Results for 'time'
i - object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word.
Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went
Past mearker: I tērā wiki ... Last week
Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo.
Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.
kei - Various uses, meanings, eg:
preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
wā - time, times
āmua - future, time to come
amuri ake nei - time to come; afterwards; later
matenga - time or circumstance of death
maumau - waste (of time, effort etc)
tāima - time
whanaketanga - youth (the time of being young)
nāwai rā - after a time, in due course, for some time
kaituki - coxswain (a person who gives the time to the paddlers on a canoe)
noa atu rā - ago [a specified time in the past]
rerewā - temporal expressions, time phrases
pūtūmua wā (i) - time preposition [at, in, during]
He aha te aha. - Nothing changes, nothing changed, to no avail, it was a waste of time.
A tōna wā. - All in good time. There will come a time for that.
anamata - time to come, hereafter, the future
He aha to aha! - To no avail! A waste of time!
Moumou te aro atu! - Waste of time!
Ko te raumati te wā kauhoe.
Summer is the time for swimming.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko te wā kaukau.
It is bath time.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko te aha te wā?
What's the time?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
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
Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?
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Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te wā o ngā tūpuna ēnei ritenga.
These customs come from the time of the ancestors.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te tau 1950 taku kitenga mutunga i a ia.
The last time I saw her was in 1950.
Belonging to the past - nō
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
Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is through being spoken all the time that the language will survive.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria
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
I tēnei wā, kāore anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Whangaparāoa.
At this time, this place was not yet names Whangaparāoa.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.
All of a sudden - Mea ake
Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake
Kia oti i a koe tēnei mahi a te wā e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.
When - Kia
I te wā o te āraitanga e haere ana mātou ki te one.
At the time of the eclipse, we were going to the beach.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te nuinga o te wā.
Most of the time.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Kāore au i maumahara ki te haora o te pahi tuatahi.
I can't remember the time of the first bus.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the old man had died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kāore tātou e whai wā ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
He aha te kupu Māori mō time?
What's the Māori word for time?
What? - He aha?
He aha te wā?
What is the time?
What? - He aha?
He aha te taima?
What is the time?
What? - He aha?
I pō, i pō, ā, ka mārama.
It was dark for a long time, and then at last it became light.
Conjunctions - and - ā
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.
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...
Toru karaka te wā.
The time is 2 o'clock.
Telling time - kara
He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
He moumou tāima aua korikori.
Those exercise classes are a waste of time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ki te hoki wawa mai a Hēmi, ka koa ahau.
If Hēmi comes back on time, I will be happy.
If using ki - ki
Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Te Tai Tokerau.
If we leave early, we will arrive in the Northland region on time.
If using ki - ki
Kātahi ka a Ari ka oho.
Ari has just/finally/for the first time woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō taku hoa ka haere atu ki Hawaii.
My friend has gone to Hawaii for the first time.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Ki te kore a Koa e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Koa doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...
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
E āhei ana tēnei pū-tohu-wā te noho hei wāhipa, wātū hoki rānei.
The time marker can also be used for present or past tense.
Or... - ...rānei
Roa-noa, ka titiro ki te waka rā.
For a long time, he looed at that canoe.
Kua tae mai ki te wā...
We have arrived at the time...
Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.
Mā te wā.
See ya in time!
Mā te wā!
(see ya) in time.
Mā te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.
Hei te wā.
(see ya) in time.
Hei te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.
Moumou tāima pēhea nei?
A waste of time in what way?
Ko te Raumati taku tino wā o te tau.
Raumati is my favourite time of the year.
Ko te haurua mai i te toru karaka te wā,
The time is 3.30pm
Koia nei te wairua o te kōrero kia tino whakapau kaha koe i ngā wā katoa.
This is the essence of this proverb to expend all of your ability all the time.
Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tō tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei wā i tēnei hāora. Nā reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all.
?? who have brought us together at this meat this hour.
Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.
Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
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 things be well for them.
Te pai te kite i a koutou, kua tau mai ki tēnei wā, ki tēnei ahiahi.
It is good to see you all, having arrived at this time, this afternoon.
Kia poto tō kōrero.
Speak for a short time.
E toru ngā pū-tohu-wā "wāhipa".
There are three time markers for the past tense.
I te reo Māori, e ono ngā pū-tohu-wa matua, e whitu me ka whakaarohia te "kātahi āno... ka", engari he mono tūkē te "kātahi anō".
In the Māori language, there are six main time markers, seven if we include "kātahi anō... ka", but "kātahi anō" is considered a standalone.
E rua ngā pū-tohu-wā "wātū".
There are two time markers for the present tense.
Katahi anō au ka kite i te moana.
For the first time, I saw the ocean.
Tāria te wā.
Wait for the time.
He wā poto noa aho.
Time is short.
He paku te wā.
Time is short.
Nō mua noa atu.
A long time before.
Ā tōna raro...
After some time...
I tērā wā kua haere a Riu-ki-uta ki tua atu o Maunga-whau.
At that time, Riu-ki-uta had gone beyond Mount Eden.
Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei wā.
Greetings to you who are gathered here at this time.
Nāwai rā i pai te tiki, kua kino.
For some time, all went well with the fetching, then it got bad.
Kua mutu mō tēnei wā.
We have finished at this time.
Kai pai tō mahi.
Have a good time at your work.
Whitu karaka te tāima tīmata o te purei kāri.
7pm is the time the card games will start.
Ki a ia, he moumou taima tēnei.
To him/her this is a waste of time.
Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?
I te kōanga te wā pai mō te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.
Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te wā haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.
Kāore e taea te taraiwa tika me te kai hamupaka anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time eating a hamburger.
Mai i te wā o ngā tīpuna.
From the time of the ancestors.
I tēnei wā, kua tino kaha te pupuhi o te hau.
By this time, the wind had become very strong.
Kāore ia e whai wā.
He will not have time.
Kāore ia i whai wā.
He did not have time.
Ka take te wā...
After some time...
