Results for 'Matua'
matua - parent, father
mātua - parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei Tokoroa tōnā matua e noho ana.
His father is living in Tokoroa.
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Mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents will help the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku
I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent
It was as if - ānō nei
Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
He mātua pai a Hēmi rāua ko Rina.
Hēmi and Rina are good parents.
Categorizing sentences - he
Kāore tō tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko ia te tuakana o taku pāpā, arā taku matua kēkē.
He's my dad's older brother, that is my uncle.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Ko Amaru rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Manu.
Amaru and Moana are the parents of Manu.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.
Away - atu
Ehara mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents won’t help the children.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
I mātua hui te iwi ki te marae, kātahi ka haere ki te urupā.
First the tribe met at the marae, and then set off to the cemetry.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Ko Tania te kaitiaki matua i tēnei rā.
Tania is the main caregiver today.
Ka haere ki te whare o te matua o Mia.
[He] went to the house of Mia's parent.
Kua horoi ngā mātua i ngā rīhi.
The parents have washed the dishes.
He tangata tāroaroa a Matua Māka.
Matua Māka is a tall person.
Mā reira pea te matua o to kōtiro rā ka rongo ai ki tō reo.
Perhaps as a result, the girl's mother will hear you calling.
Kei mua a Tu-whakairi-ora i ngā mātua rā.
Tu-whakairi-ora is at the front of those battalions.
Ko te kōrero a ngā mātua tïpuna.
The stories of the forebears.
E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.
Ko Tai tōku matua whakaangi.
Tai is my stepfather.
Kei te haere ngā tama ki te toa kākahu i te tāone matua o Kirikiriroa.
The sons are going to the clothing shop in the important town of Hamilton
Ko Tania te kaitiaki matua i tēnei rā.
Tania is the main caregiver today.
He matua a Koa.
Koa is a parent.
Ko Mia taku taokete, he tino pai ia. Koia kei te āwhina mai i ōku mātua i ia rangi, i ia rangi.
Mia is my sister in law, she is great. She helps my parents everyday.