Results for 'things'
tikanga - reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
Nāwai i hē ka hē kē atu - Things are going from bad to worse.
Waiho mā mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Ka mea atu ia ki a Mea kia meatia ngā mea katoa ki mea wāhi.
She told so-and-so to put all the things in such-and-such a place.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka pīrangitia e ia ngā mea katoa.
All the things are wanted by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Me kōpaki e tātou ā tātou mea katoa, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We should wrap our things up and then head home.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka aroha rātou. Nō hea e oma, nō hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
Ka aroha rātou. Nō whea e oma, nō whea e huna.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
Kia kamakama e hoa, ko tāu kupu anake te mea e tāria nei.
Can you hurry things up a bit - your opinion is the only one still being waited on.
Be waited for - tāria
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 pīrangi ia ki ngā mea katoa.
He wants all the things.
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
He kaupapa āna?
Does she have some things on?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He aha ngā rongonga kōrero?
What are the things you've heard?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā mea ngahau ki a koe?
What things do you find entertaining?
What? - He aha?
He aha ngā mea pai ki a koe?
What things do you like?
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He manu ērā mea mā.
Those white things are birds.
He tino maha ngā mea whakamīharo i kite rātou i taua rā.
at that day The wonderful things that they saw that day were very numerous.
Ka mea atu ia ki a Mea kia meatia ngā mea katoa ki mea wāhi
She told so-and-so to put all the things in such-and-such a place
I kite rātou i ngā mea whakamīharo i taua rā.
They saw the wonderful things that day.
Na rātou ēnā mea.
Those things are theirs.
Ko ēnei ngā mahi o te hui.
These things are the work (the things that happen at) of hui.
Enei Ēnā Ērā
These things near me
He kumi ēnā.
Those things are crocodiles.
Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may ingse well for them.
Ā, ko ā Arama i huaina ai ki ngā mea ora katoa, hei ingoa ērā mō rātou (Genesis 2:19)
And whatever Adam called all the living things, those were their names
Āe, he taniwha
Yes, there are (such things as) monsters
Utaina ngā mea katoa kia reri ai te taraka ki te haere āpōpō.
Load all the things so that (in order that) the truck will be ready to go tomorrow.
E hia?
How many things (are there)?
Nā te kite a ngā kaitito waiata i tēnei āhuatanga ..
Because the composers see these things ..
Ko ēhea ngā mea māku
Which are the things for me?
Ko ēnei ngā mea hou māu
These are the new things for you
Kei a au ngā mea e pīrangi nei a Māmā.
I have the things Mum wants.
Mā ngā mea nunui e rahu te tapu o te pā nei.
The important ones can touch the sacred things of this pā.
Me mahi tonu tātau kia rite ai ēnei mea katoa.
We had better keep working so that all these things will be ready.
Kaua e ringa raweke
Don't go touching things.
Me kōpaki e tātou ā tātou mea katoa, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We should wrap our things up and then head home.
Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka?
Whose are the things in this box?
Utaina ēnei mea ki runga i te taraka.
Load these things onto the truck.
Kei kaha te pupuri i ngā mea nā!
Don’t hold those ingsoo tight!
He manu ē rā mea mā.
Those white things are birds.
Mahia ngā mahi kei tamariki ana.
Get things done while (you’re) young.
He ahaērā mea?
What are those things?
Ko ēnei ngā mea i mauria mai e tōku hoa.
These are the things that were brought by my friend.
Kia tika a muri, kia tika a mua.
If things out the back are going well, things out the front will go well.
Ka waiho a Ruru, māna e pīkau te hanga o te waka ki uta, ki roto ki tētahi whare mā rātou, tiaki ai.
to inside to a house for them guard ai Ruru was left to bring ashore the things on the canoe, then carry them into a building and guard them.
Kaha rawa ia ki te haututū me ērā atu mahi a te tamariki tāne.
He’s too much into playing up and the other ingshat boys will get up to.
e iwa (nine)
Note: Some speakers use the form e for both people and things.
e rua tekau mā whitu = 27 kotahi rau e rima tekau mā tahi = 151 e ono mano e waru rau e toru tekau mā iwa = 6839
When counting things off, we say ‘ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru
Hoatu ēnei mea ki a Rangi rāua ko Hari
Give these things to Rangi and Hari
Hei aha ēnei mea?
What are these things used for?
E toru ngā mea.
There are three things.
He aha ēnei?
What are these things (by me)?
He kumi ēnā
Those things (by you) are crocodiles
Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka
Whose are the things (that are) in this box?
Utaina ēnei mea ki runga i te taraka
Load these things on to the truck
Koia tenei pepeha mo te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying about things which are found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.
Ki te whai pūtea au, ka haere au ki te mātakitaki i a Ed Sheeran.
Thirdly, mehemea can be used to talk about hypothetical and impossible things. If I was a goldfish I'd live in a lily pond.
