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karakia - prayer, to pray

Karakia. 1. n. Charm, spell, incantation; particularly the ancient rites proper to every important matter in the life of the Maori. Katahi ia ka whakahua i tana karakia (T. 21). He aitua to taua, i hiki taku karakia (T. 28).

2. v.i. Repeat a form of words as a charm or spell. E kai ana, e karakia ana (T. 173).

3. v.t. Repeat an incantation over a person or thing. Kua oti hoki tana kotiro te karakia (T. 173). Ka mea atu raua, “Ki te karakia i a maua mara” (T. 199). Sometimes with the name of the spell added. Katahi ka karakiatia e ia ki a Titikura, ka ora katoa ana tangata (T. 56).

Note.—The application of the word to public worship is, of course, modern.

Williams Dictionary

Ehara i a au te karakia i taki.
I was not the one who recited the prayer.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E kōrero ana te wahine i te karakia.
The woman is speaking the prayer.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I mahi poka noa au ki te keri i te whenua, ka kohete mai ia, 'E tama e! Me taki karakia i te tuatahi'.
I heedlessly started digging and she growled at me, 'Boy! You should do karakia first!'
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia karakia tātou
Let us do an incantation.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Karakia ai au ia ata, ia ata.
I always pray every morning.
Habitual action - ai

Kia hia ngā putiputi i te whare karakia?
How many flowers do you need in the church?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Taihoa tātou e īnoi kia horahia ngā kai katoa.
Hold off on karakia until all of the food is laid out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nāku te karakia i taki.
I was the one who recited the prayer.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Aria te karakia i taki.
It was Aria who recited the prayer.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te karakia e taki.
I will recite the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku

te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku

te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu pea te karakia e taki?
Would you like to lead the prayer?
Future agent emphatic - māku

E kōrerotia ana te karakia e te wahine.
The prayer is being spoken by the woman.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka mutu ngā karakia a Te Aotaki ka werohia e ia a Rangipopo.
Te Aotaki finished his incantations and then he invoked Rangipopo.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ehara māku e taki te karakia, te mea he iti taku kete pāpaku taku kete karakia.
I will not be the one to recite the prayer because my kete is shallow.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I te tekau tahi karaka i te ata te karakia.
The service was at 11 am.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka karakia ia i ngā karakia ngā taniwha moana.
He chanted the incantations for the taniwha of the sea.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ā te tekau karaka tīmata ai te karakia.
The service starts at ten o'clock.
Telling time - kara

wai te karakia e taki?
Who will recite the karakia?
Who will? - mā wai?

Ehara nāku te karakia i taki.
I was not the one who recited the prayer.

Ehara nāku te karakia i taki, Mia .
I was not the one who recited the prayer, it was Mia.

I te whakahaere a Rua-tatanoa i tētahi wāhi o te karakia.
Rua-tataone made a mistake at one place in the incantation.

reira māku i tuku te karakia, reira me karakia tātou.
I will deliver the prayer; therefore, we should all pray.

Kei te mātou a Koro Pou ki ngā karakia.
Koro Pou is knows karakia well.

He tino pai a Kauri ki te kōrero, he tino mōhio ki te karakia.
Kauri was good at speaking, and also knowledgeable on karakia.

He mātau a Pita ki te karakia.
Pita is adept at incantations.

Kia meatia he karakia tātou.
Let's say a karakia for us.

tātou karakia.
Our karakia.

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.

Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.

tonu te whare karakia.
The church was full.

A te Rātapu, ka haere tātou ki te karakia.
On Sunday we will go to church.

Kei te ako au i ētehi karakia tūturu.
I am learning some traditional karakia.

Kua taki a Pou i te karakia.
Pou has recited the karakia.

Ka tīmata ngā hui ki te karakia.
Meetings begin with a prayer.

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