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tae - to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

Tae (i). 1. v.i. Arrive, come, go. Kihai i taro kua tae mai; tae kau mai ano kua titiro ia (T. 35). Tera pea e tae mai ki konei (T. 188). Ka rongo a Maui i te ika ka tae ki tana (T. 25). Kua tae atu te kaitiki atu i tetehi ngohi mana (T. 141). Na nga moe kino kihai ratou i tae i te wehi (T. 201).

2. v.t. Arrive at, reach. Ka hoe te tuakana, ka tae ki uta (M.M. 185). “E kore ranei au e tae?” “E kore koe e tae; ko nga rangi tenei i roherohea e Tane” (T. 32). Ka taea te taingawai o te ihu (T. 72). Ko te piro tupa-paku kua tae mai ki o raua ihu (T. 176).

3. Extend to, of space or time; sometimes used impersonally, and equivalent to as far as, until. E korero tito ana, no ratou te whenua tae mai ki Rangitaiki. Na, kia rongo mai koe; kaore rawa a Te Urewera whenua i tae mai ki konei (W.M. x, 178). Ka tupato ki te mahi maminga tonu a taua wahine ia po, ia po, a tae noa ki tetehi atu po (T. 12). Ka page 356 noho ki Piako taea noatia te ngahuru.—Ka tae ki te ngahuru ka mānu te teretere a Paoa (T. 189).

4. Touch, of feelings. Ka mahara te wahine ra, “E, kua mate!” Ka tae te puaroha ki a ia (M.M. 186).

5. Amount to, of numbers. I tae ki te toru mano nga tangata ki te whakaaro iho (W.M. ix, 25).

6. Equal. E kore tau e tae ki taku (W. iv, 180). Kahore he tangata e taea ai a Te Horo te oho.

7. Proceed to; the object being introduced by ki, and the ensuing action being generally indicated by a passive verb. Ka tae a Tawhaki ki nge ona, whakarerea ake (Tawhaki proceeded to discard his clothes) (T. 52). Tae atu te wahine ra ki tona ihu, motokia ake (The woman proceeded to punch her nose) (Pi. 135, 4). Ka tae a Kae ki nga paua, ka whakapiria ki nga kanohi (T. 37). Ka tae te tangata ra ki tana taurekareka, ka hoatu hei utu mo te ruahine ra (T. 49).

8. In the passive, be effected, be accomplished. Ka taea e au tenei, ka taea hoki e au tera atu aianei (T. 19). To noa, to noa, te taea (T. 76). E taea hoki te aha? (What could they do?) (T. 200). Often with an infinitive to denote the character of the action. E kore e taea te whai (T. 144). Kihai i taea te korikori (T. 143).

9. Be overcome, be taken. Ka whakapaea taua pa nei e te taua i te po, i te ao, a kihai i taea (T. 182). Ka taea taku raru.

10. With a negative, expressing inability or impossibility. Te taea te whakamanawanui (It could not be borne) (T. 82).

taeatanga, n. Sack, capture. I nohoia tonutia hoki taua pa e Ngati Maru i muri iho o te horonga, ara o te taeatanga e te taua a Tauru ma (W. v, 122).

whakatae, v.t. Cause to come about. Na te ngakau koi hotahota he whakataenga koronga (M. 287).

whakataetae, v.t. Try strength, contend. Ka mea a Tamure kia whakataetae ia ki a Kiki (T. 172).

Williams Dictionary

Tae (ii), n. 1. Juice of plants.

2. Dye, stain. Kua hemo te tae o nga kakahu.

3. Colour, hue.

4. Filth, excrement. ‖ tutae. Taeturi, ear-wax. = ta-turi. ‖ tā (ix).

5. Refuse of flax in dressing, tow.

6. Flakes of cloud or mist. Te tae pukohu tataiore e taipua ana i nga maunga (J. xx, 17).

taetae, a. Ulcerated, suppurating. He u taetae te mate o taua wahine.

Williams Dictionary

Tae (iii). In the expressions a tae, ka tae. ‖ ātae, kātae.

