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wā - time, times
Wā (i). 1. n. Definite space, interval, area, region. Kei raro iti iho, e, te wa koia ki taku matua (M. 131).
2. Indefinite, unenclosed country. He mamore rakau, e taea te topeke ake; he wa moana, e kore e taea te rere (P. 21). Whare tu ki te wa, he kai na te ahi (P.).
3. Time, season. Ka whakaroa te wa hei haerenga mona (T. 170). He whana taua nei te wa o te mamae (M. 52).
4. v.i. Be far advanced. Ka wa te po.
wāwā, n. 1. Picket, stake of a fence or palisade. Me piki au i runga i nga wawa o te pa nei (T. 177). Ko nga rauwhare me nga wawa i rukea ki roto i te awa (J. xix, 200).
2. Fence. Ka tu te rangatira o te pa ki runga ki te wawa o te pa (T. 182).
3. Used with wiwi to indicate indefinite locality. Kua riro ki wiwi, ki wawa (P. 63). Ngaropoko ki te wiwi, ngaropoko ki te wawa (S.). Grey gives a doubtful explanation that these are the names of two islands.
wawā, v.i. 1. Be scattered, be separated. Kua wawa nga tangata ki te maunga (Pi. 176, 4). Te tahuritanga o te pa ka wawa noa atu nga tangata.
2. Be distributed. Ka wawa nga purapura ki ro oneone.
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Wā (ii).—
whakawā, v.t. 1. Accuse, bring a formal charge against.
2. Condemn.
3. Investigate, adjudicate on; hence kai-whakawa, judge.
whakawāwā. 1. v.t. Recriminate. Kati te whakawawa i a koutou.
2. v.i. Wrangle. Otira, i matua whakawawa ano nga uri o Tangaroa (T. 5).
3. Take counsel. Ko ia anake te tamaiti o taua hunga i whakawawa nei kia patua o ratou matua (T. 6).
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Wā (iii).—
wāwā, n. 1. ? A fish. E tere te tutuna, e tere te wawa na roto te wai (M. 183).
2. Scirpus lacustris, a water plant.
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Wā (iv), indef. pron. = mea (i), 4. So-and-so; used in the singular and plural. Kei hea a wa? The use is apparently restricted to reference to persons fowling, and was probably intended to avoid aitua.
wawā, v.i. Make a loud rumbling, roaring, or other indistinct noise. E wawa kau ake nei nga kowhatu o Waitara (M. 74). Rere ke te wawa o te ngaru me ka whati ki uta ki te kirikiri kowhatu; waihoki rere ke te wawa, ara te ngaehe … me ka takahia e te waewae tangata (Pi. 176, 5).
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Ko te raumati te wā kauhoe.
Summer is the time for swimming.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko te wā kaukau.
It is bath time.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko te aha te wā?
What's the time?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?
Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.
He returned home regularly.
Habitual action - ai
Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna wā anō e tika ana.
No worries/it's all good. That hat will return when the times is right.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te wā o ngā tūpuna ēnei ritenga.
These customs come from the time of the ancestors.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō
Waiho mā te wā.
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kaua e pātuhi i te wā o te akoranga.
Don't text during the lesson.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I tēnei wā, kāore anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Whangaparāoa.
At this time, this place was not yet names Whangaparāoa.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore kau he rorohiko i ērā wā.
There were no computers whatsoever in those days.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
He tangata pai tonu ia ki a au, ahakoa āna mahi hē i ētahi wā.
I think he's an okay guy, in spite of the fact that he stuffs up sometimes.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa
Kia oti i a koe tēnei mahi a te wā e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.
Adjectives and a-type statives -
I te wā o te āraitanga e haere ana mātou ki te one.
At the time of the eclipse, we were going to the beach.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te nuinga o te wā.
Most of the time.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te wā...
When...
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Kāore tātou e whai wā ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
He aha ngā kōrero o te wā?
What is the talk of the day?
What? - He aha?
He aha tāu tūnga i tēnei wa?
What is your role at the moment?
What? - He aha?
He aha te wā?
What is the time?
What? - He aha?
Toru karaka te wā.
The time is 2 o'clock.
Telling time - kara
Ko to ono karaka te wā e tīmata ai te hui.
