Results for 'tangi'
tangi - to cry; to make a sound
kaua - negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi
Tangi. 1. v.i. Sound, give forth a sound, cry, of things animate or inanimate. Ka tangi te wharauroa, ko nga karere a Mahuru (P.44). E tangi he pu i nga po katoa, ko au tena (T. 131). Whakarongo ki te tai e tangi haere ana (M. 47).
2. Weep, utter a plaintive cry, sing a dirge, as a sign of grief or of affection. Katahi ka aue te matua ki te tangi (Pi. 135, 3). Haere ana te wahine ra ki tahaki tangi ai (T. 83). Kia ata tangi tatou kei rongo mai aku hoa (T. 97).
3. Fret, cry. He tangi ta te tamariki (P. 27).
4. Salute, weep over. Ka haere mai a Rehua kia tangi, na, tangi makuware ana a Rehua (T. 33).
5. Resound. Tangi ana te patu (W. iv, 177). Tangi ana te umere (T. 160).
6. v.t. Mourn. Ko wai tou tangata hei tangi i a koe? (T. 40).
7. Cry for. He tangi kai tou? (M. 49).
8. n. Sound. Te tangi o nga pu a Tutanekai (T. 130).
9. Lamentation, mourning, dirge. Katahi ka whakahuatia iho e te tungane tana tangi (T. 34). Tangi atahu, love spell. Tangi tawhiti, an incantation or spell.
whakatangi, v.t. Cause to sound. Ka whakatangi au i taku koauau (T. 76).
tatangi. 1. v.i. Jingle, rattle. Ka whakarongo ake te tuahine ki nga iwi o te tungane e tatangi ana i runga i te whare (T. 40).
2. Gurgle. E tatangi kau ake nei te korokoro (M. 86).
3. n. Gahnia lacera, a sedge, cutty grass. whakatangitangi. 1. a. Applied to the largest and final wedge used in splitting a tree, ora whakatangitangi.
2. n. Metrosideros scandens, a tree.
3. v.t. Cajole, appeal to sympathy of.
4. n. Wooden striker used in tattooing.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te tangi te kōtiro.
The girl is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te tangi te pēpi.
The baby is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe tamaiti nei!
Go away, lest you make the child cry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
E tangi!
Cry!
Command with e! - e!
Kaua e tangi.
Don't cry.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tangi, e te tau.
Don't cry my darling.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I tata tangi te pēpi.
The baby almost cried.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia.
I'm ok, but she's crying.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kua mutu te tangi a te pēpi.
The baby's crying has finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka tino kaha rawa tōna tangi ki tōna mamae.
She mourned deeply for her pains.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tangi te pere ākuanei.
The bell has rung.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tangi ngā tamāhine ki tō rātou pāpā.
The daughters mourned for their father.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He tāne tangi ranginamu.
He is a handsome man.
Categorizing sentences - he
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.
Away - atu
Nā te aha te tama i tangi ai?
For what reason did the boy cry?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Kua tangi te piana. Kua kanikani ētahi o ngā tāngata.
The piano has started playing. Some of the people have started dancing.
Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!
I hea koe i te tangi o te pīpīwharauroa?
Where were you when the shining cuckoo sang?
He ahai a Mere i tangi ai?
Why did Mere cry?
He ahai a Mere w tangi ai?
Why will Mere cry?
Kua tangi te pere.
The bell has rung.
He ahai a Mere w tangi nei?
Why is Mere crying?
I rongo au i tētahi manu e tangi ana.
I heard a bird singing.
I te whakatakariri o Rangi, ka tangi ia.
Because Rangi was so angry, he cried.
Kei te tangi a Mereana.
Mereana is crying.
Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.
Kei te tangi te koroua i tōna tahu.
The old man is mourning his love.
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa.
A flute can be heard every night.