Williams Dictionary

He aha koe i tae tōmuri ai i tēnei rā?
Why did you arrive late today?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

E tae katoa mai ana ngā manuhiri.
All the visitors are arriving.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tae tōmuri mai ia i te pō rā.
He arrived late last night.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tae mai ngā tītī.
The muttonbirds have arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae katoa mai rātou.
They have all arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae mai rātou?
Have they arrived?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae mai a Hemi.
Hemi has arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae atu koe ki tāwāhi?
Have you been overseas?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae te rīpoata ki te kaiako.
The report has been given to the teacher.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.
Habitual action - ai

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi Rāmere, kāore ia i tae mai ki te mahi.
One Friday, she didn't turn up for work.
Belonging to the past - nō

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...

Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero.
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion.
If... (using me) - me

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka tae mai a Mere mā runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka tae mai a Amaru mā runga motukā.
Amaru travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kua tata tae mai te ope.
The visiting party has almost arrived.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Kia tae atu tātou ki Te Tairāwhitio, ka pōhiritia tātou.
When we get to the East Coast we will be welcomed.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Tokohia ngā tāngata i tae atu ki reira?
How many people arrived there?
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia tae katoa mai ngā tāngata, kātahi ka tīmata ai.
When everyone arrives, then we'll begin.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

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

Inahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I napō au i tae mai ai.
I arrived last night.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nō whea hoki ia e tae mai ai?
There's no way he will get here?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I nahea a Manu i tae mai ai?
When did Manu arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I nahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai.
It was on Sunday that the news arrived.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I nanahi a Tame i tae mai ai.
Tame arrived yesterday.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Kāore anō rāua kia tae mai.
They haven't yet arrived.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāo, kāore anō au kia tae atu ki reira.
No, I haven't yet been there.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō ngā manuhiri kia tae mai.
The visitors have not arrived yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō a Hemi kia tae mai.
Hemi has not arrived yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te rīpoata kia tae ki te kaiako.
The report has not been given to the teacher yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae mai rātou, ka pōwhiritia.
When they arrive they will be welcomed.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

I te Wenerei, ka tae mai taku whanaunga.
On Wednesday my relation arrived.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka tae te ope rā ki ā rātou mea i mahia mai rā i Āwhitu.
The group took their things which had been made in Āwhitu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae ki te teihana, ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
We arrived at the station and we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae mai te taraka o Rangi me ngā tēpu, me ngā tūru.
Rangi's truck arrived with the tables and the chairs.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He aha te tae o tēnei?
What colour is this?
What? - He aha?

He aha te tae o tēnā?
What colour is that?
What? - He aha?

He aha te tae o ōna karu?
What colour are her eyes?
What? - He aha?

He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?
What? - He aha?

He kikorangi te tae o tēnā.
That colour is blue.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore au e pai ki te tae o tērā motoka.
I don't like the colour of that car.
That (over there) - tērā

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.
Towards - mai

Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Towards - mai

Kua tae mai a Mia.
Mia has arrived.
Towards - mai

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!
Towards - mai

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.
Towards - mai

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.
Away - atu

Tae atu a Ponga ki tana taha.
Ponga reached her side.
Away - atu

Kua tae atu koe ki Te Rerenga Wairua?
Have you been to Cape Reinga.
Away - atu

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Kua whakaritea, me tae rātou ki te mira o Kawerau i te iwa karaka.
It was arranged that they should arrive at the Kawearau mill at nine o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Tae rawa atu, kātahi tonu ia ka haere.
When we arrived, he had just left.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa.
If we leave early, we will arrive in Gisborne on time.
*If using ki - ki

Ki te tae mai he ope, me pōhiri.
If a group arrives, they must be welcomed.
*If using ki - ki

Engari, he pai ki ahau te tae.
But I like the colour.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kātahi anō ngā manuhiri ka tae mai.
The guests have just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi anō a Taika ka tae mai.
Taika has just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kia tae mai a Aria, ka peka atu tātau ki te kāinga o Pita.
When Aria arrives, we will stop by Pita's house.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

He aha a Tawa i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
Why didn't Tawa come to the hui?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Ka tae mai ana rātou, ka kai tātou.
When they arrive, we will eat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka kai tātou, ka tae mai ana rātou.
We will all eat when they arrive.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Tae tonu atu ia, ka moe.
As soon as he arrived he slept. — 139

I noho mai rātou, tae noa mai ki te Rāhoroi kua hipa nei
They stayed right up till last Saturday

Ka tae a Māui ki te rua i rere iho rā tōna whaea.
Māui reached the pit down which his mother had fled.

