Results for 'pukapuka'
pukapuka - book, lungs
pukapuka, n. 1. Brachyglottis repanda, a shrub. = rangiora.
2. Lungs.
3. Book. (Probably partly from similarity of sound, partly with the underlying idea of a flat surface.) (mod.)
4. Paper. (mod.)
5. Letter. (mod.)
Williams Dictionary
Ko ngā pukapuka a Tawa ēnā.
Those are Tawa's books.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko taku hiahia he pukapuka.
A book is what I want.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka.
I am reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai mā te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I pānui a Toa i tērā pukapuka.
Toa read that book.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kua ngaro taku pukapuka.
My book is lost.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua pau i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua mōhio ia ki te kōrero pukapuka.
She knows how to book read.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te pānui te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Sentences with i - i
Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.
Sentences with i - i
Kei roto i te kāpata te pukapuka e rapu ana ia.
The book he was looking for was in the cupboard.
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Ehara mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is not for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Nāku te pukapuka hītori i pānui i te Pātaka Kōrero.
I read the history book in the library.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne will return the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) will read the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Tīkina tō pukapuka.
Fetch your book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Pānuitia te pukapuka.
Read the book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Homai ana pukapuka!
Give me her books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Fetch the book from the table.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Put the books on the bookshelf.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Tikina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Tikina atu āu pukapuka!
Go and get your books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e tikina ngā pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be fetched.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kaua e whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be returned to the library.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kei te torohia e te kairangahau ngā pukapuka.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
I have read that (aforementioned) book.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
That aforementioned book has been read by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua kōrerohia e ia tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ki tā te pukapuka.
According to the book.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She is reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Tēnei nā, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She must be reading a book (to just by what I hear).
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Tēnā pea, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
Perhaps she is reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
E kōrero pukapuka pea ana ia.
Perhaps she's reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kei konā tō pukapuka.
Your book is there (by you).
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I konā tō pukapuka.
Your book was there (by you).
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka taea e koe ngā pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
You are able to return the books to the library.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?
For the purpose of - hei
He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei
Anei he pukapuka hei āwhina i a koe.
Here's a book to help you.
For the purpose of - hei
Kāore au i te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am not reading the book.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore a Rua i te pānui i te pukapuka.
Rua isn't reading the book.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
He pukapuka tērā.
That is a book (over there).
Categorizing sentences - he
Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Kāore te tama e pānui ana i te pukapuka.
The boy is not reading the book.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
Nā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books belong to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kāore ā rāua pukapuka.
They don’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...
Kāore ā Hine pukapuka.
Hine doesn’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...
He pukapuka tāu?
Do you have a book?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He pukapuka ā rāua.
They (two people) have books.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He pukapuka tā Hine.
Hine has a book.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He pukapuka tāku.
I have a book.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?
What? - He aha?
Kei te pīrangi au ki tēnā pukapuka.
I want that book (of yours).
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He pukapuka nui tēnā.
That is a big book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He pukapuka tēnā.
That (by you) is a book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe?
Which books have you read?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!
Away - atu
E rima ngā pukapuka.
There are five books.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...
He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
Hei runga te pukapuka i te tēpu.
The book will be on the table.
Future locative - hei
Hei reira te pukapuka.
The book will be there.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Don't fetch the book from the table.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kaua e hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kaua aua pukapuka a mauria atu!
Don't take those books away!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore ngā pukapuka i roto i te whare.
The books weren’t inside the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore tō pukapuka i konā.
Your book isn’t there (by you).
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā pukapuka i reira.
The books aren’t there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books aren’t on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore tō pukapuka i konā.
Your book was not there (by you).
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā pukapuka i reira.
The books were not there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books were not on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te pukapuka hei reira.
The book will not be there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Ehara mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne won’t return the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) won’t read the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends won’t return the books to the library.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
E rua ngā pukapuka.
There are two books.
Counting 1-10 -
Kotahi anake te pukapuka.
There is only one book.
Counting over ten -
He pai ki a koe te pānui pukapuka?
Do you like to read books?
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He pai ki a rāua ngā pukapuka o te whare.
They (two) like the books in the house.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He pai ki a koe tēnei pukapuka?
Do you like this book?
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Kua oti i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kāore te pukapuka hei runga i te tēpu.
The book will not be on the table.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Kāore tāu he pukapuka?
Do you not have a book?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...
Kāore e rima ngā pukapuka.
There are not five books.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...
Ehara ngā pukapuka o te whare i te pai ki a rāua.
They do not like the books in the house.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...
Ehara tēnei pukapuka i te pai ki a koe?
Do you not like this book?
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...
Ko wai kāore i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who didn’t buy the books?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...
He whero ēnei pukapuka iti.
Those little books are red.
Mā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for the children.
Nā Mīria ngā pukapuka rā.
Those books (over there) belong to Maria.
He pukapuka ēnei.
These are books.
Ehara mā Tame tēnei pukapuka.
This book isn't for Tame.
Kei te tirohia ngā pukapuka e te kairangahau.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.
Nā wai ngā pukapuka rā?
Whose are those books over there?
Nā wai tēnei pukapuka?
Whose book is this?
Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō te pukapuka.
The book cost one hundred dollars.
Kei raro te pukapuka i tē tēpu.
The book is below the table.
He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka nē?
She/he's good at reading eh?
Pānui pukapuka.
Read books.
He pukapuka waiporoporo tēnei.
This is a purple book.
Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.
He pukapuka whewhero tāku. He kākāriki āna.
Mine is a reddish book. His or her ones are green.
Kei a koe taku pukapuka?
Have you got my book?
Kei a wai taku pukapuka?
Whose got my book?
Whakahokia ngā pukapuka.
Put the books away.
Kei te pīrangi koe ki te pukapuka?
Do you want a book?
He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?
Tohaina ngā pukapuka.
Hand the books out.
Āe, kua kōrero ia i tēnei pukapuka.
Yes, he has read this book.
I pānui au i tētehi pukapuka.
I read a book.
I pānui pukapuka au.
I read.
Whakahokia ngā pukapuka.
Put the books back.
E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.
I raro i te tēpu tō pukapuka.
Your book was under the table.
He pukapuka mā te tamariki.
A book for children.
I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
He pukapuka tēnei.
This is a book.
I hoko mai ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
I bought a book.
E hia ngā pukapuka o te wharepukapuka nei?
How many books are in this library?
Ko te pukapuka tēnei.
This is the book.
He pukapuka kākāriki tāku. He whero āna.
Mine is a green book. His or her ones are red.
Kei hea aku pukapuka?
Where are my books?
Kei a wai te pukapuka?
Who has the book?
Te pukapuka a te māhita.
The master's book.
Hei āpōpō pānui au ai i ētahi pukapuka reo Māori.
Tomorrow I will read some Māori books.
Nāna tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to her/him.
Kei te pānui a Tainui te pukapuka ki ngā kōhungahunga.
Tainui is reading the book to the young people.
Ngā pukapuka ā tā rāua tamaiti.
Their children's books.
He tino pai tēnei pukapuka āna.
This book of his is very good.
E toru ngā pukapuka kei runga i te tēpu.
There are three books on the table.
He tino pai ēnei pukapuka āna.
These books of his are very good.
Mauria mai taku pukapuka waiata.
Pass me my song book.
Nā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.
He iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is small.
He pukapuka iti tēnei.
This is a small book.
He pukapuka iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is a small book.
