Results for 'tūru'
tūru - chair, seat, stool
Turu (i), n. The moon on the sixteenth day, full moon. = Oturu.
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Turu (ii), v.i. Last a short time. Turu tahanga atu, in a little while.
turua, pass. Be done for a short time. Turua kautia ki te taha ki te whatitoka; turua kautia ki roto (T. 66).
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Turu (iii). 1. n. Post, pole, upright.
2. v.t. Build an eel weir. Kei te turu pa a Moka.
tūturu, a. Fixed, permanent. A haere ana, noho rawa atu i Arahura, ka tuturu te noho i reira (T. 68).
tuturu, n. 1. Upright, post, in a building; jamb of a door, etc. Titaha ana nga tuturu o te whare.—Ka rere ano te tangata ra, noho noa atu i runga i te tuturu (here it is used of the upright of a weaving frame).
2. Stage on which a corpse was laid out. = atamira.
turuturu. 1. v.t. Make firm or permanent. Tenei au, e tama, te turuturu atu nei te manawa o tama (S.).
2. n. Upright, pole for various purposes, as —(a) Hand grip at a heketua; = pou purutanga ringa (T. 37). (b) Side of a weaving frame. ‖ J. vii, 129; Tr. xxxi, 627; Bul. iii, 70. (c) Hold to assist a woman in labour. Hei turuturu mou, e Hine-tinaku (T. 57). (d) Pole for displaying a dried head. Ka mauria mai te upoko e Tauraherehere … kawhakanohoia ki runga i te turuturu (J. ii, 229). (e) Supports for the tahu of a bird-snare. (f) Uprights at the entrance to a snare for rats. ‖ Tr. xli, 247, 249. (g) Part of a dredge for crayfish.
2. Permanency, permanent settlement. Nga tangata i a ratou te turuturu o te kainga.
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Turu (iv). 1. v.t. Fly a kite. Ka turua te pakaukau, ka whakahuatia tenei karakia: “Turu taku manu, hoka taku manu ki tua Te Hahawai.”
2. n. The charm recited as above when flying a kite.
whakaturuturu, v.t. Fly a kite.
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Turu (v).—
tūturu, v.i. Kneel. Tuturu ou turi. = tūturi.
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Turu (vi), tururu, turuturu, v.i. Leak, drip. Turuturu haere mai ana te wai o te waha o Marama (M. 90). ‖ turi (iii), rutu (ii).
whakaturu, v.t. Cause to drip. Te hinu rangi kia whakaturua ki Te Ngohi ra (M. 310).
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Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kia tūpato, kei pakaru te tūru.
Be careful, or the chair will break.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia hia ngā tūru?
How many seats are needed?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Ehara mōu tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for you.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Ehara mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for me.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Ehara mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for the elders.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Ehara mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Tīkina he tūru anō.
Fetch another chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
Don't stand on that chair!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e whakahokia ngā tūru kākāriki.
You shouldn't return the green chairs.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Ka nōhia ngā tūru.
The chairs will be sat on.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei
I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka tae mai te taraka o Honi me ngā tēpu, me ngā tūru.
Honi's truck arrived with the tables and the chairs.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Nō te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs belong to the marae.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kua whati te waewae o te tūru.
The leg of the chair is broken.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He pai ki a koe tōku tūru hou?
Do you like my new chair?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kāore ō mātou tūru.
We don’t have any chairs.
I have no... - Kāore aku...
He tūru tō mātou.
We (excluding you) have a chair.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
Ko tāku tūru tēnā.
That (by you) is my chair.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.
Towards - mai
E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.
Away - atu
E waru ngā tūru.
There are eight chairs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...
Hei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes will be under the chair.
Future locative - hei
Hei korā ngā tūru.
The chairs will be over there.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Don't leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Ehara i a Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair does not belong to Mere.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tūru.
The shoes aren’t under the chair.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tūru.
The shoes were not under the chair.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā tūru hei korā.
The chairs will not be over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā hū hei raro i te tūru.
The shoes will not be under the chair.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Kāore e waru ngā tūru.
There are not eight chairs.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...
Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei
Mōu tēnei tūru.
This chair is for you.
Raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.
Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.
I raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.
Kei konei tō tūru.
Your chair is here.
I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
E hia ngā tūru i te akomanga?
How many chairs are there in the classroom?
He rare kei runga i te tūru.
There's a lolly on the chair.
E hia ngā tūru kei te tēpu?
How many chairs are at the table?
E rua mano ngā tūru.
There are 2000 chairs.
He tēpu, he tūru hoki.
A table and a chair too.
Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
