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rākau - tree; timber
Rākau. 1. n. Tree. Ka tango ia ki tetehi hua o taua rakau, ka panga iho (T. 16).
2. Wood, timber.
3. Stick, spar, mast. Rakau o te mate, a stick carried as a memorial of a dead chief. ‖ J. xiii, 25.
4. Weapon. He topuni te kahu, he paraoa te rakau (T. 101). Rakau kawa, used as an epithet for a vigorous, energetic fighter.
5. a. Wooden. Haere ana tetehi i te waewae rakau (M. vi).
whakarākau, a. In the expression tai whakarakau, long swell.
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai kei raro i te rākau?
Who is that under the tree?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara, he rimu kē.
That is not a tōtara, it's actually a rimu.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara.
That tree is not a tōtara.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I pou māua i ētahi rākau māori: he tōtara, he tarata, he kōwhai hoki.
We planted some native trees: tōtara, tarata and kōwhai.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te topenga o te rākau, ka riri te iwi.
When the tree was cut, the people were angry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
I te piki au i te rākau.
I was climbing the tree.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Me āta pao te māhunga ki te rākau.
Hit the head gently with the stick.
Simple sentences: you should - me
E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.
Sentences with i - i
Kei raro ia i te rākau e putu ana.
He is under the tree in a heap (tired).
Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai
Kia ahatia. He rākau noa iho te papa, he māmā te horoi.
Never mind. It's a wooden floor. It's easy to clean.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
Topea te rākau!
Chop the tree!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Whakairihia ngā kākahu ki runga i te rākau.
Hang the clothes on the line.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei raro ia i te rākau.
He is under the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei roto ngā rākau i te wao.
There are trees in the forest.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui a Pāora i te rākau me te motokā.
Pāora is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
I tata taka au i te rākau.
I just about fell out of the tree.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kei te topea te rākau e ia.
The tree was felled (by him).
Passive sentences - tikina...
I topea te rākau e Rōpata.
The tree was cut by Bob.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te tope rākau ia.
He is chopping a tree.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I raro i te rākau a Rangi.
Rangi was under the tree.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāore te rākau i hinga i te hau.
The tree was not knocked down by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka pupihi te hau, ha hingahinga ngā rākau, ka rere ngā tīni o te whare.
The wind blew, the trees blew over and roofing iron blew off.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kei te heke iho a Kauri i te rākau.
Kauri is descending down from the tree.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
He tōtara tērā rākau.
That tree is a tōtara.
That (over there) - tērā
Ko tēhea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa?
Which tree is the tallest in Aotearoa?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Hei runga te manu i te rākau.
The bird will be on the tree.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e whakairihia ngā kākahu ki runga i te rākau.
Don't hang the clothes on the line.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kāore a Rangi i raro i te rākau.
Rangi wasn’t under the tree.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore taua rākau i korā.
That tree is not over there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te manu hei runga i te rākau.
The bird will not be on the tree.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Ngā rākau a ō tātou rangatira.
Our chief's weapons.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o
Te nuinui hoki o tēnei rākau!
How big this tree is!
*How... - Te... hoki...
Kua hinga te rākau i te hau.
The tree was knocked down by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
He teitei ake tērā rākau i tērā rākau.
That tree is taller than that tree.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
I patua te kau me ngā hipi e te kaipāmu ki te rākau.
The cow and the sheep were hit by the farmer with the stick.
By means of - ki
Kua hangaia tōku whare e te kāmura ki te rākau.
My house has been built with wood.
By means of - ki
He maha ngā rākau papai.
There were many good trees.
Ka kite ahau i ngā rākau nui.
I saw the big trees.
Ko te toki e tuaina nei e ia te rākau he toki pounamu.
The axe with which he is cutting down the tree is a greenstone axe.
E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tāne Mahuta.
Koia pea tērā te kaha me te tiketike o ngā rākau whakamarumaru o te ngahere i ēnei rā.