Me ū tonu ki te mahi tae noa atu ki te wā e oti ai
You should stick to the task right up till the time it is completed

Kua tae mai ā tātou manuhiri.
Our visitors have arrived.

Mai i te mutunga o tana mahi, tae noa mai ki tana matenga, i Pōneke ia e noho ana
He lived in Wellington from the time of his retirement until his death

I tere tana haere kia kore ai ia e tae toomuri
She walked quickly so that she wouldn’t be late

Ahakoa tae atu ia ki hea, i tino manaakitia.
Wherever he went, he was very well looked after.

Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai.
They’ve just arrived. — 853

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui
All the students of the university attended the meeting

Kua tae mai ki te wā...
We have arrived at the time...

Kua tae katoa mai rātou
They have all arrived

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
Wherever you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua.

Ko te hiahia o Kupe, kia tae rawa atu ia ki Aotearoa.
It was Kupe’s wish to get right to New Zealand.

Kua tae mai ngā waka e rua tekau.
The twenty canoes have arrived.

Hei tēra Mane rāua tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pepuere
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February

Te tini o te tangata i tae ake, tāne mai, wāhine māi.
A huge crowd turned up, men and women.

Titiro ki tērā taraka nui kua tae mai
Look at that big truck that has arrived

Nō nahea koe i tae mai ai? (time)
When did you arrive?

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae
This is my first time on this marae

Ko tēnei te wā tuatoru i tae atu au ki reira
this is incorect

Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai
They’ve just arrived

Mehemea i tae mai ia, ka kite au
If he had come, I would have seen [him]

Āhua rua tekau ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui
About 20 people came to the meeting

Koirā i tae tūreiti mai ai
That’s why (he) arrived late

Ka tae tētahi tauhou ki te kāinga.
A certain stranger came to the village.

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua
By the time they got there, the koroua had died

ara, ka tae atu koe ki te awa
If you walk along that track, you will reach the river

Kei konei ia tae noa ki te Mane,.
She's here till Monday.

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o’clock they had got to Ōmihi.

Ke whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua
Wherever (no matter where) you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua

I tae atu te Hīkoi ki Ākarana, ki Kirikiriroa, ki Taupō, ki hea, ki hea
The Hīkoi went to Auckland, to Hamilton, to Taupō, and so on

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai.
I’ve just arrived. / It’s the first time I’ve come.

Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere.
He used to go even into the prisons.

Kua tae mai rātou.
They have arrived.

Tae atu ana, ka uru ninihi atu te wuruhi ki roto.
When he arrived, the wolf slipped inside.

Kua tae mai nei rātou.
They have arrived here.

Ahakoa i tae toomuri mai koutou, hei aha!
Although you arrived late, never mind!

Kua tae tonu mai nei rātou.
They have just arrived here.

Mā te aha i tae mai rātou ki te tautoko
At least they came to offer their support

Tō.rāua kāinga i tae mai ai ko Kaka-horoa.
The village they came from was Kaka-horoa.

Anā, kua tae mai tāua.
We've made it. We're here.

Kua tae mai ētahi o ngā manuhiri, kāore anō ētahi.
Some of the guests have arrived, some not yet.

Ka whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.

Ahakoa tae atu ia ki hea, i tino manaakitia
Wherever he went (no matter where he went), he was very well looked after

Ka pēra haere tonu te mahi, ā tae noa mai ki Aotearoa nei (Pōtatau 1991:10)
They proceeded like that until they arrived in New Zealand

Mai i te tau 1985 tae noa ki te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i Whangārei rātou e noho ana
They were living in Whangārei from 1985 until the beginning of this year

Kua tae mai ia
The dog has died

Me tatari koe kia tae mai tōu whaea
You had best wait until your mother arrives.

