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ake - up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)

titiro - to look at


kaititiro - spectator

Tītiro! - Look!

titiro haere - sight-seeing

Kei te titiro a Ari.
Ari is looking.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te titiro taua ngeru ki tāna kai.
That cat is looking at his meal.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E titiro ana a Mia.
Mia is looking.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E titiro ana te tauhou ki a au.
The stranger was looking at me.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I titiro atu ia ki te rā, ka tihewa.
He look at the sun and sneezed.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me titiro ki te karoro!
You should look at the seagull!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te titiro au ki te tamaiti e menemene mai ana.
I am looking at the child who is smiling at me.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain.
Habitual action - ai

Titiro atu!
Look over there!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei

Titiro ki te maunga!
Look at the mountain!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Titiro ki te paratuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Titiro ki tō taha mauī.
Look to your left.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e titiro atu!
Don't look over there!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e titiro ki te maunga!
Don't look at the mountain!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e titiro mai!
Don't look here!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e titiro ake!
Don't look up!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka titiro a Pita ki te parani i runga i te pounamu.
Pita looked at the brand on the bottle.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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...

Titiro mai, whakarongo mai, kōrero mai!
Look, listen and speak!
Towards - mai

Ka titiro ake a Rona ki te marama.
Rona looked up at the moon.
Up - ake

E titiro ake ana au.
I was looking up.
Up - ake

Titiro ake ki te rangi.
Look up to the sky.
Up - ake

Ka titiro iho te marama ki a Rona.
The moon looked down at Rona.
Down - iho

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e titiro ki te waka.
Don't look at the car.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kia āta titiro ki te whakaahua, kia kite ai koe.
Look carefully at the picture so you can see.
In order to... - kia... ai...

Haere atu ki korā tū ai, kia pai ai tō titiro.
Go over there to stand so you can have a good look.
In order to... - kia... ai...

Roa-noa, ka titiro ki te waka rā.
For a long time, he looed at that canoe.

Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Look at the car here.

Titiro mai!
Look here!

titiro atu!
look over there!

Kua titiro mai te iwi rā ki a ia.
The tribe had been looking at her.

titiro ki te karoro!
look at the seagull!

Titiro ki te whare ātaahua rā.
Look at that beautiful house.

Titiro ki ēnā pikitia.
Look at those pictures (near you).

Titiro ki te papa tuhituhi.
Look at the board.

Titiro ki muri i te whare, kei reira tō paihikara.
Look behind the house, your bike is there.

Titiro e Kawana.
Look, Governor.

Titiro mai.
Look over here.

Ki tā te Māori titiro...
In the Māori viewpoint...

Kei te titiro ia ki a au.
He's looking at me.

Titiro ki te karoro!
Look at the seagull!

I tītiro ia ki ngā kākahu ātaahua i roto i te matapihi o te toa.
She looked at the beautiful dresses in the shop window.

E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!

Titiro ki te pouaka whakaata.
Look at the T.V.

Titiro ki tō wātaka.
Look at your timetable.

Titiro, kei a Niko mā ā tātou peke.
Look, Niko and the others have our bags.

Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yep, you drive, and I'll study the shopping list.

Titiro ki ngā pikitia i raro nei.
Look at the pictures below.

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