Results for 'tūmanako'
tūmanako - to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for
Tūmanako. v.t. 1. Regard any absent object with favour or desire. Tumanako tonu te ngakau ki te mea i kiia mai moku. Used especially in reference to a greedy anticipation of game to be caught by others. ‖ J. vii, 133. He tumanako te koura i kore ai (P.).
2. Expect. E tumanako ana ki te putanga mai o te taua.
3. Hope.
Williams Dictionary
E rapu ipo ana a Tawa.
Tawa is love-seeking.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He toki a Tūmanako ki te tākaro poitūkohu.
Tūmanako is an expert at playing basketball.
Ko Tūmanako te toki hākinakina o tōna whānau.
Tūmanako is the sports champion of his family
Ko tōku tūmanako tēnei, kia hoki ora koe ki tō whaea.
This is my hope, that you should return safely to your mother.
E tūmanako ana mātou kia whakaāe mai te Kawanatanga ki tā mātou pitihana.
We are hoping the Government will agree to our petition.
E tūmanako ana au kia hoki mai taku tau ākuanei.
I am hoping my darling will return home soon.
E tūmanako ana a Brosnan, ka mātāmua ake te reo i ngā whakatakotoranga mahere anamata o ngā rāngai maha, mai i te ao pāpāho ki te hauora.
Brosnan hoped the language could take precedence in future planning within different sectors from broadcasting to health.
