Results for 'tātā'
tata - near, close
tātā - criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk
tata - near; nearly; close
Tatā. ‖ tā (i).
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Tata (i). 1. a. Near, of place or time. E tata koe ki uta, e oioi te ika, e rere ki te taha katau (T. 36). Kia tata ki te awatea ka hoki iho ki te purupuru i te whare (T. 47).
2. ad. Suddenly. He kokoreke puoho tata (P. 18). Whawhati tata te panga mai o te mate. Kei ko tata atu, a little farther on. Haere tata atu ana, he went a little farther. Muri tata iho, Shortly afterwards.
tatanga, n. Proximity, nearness. Kia kite koa au i te tuapae o uta i te tatanga, i te hoitanga (T. 71).
whakatata, v.t. Approach. Kua whakatata a Te Ponga ma ki te tauranga i Manuka (T. 171).
tātata, a. Near. Kia tatata mai nga tangata ka karanga ai.
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Tata (ii), tātata, n. A flax garment worn hanging from the waist. I te kore tatata hei hoko parawai nekoneko (M. 97).
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tātā, v.t. 1. Dash down, beat down. He kawatawata tata moana te koangiangi (J. xx, 17). Ua tātā, very heavy rain.
2. Break in pieces by dashing on the ground. Tatakia te rakau na hei wahie ma taua.—Tatakina a tatou wahie kia matariki. Tātā wahie is now applied to cutting firewood with an axe.
3. Strike repeatedly. Kua uru ia ki roto ki nga matua a tera, tata haere ai, takirua, takitoru ki roto i te rapa o tona taiaha (J. xx, 23).
4. Oppose, contradict. E pa, he kupu tata tau kupu.
5. Hew out. Ka tahuri ki te tata kumete mana.
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tatā. 1. v.t. Bail water out of a canoe. E kore au e waiho hei tata i te wai o to tatou waka (T. 21).
2. n. Bailer. Ko te ingoa o te tata ko Tipuahoronuku (T. 111).
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tātā, n. Small bag net. Tātā ika, a ground net for crayfish.
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tātā, n. 1. Stalk, stem. Ka tae ki te tata perehia, ka werohia taua tata perehia ki taua ngaru (W. iii, 35).
2. Long handle of the pewa, for snaring birds. Tātā pere, throwing stick for darts.
3. Shin.
4. Fence, particularly the outer palisade of a fort.
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tātā. 1. v.t. Wag, nod. Kaore e kori tona tinana, ko te mahunga anake e tata ana (W.M. x, 115). E tata ana te whiore o te kuri ki tona rangatira.
2. n: A small variety of eel.
3. Tail of thehapukufish, which was regarded as a delicacy. Ko nga ika i mahue atu, ka kotia mai nga tata, nga whatuaro, nga upoko o nga hapuku (J. xx, 17).
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E tata ana ia ki te matapihi ka haere tonu ia ki te kūaha.
Being near the window, she walked to the door.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I te matapihi tata tonu, ka haere ia ki te kūaha.
She walked from near the window to the door.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Kua haere kē i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Ka pai tō whakamaumahara i a au ina tata atu ki te rā?
Could you remind me a little closer to the day?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?
Nō mua tata atu i tōna matenga, ka puta tana ōhākī ki tana whānau.
Shortly before his passing, he made his dying speech to his whānau.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō muri tata mai.
Shortly after.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō mua tata atu.
Shortly before.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō muri tata mai ka whakamōtoro a Tangaroa i a Papa.
Shortly afterwards Papa was seduced by Tangaroa.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō nā tata nei.
Just recently.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nōna tata nei.
Just a little while ago.
Belonging to the past - nō
Kua tata te kai te reri.
The food is nearly ready.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata te waka nei ki Tipitai.
This canoe neared Tipitai.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata ngā hēki te maoa.
The eggs are nearly cooked.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata oti te pūrongo te tuhi.
The report is nearly finished.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata tae mai te ope.
The visiting party has almost arrived.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata waenganui pō ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata mutu te hui.
The hui is almost over.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata hemo taku waea.
My phone's almost dead.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata pau te wai.
The water's just about all gone.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I tata rāoa au.
I just about choked.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I tata toremi taku tamaiti.
My child just about drowned.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata pau te kai.
The food is nearly all gone.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata kī te pātara.
The bottle is almost full.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata pōhara au i aku tamariki.
I'm nearly broke thanks to my children.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I tata tangi te pēpi.
The baby almost cried.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I tata taka au i te rākau.
I just about fell out of the tree.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I tata rāoa taku tama i te rara.
My son nearly choked on a lolly.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I tata mate au i te hiakai.
I just about died from starvation.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata mutu te konohete.
The concert is nearly finished.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kua tata wehe a Māmā i te hui.
Mum has almost left the meeting.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Nō muri tata mai ka whakamihia ia mō āna mahi.
Shortly afterwards she was acknowledged for what she'd done.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka tata tatū te take, kātahi ka puta ake he māharahara anō. I pēnei tonu te āhua ā pō noa.
The matter would just about be resolved, then someone would raise another concern. It carried on like this into the night.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
Kua tata hū te wai.
The water's almost boiled.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
E tata ana rāua ki Te Tai Rawhiti.
They were approaching the Eastland region.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Haere tonu rāua, me te whai atu anō a Ponga i muri tata.
They went on with Ponga following close behind.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
I tata hinga ia i te hoariri.
He was nearly beaten by his opponent.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He tata rawa te horohoro ki tō Pāora whare.
The landslide was very close to Pāora's house.
He tata rawa tō koutou poti ki te tohora nā!
Your boat is close to that whale!
Ki ngā kura rānei tata atu ki Ākarana.
To the schools near Auckland.
I pahure mātou tata tonu ki te kōwhao.
We walked past, near the hole.
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.
Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.
Nō muri tata mai i te rū, ko te taiāniwhaniwha.
Shortly after the earthquake came the tsunami.
Tērā tētahi pukepuke rarauhe, he nehenehe i tētahi pito i tua tata mai o te pā.
There was a fern hill with a patch of bush at one end on the near side of the fort.
I muri tata mai i te uira ko te whaititiri.
Straight after the lightning comes the thunder.
I muri tata i te rama karaka, ko te whero.
Straight after the orange light comes the red one.
He hopunga kōrero reo Māori anō ka tāpirihia atu ki ngā mīhini hei ngā marama tata ake nei.
More audio in te reo Māori will be added to the system in the next few months.
