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tū - stand; to be wounded; a wound
Tū (i), n. 1. Part of a fishing net which is first in the water.
2. Girdle, for man or woman, to which the maro was attached. Homai taku tu kia hurua (M. xxv). Kua riro te tu me te maro whaiapu (T. 13).
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Tū (ii), n. 1. Manner, sort. Na wai tenei tu mahi ?—Inakoa ko tau tu haka te kino e rongo iho nei au (T. 65).
2. Used with adjectives to signify a moderate degree of the quality expressed, as: tu-a-pouri, moderately dark, tu-a-hae, inclined to be jealous. E wha nga niho nunui rawa, e wha nga mea tu-a-ririki (Tr. xxiv, 447). Ka tu-a-hae te tuakana, ka mea, “Riro rawa te wahine pai nei i taku teina” (M.M. 184).
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Tū (iii), v.i. 1. Stand, be erect. Te maunga e tu mai ta (M. 9). Ka tu ki te marae, ka roa e tu ana (J. xx, 19). Ka tu nga tokotoko ki roto ki te otaota. (T. 79). Ka tu ona waewae, he stood on his feet.
2. Be placid, remain. I a matou e toutou tahi ana ki te kete, kokiritia ki runga pataka tu ai.—E pangaa ana etahi kiore ki ro wai tu ai.—Ruia taitea, kia tu ko taikaka anake (P. 81). Ka mauria mai (nga ipu) ki te aroaro o Rupe, ka tu ki tona taha (T. 33). Taraia he waka kia pai; tu te tauihu, tu te taurapa (M. 91).
3. Be turned up, of the nose, indicating disdain, or merely sniffing. Kua tu te ihu, te tunga ake ano o te ihu, e tama ana e nga mano tini, ngaro noa iho te piro (T.47).
4. Be high, of the sea. Kua tu nga tai o Maihirangi (P.).
5. Be set, be established, take place. Ka tu te hakari (P. 100). E tu ana te haka (T. 145). Ka tu nga toa ki te tu tohu mo te toa o nga tangata.—Ka tu te riri (W. vi, 132). Frequently in the passive, turia, be arranged, be entered upon, begin. Katahi ka turia te haka (T. 167). Ka turia iho e ia i reira, kua ara te patu (T. 202).
turanga (less often tunga). n. 1. Circumstance, time. etc., of standing. Turanga mua; turanga tika; turanga muri, turanga he (P.). Turanga tohu, war dance. Tera pea koe kei nga turanga tohu (M. 332). Turanga whanau, relationship of cousins.
2. Site, foundation.
whakatū. 1. v.t. Erect, set up, raise. Whakaturia tana whare, ko Te Rangiao (M. 325). Ka whakaturia nga tuaahu (T. 112).
2. Propose a subject for discussion, etc. Ka whakaturia tana tamahine i konei, a Te Kahureremoa, ma te tama a taua tangata (T. 143).
3. Instigate. Whakatu tonu atu kia tahuti taua wahine (Pi, 131, 6).
4. n. Formal or set speech. Na Te Koki enei whakatu ki ana tamariki.—Kei te korero whakatu, “Kei au a Raumati” (T. 102).
tūtū. 1. n. A tree at which birds are taken by the mutu snare. He tutu taua rakau; ko te Rua-o-Tane te ingoa; no Te Pouwhenua taua tutu.
2. a. Full, of the tide. Taihoa c haere, kia tutu te tai (J. ii, 148).
whakarūtū. 1. v.t. Point out. (Tar.) Mau e whakatutu te ara.
2. a. Piled up. Kai whakatūtū, piles of food set out for guests. Koia te kai whakatutu (M. 351).
tutū, v.i. 1. Stand erect. Ka whati te ope ra i te wehi ano ki nga tuaitara e tutu haere ana mai (T. 150). I tutu tonu nga makawe, tukirakira ana (T. 193).
2. Be prominent.
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Tū (iv). 1. v.t. Fight with, engage. Kia ata tu ki au taokete (W. ii, 129).
2. v.i. Be ignited. Ka hikaina ki te ahi, ka tu (Tr. vii, 32).
3. a. Vehement, energetic. Tu ana te kiha a tou tangata.—Tama tu, tama ora; tama noho, tama mate kai (P. 83).
4. Persistent, continuous. Tu te wheke. Tu te mania (P. 94).
whakatū, v.t. In the expression whakatu rakau, practise with weapons. Tona maramatanga o te whakatu rakau he ako ki nga tamariki.
tūtū, v.t. Move with vigour. Tūtū waewae, tūtū ngarehu, dance a war dance. Ka mutu te tutu waewae (T. 41).
tutū. 1. v.t. Set on fire. Me tutu te koraha, kia atea ai te ara.
