Results for 'ope'
ope - group travelling together
Ope. 1. v.t. Scoop up, scrape together. Ope tonu i te kuku ki runga ki te ahi, kua maoa (Pi. 135, 4).
2. Scratch the head, etc.
3. Bail out water, etc.
4. n. Troop, number of persons moving together. He mate ea, ka hari te tokomaha o te ope (M. lxxxiii). Katahi ka haere ki te tutu ope (T. 150). Haere ngaro atu te ope ra (T. 150, where the same body is called a taua).
opeope. 1. v.t. Wipe up. Me opeope noa ake te toto o Iranui (M. 181). He opeopenga toto (M. lxxxiii).
2. Rinse. Oioi, me te oioi, opeope, me te opeope (M. 393). (Of rinsing bones in water.)
3. v.i. Float. Ka opeope ano te rere mai o te ao (M. 168). ‖ Sa. opeope.
Williams Dictionary
E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?
Belonging to a place - nō
Kua tata tae mai te ope.
The visiting party has almost arrived.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kei te karangatia te ope e te wahine.
The group is being called by the woman.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka haere te ope o Ngāti-Kahukoka i mua o ēnei.
The Ngāti-Kahukoka group went in front of them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka hoki te ope rā ki tana pā.
That group returned to its pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tae te ope rā ki ā rātou mea i mahia mai rā i Āwhitu.
The group took their things which had been made in Āwhitu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kei te whakatika te ope i Heihei.
The party is setting out from Heihei.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went to the marae.
Towards - mai
Pā tonu mai te karanga, ke whakaeke te ope.
As soon as they heard the call, the party went onto the marae.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
I tatari te ope i te teihana.
The group waited at the station.
Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' - i
Haere ake i aua ope nei he tamariki kau.
Only young people went in those groups.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ki te tae mai he ope, me pōhiri.
If a group arrives, they must be welcomed.
If using ki - ki
Ke whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.
Katahi anō te ope ka tae ki te marae.
At last, the group arrived at the marae.
