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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
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...
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
Kotahi te wahine pai rawa o tēnei ope.
There is one really beautiful woman in this group.
Ke whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.
Ka whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.
Ka tae ana te ope, ka pōhiritia
When the party arrives, they will be welcomed
Ka haere te ope i te ahiahi
the party went in the evening
Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.
Ka noho te ope rā, me te ako i ngā kōrero, i te rā, i te pō.
They stayed there acquiring knowledge by day and by night.
Katahi anō te ope ka tae ki te marae.
At last, the group arrived at the marae.
Kei waho i te kēti te ope o te Kuīni, arā o Te Atairangikaahu rātou ko ōna hoa rangatira.
The party of Queen Te Atairangikaahu and her chiefly supporters is outside the gate.
Nā, ka rewa te ope a Ngāti-Awa.
Then the party of Ngāti-Awa set forth.
Pā tonu mai te karanga, ka whakaeke te ope.
As soon as they heard the call, the party went onto the marae.
Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went onto the marae.
I tatari te ope i te teihana.
The group waited at the station.
Ā te Rāhina tae mai ai te ope.
The group arrives on Monday.
I tērā wiki i tae mai ai te ope.
Last week the group arrived.
Mā hea te ope haere mai ai?
How did the group get here?
I tae tuarua mai te ope o Tūhoe.
The Tūhoe group arrived second.
Kei te whakatika te ope i Heihei.
The party is setting out from Heihei.
E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae
That group over there is coming onto the marae.
