Results for 'ika'
I kite au i a rātou e hī ika ana.
I saw them fishing.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Sentences with i - i
Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana.
Liam is fishing at the river.
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Kaua te ika e tunua.
Don't cook the fish.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ika mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kei te hī ika a Amaru.
Amaru is fishing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
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
Ko Aotearoa to ika a Māui.
Aotearoa is Māui's fish.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
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
He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.
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?
Kei te kaukau te ika ki konā.
The fish is swimming over there.