Results for 'mānu'
manu - bird
mānu - float; be launched; overflow; be flooded
Ehara te manu pango i te manu māori.
The blackbird is not a native bird.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Ka āwhina aua manu i te tīwaiwaka.
Those birds help the fantail.
Sentences with i - i
Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai
Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.
Habitual action - ai
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Me he manu ahau...
If I were a bird...
If... (using me) - me
Me he manu rere ahau...
If I were a flying bird...
If... (using me) - me
Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere.
With feathers a bird can fly.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka whāngaia ngā manu e ia.
The birds were fed by her.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He manu ēnā.
Those are birds.
Categorizing sentences - he
Ka aroha mai ngā manu ki a ia.
The birds take pity on him.
He manu tēnā.
That is a bird.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He manu tērā.
That is a bird.
That (over there) - tērā
Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.
Away - atu
Hei runga te manu i te rākau.
The bird will be on the tree.
Future locative - hei
Kāore ngā manu i runga ake i te maunga.
The birds weren’t above the mountain.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te manu hei runga i te rākau.
The bird will not be on the tree.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Mehe manu rere au, kua rere ki tō moenga.
If I were a bird that could fly, I would fly to your bed.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā
Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all the other birds.
He manu ērā mea mā.
Those white things are birds.
He manu tēnei.
This is a bird.
He manu ēnei.
These are birds.
Te tino haerenga o rātou, 'Koia anō me te huruhuru manu e rere ana i te hau'.
They all ran on "like a bird's feather flying in the wind".
He manu ērā.
Those are birds.
Ka pā ngā ngutu o ngā manu ki ngā whatu o te ngeru.
The beaks of the birds strike at the cat's eyes.
E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?
How many birds are in the wilderness?
Kei runga te manu i te whare.
The bird is on the house.
I rongo au i tētahi manu e tangi ana.
I heard a bird singing.
I rere atu te manu ki tana kohanga.
The bird flew away to its nest.
Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.
Kua rere atu ngā manu e rima.
The five birds have flown away.
E whā ngā manu kei waho.
There are four birds outside.
Ērā manu mā.
Those white birds.