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roa - long
Roa (i) (pl. roroa). 1. a. Long, tall. E kite koe i te rakau roa e tu ana, turakina, ka amo mai (T. 45). He tangata roroa enei tangata (T. 77).
2. Long (of time), delayed. He po ke hoki tenei, ina hoki te roa (T. 13). Ka moe ano, roa rawa, ka toro ano te ringa o te wahine ra (Pi. 135, 3). Waiho, e kore hoki matou e roa atu. e hoki mai ana ano (T. 143).
3. n. Length. Kotahi kumi te roa o tetahi parirau (Pi. 135, 4).
4. Length of time, delay. Ka tae te roa o to kai, e Haungaroa (T. 84).
roanga, n. 1. Delay, passage of time. Me te turehutanga kanohi nei ano te roanga, ka hoki mai to tatou waka ki uta (T. 21).
2. Prolongation, continuation. Taria atu he roanga.
whakaroa. 1. v.t. Lengthen.
2. v.i. Delay. E hua ana te hunga kainga ki te whakaroanga o aua tira haere nei (T. 149). Ka whakaroa a Tutanekai ki roto ki tona whare (T. 134).
3. Hesitate.
Williams Dictionary
Roa (ii), roaroa, n. Apteryx haasti, large grey kiwi; a bird. (Tah.)
Williams Dictionary
I tihewa ia i te pō roa nei.
She sneezed all night.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
E hia te roa e noho ana koe i reira?
How long have you need living there?
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō
Hoatu kōrua ki te whare kai, kāore au e roa.
You two go ahead to the dining room, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Hoatu kōrua ki te horoi i ngā rīhi, kāore au e roa.
You two go and wash the dishes, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.
You guys go on ahead into the dining room. I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Kāore e roa ka tō te rā.
It won't be long before the sun sets.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā hēki.
It wont be long and the eggs will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa. Kia manawanui.
I wont be long. Be patient.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tīmata te kiriata 'Maramataka'.
The movie 'Maramataka' will start soon.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kātahi ka tahuna e Kauri te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Kauri lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō 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...
Kāore e roa.
It won't be long [in the future].
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa.
It wasn't long [in the past].
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā rīwai.
It won't be long and the spuds will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa ka pari te ihu ki te moenga.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa ka whiti mai te rā.
It wasn't long before the sun was shining.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tae mai te pahi.
It won't be long before the bus arrives.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka maroke ngā kākahu.
Won't be long and the clothes will be dry.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Ka keria te māra, kāore i roa ka tipu ngā otaota.
The garden was dug and it wasn't long before the weeds sprouted.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka timu te tai.
It won't be long and the tide will be out.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Ka tahuna te ahi, kāore i roa ka mahana te whare.
The fire was lit and it wasn't long before the house got warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka mao te ua.
It won't be long and the rain will cease.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura.
It won't be long until school starts again.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura.
It won't be long until school starts again.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kāore e roa ka maoa te keke.
It wont be long and the cake will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Kaua e moe roa!
Don't sleep in!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tuhia he reta roa.
You shouldn't write a long letter.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria
Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?
Be waited for - tāria
I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu
I a au e taiohi ana, i tukua aku makawe kia tupu. I āhua roa tonu.
When I was a teenager, I let my hair grow. It got quite long.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana
Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
I te pō roa nei, ha tihewa ia.
She sneezed all night.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Ka roa, ka haere atu ia.
After a while, he left.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.
Ka roa noa atu tōku rerenga i roto i tōku rererangi.
I can go for miles in my airplane.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka roa tō tātou haerenga.
Our journey is long.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Mei noho atu ia i te pā, e roa te kawenga.
If he had remained in the pā, we would have had a long job.
He ata anō tō muri i te pō roa.
There is a new day after a long night.
He roa ōna makawe.
Her hair is long.
Tātou ka mahi i te tawa kia rua rau putu te roa.
Let us make a tower 200 feet high.
Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!
He roa ōu matimati.
Your fingers are long.
Tino roa te reta a Tawa.
Tawa's letter was very long.
He roa, he koromikomiko hoki ōna makawe.
Her hair is long and curly.
E hoa, kua roa te wā!
Hey friend! It's been a while.
Āe, kua roa te wā, nē rā?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Te rima ngā kura, rua wiki te roa o ia kura.
There are five schools - each school is two weeks long.
E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.
He rārangi roa kei te toa.
It is a long queue at the shop.
Ko te Hone e kōrero nei, kāhore e roa.
The John I'm talking about isn't tall.
He roa ngā haora mahi o te tūmau.
The working hours of the chef are long.
He roa ērā haora.
The hours are long.
Roa ake koe i ahau.
You are taller than me.
He roa rawa atu te tangata rā me Hata.
The man with Hata is very tall.
