On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Look up a word:


Results for 'rangi'

rangi - sky, day

Rangi (i), n. 1. Sky. He ao te rangi ka uhia (P.). Ma wai e rou ake te whetu o te rangi ka taka kei raro? (P.).

2. Heaven, upper regions, abode of supernatural beings. Piki ake Tawhaki i te rangi tuatahi, i te rangi tuarua (M. 226). Na katahi ka mohio a Tawhaki no te rangi tenei wahine (T. 48).

page 324

3. Weather. Na te rangi kino i kore ai matou e haere.—Hei aha ena ka mauria na e koe i te rangi ataahua, e whiti nei te ra? (Pi. 126, 2). Mahara ra au noku anake te rangi (P).

4. Day, period of time. Tupato ana nga tuakana, whanga ana i tetahi rangi (T. 95). Rangi weherua, midnight, Rangi rere rua, twilight.

5. Stanza, division, or portion of a song. Kei puta nga rangi mihi atu ki taku ipo (M. 336). Rangi rua te haka nei.

6. Air, tune. Ko tona kaitohutohu ko te rangi o te pu a Tutanekai (T. 132). Sometimes applied to the words sung to an accompaniment. He rangi koauau (M. 217). He rangi poi (M. 29). He rangi poi tenei na o matou tupuna.

7. Tenor, drift, of a speech, etc.

8. Tower or elevated platform used for purposes of attack or defence of a pa.

9. A shield of wattled supplejack, etc., impervious to spears, used for approaching the earthworks of a pa.

10. Head (poetical). A titi taku rangi te remu o te toroa (M. 61). A pani taku rangi te wai mangotara (M. 164).

11. Chief. Generally in the form of respectful address: E rangi, sir. Ka mana, e rangi, to whitiki mai (M. 102).

rārangi, n. Line, rank, row. Ko te rarangi maunga o Tawatawhiti (M. 71). Rārangi tahi, a term applied to the rallying of the birds about January on the hills where the rata is still in bloom. I mua i te wa o te rarangi tahi.

whakarārangi, v.t. Draw up or arrange in a line or row. Katahi nga wahine ra ka whakararangitia, puta noa ki to ratou waka (T. 38).

rangirangi, n. Song to enable paddlers to keep time.

Williams Dictionary

Rangi (ii).——

rangirangi, v.t. 1. Roast, scorch, dry, at a fire. Tikina, e hika, ki te ahi tangutu hei rangirangi ake mo tenei hanga (S.).

2. Annoy, vex. He aroha, e kui, rangirangia au (M. 233).

Williams Dictionary

Rangi (iii), n. Seat of the affections, heart. (Obsolete.) E kore e ingo te rangi ki a ia (J. xvii, 63). ‖ pirangi.

Williams Dictionary

Ko Tawa tērā tangata.
That man is Tawa.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara a Rangi i te tangata pakari.
Rangi is not a mature person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te āhua makariri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat cold.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi a Rangi i te whare.
Rangi is working at home.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I hoko a Rangi i te waka.
Rangi bought the car.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tino pai a Rangi.
Rangi was very good.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka tino māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sick.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi will be very relaxed.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very angry.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat lonely.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sick.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat anxious.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat angry.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua makariri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat cold.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua haere a Hera ki tāwāhi.
Hera's gone overseas.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mārama a Rangi i te kaupapa.
Rangi has understood the topic.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ārahi a Rangi i te tira.
Rangi should lead the group.
Simple sentences: you should - me

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.
Belonging to the past - nō

te o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō

mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.
Belonging to the past - nō

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

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.
Belonging to a place - nō

wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kaua a Rangi e ārahina te tira.
Rangi shouldn't lead the group.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua whāngaia te ngeru e a Rangi.
The cat was fed by Rangi.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I pōkia te rangi e ngā kapua.
They sky was covered over by the clouds.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore anō a Rangi kia mārama i te kaupapa.
Rangi has not understood the topic yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kei te tino hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi is very hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi is very starving.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi is very grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino makariri a Rangi.
Rangi is very cold.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māngere a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore a Rangi i te mahi i te whare.
Rangi is not working at home.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I raro i te rākau a Rangi.
Rangi was under the tree.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore a Rangi i hoko i te waka.
Rangi did not buy the car.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore te moni i riro i a Rangi.
The money was not taken by Rangi.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

He tangata pakari a Rangi.
Rangi is a mature person.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kāore te ngeru i whāngaia e a Rangi.
The cat was not fed by Rangi.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Titiro ake ki te rangi.
Look up to the sky.
Up - ake

Ehara a Rangi Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore a Rangi i raro i te rākau.
Rangi wasn’t under the tree.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

He pai ki a au ngā rangi pēnei, he ātaahua.
I like days like this - beautiful!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kātahi te rangi pai!
What a great day!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua riro te moni i a Rangi.
The money was taken by Rangi.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kei te tino pai a Rangi.
Rangi is very good.

I tino māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi was very sick.

Kei te tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi is very well.

I tino māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi was very anxious.

