Results for 'rangātira'
rangatira - chief, leader, boss
Rangatira. 1. n. Chief, male or female. Kahore he rangatira o tenei whenua, ko toku matua anake (T. 195).
2. Master or mistress. Ko te ingoa o toku rangatira, ko te Kahureremoa (T. 147).
3. Person of good breeding. He haka ano ta te rangatira, he haka ano ta te ware (T. 146).
4. a. Well born, noble. Ka mahue te wahine rangatira, me nga tamariki (T. 185).
5. In the expression whenua rangatira, state of peace. Ko to te tangata maori taonga nui tenei mo te manuhiri, ka mahia tenei he whenua rangatira, he humarie (T. 145). He tohu whenua rangatira te haka (T. 188).
rangatiratanga, n. Evidence of breeding and greatness. Ko te rangatiratanga o te wahine nei, he atawhai ki nga tangata o tona iwi (T. 189).
Williams Dictionary
Ko ia te rangatira o tēnei tari.
She's the boss of this department.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ehara tōku pāpā i te rangatira.
My father is not a leader.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara tērā tāne i te rangatira.
That man is not the boss.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Mehemea ko au, e kore au e whakaae. Heoi anō, ko koe kē te rangatira, ehara i a au.
If it were me, I wouldn't agree to it. Still / However, you're the boss, not me.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Ka kite o reira taitamariki rangatira i taua kōtiro nei, i a Puhihuia,.
The young chiefs from there was this girl, Puhihuia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He rangatira tōku pāpā.
My father is a leader.
Categorizing sentences - he
Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kua whakawātea tō mātou rangatira i tōna tūranga.
Our boss has returned from his position.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ngā rākau a ō tātou rangatira.
Our chief's weapons.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o
Ko wai tāu e pai ai o ngā rangatira nei?
Which one of these chiefs do you like?
Kātahi tō rātou rangatira, a Rua, ka mea....
Then their chief, Rua, said...
Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihiku i tērā rau tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Kua whakatāea tō mātou rangatira i tōna tūranga.
Our boss has retired from his position.
Tērā tētahi rangatira.
There was a certain chief.
Tā te rangatira kai
The chief’s food
Ko te rangatira ia.
He or she is the chiefly person.
Ngā tāngata katoa i kata me te rangatira atu.
All the people, including the chief, laughed.
Ko te rangatira a Hōne
Hōne is the chief
He kākahu rangatira ō rātou.
They have flash clothes.
He rangatira a Hōne
Hōne is a chief
Ehara a Hōne i te rangatira Ko te rangatira a Hōne
Hōne is the chief
Ehara a Hōne i te rangatira Nō Hōne te hē
It was Hōne’s mistake
E whā tau tōna pakeke ake i a Rāhera, tōna hoa rangatira.
He is four years older than Rāhera, his significant other.
Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.
No te matenga o te rangatira ka tangihia te tangi mōona
When the chief died the lament was sung for him.
Tēnā anō koutou e whai kaha nei i te reo rangatira!
Greetings again to you all striving in the Māori language!
Me pōhiri ngā tāngata katoa, kaua ko ngā rangatira anake
Everyone must be welcomed, not just the chiefs
Ko ā tātou tamariki o nāianei ko ngā rangatira o te wā kei te haere mai.
Our children today are the leaders of the future.
He rangatira ia, he ware ahau.
He is a chief, I am a commoner.
He rangatira ia.
He is a chief.
E te rangatira!
Express of respect to chief or highly respected person.
Mō te rangatira tēnei korowai
This korowai is for the chief
I taua wā, ka tū mai ngā rangatira ki te kōrero ki a ia.
At that time the chiefs stood forth to speak to him.
Kei hea te rangatira?
Where is the chief?
he rangatira whai mana
a chief having authority
Kia tū rangatira!
Let's be chiefly!
Ehara ko Hōne te rangatira.
It is not Hōne who is the chief.
Ānō nei ko ia te rangatira.
As if he were the chief.
He rangātira a Rewi
Rewi is/was a chief
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.
Kei te whakamanāmana a Rewi, ānō nei ko ia te rangatira.
Rewi is getting above himself, pushing himself forward, as if he were the chief.
Tā te rangatira kai he kōrero.
Talk is the food of chiefs.
Kua moe wahine tō koutou rangatira.
Your chief has taken a wife.
Tēteahi rangatira no Te Waipounamu.
A certain chief from the South Island.
Kua tū ake te rangatira.
The chief has stood up.
He rangatira a Rewi.
Rewi is a chief.
Ko te rangatira a Rewi.
The chief is Rewi (Rewi is the chief).
A tērā wiki, kei te haere mai tētahi rangatira ki tō mātou kāinga.
Next week, a chief is coming to our home.
E haere ana te rangatira.
The chief is going.
Āe, koia te rangatira o te kamupene, he tokomaha ana kaimahi.
Yup, he is the boss of the company. He has a lot of workers.
E haere ana | te rangatira.
The chief is going.
Ko wai te rangatira?
Who is the chief?
Ko Rɛwi te rangatira.
The chief is Rɛwi.
Na te rangatira teenei tamaiti.
This child is the chief's.
Ko Hongi te rangatira.
Hongi is the chief.
He rangatira a Rangi.
Rangi is a chief.
Ko Hēmi te rangatira.
Hēmi is the chief.
Ko Rewi te rangatira.
Rewi is the chief.
Ko Te Kooti te rangatira.
Te Kooti is the chief.
Ko Bob te rangatira i te tari nei.
Bob is the boss at this department.
I mea atu te rangatira kia hurahia te umu
The chief said that the oven should be opened
Nā te matenga o tō rātou rangatira, ka noho pani te iwi
The tribe was bereaved (left “orphaned
Tō tātou rangatira.
Our chief.
E kōrero ana tō kōutou rangatira ki tāna tamaiti.
Your chief is talking to his child.
Tā te rangatira kai.
The chief's food.
Ko Hurihi tōku hoa rangatira.
Hurihi (is)
Ko Ponga tētahi tangata rangatira o rātou.
Ponga was one of their chiefs.
Ko Hata Hata te rangatira.
It’s Hata who is the chief.
He rangatira te tangata e pērā ana āna mahi.
The man whose actions are like that is a gentleman.
Ko te whare tēnei i noho ai ngā rangatira.
This is the house did stay therein the chiefs.
