Results for 'uru'
uru - join; enter; participate, go in; west
Uru (i), n. 1. Head, in the singular. Tou uru i panipania ki te wai tangihua (M. 226). Hei pao i to uru te toki (T. 32). Ko wai tenei e takahi nei i te uru tapu o Uenuku?
2. Chief. Ko wai te uru o tenei ope?
3. Top, upper end, point, of a weapon, etc. E kore e taka te uru o taua rakau (T. 92). Ko wai ka hua e ora te uru o tana rakau? (J. iii, 17). Te Uru o Manono (T. 39–44) is called Te Tihi o Manono (T. 60, 61).
4. Part of the tānga apparatus for taking birds; perhaps simply the top. Te uru o te tanga.
5. Hair of the head, in the plural. Tango tonu ki te taura e mau ra i nga uru o te upoko (T. 71).
6. Grove of trees. Te pa e tu mai ra; kaore, he uru rakau (T. 80). He koronga naku kia tae au ki nga uru kahika ki Ouru (T. 312).
uruuru, n. Blade of a weapon.
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Uru (ii). 1. v.t. Enter. Ka uru a Tukutuku ki roto o te whare (T. 193). Ka uru kei roto te niho o mokoroa (M. 52).
2. Possess, as a familiar spirit. Maku e whakakore te uru o te atua (M. 273).
3. Associate oneself with. Ka uru a Kahukura ki roto i a ratou kume ai (T. 178).
4. Participate in, become accessory to an action.
5. Reach a place, arrive. E kore matou e uru ki Wharekahika.
6. Repair a mat or garment by weaving in a new piece. Urua tou kakahu.
7. n. The part of a fishing net first placed in the water.
8. West. Kei te anga te kuwaha ki te uru (T. 110). ‖ hauauru.
9. West wind. E pa ra he uru tuwhenua, ka papatu ki te rae Rangataua (W.M. x, 87).
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Uru (iii) v.t. Arrange the hot stones in a hangi, after the removal of the fire, preparatory to putting the food in. He karakia whakamahutanga mo nga hue me ka taona, ka urua te umu (M. 388). Te tau noa te wa uru umu karaka hei tango i mua o te parepare o toku matua (W. iv, 95). ‖ Ha. ulu.
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Uru (iv), v.i. Appear above the horizon. Uru whakapupu ake te uru o te whenua (S.). Ki te haere koe kia tika tonu te ihu o te waka ki te urunga mai o te ra. ‖ huru (iii), 2.
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Uru (v), v.i. Be anxious. E uru, e wehi ana, te ai he kopapa (M. 18). ‖ uruwehi.
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I uru ia ki te kura.
She entered the school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kua uru ia ki te kura
She entered the school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui!
Draw on the superme sacredness!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Ka tītaha a Matariki ki te uru.
The Pleiades had descended to the west from its highest point.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kaua e kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Don't close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.
In order to - kia... ai
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Kei whea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?
Kei hea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?
Ko ngā iwi o te uru, o te raki anō hoki, ka kaha mahi i te "e... ana".
The tribes of the west, and also the north, use "e... ana".
Kōwatawata ana ngā uru māwhatu i te hana o te ahi.
Her curly hair was gleaming in the firelight.
Whakataka te hau ki te uru.
Cease the winds from the west.
