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hōhā - annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

Kua hōhā katoa au ki a koe.
I'm totally annoyed with you.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hōhā au ki tēnei tū āhuatanga.
I'm sick (bored) of this carry on.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kua hōha noa ia ki ngā harihari kōrero me te amuamu anō a ngā kiritata.
He was annoyed at the gossip and also the complaining from his neighbours.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka roa a Pōrori e tāria ana, me te hōhā haere o ngā mea e tatari ana ki a ia.
Pōrori was waited for a long time, and those waiting for him got fed up.
Be waited for - tāria

Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore au i hōhā i a koe.
I wasn't upset with you.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka hōhā tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ki te tōmuri a Ari, ka hōhā au.
If Ari is late, I will be annoyed.
If using ki - ki

Ka hōhā ia i a rātou.
She is fed up with them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He hōhā a Honi.
Honi can be a bit of a drag.

Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.

He tino hōhā tēnei hui
This meeting is very boring

Kei te hōhā au.
I am bored.

Kua hōhā au i a koe.
I'm fed up with you.

Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.

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