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tāne - man, male


tamatāne - boy

autāne - brother-in-law (of a woman)

matua tāne - father; uncle

pūmotomoto - the fontanelle of an infant

Ko Wiremu tāku tāne.
Wiremu is my husband.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Koa te tāne a Moana.
Koa is the husband of Moana.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara te tāne i te kaihanga.
The man is not a builder.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā tāne i te rangatira.
That man is not the boss.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ia i te tāne ranginamu.
He is not a handsome man.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ia i te tāne ranginamu.
He is not a handsome man.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki konā.
The men are working there near you.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki korā
The men are working over there.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tū ana te tamaiti tāne.
The boy is standing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I kite au i tērā tamaiti tāne.
I saw that boy.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tū tētahi tamaiti tāne.
A certain boy stood.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua ahatia tērā tāne?
What happened to that man?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua whakarite tāku tāne i te parakuihi.
My husband has prepared breakfast.
Sentences with i - i

Kua whakareri tāku tāne i te parakuihi.
My husband has prepared breakfast.
Sentences with i - i

Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
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Nā taku tāne te parakuihi i whakarite!
(It was) my husband (who) prepared breakfast!
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha mā te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.
When - Kia

I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He kaihanga te tāne.
The man is a builder.
Categorizing sentences - he

He tāne a Tai.
Tai is a man.
Categorizing sentences - he

He tāne ranginamu ia.
He is a handsome man.
Categorizing sentences - he

He tāne tangi ranginamu.
He is a handsome man.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ko Hata tāna tāne.
Hata is her husband.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.
The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Whakatāne te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Whakatāne.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore anō ngā tamariki tāne kia paraihe i ō rātou makawe.
The boys have not brushed their hear yet.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tane Mahuta.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tāne au kia mau i tēnā patu?
Am I a man, that I should take that weapon?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pūrotu tērā tāne.
That man is handsome.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.
Future locative - hei

Kāore te tāne hei roto i te whare.
The man will not be inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ka kōrero a Toto, ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted husbands.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted to get married.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Te tini o te tangata i tae ake, tāne mai, wāhine māi.
A huge crowd turned up, men and women.

I tū tētāho tamaiti tāne.
A certain boy stood.

Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.
Someone of great importance has passed away.

He tāne hūmarie a Tame.
Tame is a nice man.

Tane Mahuta.
The god of the forest.

Rongomātāne.
The god of kūmera and peace.

Ko ia taku autāne.
He is my bro in law.

He tāne pūrotu.
A handsome man.

Ehara a Wiremu i tāku tāne.
Wiremu is not my husband.

Kōrua ko tāu tāne.
You and your husband.

Kāore ā Aroha tamatāne.
Aroha doesn't have a son.

I pakeke ake tō tāne i hea?
Where did your hubby grow up?

I kite au i te tamaiti tāne ra.
I saw that boy.

He tāne tāroaroa a Pita.
Pita is tall.

Tēnā koe, ko Tāne ahau.
Hello, I am Tāne.

He tāne a Tangaroa.
Tangaroa was a male.

Tēnā koe Tāne, ko Aroha tōku ingoa.
Hello Tāne, my name is Aroha.

He tāne hou tāku.
I have a new man.

Tāne mā!
Men!

No Tāmaki-makau-rau ahau.
I'm from Auckland.

Kāore te tamaiti tāne e tū ana.
The boy is (or was not) standing.

Kāore tētahi tamaiti tāne i tū.
A certain boy did not stand.

He tāroaroa tāku tāne.
My husband is tall.

Ka moe a Hera i tana tāne a te Āranga.
Hera is to marry her man at Easter.

Kīano i moe noa i te tāne.
[She] had not yet married a man.

Ko tō tāne!
It's your husband!

Āe, he tamatāne tāku, ko Tawa tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a son, his name is Tawa.

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Hēmi, ko Niko ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Hēmi and Niko.

Kātahi aua tini tamariki rā, te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.

tō te tāne waka
the man's car

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Pāora, ko Rangi, ko Ari ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Pāora, Rangi and Ari.

ō te tāne waka
the man's cars

He tāne tā mātou ngeru.
Our cat is a male.

He tāne ā mātou ngeru.
Our cats are male.

Ko Tahu tōku hoa tāne.
Tahu is my husband.

E whakairi ana taku tāne i ngā kākahu horoi.
My husband is hanging the washing.

Ko Hone tōku hoa tāne.
Hone is my husband.

Tokowhā ngā tāne kaha kei kōnei.
There are four strong men here.

Ko Moana tōku hoa tāne.
Moana is my husband.

I aua huihuinga, ka kite a Hinemoa i a Tūtānekai.
At those meetings, Hinemoa would see Tūtānekai.

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