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tika - to be right, correct, straight, in order

Tikā (i), n. Phormium tenax, ordinary swamp flax.

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Tikā (ii), tīkākā, a. Shrill.

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Tikā (iii). —

tīkākā, a. 1. Hot, burning. I te mea e tikaka tonu ana te ra ka hoe matou.

2. Burnt by the sun.

‖ kā (i).

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Tika, a. 1. Straight, direct. Ko te huarahi o Hakawau ka tika i Haronga, ka haere ki Awhitu (T. 162). Kia tawhiti mai tatou i a ia, kia tika mai te hau i runga i a ia; katahi ka whakatata atu, kei tika atu te hau i runga i a tatou, kei tae atu te piro ki a ia (T. 150).

2. Keeping a direct course. Haere tonu atu, a ka tae ki te kainga, tika atu (T. 139).

3. Just, fair. Ka mea atu ano a Mauipotiki, “E tika ana ano ena kupu” (T. 14). E tika hoki, a form of thanks.

4. Right, correct. Ka tapahia te arero, ka motu; katahi ka whakakorerotia e ia, a ka rongo ia, kei te tika ano nga kupu (T. 42). E tika! E tika!Well! well! E tika! e tika! Me i noho koe kua patua koe hei kawanga mo toku whare.

tikanga. 1. n. Rule, plan, method. Ka rapua e ratou he tikanga hei mamingatanga ma ratou i a Kae (T. 37).

2. Custom, habit. Kotahi i tukua mai ki te toro, tona tikanga mai ano tenei o mua iho (T. 47).

3. Anything normal or usual. Kaore he tangata hei whakarite, ehara i te tikanga tangata (T. 61). E moe ana te nuinga i te tikanga o te moe (T. 167).

4. Reason. Ko te tikanga o Te Huhuti i pai ai ki a Te Whatuiapiti, he pai no Te Whatuiapiti (T. 165). page 417

5. Meaning, purport. Te tikanga o tena tau, he kohuru.

6. Authority, control. Kahore ona tikanga ki ena taonga.

7. a. Correct, right. He tikanga, he pononga i whankae te hotonga i te tainga wai (M. 256). ‖ pononga, pono (i).

whakatika, whātika. 1. v.t. Straighten, correct.

2. Acknowledge as right. Me whakatika atu nga whakahe mai a to matua teina, a Te Tauri (M. 231).

3. v.i. Straighten oneself. Te paunga o te hiku, ka whakatika, ka tu, ka titiro (J. xx, 23).

4. Stand up, rise up. E korero ana i te korero o te toa, whakatika mai, whakatika atu (T. 101).

5. Start, set out on a journey. Ka whakatika nga waka o te hokowhitu o Whakatau (T. 41). I te ata ka whatika te wahine ki te wero manu (T. 95).

6. n. Way, path.

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Ko te horopaki tērā ka tohu i te mahinga tika.
Context is what determines the correct usage.
Identity sentences - ko...

Kei te tika.
That's correct.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te tika tāu whakautu.
Your answer is correct.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

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 tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me kai waiū ngā pēpi ka tika.
It's right that babies have breast milk.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mihi ka tika ki a koe.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mihi ka tika ki a kōrua.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you both.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mihi ka tika ki a koutou.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you people.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia tika āu raina.
Make your lines straight.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia tika te mahi, kei panaia koe.
Make sure your work is good or else you'll get fired!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna wā anō e tika ana.
No worries/it's all good. That hat will return when the times is right.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

He aha te whakahoki tika?
What's the correct response?
What? - He aha?

Kāore tērā kōrero i te tika.
That account is not correct.
That (over there) - tērā

I ngā huihuinga ka noho mai ia tika tonu mai i ahau.
He sits opposite me in meetings.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time texting.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Kei te tika, kei te hē rānei ēnei kōrero.
These statements are true or false.
Or... - ...rānei

Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.

Ko ana waewae ka kuhu ki waenga i ngā matata o te rangi kia tika ai te pupuru me te takoto o te tinana kia kaha ai te pana.
His fingers gripped deep into the rocks and the vines of the land, to hold his body steady for the powerful thrust to come.

Me mihi mātou ki a koutou ka tika.
It is appropriate we greet you.

Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.

Ko ngā pukapuka tika ēnā
Those are the right books

Ko te huarahi tika tēnei
This is the right road

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare moni ki Whakatipua.
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown.

Ko koe te mea tika.
You are the right person.

Ka tika tonu
quite correct/precisely/exactly

Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can’t drive properly whilst at the same time texting/ texting as you go.

Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.

Kia tika hoki te kōrero, e tama.
Let the talk be correct, son.

