Results for 'rānei'
rānei - or
Rānei, conj. 1. Giving an interrogative sense to a sentence. E kore ranei koe e pai kia haere hei hoa moku? (T. 120).
2. Repeated to connect alternatives. Whether, or. Kahore hoki i tino mohio he taniwha ranei, ko nga tangata ano ranei o taua kainga e huna nei i nga ope (T. 157).
Williams Dictionary
Kāore e āhei te inu pia, te kai paipa rānei, i konei.
Drinking or smoking is not allowed here.
Allowed to do something - āhei
He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He aha tō hiahia? He pāreti māu, he panakeke rānei e moko?
What do you want? Porridge or pancakes, grandchild?
What? - He aha?
E hia rānei ērā kāinga tawhito?
How many of those old settlements would there be?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Kei te tika, kei te hē rānei ēnei kōrero.
These statements are true or false.
Or... - ...rānei
E āhei ana tēnei pū-tohu-wā te noho hei wāhipa, wātū hoki rānei.
The time marker can also be used for present or past tense.
Or... - ...rānei
He reka, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te kai, kei te inu rānei koe?
Are you eating or drinking?
Or... - ...rānei
Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei
Ka haere rātou mā Te Wairarapa mā Tararua rānei.
They will either go via the Wairarapa or Tararua.
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te haere mai koe, kāore rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Āe rānei?
Yes or no?
Or... - ...rānei
Nō konei rānei koe?
Are you from here or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te haere mai koe rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Kei te kai rānei koe?
Are you going to eat or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Māku, māu rānei?
Me or you?
Or... - ...rānei
Nāku, nāu rānei?
is this mine or yours?
Or... - ...rānei
Nāku, rānei?
Is this mine or not?
Or... - ...rānei
Me kaha, me waimeha rānei tō tī?
A strong or a weak tea?
Or... - ...rānei
He pango, he parauri rānei ngā makawe o tō tama?
Is you son's hair black or brown?
Or... - ...rānei
He reka rānei, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei
He wītipiki, he kāngarere, he pāreti rānei?
Weetbix, cornflakes or porridge?
Or... - ...rānei
Māu rānei ngā pereti e horoi?
Will you wash the plates?
Ki ngā kura rānei tata atu ki Ākarana.
To the schools near Auckland.
He tiamu, he miere maple, he huka me te wai rēmana rānei?
Butter, maple syrup, or sugar and lemon juice?
E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whawhe ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.
