Results for 'nui'
ake - up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)
nui - big, great, many
Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ka nui te tote kei totetotetia te kai.
That's enough salt, or else it will be too salty.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei
Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
When - Kia
I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka nui te mīti, te hēki me te tuna.
There's plenty of meat, eggs and eels.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka nui taku hiahia kia kite i a koe!
I greatly desire to see you.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe.
My love for you knows no bounds.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He kaiako nui a Mere.
Mere is an important teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he
He nui ōna ringaringa.
He has big hands.
Categorizing sentences - he
Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou.
Greetings to us all.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He tangata aroha nui a Hone ki tana mokopuna a Riripeti.
Hone is a man who greatly loves his granddaughter Riripeti.
Ka nui taku aroha ki tōku whānau.
I have a lot of love for my family.
He kōtiro aroha nui ki tōna kuikui.
She is a girl who loves her grandmother very much.
He whānau pai tō Mia, he nui tō rātou aroha ki a rātou anō.
Mia has a good family. They love each other very much.
No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Ka nui āku mihi ki a koutou.
I greet your warmly.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui o Tāne.
The totara of Tāne's great forest has fallen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka nui te aroha o ngā tāngata ki te take nei.
The people feel very sympathetic to this cause.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tane Mahuta.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
He ngutu nui ōku.
I have big lips.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He nui tēnā tōtiti.
That sausage is big.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He pukapuka nui tēnā.
That is a big book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He mea nui tēnā ki ahau.
That is important to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Te nui hoki o tēnā mea!
How big that thing is!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He kararehe nui tērā.
That's a big animal.
That (over there) - tērā
He whare nui tērā.
That (over there) is a big house.
That (over there) - tērā
He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a
Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!
How... - Te... hoki...
Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He nui ake a Ahitereiria i a Aotearoa.
Australia is bigger than New Zealand.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He nui ake tāu mea i tāku mea.
Your thing is bigger than my thing.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He ataahua te kōtiro nui rā.
That big girl is beautiful.
He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all the other birds.
He nui ēnā tōtiti.
Those sausages are big.
Kei Te Taitokerai te kāuri te tino nui o te motu.
The biggest kāuri in the land is in Northland.
He taone nui a Te Whanganui-ā-Tara.
Wellington is a big city.
He pā nui a Maungawhau.
Maungawhau was a big pā.
He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.
My house is bigger than Hoani's.
Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tāne.
Someone of great importance has passed away.
Ka nui tōku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!
He nui ngā hukātara kei runga i te parani.
There's lots of hail on the verandah.
He nui ngā raruraru kei runga i a ia.
He has a lot of problems.
He nui ngā kapua i te rangi.
There are lots of clouds in the sky.
Ka rawe te pō nei e Tame, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Tame, many thanks to you!
He whare nui tōna.
She has a big house.
He nui ngā kapua o te rangi.
The sky is cloudy.
Kia nui tō kōrero.
Speak louder.
He nui ngā rauemi kei te ipurangi.
Thers are lots of resources on the internet.
Ka nui taku aroha mōu, e te tau!
I love you very much, my darling!
He nui ia.
She is big.
He taonga nui te tūpato.
Being cautious is a treasure.
Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.
Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.
He rā nui tēnei rā.
Today is a great day.
Ko tētehi mea nui o te ao Māori, ko te whakawhanaungatanga.
One important aspect of Māoridom is relationships.
He nui rawa a Tāmaki-makau-rau.
Auckland is very big.
Ka nui te pai.
Very good, thanks.
Ka nui taku ora.
I'm really well.
Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Pāpā.
Happy Father's day.
Nō tētahi tangata nui noa atu taua hāte.
That shirt belonged to a bigger man.
Tino nui tōku aroha mōu.
I love you very much.
He nui te whare.
The house is big.
He nui te whare nei.
This house is big.
Ko Rotorua te tāone nui te haunga.
Rotorua is the town with the bad smell.
He nui te rākau.
The tree is big.
Ka nui taku aroha mōu.
My love for you is great.
He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.
Ka nui te aroha.
Lots of love.
Ka nui te hui.
The gathering is big.
He nui taku aroha mō tōku whānau.
I have much love for my family.
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.
He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.
He whare nui tēnei.
This is a big house.
He whare nui tēnā.
That (by you) is a big house.
He mihi nui ki a koutou.
A big greeting to you all.
Ka nui ngā toenga mīti.
There's plenty of left-over meat.
Ko te whare nui tēnei.
This is the big house.
Tau kē kōrua, ka nui ngā mihi.
You two are great. Thank you!
He nui rawa tēnei tarau.
These pants are too big.
He nui rawa te utu o ngā hākete kura.
The school jackets are too expensive.
Taumaha ana te rōnihi i te nui o te tītī.
The launch was heavy because of the mutton-bird.
Kia nui rawa atu tāku aihikirimi!
Make my icecream huge!
Ka nui te ora au.
I'm really well.
Ka nui te pai au.
I'm really good.
Ka nui tēnā.
That's enough.
He nui rawa te utu.
It's too expensive.
He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.
He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.
He taonga nui te wareware.
Forgetting is a great treasure.
He nui tēnei.
This is big.
He nui tēnei whare.
This house is big.
Kia nui ake tō reo.
Speak louder.
Iti te kupu nui te kōrero.
Short but laden with meaning.