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- time, times

(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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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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(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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(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 kauhoe.
Summer is the time for swimming.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te kaukau.
It is bath time.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te aha te ?
What's the time?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me whānau i tēnei 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 katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei ?
Where are you staying at this time?
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Hokihoki ai ia ki te kāinga.
He returned home regularly.
Habitual action - ai

Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna 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@

tēnei , ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō

te o ngā tūpuna ēnei ritenga.
These customs come from the time of the ancestors.
Belonging to the past - nō

te 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 te .
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e pātuhi i te o te akoranga.
Don't text during the lesson.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

te kōrerotia i ngā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is through being spoken all the time that the language will survive.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei .
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I tēnei , 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 .
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 tētehi 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 i ētahi .
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 e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.
When - Kia

I te 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 .
Most of the time.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te ...
When...
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore tātou e whai 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 ?
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 ?
What is the time?
What? - He aha?

Toru karaka te .
The time is 2 o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Ko to ono karaka te e tīmata ai te hui.
The meeting starts (specifically) at 6 o'clock.
Specifically - ai

Kua tae mai ki te ...
We have arrived at the time...

Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei .
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.

te .
See ya in time!

te !
(see ya) in time.

te tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.

Hei te .
(see ya) in time.

Hei te tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.

Ko te Raumati taku tino o te tau.
Raumati is my favourite time of the year.

Ko te haurua mai i te toru karaka te ,
The time is 3.30pm

Koia nei te wairua o te kōrero kia tino whakapau kaha koe i ngā katoa.
This is the essence of this proverb to expend all of your ability all the time.

Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei i tēnei hāora. 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.

Kei te hoki ōku whakaaro ki ngā 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 , 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 ki runga i te āhuru tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruahia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.

Te pai te kite i a koutou, kua tau mai ki tēnei , ki tēnei ahiahi.
It is good to see you all, having arrived at this time, this afternoon.

Āe, kia ora. te !
Yeah, thanks. See you later.

Ko te tina ināianei.
It's lunchtime now.

Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei tohu e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.

I tēnei he pahu karihi.
These days there are nuclear bombs.

Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi ka noho ahau hei tauira. reira, koerā te mahi o 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.

Tāria te .
Wait for the time.

He poto noa aho.
Time is short.

Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei .
No, I don't have children at the moment.

E hoa, kua roa te !
Hey friend! It's been a while.

Āe, kua roa te , ?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?

He kaiako ia i te tērā .
She was a teacher then.

He paku te .
Time is short.

Ngā mihi o te .
Seasons greetings.

te horoi
wash time

te kaukau
bath time

Anā kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki whaea ā tōna .
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

I tērā kua haere a Riu-ki-uta ki tua atu o Maunga-whau.
At that time, Riu-ki-uta had gone beyond Mount Eden.

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei .
Greetings to you who are gathered here at this time.

I ōna 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 tēnei .
We have finished at this time.

Ngā mihi o te ; kei te pēhea koutou?
Season greetings, how are you (three +)?

Kia mutu tātou i te tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?

I te kōanga te pai te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.

Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.

Mai i te o ngā tīpuna.
From the time of the ancestors.

I tēnei , kua tino kaha te pupuhi o te hau.
By this time, the wind had become very strong.

Kāore ia e whai .
He will not have time.

Kāore ia i whai .
He did not have time.

Ka take te ...
After some time...

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