Results for 'fish'
ika - fish
hī - to catch fish with a line
matau - fish hook; right side
hiku - end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile
kauika - school of fish; pod of whales
I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Ka mau te ika.
The fish is caught.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!
Away - atu
Ngā ika o te moana.
The fish of the ocean.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te ika a Māui.
The fish of Māui.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui
The head of the fish of Māui (a name for the Wellington region).
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!
How... - Te... hoki...
He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He hiahia nō Hāmi ki te kai i te fish 'n chips.
Because Hāmi wants to eat fish and chips.
Because - he... nō
Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.
E hia ngā ika a mau i a koe?
How many fish did you catch?
E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete?
How many fish are in your kete?
Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.
E hia ngā ika i te moana?
How many fish are in the sea?
Mā Ari tēnei ika.
This fish is for Ari.
Taihoa! Kei uta ngā ika.
Hold up! The fish are towards the land.
Kei tai ngā ika.
The fish are seaward.
Ka hao i te ika, ka keri i te roi.
[They] caught fish in nets, they dug up fern roots.
Kei te kaukau te ika ki konā.
The fish is swimming over there.