Results for 'tāonga'
taonga - property, possession
Taonga, n. Property, anything highly prized. Ko te whiwhi i te taurekareka, i te taonga, i te rawa ranei o te pa horo (M. Ixxxi). Ko to te tangata maori taonga nui tenei, te haka, mo te manuhiri (T. 145). Kihai i wareware ki tana mea i kitea ai hei taonga mona, ara hei whakakite mai ki ia tangata, ki ia tangata (T. 178). ‖ tao (iv).
Williams Dictionary
Ka hoko au i tētahi taonga mā tāku tahu.
I will buy a gift for my love.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ehara māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is not for him/her.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Hei aha ngā taonga hangarua rā? Hei hanga taonga toi.
What are those recycled goods for? For making artworks.
For the purpose of - hei
I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.
He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.
Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure.
He taonga pūoro āna.
She has musical instruments.
He taonga tuku iho.
An heirloom handed down.
He taonga nui te tūpato.
Being cautious is a treasure.
Ko ngā kaumātua ngā tāonga o te ao Māori.
The elderly people are the treasures of the Māori world.
He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.
Ka riro i a au tētahi kutarere hei taonga kirihimete.
I got a scooter for chirstmas.
He taonga te reo.
Language is a treasure.
He taonga nui te wareware.
Forgetting is a great treasure.
