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wawata - to long for, yearn for; dream

Wawata, a. 1. Finely divided, broken up, having many interstices, perforated, full of holes. ‖ tuwatawata.

2. Loosely woven or plaited. He kete wāwata. ‖ watawata 2.

wawata. 1. v.t. Desire earnestly, long for. E wawata puku ana tetehi, me tetehi, ki a raua ake (T. 131).

2. n. Yearning. He wawata na roto (M. 119).

3. a. Daydreaming. E whakatakohe haere ana, e wawata haere ana (T. 170).

watawata. 1. v.t. Yearn. Ka watawata noa i te ahiahitanga o te ra (S.).

2. a. Having many interstices, perforated, full of holes. ‖ tuwatawata.

Williams Dictionary

Wawata. ‖ wata.

Williams Dictionary

wawata. 1. v.t. Desire earnestly, long for. E wawata puku ana tetehi, me tetehi, ki a raua ake (T. 131).

2. n. Yearning. He wawata na roto (M. 119).

3. a. Daydreaming. E whakatakohe haere ana, e wawata haere ana (T. 170).

Williams Dictionary

Kua tutuki i a koe taku wawata.
My dream has been fulfilled by you.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua tutuki taku wawata i a koe.
My dream has been fulfilled by you.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He pai tonu te wawata ahakoa kāore he moni.
It is pleasant daydreaming, although there is no money.

He rite tonu ō māua nei wawata.
Our aspirations are exactly the same.

He pai tonu te wawata ahakoa kaaore he moni
It is quite pleasant day-dreaming, although there is no money

Kua rite ki tāna i wawata nui ai ..
It was just like he had wished ..

Kia tipu, kia puāwai, ko koe rā te mea nui, ā, mā te kaiako ngā wawata o te kaiako mō āna tauira.
Grow and flourish—you are the most important thing—and through the teacher are the teacher’s aspirations for their students.

I wawata kau au.
I daydreamed.

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

Ki te rongo ki tō ake, ō ake hiahia, ō ake wawata, whāinga matua pea.
To listen to your own heart, your own desires, your own aspirations — perhaps your main goal.

Kua tutuki tō rātou wawata.
Their dream has been fulfilled.

He aha ō wawata?
What are your aspirations?

Kia kaha tonu te mahi, ā tutuki noa te wawata.
Keep working hard until you achieve what you desire.

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