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Results for 'hōiho'

hōiho - horse

hoiho - yellow-eyed penguin


hoihoi - too noisy

hoihoi! - be quiet!

hōiho pīoio - rocking horse

kaieke hōiho - bareback rider

E kauhoe ana te hoiho i te moana.
The yellow-eyed penguin is swimming in the sea.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I ngā rā o mua, mā te hōiho kē te moua e tō.
In former times, a horse pulled the mower instead.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

E iwa ngā hoihō e oma atu ana.
There are nine horses running away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kia taka pea koe i runga i te hōiho!
I hope you fall off your horse.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.
It was as if - ānō nei

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere mā runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ko wai ka haere mā runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e hoihoi!
Don't be noisy!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Toitoi atu ana te hōiho me te pāterotero haere anō.
The horse trotted off farting as it went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka taea e Hūhana mā ngā hoiho te tiki?
Can Hūhana and co fetch the horses?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Hēmi.
The horse was running away from Hēmi.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua oma ato ō tātou hōiho.
Our horses have escaped.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He hōiho ōu.
You have horses.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Kia hoihoi ake tō reo.
Speak louder.
Up - ake

He pai ki a Hōne ngā hōiho.
Hōne likes horses.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara ngā hōiho i te pai ki a Hōne.
Hōne does not like horses.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

He kaha te hōiho.
Horses are strong.

hoihoi!
be quiet! (it's noisy!)

He hōiho tōku.
I have a horse.

Hoihoi, kāti te kōrero.
Too noisey, stop talking.

Hoihoi tamariki mā!
Too loud children! (Be quiet!).

Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.

He hōiho ēnā.
Those (by you) are horses.

Mō Pani tēnei hōiho.
‘This horse is for Pani.

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