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mate - to be sick, ill, dead

E hoa e! - Jees mate!

E hoa mā e! - Good grief mate! Far out! Goodness me mate!

Me mutu kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Whakamaua pōtae, kei mate koe i te makariri.
Put on your hat lest you get sick from the cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Katia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we'll die of cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta kai, kei mate puku.
East slowly; you might get a sore stomach.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au kua mate a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

muri mai ka mate a Taika i te aroha.
Afterwards Taika fell in love.
Belonging to the past - nō

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I tata mate au i te hiakai.
I just about died from starvation.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.
The deceased will be bereaved by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...

He mate kino i ohorere ki ōna roro, hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kua mate te kurī?
Has the dog died?
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I mate ia ki te awa.
He died at the river.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate te Pirimia.
The Prime Minister has died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the old man had died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate noa atu ia.
He has passed away.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I mate ia ki te hōhipera i Ākarana.
He died in hospital in Auckland.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka māharahara te rōpā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi became sleeopy.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Ka kite mātou i a Manu. Kua mate taua koroua.
We saw Manu. That old man is ill.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

E mate ana ia i te aroha.
She is dying of love.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ngā mate ki runga i a koutou.
The deaths you bear with you.

I pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has covid.

Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.

Kei te kōrero ia: "He mate kei taku waewae. Kei te toto! E mamae ana taku turi!".
He says: "My leg is sore! There's blood! My knee hurts!".

Kua mate taku rākau panana i te makariri.
My banana tree died because of the cold.

Kua mate tātou mea kahurangi.
Our precious one has passed away.

Ka mate koe i te kai hikareti.
You will become dead/sick by smoking.

He hātākēhi hoa.
Your mate is hardcase.

Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te .
Grieve those who have gone into the night.

Kua pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has gotten sick with Covid.

Ko ngā waka i mua , mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

E mate ana tēnei.
This one is sick.

Ka mate he toa, ka whānau anō he toa.
A champion dies, another champion is born.

Hei te ahiahi ka m,āminga e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend you are thirsty.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā .
You might be killed by those cars.

Hei te ahiahi ka māmingā e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend to be thirsty.

Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia nei ngā kupu te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga ."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

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