Results for 'whai'
whai - to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
Whai (i). 1. n. Dasyatis brevicaudatus, sting-ray, and Raja nasuta, skate. Te whakangungu nei ki nga tara a whai o Arai-te-uru (P. 90).
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Whai (ii), a. 1. Possessing, equipped with. Ka whai ringaringa, ka whai waewae, ka tupu au he tangata (M. 414).
2. Becoming, acquiring the shape or character of. Na toku tipuna au i awhi, a whai tangata ana ahau.
3. Settled, constantly resident. He tangata whai ahau.
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Whai (iii). 1. v.t. Follow, pursue. Ka kite koutou i te waka e whai mai ana i muri i a matou (T. 173).
2. Look for, go in search of. Kua riro ki uta ki te whai kai (T. 81). Ka haere a Whakatau, ka uru ki roto ki te whai wahie (T. 61).
3. Court, woo. He whai ta Tuka i a Te Kahu hei wahine mana.
4. Proceed to the next in order. E karakia ana te koroheke ra; kua oti tetehi karakia, e whai ana ki tetehi (T. 201).
5. Aim at, design. E whai ana a Paka kia riro te waka i a ia.
6. Practise. Ka rere au ki Ngapuhi ra, ki te tama whai riri (M. 360).
7. Perform an incantation or rite. Haere mai ki runga ki toku waka ki te whai ake i te kawa o te waka nei (T. 70).
8. Lay hold of. Ka whai ia i nga iwi o te hakoro, ka puta ki waho (Tr. vii, 49).
9. n. A spell to cure wounds and other injuries. He whai kanohi me ka pohea (M. 281). He whai mo te tangata wera i te ahi kia mahu ai (M. 430).
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.
whāwhai. 1. v.i. Be in haste, be hurried. He whawhai nona kia rokohanga ai nga tangata ki te kainga.
2. Exert oneself. Ka whakatika a Tane-mahuta, ka whawhai; kihai rawa i taea e ona ringaringa (T. 4).
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3. Chide. E whawhai tonu ana te hunga nei ki a ratou ano mo te kino o te haka (T. 64).
whawhai, v.i. Fight. Ka tohe tonu te taua ki te whawhai ki nga tangata o roto o taua pa (T. 182). Hoa-whawhai, enemy. Moku anake ano ena hoa-whawhai (Tr. xxviii, 44).
whaiwhai, v.t. Chase, hunt. Kua riro a Te Puni ki te whaiwhai poaka.
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E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua whai tohu koe?
Do you have a degree?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Hoatu kōrua, ka whai atu au ina mutu taku mahi.
You two go, I'll follow once I've finished my job.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions the air will stay in the mixture.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Mā te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Mā te whai i a ia ka ngaro koe.
By following him you will get lost.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
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...
E whai ana a Ari i tana teina.
Ari chases his brother.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina
Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?
Towards - mai
I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.
Away - atu
Haere tonu rāua, me te whai atu anō a Ponga i muri tata.
They went on with Ponga following close behind.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Ko wai e whai nei?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
E whai nei a wai?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Kia whai i ētahi o ngā wāhanga.
To follow some of the parts / sections.
Whiti ora ki te whai ao
Cross over to life in the changing world
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.
Nā tana kaha whai i tana hiakai, ka ea.
Because he pursued his goal so intently, he was successful.
Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.
Kāore ia e whai wā.
He will not have time.
Kāore ia i whai wā.
He did not have time.
