Results for 'whakaaro'
whakaaro - to think; thought, idea
whakaaro. 1. n. Thought, intention, opinion. Ka tupu te whakaaro i a Tawhiri-matea kia tahuri mai ia ki te whawhai ki ona tuakana (T. 4). Kihai a Waikato i whai whakaaro ki te whai i tana hoariri (W. v, 40).
2. Understanding. Kahore a te rakau whakaaro, kei te tohunga te whakaaro (P.).
3. Plan. Nawai a, ka kitea te whakaaro e Waikato (T. 166).
4. v.t. Think, consider, plan. I whakaaro te tangata nei, kaore ano ia i kitea e nga wahine nei (T. 138). Heoti ano ka whakaaro Waikato, me aha ra e mate ai te iwi ra (T. 166).
Williams Dictionary
Ehara tēnā i te whakaaro pai e tama.
That's not a good idea guys.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku tīpuna.
I am thinking of my ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku mātoua tūpuna.
I am thinking about my ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakakāhore e koe ēnei tū whakaaro.
You should resist these kinds of thoughts.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
Kei te whakaaro ia.
He is thinking.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Tuhia ō koutou whakaaro, ka tuku mai ai ki a au.
Write down your ideas, and then send (them) to me.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he whakaaro māku.
I don't know what to think.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He aha ō rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki tēnā?
What do they think about that?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He whakaaro ōu?
Do you have any ideas?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He whakaaro tōu?
Do you have an idea?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He rawe tērā whakaaro, nē hā?
That is a great idea, eh?
That (over there) - tērā
Te pai hoki o tēnā whakaaro!
How great that idea is!
How... - Te... hoki...
Ki tōku whakaaro, e rima tekau aua kāinga.
In my estimation, there are fifty of those settlements.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Hei whakawhiti whakaaro te kaupapa o te hui.
Exhanging idea was the purpose of the meeting.
Kia ora Pita, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?
Hey Pita, what did you think of the exam?
Kei te hoki ōku whakaaro ki ngā wā o mua.
My thoughts are going back to the past.
Ki tō whakaaro, e hia ngā tau o Amaru?
How old do you think Amaru is?
He pai te whakaaro.
The idea is good.
Te pai o tēnā whakaaro.
The goodness of the thought.
He whakaaro tōku.
I've got an idea.
Whakaputa whakaaro.
Express opinions.
He uaua ake te mahi i tāna i whakaaro ai.
The job was harder than he had thought.
Ki ōku whakaaro...
It is my thinking that...
Pēhea ō whakaaro?
What do you think?
Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.
Kei taku nei whakaaro, he tāone ātaahua a Rotorua.
In my thinking, Rotorua is a beautiful town.
Ki taku nei whakaaro, he tāone pai a Tūrangi.
In my thinking, Tūrangi is a good town.
Ki ōku whakaaro.
In my thinking / In my view.
Ki ōu whakaaro.
In your thinking / In your view.
Ki ō rātou whakaaro.
'In their (3+) thinking / In their view.
Ki ō rāua whakaaro.
In their (2) thinking / In their view.
Ki ō mātou whakaaro.
In our (3+) thinking / In our view.
He rawe tēnā whakaaro.
That's a great idea.
Ka āta whakaaro au (mō te kaupapa).
I'll think about it.
Tēnā whakaaro tēnā!
That's a rubbish idea.
He whakaaro pai!
Good idea!
Ki tōku nei whakaaro, koinei te mea pai rawa.
In my opinion, this is the best one.
He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.
Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaaro mārama.
Language is the key to understanding.
Ko te reo te waka kawe i te whakaaro Māori.
The Māori language is the vessel that carries a Māori worldview.
