Results for 'ua'
ua - to rain; rain
ūā, particle. 1. Used in expostulation. Kati ua haere mai ki konei (Don't, pray, come here any more). Kati ua tohetohe (Do not be so obstinate).
2. Used in a somewhat obscure construction, generally followed by a plural possessive, the sense apparently being that the fact related is in conformity with the circumstances. He aha koa, ua ana, te waiho ai hei hoa aroha mo tatou? (T. 12). E tika ana, ua au, haere ano i runga i ou mohiotanga (T. 15). Me pehea hoki koa, ua ana ? Ka koa ra, ka kite atu hoki i te whakahiangongo a tona ngakau (T. 165). Ka hoe, me te matakitaki ki te ngaru e haere ana i tona kainga, koia koa ua ana (describing a storm at sea) (W.M. x, 304). The obscurity of the expression is doubtless the reason for variety in orthography, and it is sometimes written u ana, etc. He maka hoki, u ana, kauraka e
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hoatu (Tr. vii, 39). Heoi ra, u a to koutou koroua, kua piataata te wai o nga kanohi (J. ii, 221).
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Ua (i), n. 1. Backbone. Kua tika te ua o te tangata ra ki te haere (T. 169).
2. Neck, back of the neck. Me he ua torea e whetoko i te akau (M. 151). Me he ua turuki nei te whekoi ana i te we moana (Referring to the way a young shag carries its neck) (M. 40). Kia ara te ua, hold your head up. Ko te ua kau i maranga (T. 101).
3. Thick twisted or plaited hem on the collar of a cloak.
uaua. 1. n. Sinew. Hohonu kaki, papaku uaua (P. 31).
2. Vein, artery.
3. Underground branches of kumara, on which the tubers are produced. E kore te pueru me te tarahau e kakahuria, kia uaua nui te kumara.
4. Firmness, resolution. E taea hoki te uaua kiore hei hoa-riri mo te paraoa? (T. 200).
5. a. Strenuous, vigorous, pertinacious. Ina ake ano i haere ai te rongo o tenei wahine, kaore he uaua (T. 197). Uaua tonu ia ki te ora mona.
6. Difficult. Koia i uaua nei te waka ki te hoe ki tenei motu (W. iii, 63).
whakauaua, v.t. 1. Be strenuous.
2. Be reluctant.
3. Be averse from.
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Ua (ii). 1. v.t. Rain. E ua, e te ua, ua mai i waho na (M. 73). Pass. uaina, be rained upon. Ka uaina koe ki te haere aianei.
2. n. Rain. Katahi ka karakiatia e ia ki te ua whatu, ki te ua ti, ki te ua ta, ki te ua patapata nunui (Pi. 175, 6). Ua whatu, hail.
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Ua (iii), ad. When. Ko reira koe kite ai, ua tae koe ki te kainga.
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Kei te heke iho mai nei te ua.
The rain is coming down.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E ua ana ki waho.
It's raining outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E ua ana.
It is raining.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E ua ana te ua.
It is raining (lit: "the rain is raining").
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua mākū katoa ngā tamariki i te ua.
The children are all wet from the rain.
Sentences with i - i
Kaua e haere ki waho, kei te ua.
Don't go outside, it's raining.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain.
Habitual action - ai
E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Kāore e roa ka mao te ua.
It won't be long and the rain will cease.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
E whakamākūtia ana ngā kākahu e te ua.
The clothes are being drenched by the rain.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll (us two) go.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Kāore au e haere i te hekenga o te ua.
I won't go because of the falling rain.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore i te ua.
It is not raining.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ki te mutu te ua, ka haere ahau.
If it stops raining I will go.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka hokona e ua te koti rā mō te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He ua ake te nekehanga.
The shift was difficult.
Categorizing sentences - he
Mehemea ka ua āpōpō, kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
If it rains tomorrow, I won't go to work.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
Mehemea heke te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
Ki te tīmata te ua, ka noho tātou ki te kāinga.
If the rain starts, we will stay home.
If using ki - ki
Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.
If using ki - ki
Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Me hoki mai koutou inānanei, kei ua.
You should come back now in case it rains.
In case... - kei
Ka mao te ua, ka whiti mai te rā.
When the rain stops, the sun will shine.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Ki te kore te ua e mao, ka mātakitaki kiriata tāua.
If the rain doesn't clear, we will watch movies.
If not... - ki te kore...
Nā te ua au i tōmuri ai.
Because of the rain, I am late.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
E kore e ua i tēnei rā.
It isn't going to rain today.
Ka ua āpōpō.
It will rain tomorrow.
Kei te heke te ua ki Taupō.
The rain is falling in Taupō.
Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.
Kei te heke te ua.
The rain is falling.
Ahakoa te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
Despite the rain, the children went outside.
Kei te ua!
It's raining!
Ka here te ua.
The rain will fall.