Ka tino māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi will be very anxious.

Kei te tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is very thirsty.

I tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi was very busy.

Kei te tino ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi is very tired.

Ka tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi will be very busy.

Kei te tino hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi is very sleepy.

I tino āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi was very worried.

Kei te tino mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi is very lonely.

Ka tino āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi will be very worried.

Kei te tino māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi is very sick.

I tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi was very relaxed.

Kei te tino māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi is very anxious.

Kei te tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is very busy.

I tino harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi was very happy.

Kei te tino āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi is very worried.

Ka tino harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi will be very happy.

Kei te tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi is very relaxed.

I tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi was very angry.

Kei te tino harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi is very happy.

Kei te tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi is very angry.

I tino māngere a Rangi.
Rangi was very lazy.

Kei te tino māngere a Rangi.
Rangi is very lazy.

Ka tino māngere a Rangi.
Rangi will be very lazy.

I tino pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi was very grumpy.

Kei te tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is very sad.

Ka tino pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very grumpy.

Kei te tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi is very hot.

I tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sad.

I tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi was very hot.

Ka tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi will be very hot.

I tino makariri a Rangi.
Rangi was very cold.

Ka tino makariri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very cold.

He rangi paki tēnei.
It's a fine day.

He rangi mākū.
A wet day.

He nui ngā kapua i te rangi.
There are lots of clouds in the sky.

Kua tāmaru te rangi.
The day is overcast.

Kei te āhua pai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat good.

Kei te āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat well.

He nui ngā kapua o te rangi.
The sky is cloudy.

Kei te āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat starving.

Kei te āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat tired.

Kei te āhua hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sleepy.

Kei te āhua mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat lonely.

Kei te āhua māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sick.

Kei te āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat anxious.

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat busy.

Kei te āhua whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat relaxed.

Kei te āhua harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat happy.

Kei te āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat angry.

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat grumpy.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sad.

Kei te harikoa koe, , Rangi?
You're happy aren't you, Rangi?

Kei te ngenge koe, , Niko?
You're tired, aren't you, Niko?

He rangi ātaahua tēnei!
It is a beautiful day!

He hōhā Rangi.
Because Rangi was annoyed.

I āhua pai a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat good.

Tirohia ngā kapua i te rangi.
Look at the clouds in the sky.

Ka āhua pai a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat good.

I āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat well.

Ka āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat well.

I āhua hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat hungry.

Ka āhua hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat hungry.

I āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat starving.

Ka āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat starving.

I āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat thirsty.

I āhua ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat tired.

He pouri te rangi.
The sky is dark.

He ātaahua te rangi.
The weather is beautiful.

Ka āhua ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat tired.

I āhua hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat sleepy.

Ka āhua hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sleepy.

I āhua mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat lonely.

I āhua māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat sick.

I āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat anxious.

I āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat busy.

Ka āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat busy.

Kei te haere rātou ki ngā pikitia i te rangi nei.
They (3+) are going to the movies today.

I āhua āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat worried.

Ka āhua āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat worried.

I āhua whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat relaxed.

Ka āhua whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat relaxed.

I āhua harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat happy.

Ka āhua harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat happy.

I āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat angry.

I āhua māngere a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat lazy.

Ka āhua māngere a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat lazy.

I āhua pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat grumpy.

Ka āhua pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat grumpy.

I āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sad.

I āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat hot.

Ka āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat hot.

I āhua makariri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat cold.

E hia ngā whetu i te rangi?
How many stars are in the sky?

He rangi paiharere.
A perfect day.

He rangi wera!
A hot day!

He rangi paki.
A fine day.

Te rangi i taka iho!
That'll be the day! (When they sky falls down!)

He rangi mākū
A wet day

He rangi tino mākū
A very wet day

He rangi makariri
A cold day

He rangi tino makariri
A very cold day

He rangi kāpuapua
A cloudy day

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

Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi?
What is the weather like today?

Ka tino pai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very good.

I tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi was very well.

Ka tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi will be very well.

I tino hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi was very hungry.

Hei huarahi tātou i te rangi nei.
A pathway for us all this day.

Ka tino hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very hungry.

He mahana ake tēnei rangi i te rangi i nanahi.
Today is warmer than the day yesterday.

I tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi was very starving.

I tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi was very thirsty.

Ka tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi will be very thirsty.

I tino ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi was very tired.

Ko Aroha taku taokete, he tino pai ia. Koia kei te āwhina mai i ōku mātua i ia rangi, i ia rangi.
Aroha is my sister in law, she is great. She helps my parents everyday.

Ka tino ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi will be very tired.

I tino hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi was very sleepy.

Ka tino hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sleepy.

I tino mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi was very lonely.

Ka tino mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi will be very lonely.

#99: Give me those!
#106: Pop quiz
#170: Sex with the boss
#158: The food has been consumed by the children
#101: We are arguing. No we're not!
#126: I don't have any wives
Explore Māori Grammar! | Play our Māori word game! | Learn with our Māori flashcards!