Results for 'tangi'
tangi - to cry; to make a sound
kaua - negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi
kāti - stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)
kauaka - Negative word, do not (variant of kaua; eg:
Kauaka e tangi)
tangihia - be mourned (pass of tangi)
kaiwhakatangitangi - musician
matangi - wind, breeze
rautangi - perfume
tangihanga - funeral
tangiweto - cry; cry-baby
tatangi tatau - doorbell
whakatangi - to play an instrument
whakatangitangi - music
pārīrātangi - intermission
Kua tangi kurī. - Crying for nothing.
Tangi reme. - To cry like a lamb.
He aha koe e tangi nei? - Why are you crying now?
Kei te tangi te kōtiro.
The girl is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te tangi te pēpi.
The baby is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe tamaiti nei!
Go away, lest you make the child cry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
E tangi!
Cry!
Command with e! - e!
Kaua e tangi.
Don't cry.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tangi, e te tau.
Don't cry my darling.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I tata tangi te pēpi.
The baby almost cried.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kei te whakatangi rakuraku ia me te waiata anō i te whare.
He is playing the guitar and singing in the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.
The deceased will be bereaved by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka taea e koe te rakuraku te whakatangi?
Can you play guitar?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka taea e Tama te rakuraku te whakatangi.
Tama can play the guitar.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka taea e Hina te whakatangi te piana.
Hina can play the piano.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka taea e koe te whakatangitangi piana?
Can you play piano?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia.
I'm ok, but she's crying.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kua mutu te tangi a te pēpi.
The baby's crying has finished.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Ka tino kaha rawa tōna tangi ki tōna mamae.
She mourned deeply for her pains.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tangi te pere ākuanei.
The bell has rung.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka tangi ngā tamāhine ki tō rātou pāpā.
The daughters mourned for their father.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka rongo tana whaea i tana ui ki te hinu rautangi.
His mother listened to his question about scented oil.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He tāne tangi ranginamu.
He is a handsome man.
Categorizing sentences - he
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Tokomaha i haere atu ki tōna tangihanga.
Many went to her funeral.
Away - atu
Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.
Away - atu
Nā te aha te tama i tangi ai?
For what reason did the boy cry?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Kāore e taea e Kauri te rakuraku te whakatangi.
Kauri can't play the guitar.
E whakatangitangi ana te kaiwhakatangitangi i te kitā.
The musician is playing the guitar.
Kua tangi te piana. Kua kanikani ētahi o ngā tāngata.
The piano has started playing. Some of the people have started dancing.
Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!
I haere a Ataahua ki te tangihanga.
Ataahua went to the funeral.
Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te pō.
Grieve those who have gone into the night.
Kei hea te tangihanga?
Where is the funeral?
I hea koe i te tangi o te pīpīwharauroa?
Where were you when the shining cuckoo sang?
Kua tangi te pere.
The bell has rung.
Ka taea e Niko te whakatangi rakuruku.
Niko is able to play guitar.
Ka taeae te rakuraku te whakatangi e Tama.
Tama can play the guitar.
Kāore e taea e au te rakuraku te whakatangi, heoi, ka taea e au i te piana te whakatangi.
I can't play the guitar, however, I can play the piano.
Ko Tangiwai tōna whanaunga.
Tangiwai is his relation.
E whakatangitangi ana te kaiwhakatangitangi i te kitā.
The musician is playing the guitar.
I hea koe i te tangihanga o te riroriro?
Where were you when all the work was being done?
I rongo au i tētahi manu e tangi ana.
I heard a bird singing.
I te whakatakariri o Koa, ka tangi ia.
Because Koa was so angry, he cried.
E Hera, Tangiwai, kia ora kōrua. Kei te pēhea kōrua?
Hi Hera and Tangiwai. How are you two?
Kei te tangi a Mereana.
Mereana is crying.
Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.
He mea tino rahi te whakatūtūranga a te Rā o Waitangi.
The demonstration on Waitangi Day will be a big one.
Kei te tangi te koroua i tōna tahu.
The old man is mourning his love.
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa.
A flute can be heard every night.