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wāhi - part, portion; place
Wāhi, wāwāhi, v.t. 1. Break, split. Ka inu, a wahia iho ano te kaika (T. 133). Wahia ana; ka pakaru; ko Matahorua tetehi para, ko Aotea tetehi (T. 109).
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2. Break through. Ka wahi ake a Rupe, noho ana i tera rangi (T. 33). Ka wahia i te tungaroa o te whare hei ara whakaputanga mo te tamaiti ki waho.—Wawahia ra i nga tatau o te rangi, kia eke ai koe ki runga ra (M. 134).
3. Break open, lay open, disclose. Wawahia nga korero: kati me he purupuru i nga korero.
wāhi, n. 1. Part, portion. Te tohu o Manaia i kitea ai, ko tetehi wahi o te ringa he mea whakairo (T. 93). Wahi iti, almost, within a little. Wahi iti kua riro i te wai, a, na nga tangata o tetahi whare i whakaora (W.M. ix, 103).
2. Place, locality. Waiho tonu iho hei ingoa mo tena wahi a Katikati-o-Tama-te-kapua (T. 78).
3. A token sent to a neighbouring tribe as an invitation to join a war party. = tiwha, ngakau, etc. ‖ J. xii, 41.
wāhanga, n. 1. Circumstance, etc., of breaking, etc.
2. A measure of length, from the chin to the tips of the fingers with the arm extended. Wahi.—
whakawahi, v.t. 1. Anoint. Kua oti nga turi te whakawahi ki te hinu. ‖ towahiwahi.
2. Smear, paint. He tini ki te whakawahi i nga waka ki te kokowai.
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Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me ako tētahi wāhi ia rā, ia rā.
You should learn part each day.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua.
Your work area should be clean.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta.
Clear a space in the kitchen.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kua kimihia tāna waea pūkoro i ngā wāhi katoa.
His cell phone has been searched for everywhere.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua kimihia e ia āna kī i ngā wāhi katoa.
He has searched everywhere for his keys. (Literally, his keys have been searched for everywhere.).
Passive sentences - tikina...
I ēnei rā, kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei
I tēnei wā, 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 anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Waimaramara.
This place had not yet been named Waimaramara.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka waiho he wāhi kia tuwhera ana i waenganui i ngā taiepa kōhatu nei.
A place was left open between the stone walls.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira
He aha te wāhi pai ki a koe?
What place do you like?
What? - He aha?
Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai
Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.
Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.
Specifically - ai
I hē te whakahaere a Rua-tatanoa i tētahi wāhi o te karakia.
Rua-tataone made a mistake at one place in the incantation.
Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.
Te pai te kite i a koutou, kua tau mai ki tēnei wā, ki tēnei ahiahi.
It is good to see you all, having arrived at this time, this afternoon.
Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a koe.
Celestial blessings to you.
Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a kōrua.
Celestial blessings to you both.
Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a koutou.
Celestial blessings to you three or more.
Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.
Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.
He wāhi ātaahua a Whakatū.
Nelson is a beautiful place.
He wāhi ātaahua a Waimarama.
Waimarama is a beautiful place.
I haere au i te taha o tōku pāpā ki tōna wāhi mahi.
I went with my father to his work.
He tōtara wāhi rua, he kai nā te ahi.
A tÅtara split in two is food for the fire.