That it perhaps why the tall trees have such strength, and such height in the forests of today.
He roa atu tēnā rākau i tēnei.
That stick is longer than this.
Kua topea te rākau e rāua
The tree has been chopped down by them (two people)
Kāore anō te rākau kia topea e rāua
The tree has not yet been chopped down by them (two people)
Kei te tope ia i te rākau.
He is felling the tree.
Ara ana te rākau, karawhiua ana, ka ngaro atu te tūrehu.
The wand was raised and swished, and the fairy disappeared.
Nā reira anō i waiho ai ēnei rākau e te tangata Māori
as fire.starter Therefore these trees remain to be used by the Maori people as a fire starter.
E hia ngā rākau whero?
How many red sticks?
Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.
He tinana nō te rākau.
A trunk belonging to the tree.
Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass
Kua mate taku rākau panana i te makariri.
My banana tree died because of the cold.
I whati tētahi o aku rākau hau pōro!
One of my golf clubs snapped!
E ngungu ki te rākau,
turn to the tree
E tope rākau ana te tangata.
The man is tree felling.
Ko tā rātou he whakainu i ngā pēpi ki te wai hua rākau.
It is their practice to give the babies fruit juice to drink.
Kua whati te rakau i tāku waewae.
The stick has been snapped by my foot.
Ka hinga te rākau i te ngahere
the tree fell in the forest
he nui ngā rākau *o* te ngahere
The trees of the forest are big
Nā te hau ngā peka o ngā rākau i ngāueue
The wind shook the branches of the trees
Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and the grass.
Kei.te tupu aua rākau ināianei.
Those trees are growing today.
Kāore anō te tama kia piki i te rākau?
Has the boy not climbed the tree yet?
Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.
Kei konei te hua rākau.
The fruit is here.
Kei te piki ake ia i te rākau.
She is climbing up the tree.
I hea te rākau poikua nei?
Where was this softball bat?
Māna te rākau e turaki iho.
He will cut down the tree.
Kāti, kia puta ake nei au ki waho ki te tiki rau rākau.
Well, let me just pop out to get some tree leaves.
Ka takai te tūpāpaku, ka whakairia ki runga ki te rākau.
The body was wrapped up and placed up in the tree.
Kua mate → taku rākau panana → i te makariri.
My banana tree died of the cold.
Whakakoingia tō pene rākau.
Sharpen your pencil.
Kāore anō taku rākau kia mate i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.
Kaua e piki rākau kei taka koe!
Don’t climb trees lest you fall!
Kei raro ngā wētā i ngā kōhatu i ngā poro rākau.
The wētā are under stones and logs.
He kauri anake ngā rākau o tērā ngahere.
There are only kauri trees in that forest.
I te mea ehara i te iwi hāpai rākau ki te riri, kore rawa i ara te ua i te putanga mai o Rere-ao mā.
Because they were not a people to bear weapons in battle, they did not raise their heads when Rere-ao and company appeared.
Ka tika tāu kōrero, he tika tēnei rākau.
What you say is correct, this tree is straight.
He nunui ngā rākau.
The trees are big.
Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.
He roroa ngā rākau rā.
Those trees are tall (long).
I haere ngā tamariki i runga i te tinana rākau.
The children walked along the tree trunk.
Anei tētahi rākau nui. He tōtara tēnei.
Here's a mighty tree. It's a tōtara.
Ki te rākau, he hōhā ngā manu.
To the tree, the birds were a nuisance.
He kōwhai tē rā rākau.
That tree is yellow.
Ko te kahikatea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa.
The kahikatea is the tallest tree in Aotearoa.
I kohia ngā hua rākau hei oranga mō tātou
The fruit was collected as sustenance for us all
Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.
Ka tōpea te rākau ki te toki.
The tree is chopped down with the axe.
Ki te rākau nui i rere ai ngā manu.
It was to the big tree that the birds flew.