2. v.i. Be raised, as dust, disturbance, etc. Tutu ana te heihei (T.5). Ka tutu te puehu.— Nawai ra, a ka tutu te huka o te waha (P. 98).
3. a. Insubordinate, violent. Ka timata a Tapo i tana mahi tutu (T. 111). Tutūtia, have violence done to one, be treated with violence. Kua tututia taku wahine (T. 117).
4. Vigorous. Tutu to manawa (Breathe vigorously).
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Tū (v), v.i. 1. Be hit, be wounded. Kua tu i te tao a Hatupatu (T. 95). Kua rongo raua i te kapakapa o te harirau o te kuku kua tu i te tangata ra te wero (T. 146).
2. Be served. Tu pupu, tu ngaro; tu hao, tu ea (P.). E te iwi, ka tu koutou i te kaihaukai (S. 82).
tūnga (less frequently turanga), n. Wound; circumstance, etc., of being wounded.
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Tū (vi), v.t. Serve, send. Tu ake e hine ki to tu wharariki hei whakakakara mo hine ki te moenga.
tūtū. 1. v.t. Summon, assemble. Ka hamara a Manaia kia tuturia he tangata hei ohu waru mo ana tao (T. 117). Ka haere tana tuakana ki te tutu ope (P. 100). Ka rite ki te takiwa e pakari ai nga kai, katahi ka turia te taua.
2. n. Messenger sent to summon people, summoner. Ka tukua te tutu (T. 117).
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He aha a Niko i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?
Why didn't Niko get up to greet the guests?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tū ake ana ia ki te marae.
He is standing up on the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I te mutunga o te pōwhiri, ka tū te hākari.
At the end of the welcome, a feast was held.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Kua hōhā au ki tēnei tū āhuatanga.
I'm sick (bored) of this carry on.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua tū a Hine hei kaiārahi.
Hine has stood as a leader.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me tū koe.
You should stand.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakakāhore e koe ēnei tū whakaaro.
You should resist these kinds of thoughts.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana.
Then they left me standing while they had a rest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Kei waho ia i te whare e tū ana.
He is standing outside the house.
Kia tū māia!
Let's be brave!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.
Habitual action - ai
Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena.
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney.
Belonging to the past - nō
E tū!
Stop.
Command with e! - e!
E tū!
Stand!
Command with e! - e!
I tū kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.
She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.
It was as if - ānō nei
E tū whakapakoko ana ia ānō nei kua kōhatutia.
He was standing like a statute as if he had become stone.
It was as if - ānō nei
Tū ake!
Stand up!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kaua e tū!
Don't stand!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tū ki te kai.
Don't stand and eat.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Mā te mahi tahi te kaupapa e tū ai.
Through cooperation the kaupapa will get off the ground or be realised.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
I whiria te tū harakeke e te kuia.
The flax belt was braided by the old woman.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Kāore anō a Hine kia tū hei kaiārahi.
Hine has not stood as a leader yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don't want a casino to be built here.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Kei te tū te waka i te huarahi.
The car's parked on the road.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kāore a Hēmi i te tū.
Hēmi is not standing.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he konohete.
At the end of the hui, a concert was held.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Kāore te waka i tū i te pirihimana.
The car was not stopped by the police.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka tū mai tētahi o aua wāhine rā.
One of those women stood up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tū atu anō he wahine.
Another woman stood up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kite a Tū i te mamaha e puta ake ana i mua o te tereina.
Tū saw the steam rising from the front of the train.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tū mai te tumuaki ki te mihi ki a rātou.
The headmaster stood up to greet them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tū ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.
The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tū mai tētahi wahine anō me te mere pounamu i te ringa.
Another woman stood and came forward with a greenstone mere in her hand.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Kua tū te waka i te pirihimana.
The car was stopped by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Haere atu ki korā tū ai, kia pai ai tō titiro.
Go over there to stand so you can have a good look.
In order to - kia... ai
Rurea, taitea, kia tū ko taikaka anake.
If you strip away the exterior, reveal the treasure inside.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia
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Ko Tōrere te marae i tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting took place.
Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.
Ka tū mai te mea āhua wahangū, a Tāne-mahuta.
Then the quieter one, Tāne-mahuta, stood up.
Ko Tōrere te marae e tū nei te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting is taking place.
Ko mua i te whare te wāhi e tū ai te kaikōrero.
The place where the speaker stands is in front of the house.
I tū tētāho tamaiti tāne.
A certain boy stood.