Ko tēnā whakaaro te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.

He tika tāu, e Amaru, hoki ora atu ki tō kāinga.
You're right, Amaru, safe travels home.

Me tika te mahi + kei pukuriri mai a Māmā
Make sure the work is done correctly, or Mum will be angry at us.

Kia tika te mahi.
Be good.

aua mahi e tika ana
those actions (jobs) that are proper (respectable/fitting)

He mea tika rānei te hōatu takohanga e mātou ki a Hiha, kāhore rānei?
Is the giving of taxes by us to Caesar a correct thing, or not (kāhore)?

Ko tāu mahi, he hono i te rerenga ki tana whakamārama tika (tuhinga reo Ingarihi).
Your task is to connect the sentence to its correct translation (English language text).

E waiata tika ana ia i ngā kupu.
She is correctly singing the words.

Ka haere tika mātou ki tō mātou kāinga.
We shall go straight to our home.

Ko tēnā whaaaro te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.

Tika tonu! Pēhea hoki koe?
True! What about you?

Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.

He tika ia.
He is correct.

He tika tāu.
You are right. (Yours is correct.)

He tangata pai, he mea tika.
A good and upright man.

Ā, he tika! Kia ora kia ora!
Huh, you're right! Good on ya!

Kei te tika tēnei?
Is this correct?

Ka tika tāu kōrero, he tika tēnei rākau.
What you say is correct, this tree is straight.

Kei runga koe i te ara tika.
You're on the right path.

Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.

E tika ana te kōrero i ō tātou tūpuna...
As the proverb of our ancestors says...

E oti ai tēnā mahi i te wā tika, me whakaaro ake he tikanga.
In order to finish that job in time, you should develop a plan.

I haere tika tonu ki te whare kai
He went straight to the eating house

Me pēhea ahau i mōhio ai he tika ēnei kōrero?
How did I know that these stories were correct?

Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.

Ko te pō tika tony tēnei.
This is certainly the correct night.

E tika ana te kōrero i ō tātou tūpuna
As the proverb of our ancestors says.

Tika tonu!
Too right!

Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.

Mā muri ka tika a mua.
The front will be right because of the back.

He tika tāu!
You're right!

Ko te tangata tika, ko koe!
The right person is you!

E mōhio ana koe ki te taima tika?
Do you know the right time?

ka tika tāu kōrero
your talk is correct.

Tika tāu e hoa. I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
You are right! What did you do in the weekend?

Kia tika a muri, kia tika a mua.
If things out the back are going well, things out the front will go well.

He tika tāu e whakaako ana.
Is correct your teaching.

Ko te pukapuka tika tēnei
This is the right book

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare peti moni ki Whakatipua
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown

E tika ana kia tū ia ki te kōrero
It is right that s/he should stand to speak

Āe, he tika tāu, ka haere i nāianei.
Yes, you are right, I'll go now.

Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.

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.

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai.
After the olives have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating.

e tika ana anō!
that’s right!

Tika tāu. Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
That's true. That's the most important thing.

I hoatu e ia tana tuhinga roa i te wā tika, kāore rānei?
Did he hand in his essay on time or not?

Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?

E hoa, he tika tō kupu.
Friend, your words are true.

Kāore e taea te taraiwa tika me te kai hamupaka anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time eating a hamburger.

He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.

Mō te kuia tēnā ka tika.
That would be fine for an old lady.

Tērā pea, ehara tēnei i te pō tika.
Perhaps this isn’t the right night.

E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.

Kāhore te kōrero e tika ana.
The statement is not correct.

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai (Pōtatau 1991:156)
After they (olives) have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating

Ka tika hoki! Tokohia kei tō whānau?
That's right! How many in your family?

Ka tika pea tērā.
Perhaps that’s correct.

He tika te rahi mōku.
The size is correct for me.

Ko te tohu tērā i tika atu ai ia ki Waikimihia.
This was the sign that led her straight to Waikimihia.

Kei te tika, nē rā?
That's right, isn't it?

I ngā pō i tika ai ka karakia te tohunga.
On the nights on which (it) was proper the tohunga prayed.

Kei te tika tēnei kōrero?
Is this correct?

Ākuanei kite ai te tika o tāku kōrero.
Presently will be seen (thereat) the correctness of my talk.

Kia tika tā koutou whakapai moenga!
You must make your beds properly!

Kia tika tā kōrua tuhi!
You (two) must write correctly!

Ka tika tonu.
Quite correct. / Precisely. / Exactly. — 746

Ehara pea tēnei i te kupu tika?
Perhaps this is not the correct word?

Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori.
Let the language be correct, let it flow, let it be inherently Māori.

Ā! He tika.
Ah! True.

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