Haere tonu, ka tae ki Āniwaniwa.
[She] went on and reached Āniwaniwa.

Ki te kore a Mere e tae mai āpōpō, ka waea atu ki a Henare.
If Mere doesn't arrive tomorrow I will ring Henare.

Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.

Ka whakaaro a Tia, ākunei te tae wawe ai ko Ngātoroirangi kei reira i mua i a ia
Tia thought that presently, Ngātoroirangi would arrive there before him

I tae mātou ki te marae i hui ai te whānau.
We arrived at the marae where the family met.

Kua tae mai tō mātou tuahine ki te kāinga.
Our sister has arrived home.

Ā te waru karaka, ka tae mai rātou.
At eight o’clock, they will arrive.

E tae mai ana ngā manuhiri.
The guests are arriving.

Ka tae ana te ope, ka pōhiritia
When the party arrives, they will be welcomed

Kia tae mai ia, ka kai tātou.
When/once he arrives, we'll eat.

Inā tae mai koe, ka kai ai tātou.
When you get here, we’ll have a meal.

Kia tae mai ngā mokopuna, ka tunu keke a Kui.
Whenever the grandchildren arrive, Kui bakes a cake.

Māku e hoko mai he koha māu inā tae mai te moni.
I’ll buy you a present when the money arrives.

Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.

Kia tae mai a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
When Rangi arrives, the meeting will start.

Kia tae mai rā anō a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
Not until Rangi arrives will the meeting start.

Nā te ua tae tōmuri ai ahau i ngā rā katoa.
It is because of the rain that I am late every day.

Āe, he waimarie i tae mai ai.
Yes, it was (because of) good fortune that we got here.

Kua tae atu te waka rā, ki Hawaiki.
That canoe has reached Hawaiki.

Ka tae mai a Rangi, ka kai tātou.
When Rangi arrives, we'll eat.

Āe, i tae pai au ki Waitetoko, ā, mai i taua wā e noho nei au i taku kāinga.
Yes, I arrived safely at Waitetoko, and since that time I have been living in my home.

Kua tae mai a Hōne.
Hone has arrived.

Ina tae te tangata rā ki tāwāhi, ka mate ia.
When that man reaches the other side he will die.

Kua tae mai ō rātou hoa.
Their friends have arrived.

Me moata te tae atu + kei mahue koe i te pahi
Make sure to be on time, or you will miss the bus.

Kua tae mai rātou i hea?
Where have they arrived from?

Tae ā-tinana.
Arrive in body hui ā-tau meet annually.

Katahi anō te ope ka tae ki te marae.
At last, the group arrived at the marae.

Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei
It was on Monday that she arrived, not on Tuesday

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?

Kua tae atu rātou.
They have arrived.

Noo te poo i tae mai ai
At night, [it] arrived

Ka whakaaro a Tia ākuanei te tae wawe ai ko Ngātoroirangi ki reira i mua i a ia. (Pōtatau 1991:246)
Tia soon thought that Ngātoroirangi would arrive there before him.

Ka mea a Tinirau ki a Ngae, ‘Ākuanei koe te tae ai ki tō kāinga.
Soon you will reach your home.

Āhua rua tekau ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui.
About twenty people came to the meeting.

Pēnei e kore au e whakamā te mea atu ai au ki ērā, ‘E kore au e tae atu.
If it had been like this, then I would not have hesitated in saying to them, ‘I will not go with you

Kātahi-tonu-nei rātou ka tae mai.
They have just arrived.

Kua tae mai te pahi i Rotorua
The bus has arrived from Rotorua

Hei te pō ka tae mai.
He will come tonight.

Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.

I te ata ka tae mātou ki Te Reinga.
In the morning we arrived at Te Reinga.

Kua tae mai a Moana te moeroa.
Moana the dreamer has arrived.

Āpōpō ka tae koe ki te kāinga.
You will reach home tomorrow.

Kua tae mai ia?
Has the dog died?

I tae atu rātou ki reira me ā rātou pū.
They arrived there with their guns.

Ka wehewehea ngā kākahu i runga anō i te tae.
The clothes will be sorted according to colour.

