Results for 'wāhi'
wāhi - part, portion; place
Wāhi, wāwāhi, v.t. 1. Break, split. Ka inu, a wahia iho ano te kaika (T. 133). Wahia ana; ka pakaru; ko Matahorua tetehi para, ko Aotea tetehi (T. 109).
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2. Break through. Ka wahi ake a Rupe, noho ana i tera rangi (T. 33). Ka wahia i te tungaroa o te whare hei ara whakaputanga mo te tamaiti ki waho.—Wawahia ra i nga tatau o te rangi, kia eke ai koe ki runga ra (M. 134).
3. Break open, lay open, disclose. Wawahia nga korero: kati me he purupuru i nga korero.
wāhi, n. 1. Part, portion. Te tohu o Manaia i kitea ai, ko tetehi wahi o te ringa he mea whakairo (T. 93). Wahi iti, almost, within a little. Wahi iti kua riro i te wai, a, na nga tangata o tetahi whare i whakaora (W.M. ix, 103).
2. Place, locality. Waiho tonu iho hei ingoa mo tena wahi a Katikati-o-Tama-te-kapua (T. 78).
3. A token sent to a neighbouring tribe as an invitation to join a war party. = tiwha, ngakau, etc. ‖ J. xii, 41.
wāhanga, n. 1. Circumstance, etc., of breaking, etc.
2. A measure of length, from the chin to the tips of the fingers with the arm extended. Wahi.—
whakawahi, v.t. 1. Anoint. Kua oti nga turi te whakawahi ki te hinu. ‖ towahiwahi.
2. Smear, paint. He tini ki te whakawahi i nga waka ki te kokowai.
Williams Dictionary
wāhi, n. 1. Part, portion. Te tohu o Manaia i kitea ai, ko tetehi wahi o te ringa he mea whakairo (T. 93). Wahi iti, almost, within a little. Wahi iti kua riro i te wai, a, na nga tangata o tetahi whare i whakaora (W.M. ix, 103).
2. Place, locality. Waiho tonu iho hei ingoa mo tena wahi a Katikati-o-Tama-te-kapua (T. 78).
3. A token sent to a neighbouring tribe as an invitation to join a war party. = tiwha, ngakau, etc. ‖ J. xii, 41.
Williams Dictionary
Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me ako tētahi wāhi ia rā, ia rā.
You should learn part each day.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta.
Clear a space in the kitchen.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kua kimihia tāna waea pūkoro i ngā wāhi katoa.
His cell phone has been searched for everywhere.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka mea atu ia ki a Mea kia meatia ngā mea katoa ki mea wāhi.
She told so-and-so to put all the things in such-and-such a place.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua kimihia e ia āna kī i ngā wāhi katoa.
He has searched everywhere for his keys. (Literally, his keys have been searched for everywhere.).
Passive sentences - tikina...
I ēnei rā, kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei
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 anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Waimaramara.
This place had not yet been named Waimaramara.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei.
A place was left open between the stone walls.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira
He aha te wāhi pai ki a koe?
What place do you like?
What? - He aha?
Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Kāore te marae i taua wāhi.
The marae wasn’t at that place.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Te makariri hoki o tēnei wāhi!
How cold this place is!
*How... - Te... hoki...
Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai
Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.
Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.
Specifically - ai
Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu ka tuku iho ai ā.koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.
He pai tēnei wāhi.
This place is nice.
He ruarua ngā wāhi e kitea ai tēnei manu.
There are few places where this bird is found.
Ko mua i te whare te wāhi e tū ai te kaikōrero.
The place where the speaker stands is in front of the house.
Tēnā ko ngā tama a Iharaira, i haere rātou rā te wāhi maroke i waenganui o te moana (Exodus 14:29)
The children of Israel went by way of the dry area through the middle of the sea
Kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua.
Your work area needs to be clean.
I whānau ia i te wāhi.
He was born at the place.
I hiahia rātou ki te wāhi.
They wanted the place.
Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa.
People from all around kept coming to him.
Kimi-hia mai ai e rātou te wāhi.
They were continually searching for the place.
Nō reira anō i ngaro ai tētahi wāhi o te whenua.
Therefore some part of the land disappeared.
I haere rātou ki te wāhi.
They went to the place.
whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta
clear a space in the kitchen
Ka tukuna mātau kia haere ki te taone o Ākarana, ki tētahi atu wāhi rānei.
We were allowed to go to the city of Auckland, or to some other place.
Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.
I hē te whakahaere a Rua-tatanoa i tētahi wāhi o te karakia.
Rua-tatanoa made a mistake at one place in the incantation.
kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua
your work area should be/needs to be clean
Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i ngā waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei (Pōtatau 1991:15)
A place was left open between the stone walls
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.
Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a koe.
Celestial blessings to you.
Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a kōrua.
Celestial blessings to you both.
Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a koutou.
Celestial blessings to you three or more.
Koia nei te wāhi haere ai ngā hokowhitu ki.te whakatapu i ngā toa.
That was the place where armies went to acquire special powers so that they would not be killed in battle.
Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?
Haere ai ngā hokowhitu ki.te whakatapu i ngā toa ki taua wāhi.
The army always went to that place to be consecrated as warriors.
He pai te ahokore ki tēnei wāhi.
The wifi is good in this place.
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
Ko taua wāhi kaukau he awa wai māori, he kaukaunga nō te tini o te tangata.
That bathing place was a freshwater stream, a bathing place for all the people.
Haere ai rātou ia raumati ki te wāhi i noho ai ō.rātou tūpuna.
They went every summer to the place where their ancestors lived.
Kei hea te wāhi i mahi ai taku tama?
Where is the place where my son worked?
I tērā tau, i mahi ai taku tama i taua wāhi.
Last year my son worked at that place.
I haere taku tama ki taua wāhi, mahi ai.
My son went to that place to work there.
I mahi taku tama i taua wāhi.
My son worked at that place.
I tō rātou taenga ki te wāhi e kīa nei ko Korokota (Matthew 27:33)
When they arrived at the place called Golgotha
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.
Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.
He wāhi ātaahua a Whakatū.
Nelson is a beautiful place.
Heoi anō, he mōmona ake ētehi wāhi o te māra i ētehi atu.
However, some parts of the garden are more fertile than others.
He wāhi ātaahua a Waimarama.
Waimarama is a beautiful place.
I haere au i te taha o tōku pāpā ki tōna wāhi mahi.
I went with my father to his work.
He ātaahua rawa atu tēnei wāhi.
This place is very beautiful.
He puia i taua wāhi, ā, ka noho a Māhina-a-rangi i reira whānau ai.
There was a hot spring at that place, and, Māhina-a-rangi remained there to give birth.
Ko tēnei te wāhi i patua ai te toa rongonui
this is the place at which (where) the famous warrior was killed
He tōtara wāhi rua, he kai nā te ahi.
A tÅtara split in two is food for the fire.
Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa (Mark 1:45)
People from all around kept coming to him
Tena koa, kainga e koe tēnei wāhi?
Why don't you try this piece?
I te kōanga te wā pai mō te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.
E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.
Titiro ki te wāhi i whakatakotoria ai ia!
Look at the place where he was laid!
Ka tae ki te wāhi i tupu ai te poroporo o Uenuku.
They reached the place where Uenuku's breadfruit grew.
I mea mai ia kia haere mātou ki mea wāhi, ki te kōrero ki mea tangata
He told us to go to such-and-such a place and talk to such-and-such a person
Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu, ka tuku iho ai ā koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.
