same time

Ko tēhea ōu?
Which one is yours?

Mōu tērā whare, mōna tērā atu.
That house over there is yours, and the other one is his.

He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.

Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.

Ko te utu mō te tamariki kotahi tāra.
The price for children is one dollar.

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te matapihi, i te whatitoka o tō rātou whare.
One night Māui stuffed up the window and the door of their house.

Nā wai i horoi ngā pereti?
Who was the one who washed the plates?

Mā wai e horoi ngā pereti?
Who will be the one who will wash the plates?

Haere kē koe, haere ia.
You went one way; he went the other.

Me tango kē koe i tēnei.
Take this one instead.

Ka pai tātou!
Good one everyone!

Kotahi te whare kei roto i tēnei rori.
There is one house in this street.

E mate ana tēnei.
This one is sick.

Kotahi te waka o Hēmi.
Hēmi has one car.

Kotahi taku tuāhine.
I have one sister.

He harore rangi tahi.
A one day mushroom. (Proverb, a flash in the pan).

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 eould perform the signs that you do unless God were with him

Nāku i pānui..
I was the one who read

Nāku te pukapuka i pānui.
I was the one who read the book.

Nāku te pukapuka rā i pānui.
I was the one who read that book.

E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.

Nāu te pahi nei i taraiwa.
You were the one who drove this bus.

Nānā te miraka nā i inu.
She was the one who drank that milk near you.

Nā Rangi te keke rā i kai.
Rangi was the one who ate the cake.

Tā rāua tamaiti.
Their child (two people, one child).

Māku te pukapuka rā e pānui.
I will be the one who will read that book.

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke oo raatou tau ki te tekau maa tahi
plgenIIIpl year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

Māu te pahi nei e taraiwa.
You will be the one who drives this bus.

Mānā te miraka nā e inu.
She will be the one to drink that milk near you.

Mā Rangi te keke rā e kai.
Rangi will be the one who will eat the cake.

He tohunga whakairo te teina.
The younger one is a master carver.

Kotahi te mea whero.
There is one red one.

Ehara te teina i te tohunga whakairo.
The younger one is not a master carver.

Maku te pukapuka e pānui.
I will be the one to read the book.

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.

Ki tōku nei whakaaro, koinei te mea pai rawa.
In my opinion, this is the best one.

He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big; pass me a smaller one.

Kotahi tōku tungāne.
I have one brother.

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke ngaa tau ki te tekau maa tahi
the(pl) year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

Ka pirau noa iho tētahi taha o te wahine rā, ka tupu rīrī e te tio tio.
One side of the woman became rotten and overgrown with barnacles.

Kotahi anake te urunga.
There is only one pillow.

Kotahi noa iho.
Only one.

Ko Ponga tētahi tangata rangatira o rātou.
Ponga was one of their chiefs.

He mea tino rahi te whakatūtūranga a te Rā o Waitangi.
The demonstration on Waitangi Day will be a big one.

Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who was the one who washed the dishes?

Nāku ngā rīhi i horoi.
I was the one who washed the dishes.

Nāu ngā rīhi i horoi.
You were the one who washed the dishes.

Nāna ngā rīhi i horoi.
He was the one who washed the dishes.

Kāore tēnei e tukua kia haere e ia.
She won’t let this eo.

He pai atu tēnei i tēnā.
This one is better than that.

I te wā kotahi
At one time, At the same time

Kei te haere te tangata ki te one.
The man is going to the beach.

Ko koe anō hoki tētahi i reira.
You also were one of those present.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, katahi ka waiata rātou, ā, kātahi ka pānui rātou, ā, katahi ka moe rātou
Then I am saying what happened, in order one thing after another.

E āhei ana ngā kura ki te whakauru ki ngā wāhanga e whā, ki te wāhanga kotahi noa rānei.
Schools may enter for the four parts, or for just one.

Kia kotahi kapu o te miraka.
Let there be one cup of milk.

He tohunga whakairo te teaina.
The younger one is a master carver.

Aroha atu, aroha mai, tātou i a tātou katoa.
Let us show love for each other, for one another.

E rua e rua.
One and the same.

I tūtū mai ngā koroua ki te kōrero.
The elders stood up individually, one at a time, to speak.

Ka moe rāua i te one.
They (2) are going to sleep on the beach.

Kua tū tēnei.
This one has stood.

Kei tēnā te waka āpōpō
That one will have it tomorrow.

Kāore anō tēnei kia tū.
This one has not [yet] stood.

Ko tēnei tētahi o ngā mea pai rawa.
This is one of the best ones.

Kotahi taku tama, ko Aroha tōna ingoa.
I have one son. His name is Aroha.

Kāore tēnei → e mate ana.
This one is not sick.

Mō te kotahi tau anake te karahipi.
The scholarship is for just one year.

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