Koia te take i tū ai/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting was held.
Koia te take e tū ai te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting will be held.
Koia te take e tū nei/nā/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting is being held.
Pakeke rawa ati au, kua tu kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.
E tū ākonga mā.
Stand please students.
Ka tū te hui ki tēhea marae?
At which marae is the hui to occur?
Kaua e tū ki runga i tō rātou whāriki hou!
Do not stand on their new carpet!
Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney
Ka tū tētahi o ngā kaumātua rā.
One of those elders stood up.
Nā, i tū ai Ngāti Kahu i runga i wēnei takiwā ..
And so Ngāti Kahu remained in this area ..
Nō reira i mataku a Tāne, kāhore i kai, tū tonu.
Therefore Tāne was afraid and would not eat, he just left it standing there.
Ko tēnei te marae e tū ai ngā kaumātua ki te whaikōrero
This is the marae on which/where(on) the elders will stand to orate
Tama tū, tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.
I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.
Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the meeting take place?
E noho, e tū, haere
Sit! Stand! Go!
Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the meeting take place?
Kei te tū a Rangi.
Rangi is standing.
Ko wai te whare e tū mai rā?
What’s the name of the house over there?
Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana (Pōtatau 1991:52)
Then they left me standing while they had a rest
Mauri tū.
Life force stand tall.
Ka tū ia, ā, ka kōrero.
He stood and spoke.
Ka tū te hui i tēnei ata nei.
The meeting was held (at) this morning.
Tū kē atu tērā maunga.
That mountain stands apart.
E tū.
Stand up.
Ka tū te hui ki Mangaweka.
A meeting will be held at Mangaweka.
I roto i ngā tau, i tū taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.
Ko Taranaki te maunga e tū mai rā.
The mountain standing over there is Taranaki.
I tū te kaumātua ki te kōrero hei tautoko i te whakatauaki
The kaumātua stood to speak for (in support of) the defendant
I tū tētahi tamaiti tāne.
A certain boy stood.
Kāore tētahi tamaiti tāne i tū.
A certain boy did not stand.
Ko tēnei te marae e tū ai ngā hui kapa haka.
This is the marae where kapa haka competitions/events are held (as a regular practice). (New Zealand Curriculum)
Ko Ranginui e tū nei, ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei.
Ranginui standing above us, and Papatūānuku lying beneath us.
Ki te whakaaetia e ngā kaumātua, ka tū ia ki te kōrero
If it is agreed to by the elders, he will stand to speak
Ka tū mātou ki te tatau hei manaaki i ngā manuhiri.
We will stand at the door to welcome the guests.
I tū ake rātou ki te waiata
They stood up to sing (together, as a group).
Takitū tātou! E tū tātou!
Everyone stand up!
Kei te tū a Rewi.
Rewi is standing.
I tū tū mai ngā koroua ki te kōrero
The elders stood up (individually, one at a time) to speak.
I te tū ia.
He was standing.
Tū ana anō a ia i roto i te wai.
She was still standing in the water.
Ko te pātainga iho a Tama, ‘E Tū, kei te ora tonu koe?
Tū, are you still alive?
E tū ana te tamaiti tāne.
The boy is standing. / The boy was standing. / The boy will be standing.
Ka whakatika mai te manuhiri ki mua o te wharenui, ka tū, ka tangi (Kāretu 1974:10)
The visitors proceed to the front of the meeting house, stand and weep
Ka pakeke rawa atu au, ka tū kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.
Ka tū he tamaiti.
A boy stands. / A boy will stand.
Kia tū koe ki te kōrero, me mihi ki te whare, ki te marae, ki te hunga mate, ki te tangata whenua
When you stand to speak, you should acknowledge the house, the marae, the deceased and the hosts
Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the hui take place?
Kāore ia i te tū.
He was not standing.
Kei te tū āna irāmutu i runga i ōku kākahu mā.
His nephews are standing on my clean clothes.
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.
Ko te tūmahi poro, te tūmahi whiti-kore, he tūmahi ka tū me tana kotahi.
Intransitive verbs, intransitive verbs, verbs...
Tū mai kia kite atu au.
Stand up so I can see you.
Kāore a Rewi i te tū.
Rewi is not standing.
Ko Kararaina te mea i tū ki te karanga.
Katherine is the one who stood and called.
Ā muri i ia whaikōrero ka tū ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te kaikōrero ki tētahi waiata.
After each speech the people will stand to support the speaker with a song.
Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.
i tangi tū te wahine
the woman wept standing
E piirangi ana koe ki a Tuu, ki a wai raanei?
You want Tu or who?
He toka tū moana ia!