Ka tōpea te rākau e te tangata ki te toki.
The tree was cut down by the man with the axe.
He rākau.
A tree.
Ki te rākau nui e rere ai ngā manu.
It will be to the big tree that the birds will fly.
He nui te rākau.
The tree is big.
Ka whakatōkia te rākau e ngā tamariki i korā.
The tree will be planted by the children over there.
Kua porongia te rākau e ia ki te toki.
He has felled the tree with the axe.
I tope rākau te rōpū
The gang was tree-felling
I piki ake mātou ki ngā hua rākau e iriiri iho ana.
We climbed up to the fruit (that were) hanging down.
Ko ngā rākau anake i tupu tonu.
Only the trees continued to grow.
Tuaina te rākau, ka tō atu ai ki te awa!
Chop down the tree and then tow it to the river!
Tōia te rākau ki te awa!
Tow the tree to the river!
E hia ngā rākau i te ngahere?
How many trees are in the forest?
Hōatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.
Ko te toki e tuaina nei e ia te rākau, he toki pounamu.
The axe with which he is cutting down the tree is a greenstone axe.
E tuaina ana e ia te rākau ki te toki.
He is cutting down the tree with the axe.
I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.
Tapahia ngā peka me ngā rau o te rākau.
Chop off the branches and the foliage of the tree.
Hōatu te rākau ki a Nikau.
Give the stick to Nikau.
Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.
Hōmai te rākau ki ahau.
Give the stick to me.
E hia ngā rākau o te ngahere nei?
How many trees are in this forest?
I runga tō ngeru i te rākau.
Your cat was up in the tree.
Hōmai ngā pene rākau, kia rua.
Give me the pencils, let there be two
He kōwhai tērā rakau.
That tree is a kōwhai.
I makere noa iho te hua o te rākau.
The fruit just fell down from the tree.
I kitea e Mere te rākau i patu ai a Hemi i te pōro.
Mere found the stick with which Hemi hit the ball.
Ka patu a Pita i te whāriki ki te rākau.
Pita beats the mat with a stick.
Ka patu a Pita i te whāriki ki te rākau i nanahi.
Pita beat the mat with a stick yesterday.
He rākau nunui
big trees';
He rākau roroa
tall trees';
He rākau papai
good trees
Kua pau ngā hua rākau katoa i ngā manu.
All the fruit has been consumed by the birds.
Kei te rere te manu iti i te rākau ki te whare
The little bird is flying from the tree to the house
I te rere te manu iti i te rākau ki te whare
The little bird flew from the tree to the house
Erā peka o te rākau.
Those branches of the tree.,.
Kei te heke iho a Hēmi i te rākau.
Hēmi is descending down from the tree.
He rākau māmore tēnei.
This is a leafless tree.
I hinga te rākau.
The tree fell.
Kīhai te rākau i hinga.
The tree did not fall.
Kei te rere te rūrū ki te rākau ki te kai i ngā ngārara.
The rūrū is flying to the tree to eat the insects.
Kore rawa au i mōhio i tīmata mai te pepa i te rākau.
I didn't know that paper came from trees.
I waenganui ngā whare i (ō) ngā rākau.
The houses were in the middle of the trees.
Kei raro ngā wēta i ngā kōhatu i ngā poro rākau.
The wetas are under stones and (under) logs.
(E tuaina ana e ia te rākau ki te toki
He is cutting down the tree with the axe
I tuaina katoatia ngā rākau.
All the trees were cut down.
Me tiki e koe i ngā rau o ngā rākau katoa, i ngā kiri, kia mōhio ai koe ki te āhua o te tōtara.
Fetch leaves from all the trees, and bark, so that you will know what the totara looks like.
Homai te rākau whero.
Give me the red stick.
Hoatu te rākau whero ki a Hata.
Give Hata the red stick.
He rākau nunui.
Big trees.
He rākau roroa.
Tall trees.
Kāore anō taku rākau → kia mate → i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.
