Results for 'mataku'
mataku - scared, afraid
Mataku. 1. v.i. Be afraid. No reira i mataku ai a Rupe (T. 33). Pass.
matakuria, be feared. E kore ia e matakuria e ana pononga.
2. a. Fearful, afraid.
3. Inspiring fear.
4. Incompatible. He kai mataku te kumara i te aruhe.
5. Averse. Ki tana whakaaro hoki, he wahine pai ia, e kore a Marutuahu e mataku i a ia (T. 139).
Williams Dictionary
E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Ko mataku māua i a ia.
We were frightened by him.
Sentences with i - i
Kaua e mataku.
Don't be scared.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
He māia ia. Kāore ia i te mataku.
She is brave. She isn't scared.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka mataku ngā kararehe i te whatitiri.
Thunder frightens animals.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Tino mataku ia i te taniwha.
He is very frightened of the taniwha.