She's a rock!
Kia tū toa!
Let's be strong!
Kia tū pakari!
Let's be robust!
E tū ki te mihi.
Stand up to greet.
E tū ana ahau i te papa tākaro i tākaro ai ahau.
I am standing in the playground where I used to play.
Kia tū rangatira!
Let's be chiefly!
Kia tū tangata!
Let's be human!
Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.
Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
I reira, ka tū te tira ki te tina.
There, the travelling party had lunch.
Ko ngā mea e tū ana.
The ones standing up.
Kei muri rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing behind the house.
Kia kitea, mauria mai ki te taha o te māra tū ai.
When you find it, bring it over to stand at the side of the garden.
Kua tū ake te rangatira.
The chief has stood up.
Kei te tū tāna irāmutu i runga i tōku kākahu mā.
His nephew is standing on my clean dress.
Kaua e tū!
Don’t stand up!
Ka rere te manu rā ki te marae o te kāinga tū ai
That bird flew onto the village’s marae and stood there
Ka tū a ia, ka karanga mai i waho i te whare.
He stood and called outside the house, or from outside the house.
He tāroa a Tū.
Tū is tall.
Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi (Mt Cook), the ancestral mountain of the Waitaha people.
Me tū teitei koe pērā i te tōtara.
You should stand tall like the tōtara tree.
Tū kē atu tēra maunga.
That mountain stands apart.
E tū kōrua!
(You two) stand up!
I te mutunga o te akoranga, ka tū te arotakenga.
At the end of the lesson an evaluation was done.
E tū ana mātou i te roto.
We were standing by the lake.
E tika ana kia tū ia ki te kōrero
It is right that s/he should stand to speak
Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?
Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
(Do not stand on that chair!)
Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?
Tama tū, tama ora, tama moe, tama mate.
The boy that stands, lives. The boy that sleeps, dies.
Tū anganui ana ngā tāngata e rua.
The two men stood opposite each other.
I taua pō, ka tū te kanikani.
That night, there was a dance.
Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.
Ko wai hei tiaki i tēnei parepare mō ngā tau e toru e tū mai nei?
Who will guard this bastion for the next three years?
Kei te tū ahau.
I am standing.
I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru nei i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.
E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
He kaha atu a Tū i a Pou ki te kai.
Tū eats more than Pou.
Tū ana ngā tāngata tokorua i ō rātou taha, uira tonu ngā kākahu.
The two men stood at their side,
I tū tātou, ēngari, kei te noho rātau.
We stood, but they are sitting.
E tū ki konā.
Stand there.
Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don’t want a casino/gambling outfit to be built here.
Ā te tau e heke mai nei, ka tū te hui nui.
In the year ahead, the big meeting will be held.
Kātahi ka haere a Tū rātou ko āna tama ki te tatau o te whare.
Then Tū and his sons went to the door of the house.
Ka karanga a Rāpata ki a au kia tū.
Rapata called to me to stand.
I tū nga tāngata, engari, kei te noho rātou.
The people stood, but at the moment - kei te - they are sitting.
Ka tū ia i roto i te rūnanga, ka waiata i te waiata nei.
She stood up in the assembly and sang this song.
Ka tū te pō whakangahau ki tōku whare, kaua ki tōna.
The party is at my place, not his.
Taihoa. Me tatari kia tū mārika te waka.
Hold on. You need to wait until the car has come to a complete stop.
E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.
Tokoiwa rātou i tū ki te kōrero.
Nine of them stood to talk.
Titiro ki te maunga e tū mai ana.
Look at the mountain standing there.
I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru (nei) i mua i te wharenui e tū ana
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house
Tu atu!
Stand over there!
I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he arotakenga.
At the end of the hui, an evaluation was done.
I tū ake rātou ki te waiata.
They stood up to sing together as a group.
Whakakī-a ā.koutou karaehe ki te waina ka tū ai.
Fill your glasses with wine then stand.
Kia kino te tahā, kia tū noa ai i te marae.
Let the calabash be plain so that it can safely stand out on the marae.
Ka puta a Rongo ki waho o te pā ki.te tū atu ki te hoariri ..
Rongo emerged outside the pā to stand up to the enemy ..
Kāore te tamaiti tāne e tū ana.
The boy is not standing.
Kua tū tēnei.
This one has stood.
Ka tū ake au ki te kōrero atu ki a koutou.
I stand up to speak to you.
Kāore anō tēnei kia tū.
This one has not [yet] stood.
(I tū te hui ki taua marae
The meeting took place at that marae
E tū whakapakoko ana ia ānō nei kua kōhatutia.
He was standing like a statue as if he had become stone.
