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Results for 'whāinga'

whāinga - objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

whāinga, n. 1. Circumstance, etc., of pursuing, etc.

2. Enmity, hostility, quarrel. He iti te whainga, he nui te paremata (P. 15). Kei hea te tangata hei ki mo te whainga?

3. Ceremony for removing tapu, etc. I mea ia kia patua he tangata hei whainga mo tona whare.

Williams Dictionary

He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha ngā whāinga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?

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 i a tātou tā tātou whāinga.
We've achieved our goal.

Taihoa, kātahi anō tātou kia mahi i Mana Whenua, Mana Ao Tūroa, Mana Tangata, Mana Reo
Ehara te aromatawai i te whainga nui. Engari kē, mā te aromatawai koutou e kōrero ai. The assessment isn't the destination. The assessment is the reason to speak.

#166: Nominaliztion
#21: The happy children are playing
#3: Hello friends!
#195: For the purpose of someone else doing something
#10: You are all beautiful
#91: Let there be one cup of sugar (kia)
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