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riri - anger, angry

Riri. 1. v.i. Be angry. Ka timata a Tapo i tana mahi tutu, no reira ka riri a Turi ki a ia (T. 111).

2. Quarrel, fight. Mo apopo taua riri ai (T. 92). Sometimes used impersonally in the passive, riria, a battle was fought. Ka tae taua ope nei ki te pa o Rata, katahi ka riria (T. 56). Riri pakipaki, surround in fighting.

3. v.t. Urge with vehemence. Ka riria ratou e Paoa kia hoki (T. 184). Katahi te tangata nei ka riri kia kati te haka (T. 194).

4. Chide, scold. Ka riria e Paka tana kotiro, i konei (T. 143).

5. n. Anger.

6. Strife, quarrel, hostility. He kai hora nui te riri (P.). Kaua hei riri mo te whenua, whenua i waiho (P.). Ka whakaoti te riri (M. 110).

7. Combat, fight, battle. Ko tona putanga ki te riri nui ki waho ki a Waikato, mate tonu ia ki Hingakaka; i pai tera, no te mea i mate ki te riringa a riri (P. 98). Riri awatea, fair open fight, combat face to face. Riri taua nui, war between two tribes. Riri taua whenua, quarrel between tribes, about women, right to land, etc. Riri tara whare, quarrel between sections of the samehapu, civil war. Hoa riri, enemy. E tau hoki te uaua kiore hei hoa riri mo te paraoa (T. 200).

8. Prowess, warlike qualities. I rite ano ki tana riri ta tona teina riri (T. 7). He riri ano ta te tawa uho, he riri ano ta te tawa para (T. 145).

9. Weapon. Ka pa ianei, e hine, ko ta namata riri he kahikatoa (M. 212).

whakariri. 1. v.t. Provoke. Tenei pori ki Onawe whakariri ngakau (M. 302).

2. n. Hostility, angry feelings. Tupore rangitahi, whakariri kei raurangi (P.).

ririri, v.i. Quarrel with one another, wrangle. Ka mahara ake ano ia kei tata ano tona hoa riri, ka ririri ano raua (T. 68).

Williams Dictionary

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Whakatikaina rūma, kei riri māmā!
Clean your room or your mother will tell you off!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Turituri, kei riri te kaiako!
Be quiet or the teacher might get angry!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia tūpato, kei riri mama.
Be careful, lest your mother gets angry,
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kaua e riri.
Don't be angry.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e riri mai ki a au.
Don't be angry with me.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kei te riri ngā pirihimana.
The policemen are angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua riri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te riri ngā kaiako?
Are the teachers angry?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri a Mere.
Mere is very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te riri ia.
He or she is angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te riri!
I am angry!
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri koe.
You are very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua riri au.
I'm somewhat angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri ia.
He or she is very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore ngā pirihimana i te riri.
The policemen are not angry.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ngā kaiako i te riri?
Are the teachers not angry?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ka riri ngā tāngata i te whaikōrero a te taitama.
The people were angry with the young man's speech.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

I tino riri ia.
He or she was very angry.

Ka tino riri ia.
He or she will be very angry.

I tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi was very angry.

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

I riri ia.
He or she was angry.

Ka riri ia.
He or she will be angry.

Kei te riri koe.
You are angry.

I āhua riri ahau.
I was somewhat angry.

Ka āhua riri ahau.
I will be somewhat angry.

I tino riri a Mere.
Mere was very angry.

Ka tino riri a Mere.
Mere will be very angry.

I riri ahau.
I was angry.

Ka riri ahau.
I will be angry.

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

I āhua riri koe.
You were somewhat angry.

Ka āhua riri koe.
You will be somewhat angry.

I tino riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very angry.

Ka tino riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very angry.

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

I riri koe.
You were angry.

Ka riri koe.
You will be angry.

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

He nui ake tana pōuri i tana riri.
His sadness was greater than his anger.

I āhua riri ia.
He or she was somewhat angry.

Ka āhua riri ia.
He or she will be somewhat angry.

I āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat angry.

Kei te āhua riri ahau.
I am somewhat angry.

Kei te āhua riri koe.
You are somewhat angry.

I tino riri ahau.
I was very angry.

Ka tino riri ahau.
I will be very angry.

I āhua riri a Mere.
Mere was somewhat angry.

Ka āhua riri a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat angry.

Kei te āhua riri ia.
He or she is somewhat angry.

Kei te tino riri ahau.
I am very angry.

I tino riri koe.
You were very angry.

te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.
Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.

I āhua riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat angry.

Kei te riri au.
I'm angry.

Ka āhua riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat angry.

Kei te tino āhua riri au.
I'm very angry.

Kei te riri ahau.
I am angry.

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