Hei āpōpō au tae mai ai.
I will come tomorrow.

Kua tae mai te kaiako e ako ana i te reo Māori.
The teacher who teaches Māori has arrived.

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.

Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai.
They arrive next Monday.

I tērā pō, ka tae mai ētahi manuhiri.
Last night, some visitors arrived.

Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.
They have arrived in Rotorua.

Ka whakangāwaritia e rātou tā rātou haere kia tae atu ai te wahine nei ki a rātou.
They slowed their pace so that this woman could catch up with them.

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rotorua.

Kua tae mai tō māua hoa
Our friend has arrived

I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.

Nā te waipuke o te awa mātou i kore ai e tae mai.
It was because of the flooding of the river that we did not arrive.

Kua tae atu koe ki...
Have you been to...

Kua tae ā-tinana atu koe ki...
Have you been, in person, to...

Nā te aha a Nikau i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Nikau did not come to the meeting?

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived (here).

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri i te Tai Rāwhiti
The visitors have arrived from the East Coast

I tae mai rātou ki Kāwhia.
They arrived at Kāwhia.

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

I hapa taku pahi, nā reira i tae tōmuri ai au.
I missed my bus, so I arrived late.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri ki konei.
The guests have arrived here.

E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.

Kua tata tae mai te ope
The visiting party has almost arrived

Ka tae ki runga
[He] reached the top

Hei āpōpō au tae atu ai.
Tomorrow I’ll be there.

I tae mai ngā tamariki mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
The children arrived on their horses

Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei.
It was on Monday that she arrived, not Tuesday.

Ka tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived (here where I am) in Christchurch.

B. Mā runga wakarererangi (au tae mai ai)
I got here by plane

Ka tae atu rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived (there) in Christchurch.

Kātahi anō au kua tae mai.
I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).

B. Mā runga wakarerangi (au tae mai ai)
I (got here) by plane

Kātahi ka tae te rongo ki ngā iwi katoa.
Then the news reached all the tribes.

Kei te tae mai, te tino tangata rā, ki te hui.
That very man is arriving at the meeting.

Mā Taupō (au tae mai ai)
I (got here) by way of Taupō

I tae pai katoa rātou ki uta.
They all reached the shore safely.

I teatahi pōo ka tae mai te waea ki a Hata kua mate tana mokopuna.
One night a telegram reached Hata (telling him that) his grandchild was dead.

E hia kē mai ngā waka i tae atu ki Waitangi i taua wā
What a lot of canoes arrived at Waitangi at that time!

Tae ana te taurekareka, hoki mai ana.
The slave accomplished his task and returned.

Tāua ka noho i konei tatari ai kia tae mai.
Let's sit down here and wait until she arrives.

Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai
It was on Sunday that the news arrived

Ka tae rāua ki reira ka waiho te tamaiti rā a Kape-taua e Tara-kumikumi i aua toka rā noho ai.
When they reached there, that child, Kape-taua, was left to stay on that rock by Tara- kumikumi.

Kua whakarite·a me tae raatou ki te mira o Kawerau i te iwa karaka
gen Kawerau at the nine clock ‘It was arranged that they should arrive at the Kawerau mill at nine o’clock

Kei te tae mai ia mā runga i te pahi.
She is arriving by bus.

Ko te mate i mate katoa ai te tangata tae noa ki ngā tamariki.
A disaster in which all are killed including children.

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua
They have arrived (here) from Rotorua

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
Just at this moment, Toto’s daughters arrived

Ko te tuumanako, kia tae mai koutou ki taa taatou hui
It is [our] wish that you should come to our meeting

Ka tae ai ki te wā hei nehu i a ia (Kāretu 1974:23)
The time comes to bury him

Āe, kua tae mai rātou.
Yes, they've arrived.

Tae rawa atu rātou ki te kāinga, kua tae kē ō rātou hoa
When they eventually reached home their friends had already arrived

I tae mai te pahi o Rotorua me tō Waitomo i te wā kotahi
The bus from Rotorua and the one from Waitomo arrived at the same time

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai?
When will they arrive?

