Results for 'rākau'
Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara, he rimu kē.
That is not a tōtara, it's actually a rimu.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara.
That tree is not a tōtara.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I pou māua i ētahi rākau māori: he tōtara, he tarata, he kōwhai hoki.
We planted some native trees: tōtara, tarata and kōwhai.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.
Sentences with i - i
Kei raro ia i te rākau e putu ana.
He is under the tree in a heap (tired).
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Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
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Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai
Kia ahatia. He rākau noa iho te papa, he māmā te horoi.
Never mind. It's a wooden floor. It's easy to clean.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei roto ngā rākau i te wao.
There are trees in the forest.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui a Taika i te rākau me te motokā.
Taika is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei te topea te rākau e ia.
The tree was felled (by him).
Passive sentences - tikina...
I topea te rākau e Rōpata.
The tree was cut by Bob.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te tope rākau ia.
He is chopping a tree.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.
For the purpose of - hei
I raro i te rākau a Rangi.
Rangi was under the tree.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāore te rākau i hinga i te hau.
The tree was not knocked down by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
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...
Ko tēhea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa?
Which tree is the tallest in Aotearoa?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Kāore taua rākau i korā.
That tree is not over there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Ngā rākau a ō tātou rangatira.
Our chief's weapons.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o
E hia ngā rākau whero?
How many red sticks are there?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Kua hinga te rākau i te hau.
The tree was knocked down by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
He teitei ake tērā rākau i tērā rākau.
That tree is taller than that tree.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Kua mate taku rākau panana i te makariri.
My banana tree died because of the cold.
Kua whati te rakau i tāku waewae.
The stick has been snapped by my foot.
Anei tētahi rākau nui. He tōtara tēnei.
Here's a mighty tree. It's a tōtara.
Ko te kahikatea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa.
The kahikatea is the tallest tree in Aotearoa.
Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.
E hia ngā rākau i te ngahere?
How many trees are in the forest?
Hōatu te rākau ki a Pāora.
Give the stick to Pāora.
Hōmai te rākau ki ahau.
Give the stick to me.
E hia ngā rākau o te ngahere nei?
How many trees are in this forest?
Kua porongia te rākau e ia ki te toki.
The tree has been felled by him with the axe.
Kei te rere te rūrū ki te rākau ki te kai i ngā ngārara.
The rūrū is flying to the tree to eat the insects.
He roroa ngā rākau rā.
These trees are tall.