Results for 'rori'
rori - road
Rōrī.
1. v.t. Bind.
2. Scrape together.
3. Gather cockles.
4. a. Entangled. I reira nga whakaheke e rori ana.
5. At a loss, embarrassed. Rori noa nei ou iwi i te ao (M. 134).
6. n. Basket in which cockles are gathered.
7. Knot for fastening the door of a house. Nga taero a Kupe, e, nga rori o te whare o Uenuku (P. 77).
Williams Dictionary
Rori, a.
1. Distorted. Ka rori nga kauae.—Ki te kainga weratia te karaka, ka roria (P.).
2. Giddy, staggering.
3. Foolish.
4. n. Scutus breviculus, sea-slug; a univalve mollusc.
rorirori. a.
1. Reeling, staggering.
2. Stupid, clumsy, awkward.
3. Stammering.
Williams Dictionary
E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children were not in the middle of the road.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
I ahau e haere ana i te rori, ka pahū a Ruapehu.
While I went down the road, Ruapehu erupted.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
He aha te heihei e kore ai e whakawhiti i te rori.
Why won't the chicken cross the road?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...
Haria atu ngā parapara ka waiho ai ki te taha o te rori!
Carry out the rubbish and leave it at the side of the road!
E rua ngā whare kei roto i tēnei rori.
There are two houses in this street.
Kotahi te whare kei roto i tēnei rori.
There is one house in this street.