I whānau mai a Rangi i te tau i tae mai ai ngā Beatles ki Aotearoa.
Rangi was born in the year when the Beatles visited New Zealand.

Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went onto the marae.

Āe, kua tae atu au ki reira, ki Te Rerenga Wairua.
Yes, I've been there, to Cape Reinga.

Kei konei ia tae noa atu ki te Mane
She’s here until Monday

Kaaore au i te maumahara oo whea a ia i tae mai ai
I don’t remember when he arrived

Ā te Rāhina tae mai ai te ope.
The group arrives on Monday.

I tērā wiki i tae mai ai te ope.
Last week the group arrived.

Nōnāhea ngā manuhiri i tae mai ai?
When did the guests arrive?

E tatari ana mātou kia tae mai ō mātou hoa.
We are waiting until our friends arrive.

Ko ia te tangata tuarua i tae atu ki tērā roto.
He was the second man to reach (who reached) that lake.

Tae rawa atu mātou ki te awa kua wehe kē te poti.
When we eventually arrived at the river the boat had already departed.

I āwangawanga rātou kei kore ia e tae atu i te wā tika.
They were worried that she might not arrive at the right time.

Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere (Kāretu 1974:91)
He used to go even into the prisons

Kua tae mai te kootiro naa·na i hoko mai ngaa whurutu
The girl who bought the fruit has arrived

Koirā i tae tūreiti mai ai.
That’s why he arrived late.

Kua tae mai ō taokete ki.te tiki mai i a tāua kia haere atu.
Sir, your brothers-in-law have arrived to fetch us so that we will go.

I tae tuarua mai te ope o Tūhoe.
The Tūhoe group arrived second.

Kāore anō ia kia tae mai.
He hasn’t arrived yet.

(I tae mai ngā tāngata ki te hui
The people came to the meeting

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.

Hoatu ahakoa maa wai e tae mai
Give it to whoever comes

Taihoa kia tae mai ōku tuākana.
Wait until my older brothers come along.

Ka tae te ropa rā ki ana hoa, ka rongo rātou, heoi anō rongo kau anō, ka oho te mauri o ērā.
The slave got to his friends, and they listened, but when they listened, their fear was aroused.

Taihoa kia tae mai taku tuākana.
Wait until my older brother comes along.

Kua tae tātou! E kaikaha ana au ki te puta.
We’ve arrived! I can’t wait to get out.

Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion

Kua tae mai te manuhiri.
The visitors have arrived.

Tokohia i tae mai ki te whakarongo ki te pirimia?
How many people are coming to hear the Prime Minister?

Kā tae mai ki a ia te hiahia kia kite i ōna tuākana.
The desire to see his older brothers came to him.

Tae (kau) mai ana ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
As soon as he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Haere koe i te ara a Taihoa, kia tae ai koe ki Aua-atu.
Go by the road of By-and-by, arrive at nowhere.

Tae moata atu, e moe tonu ana ngaa tamariki
When [we] arrived early, the children were still sleeping

Ka tae mai raa hoki ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the elder had died.

Ka tae ki te wāhi i tupu ai te poroporo o Uenuku.
They reached the place where Uenuku's breadfruit grew.

Nō/I Te Rāhoroi rātou i tae mai ai
They arrived on Saturday. It was on Saturday that they arrived.

Tae noa ki te peka·nga, peka tonu hoki ia
When [they] reached the turning, he turned also

Mehemea ka tae mai ia, *ka* kōrero māua.
If he arrives, then we will talk.

Kia tae mai koe, ka kai (ai) taatou
When you get here, well have a meal

Maa·ku e hoko mai he koha maa·u inaa tae mai te moni
I’ll buy you a present when the money arrives

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai
It was last Saturday that they arrived (there)

Inaa tae mai koe, ka kai ai taatou
When you get here we’ll have a meal

Kua tae mai tā tātou manuhiri.
Our visitor has arrived.

Ka tae te tangata rā ki tana taurekareka, ka hoatu hei utu mō te wahine.
The man took his slave and gave him away as payment for the woman.

tae noa atu ki a Mahuru
until September.

Nōnahea koe tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?

Correct: Nō te Rāhina ahau tae mai ai.
I arrived on Monday.

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