The meeting starts (specifically) at 6 o'clock.
Specifically - ai
I pēhea te tunu kai i ngā wā o mua atu i te hiko?
How did people cook their food before there was electricity?
Me ū tonu ki te mahi tae noa atu ki te wā e oti ai
You should stick to the task right up till the time it is completed
He wā poto
A short (period of) time
Kua tae mai ki te wā...
We have arrived at the time...
Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.
Mā te wā.
See ya in time!
I peka atu ia ki a rātou mō te wā poto noa iho
She visited them only for a short time
I mau i a tātou wēnei tāngata i taua wā.
We caught these beings at that time.
Ko tēnei te wā tuatoru i tae atu au ki reira
this is incorect
Mā te wā!
(see ya) in time.
Mā te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.
Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.
Hei te wā.
(see ya) in time.
Hei te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.
I puta a Te Pātū i te wā.
Te Patu escaped at the time.
Ā te wā, ka kite anō ai au i tō koroua.
In time I will also see your grandfather.
Ko te Raumati taku tino wā o te tau.
Raumati is my favourite time of the year.
Ko te haurua mai i te toru karaka te wā,
The time is 3.30pm
Koia nei te wairua o te kōrero kia tino whakapau kaha koe i ngā wā katoa.
This is the essence of this proverb to expend all of your ability all the time.
Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tō tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei wā i tēnei hāora. Nā reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all.
?? who have brought us together at this time, at this hour.
Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.
Time Ko tērā te wā i huihui ai ngā whanaunga katoa
That was the occasion on which/when all the relatives gathered
Kei te hoki ōku whakaaro ki ngā wā o mua.
My thoughts are going back to the past.
Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.
Ko tēhea te wā kohikohi pāua?
Which is the pāua-gathering season?
Ko te raumati te wā kohikohi pāua
The summer is the pāua-gathering season.
He pā i konei i ngā wā o mua
There was a pā here in the olden days
Te pai te kite i a koutou, kua tau mai ki tēnei wā, ki tēnei ahiahi.
It is good to see you all, having arrived at this time, this afternoon.
Āe, kia ora. Mā te wā!
Yeah, thanks. See you later.
Ko te wā tina ināianei.
It's lunchtime now.
Rere ai ahau i ētahi wā ki a Tangaroa ruku ika ai.
I often go to sea to dive for fish.
He hangarau tō koutou hiahia i ngā wā katoa,
all you three want are devices, all the time' or 'all you three do is constantly play on your devices
Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei pū tohu wā e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.
Āe, i tae pai au ki Waitetoko, ā, mai i taua wā e noho nei au i taku kāinga.
Yes, I arrived safely at Waitetoko, and since that time I have been living in my home.
I tēnei wā he pahu karihi.
These days there are nuclear bombs.
Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.
Kāre tētahi i te mōhio engari e ai ki ngā kōrero i horo taua wāhi i tētahi wā.
At that end of the beach on a small hill. Ngarire-o-te-moana the elder was the first to be
Tāria te wā.
Wait for the time.
He wā poto noa aho.
Time is short.
Ko ā tātou tamariki o nāianei ko ngā rangatira o te wā kei te haere mai.
Our children today are the leaders of the future.
I tērā wā ka haere a Haumoe ki Kaipara.
At that time Haumoe went to Kaipara.
Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei wā.
No, I don't have children at the moment.
E hoa, kua roa te wā!
Hey friend! It's been a while.
Āe, kua roa te wā, nē rā?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.
Ko Adrien te tangata (e / ?i) mahi ai i ngā wā katoa.
Adrien is the person who works all the time.
I taua wā, ka tū mai ngā rangatira ki te kōrero ki a ia.
At that time the chiefs stood forth to speak to him.
I tēnei wā, ko Tāwhaki i whaikupu ake ..
Now it was Tāwhaki who spoke ..
Ka taea e ia te motokā te taraiwa, engari kāore ia e āhei ana ki te taraiwa i tēnei wā.
He is able to drive the car but is not allowed to drive it now.
I ngā wā o mua, i kainga mataatia ngā kai
In the olden days, food was eaten raw
He kaiako ia i te tērā wā.
She was a teacher then.
