Results for 'māu'
mau - to wear clothes
māu - for you, by you; ā category possession
Ehara māu te kai nei.
This food isn't for you.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te mau mōhiti ia.
He is wearing glasses.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te mau a Pani i te ika.
Pani is carrying the fish.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae, i tētahi poraka, i tētahi tīhate, me tētahi hāte hoki.
She is wearing a hat, a jersey, a t-shirt and a shirt.
Sentences with i - i
Kei te mau hū au pērā i ō Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan's.
Sentences with i - i
Taika, ka pai māu te tēpu e whakawātea?
Taika, could you clear the table?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?
Taihoa e whakarere i te ngeru kia mau i a ia te kiore.
Don't shoo the cat until it has caught the mouse.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
Belonging to the past - nō
Ehara māu tēnei pene.
This pen is not for you.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Nā Pita i mau ngā kī.
It was Pita who held the keys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mā Ari ngā rīhi e horoi, Mia, māu e whakamaroke.
Ari will wash the dishes, Mia, you will dry them.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She will bring the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Kaua koe e mau pōtae.
You shouldn't wear a hat.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kaua ngā tamariki e mau i ngā pōtae.
The children shouldn't wear hats.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
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
Ka mau te ika.
The fish is caught.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Kāore i mau i a ia te poro.
He didn't catch the ball.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Kāore te tangata i mau i ngā pirihimana.
The man was not caught by the police.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ki te kākahu o waho.
And took hold of her outer garment.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau anō te kōtiro rā i te ipu.
That girl picked up the calabash again.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He pāreti mau e Pā?
Do you have a plate, Dad?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He tāne au kia mau i tēnā patu?
Am I a man, that I should take that weapon?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho
E mau nei anō aua ingoa.
Those names remain the same.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māu te waka e taraiwa.
You won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Ehara māu te rā e whakarite.
You won’t plan the day.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Kei te mau hū au pērā i a ia.
I am wearing shoes like her.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Kei te mau hū au pērā i a Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Kua mau te tangata i ngā pirihimana.
The man was caught by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kua mau i a Rewi te pōro.
The ball has been caught by Rewi.
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
Kua mau te kaiā i te pirihamana.
The thief has been caught by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Ka mutu tō mahi, ka mohi mau au.
When your work is finished, I will return.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka
Ki te kore a Nikau e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Nikau doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...
Māku, māu rānei?
Me or you?
Or... - ...rānei
Ehara māu te kai nei, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
This food is not for you, it is for the elders.
Kei te mau i a koe tō tātua?
Have you got your seatbelt on?
Kāore te pōro i mau i a ia.
He didn't catch the ball.
Kāore i mau i a au tēnā.
I didn't capture/get that.
E hia ngā ika a mau i a koe?
How many fish did you catch?
Kia mau kia ita.
Take hold and preserve it.
Kei te mau ia i panekoti.
She is wearing a dress.
Kei te mau ia i tētahi mau taringa.
She is wearing an earring.
Kei te mau is a i tētahi hei.
She is wearing a necklass.
Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.
Ka mau te wehi.
That's amazing.
Ka mau ki waho i te whare.
And carried it inside.
Ka mau te wehi!
Awesome!
Kua mau koe!
You've been caught!
Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau ai te tarakihi.
Tamahae was the boy who caught the tarakihi.
I a ia tōu pōtae e mau ana.
She had your hat on.
Kei te pai, ka mau te wehi.
Okay, fantasic.
Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.
Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yep, you drive, and I'll study the shopping list.
Tēnā tō patu, hei koha māu ki ō tātou ariki i Āwhitu.
Here is young weapon, for you [to give] as a gift for our leaders in Āwhitu.
Ka mau ki te kahu kiwi.
She took the kiwi cloak.
Āe, māu tonu!
Yes, you!