Results for 'tīkanga'
tikanga - reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
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).
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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.
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes these new procedures?
To like - rata
Kaua e takahi tikanga.
Do not disregard customs.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka kimihia tētahi tikanga, e kitea ai he moni.
A plan will be sought whereby money will be found.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E kimihia ana he tikanga.
A plan is/was being sought.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E kimihia ana he tikanga e ngā āpiha.
A plan is being sought by the officials.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.
He aha te tikanga o te raiti whero?
What does the red light mean?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tikanga o te raiti kākāriki?
What does the green light mean?
What? - He aha?
He aha ērā tikanga?
What are those customs?
What? - He aha?
He aha te tikanga o tēnā?
What does that mean?
What? - He aha?
Kāore i a au te tikanga.
My hands are tied.
Nā reira, māku e kawe ai tō tātou nei tikanga, kia tīmata ai tō tātou nei kaupapa, tō tātou nei karaihe, i te pai, i te ora, i te hari.
Therefore, I will carry out our customs, so that our purpose, our class, may begin in goodness, in wellbeing, and in happiness.
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.
Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.
I tōna tikanga ko Pita tana ingoa.
It is her intention that his name will be Peter.
tikanga Māori.
Maori etiquette.
Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.
Ko te tikanga tēnei o tana hakiraratanga i a ia.
This is the way he insulted her.
Ka mōhio ngā tāngata ki ngā tīkanga.
The people know the protocol.
Kia ora, kia ora! He kamupene hāpai i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Thank you, thank you! It is a company that elevates the language and its customs.
E ono tekau tau tōna pakeke, ka ū ia ki ngā tikanga Māori i a ia i te māra.
She is 60 years old. She is resolute in Māori customs in the garden.
Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.
Kei a wai te tikanga?
Who is it up to?
Kei a koe te tikanga.
It is up to you.
