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wera - hot, to burn; burnt; heat

Wera, 1. a. Burnt. Ka wera i kona a Te Arawa i te ahi (T. 81).

2. Heated, hot. Haere rawa atu ki te wai kua wera tonu hoki (T. 24).

3. n. Heat. Kua rite tahi tona auetanga ki to Maui auetanga i te wera o te ahi (T. 24).

4. v.t. Burn. Ka tahuna te whare ka weraina nga tangata i roto (Tr. vii, 49).

whakawera. — Ika whakawera, the most combative fish in the haul of a net. Ko te whakawera no roto i te kupenga (N.M. i, 29).

‖ ika-haehae.

werawera. 1. a. Warm.

2. n. Warmth. E mate ana ahau i te werawera (T. 66).

Williams Dictionary

Ehara tēnā pereti i te wera.
That plate is not hot.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

I āhua wera koe.
You were somewhat hot.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua wera ia.
He or she will be somewhat hot.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Nā te mea, he wera rawa!
Because it's too hot!
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Me mahi tiakareti wera, me te ruirui anō i ngā maihimero ki runga.
Make a hot chocolate and sprinkle marshmallows on top.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

I nukuhia e au ngā ahi wera mai i ngā kōhatu ki te pouaka ki tōku hawera.
The hot ashes were moved by me from the stones to the box with my shovel.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, ehara te wēra i te ika, he whakangote kē.
According to the scientists, whales are not fish, they are mammals.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te wera ia.
He or she is hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera ahau.
I am somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore i te wera.
It isn't hot.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He wera tēnā pereti.
That plate is hot.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He wera tēnā.
That is hot.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore ngā tamariki i te tākaro i te pāmu i te rā wera.
The children were not playing at the farm on the hot day.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!
*How... - Te... hoki...

Te wera hoki o tēnei raumati!
How hot this summer is!
*How... - Te... hoki...

Kātahi te motu wera!
What a hot island!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kātahi te motu wera ko Raratonga!
What a hot island Rarotonga is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua wera i a ia te kai.
The food was burnt him him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua wera te kai i a ia.
The food was burnt him him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kei te wera ahau.
I am hot.

He wera tēnei wai.
This water is hot.

I tino wera ia.
He or she was very hot.

Ka tino wera ia.
He or she will be very hot.

He wera ērā kānga.
Those corn are hot.

Kei te tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi is very hot.

I tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi was very hot.

Kua wera te wai.
The water has become warm.

Ka tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi will be very hot.

Kei te wera koe.
You are hot.

Kia tūpato, kei wera koe.
Be careful you might get burnt.

E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, ehara te wēra i te ika, he whāngote kē
According to the scientists, whales are not fish; they are mammals

I wera ia.
He or she was hot.

Ka wera ia.
He or she will be hot.

He uaua te moe i ngā pō wera.
It's hard to sleep on hot nights.

Kei te wera au.
I am hot.

Kei te wera koutou.
You (all) are hot.

Kei te tino wera au.
I am very hot.

Nāku te kai i wera ai.
I was the reason the food burnt.

Kei te tino wera koutou.
You (all) are very hot.

Kei te āhua wera au.
I am somewhat hot.

Kei te āhua wera koutou.
You (all) are somewhat hot.

Kei te tino wera a Mere.
Mere is very hot.

Hoatu te märipi ki a Te Wera.
Give the knife to Te Wera.

Kaua e hoatu te märipi ki a Te Wera.
Don't give the knife to Te Wera.

He wera tēnā
That is hot.

Me i noho amoo a Ngaaotoroo maa i Maketuu, me i kaua te haere ki Moehau, kīhai i wera a Te Arawa.
If Ngaatoro and his people had settled at Maketuu, and if the journey to Moehau had not taken place, Te Arawa would not have been burned.

I āhua wera ahau.
I was somewhat hot.

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera te ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe was Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

Ka āhua wera ahau.
I will be somewhat hot.

Kei te tino wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very hot.

I tino wera a Mere.
Mere was very hot.

Ka tino wera a Mere.
Mere will be very hot.

He wera tērā!
That's hot!

He tino wera tērā!
That's very hot!

He tino wera rawa atu!
That's absolutely boiling hot!

I wera ahau.
I was hot.

I nuku·hia e au ngaa ahi wera mai i ngaa koohatu ki te pouaka ki toku hawera
the(pl) stone to the box instr sggenIsg shovel ‘I moved the hot ashes from the stones to the box with my shovel

Ka āhua wera koe.
You will be somewhat hot.

Kei te āhua wera a Mere.
Mere is somewhat hot.

I tino wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very hot.

Ka tino wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very hot.

He wera nō re rā.
Because the day was hot.

Me haere koe ki te tākuta, nā te mea he wera rawa koe!
You should go to the doctor because you are really hot!

I wera koe.
You were hot.

I āhua wera ia.
He or she was somewhat hot.

I āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat hot.

Āta tangohia te taupoki o te kōhua kei wera tō ringa i te korohū.
Carefully take the lid off the pot just in case your hand is burnt by the steam.

Ka āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat hot.

E pīrangi ana a Rangi kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Rangi wants the killing of whales to stop.

Kei te āhua wera koe.
You are somewhat hot.

Kātahi rawa te wera!
How hot it is! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)

Tōna wera nei.
Sort of hot.

Ka whakakī au i te kōhua ki te wai kātahi ka whakatūria ki te ahi, kia wera, kia koropupū.
I will fill the pot with water and then put it on the fire so that it heats up and boils.

I tino wera ahau.
I was very hot.

Kei te āhua wera ia.
He or she is somewhat hot.

I āhua wera a Mere.
Mere was somewhat hot.

Ka āhua wera a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat hot.

He rangi wera!
A hot day!

He rangi wera tēnei.
This is a hot day.

Kei te tino wera ahau.
I am very hot.

Auē, e Mā, kua wera a roto nei.
Gosh, Mā, it's got hot in here.

I tino wera koe.
You were very hot.

Āe e Mā, kei te hēmanawa au i te wera.
Yeah Mā, this heat is getting to me.

Ka tino wera koe.
You will be very hot.

Kei te tino wera koe.
You are very hot.

Kei te wera te rā.
The day is hot.

I āhua wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat hot.

Ka āhua wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat hot.

He wai wera.
Some hot water.

Kei te tino wera ia.
He or she is very hot.

He rā wera tēnei.
Today is a hot day.

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