E āhei ana ia ki te taraiwa i te motokā, engari kāore e taea e ia te taraiwa i tēnei wā.
He is allowed to drive the car but he is not able to drive it now.
Kāore he wā i tēnei rā, nō reira āpōpō tātou kōrero ai.
There’s no time today, so we’ll talk tomorrow.
E oti ai tēnā mahi i te wā tika, me whakaaro ake he tikanga.
In order to finish that job in time, you should develop a plan.
He paku te wā.
Time is short.
Ehara mā koutou te mōhio ki te tāima ki te wā rānei.
It’s not for you to know the time or season.
He tauranga tapu tērā i te wā i a rātou.
That was a protected fishing-ground in their time.
Ngā mihi o te wā.
Seasons greetings.
I te wā i mua rā, kei hine ana au.
In time gone by, when I was a girl.
Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo
It is because the language is spoken all the time, that it will survive
te wā horoi
wash time
te wā kaukau
bath time
Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
Just at this moment, Toto’s daughters arrived
Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.
I tērā wā kua haere a Riu-ki-uta ki tua atu o Maunga-whau.
At that time, Riu-ki-uta had gone beyond Mount Eden.
Ka tae ai ki te wā hei nehu i a ia (Kāretu 1974:23)
The time comes to bury him
Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei wā.
Greetings to you who are gathered here at this time.
He tawhiti rawa ngā marae o te wā kāinga nei hei hokinga mai mō rātau (Kāretu 1974:153)
The marae of the home area are too far away to be a place they can return to
I tae mai te pahi o Rotorua me tō Waitomo i te wā kotahi
The bus from Rotorua and the one from Waitomo arrived at the same time
Ka hoko au i tētahi motokā hou ā te wā e whiwhi ai au i ētahi moni.
I will buy a new car at the time when I get some money.
I ōna wā he iwi manene; i ngā hōtoke kei ngā raorao, kei ngā mānia, ā, i ngā raumati Kei ngā maunga.
In those days they were a nomadic tribe; in the winter, [they] were in the foothills and on the plains, and in the summer [they] were on the mountains.
Kua mutu mō tēnei wā.
We have finished at this time.
I ngā wā e huihui ana ngā hapū o Rotorua ki Mokoia ka kitea a Hinemoa i waenganui o tōna iwi.
While the tribes of Rotorua were assembling at Mokoia, Hinemoa was seen in the midst of her people.
I āwangawanga rātou kei kore ia e tae atu i te wā tika.
They were worried that she might not arrive at the right time.
Ngā mihi o te wā; kei te pēhea koutou?
Season greetings, how are you (three +)?
Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is because the language is spoken all the time that it will survive.
Kāore kau he rorohiko i ērā wā.
There were no computers whatsoever in those days.
Ko te pō te wā e tangi ana te ruru.
Night is the time when the owl cries.
I ētahi wā ka whakatakotoria he patu pounamu, paraoa rānei ki runga i te tūpāpaku.
Sometimes, a greenstone or whalebone club is laid on the body of the deceased.
I hoatu e ia tana tuhinga roa i te wā tika, kāore rānei?
Did he hand in his essay on time or not?
Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.
Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?
Ko te raumati te wā e haere ai te whānau ki tātahi’ =
Summer is the season — will go thereat — the whānau — to the seaside
I te kōanga te wā pai mō te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.
Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te wā haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.
Mai i te wā o ngā tīpuna.
From the time of the ancestors.
I te wā kotahi
At one time, At the same time
He aha / Ko te aha tēnei wā o te tau
What is this season of the year?
I tēnei wā, kua tino kaha te pupuhi o te hau.
By this time, the wind had become very strong.
Ka whanau ahau i te wā i hanga ai tēnei piriti.
I was born at the time (at which) this bridge was built.
Ko tēnei te wā pūhipuhi kererū
This is the pigeon shooting season
Kāore ia e whai wā.
He will not have time.
He tino makariri te roto i te wā i kauhoeatia ai e Hinemoa.
The lake was very cold at the time (at which) it was swum by Hinemoa.
Kāore ia i whai wā.
He did not have time.
Ka take te wā...
After some time...
Tāria te wā!
Bide your time!/Be patient!
Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.
