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waiata - to sing (v); song (n)


kaiwaiata - singer

waiatatia - sung (pass. of waiata)

Ko wai kei te waiata i te waiata?
Who is singing the song?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te waiata a Rangi.
Rangi is singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te ako au i tētehi waiata.
I am learning a song.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te ako au i ētehi waiata.
I am learning some songs.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te waiata te kapa haka.
The haka group is singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te waiata a Jerome.
Jerome is singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te waiata rāua.
Those two are singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana ngā tamariki.
The children are (or were) singing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I waiata rāua i te hui?
Kāore rāua i waiata i te hui?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua ako a Mere i te waiata.
Mere has learnt the song.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua rongo koe i te waiata hou?
Have you heard the new song?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.
Simple sentences: you should - me

He makawe whero te wahine e waiata ana.
The woman singing has red hair.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

He makawe pākākā ō te wahine e waiata ana.
The woman singing has brown hair.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei ia ka waiata koe.
He thought you would sing.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Ki a koutou te waiata.
You (3+) will sing the song.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Rite tonu ia ki a Tui Teka ki te waiata.
He sings just like Tui Teka.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Nā te kōtiro i waiata i te waiata.
It was the girl who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Bob te waiata e tīmata.
Bob will start the song.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā mātou tō waiata e waiata.
We will song your song.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Whakarongo ki tēnei waiata!
Listen to this song!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Sing to the guests.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Waiata!
Sing!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Don’t sing to the guests.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e waiata!
Don't sing!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e waiatahia he waiata ngahau.
You should not sing a joyful song.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua a Mere e waiata.
Mere shouldn't sing.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

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

Kua waiatatia te waiata e māua.
The song has been sung by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kohia e ia ētahi waiata tawhito.
Some ancient songs have been collected by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te waiata mātou.
We are singing.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te waiatahia mātou.
We are being sung about.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te waiatahia e mātou.
It is being sung by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua waiatatia te waiata e ngā tauira.
The song was sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I titoa te waiata nei e Jeff Simmonds.
This song was composed by Jeff Simmonds.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E haere waiata ana rātou.
They were walking along singing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka taea e Hine te waiata.
Hine can sing.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Haere atu ki kō waiata ai.
Go over there to sing.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore anō koe kia rongo i te waiata hou?
Haven't you heard the new song yet?
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore te kapa haka i te waiata.
The haka group is not singing.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he waiata māku.
I don't know what to sing.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ka rongo ahau i tētahi waiata pai i tēnei rā.
I heard a nice song today.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore ia e mōhio ki te waiata.
He doesn't know how to sing.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore te kapa haka e waiata i te hui.
The haka group will not sing at the gathering.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He waiata pai tērā.
That's a nice song.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kāore māua e waiata ana i te hui.
We are not singing at the gathering.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kāore te waiata i waiatatia e ngā tauira.
The song was not sung by the students.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

He pai tēnā waiata.
That's a good song.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore mātou i te whakarongo ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were not listening to the song at the birthday.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka pai te waiata a aua kōtiro.
Those girls sang well.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

No Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song belongs to Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Na Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song is sing by Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Ka waiata koe pērā i a Tui Teka.
You sing like Tui Teka.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Tō tau hoki ki te waiata!
How excellent you are at singing!
How... - Te... hoki...

Ehara i te kōtiro te waiata i waiata.
The girl didn’t sing the song.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi te reo reka ki te waiata!
What an awesome singing voice!
What a... - kātahi te...

I a rātou e waiata ana i tā rātou waiata ka whakarite kai ngā ringawera mā rātou.
While they were singing their song, the cooks prepared food for them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia wareware ai aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to forget my troubles.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia kore ai au e wareware i aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to not forget my troubles.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kei waiata koe!
Don't sing!
Kei... - Don't...

Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei

Ko wai kāore i te waiata i te waiata?
Who isn’t singing the song?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

whakarongo ki tēnei waiata!
listen to this song!

He koretake au ki te waiata.
I'm useless at singing.

Ka pai te waiata a ngā kōtiro.
The girls sang nicely.

Waiata ā-ringa.
Sing with hands.

Ke mea mai ia, ka pai tana kaiako ki te waiata.
He says that his teacher is good at singing.

He ringa rehe a Moana ki te mahi māra, ki te purei rakuraku hiko, ka mutu, he rōreka ki te waiata.
Moana is a dab hand at gardening, playing electric guitar, and she loves to sing.

Ko tēnei te waiata.
This is the song.

Ko ēnei ngā waiata.
These are the songs.

I waiata rātou.
They sang.

He waiata pai tēnei.
This is a nice song.

He waiata poi tēnei.
This is a poi song.

Tito waiata.
Compose songs.

Āwhea a Manu ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Manu learn ancient songs?

Ā muri i ia whaikōrero ka tū ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te kaikōrero ki tētahi waiata.
After each speech the people will stand to support the speaker with a song.

He pehea a Ataahua ki te waiata?
What's Ataahua like at singing?

He reka ia ki te waiata.
She's sweet at singing.

Kei a koe mō te waiata.
You're a great singer.

He ātaahua tō waiata.
Your song was beautiful.

Kei te waiata ngā tamariki.
The children are singing.

He waiata pai pēnei.
This is a nice song.

I haere ia ki te whakarongo ki te rōpu waiata.
He went to listen to the choir.

He pai rāua ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.

Tuhi waiata.
Songwriting.

Kei te waiata kōrua ko Pita.
You and Pita are singing.

Kei te waiata a Hine.
Hine is singing.

Kei te waiata rātou.
They (3 or more) are singing.

Mauria mai taku pukapuka waiata.
Pass me my song book.

Rua haora noa-atu-rā i waiata ai ngā tamariki.
The children sang two hours ago.

He pai ētahi o āna waiata.
Some of his songs are good.

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