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taonga - property, possession
Taonga, n. Property, anything highly prized. Ko te whiwhi i te taurekareka, i te taonga, i te rawa ranei o te pa horo (M. Ixxxi). Ko to te tangata maori taonga nui tenei, te haka, mo te manuhiri (T. 145). Kihai i wareware ki tana mea i kitea ai hei taonga mona, ara hei whakakite mai ki ia tangata, ki ia tangata (T. 178). ‖ tao (iv).
Williams Dictionary
Ka hoko au i tētahi taonga mā tāku tahu.
I will buy a gift for my love.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Ehara māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is not for him/her.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Hei aha ngā taonga hangarua rā? Hei hanga taonga toi.
What are those recycled goods for? For making artworks.
For the purpose of - hei
Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ahakoa roa te huarahi, mā te kaha, mā te aroha, mā te manaaki o tēnā o tēnā ki ngā taonga o te iwi Māori, ka taea.
Although the road is long, it can be accomplished through effort, love, and each person’s care for the treasures of the Māori people.
He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.
He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.
Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure.
Koia tēnei pepeha mō te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying concerning something found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.
He taonga pūoro āna.
She has musical instruments.
He taonga tuku iho.
An heirloom handed down.
He taonga nui te tūpato.
Being cautious is a treasure.
Ko ngā kaumātua ngā tāonga o te ao Māori.
The elderly people are the treasures of the Māori world.
He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.
I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.
Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
Ka riro i a au tētahi kutarere hei taonga kirihimete.
I got a scooter for chirstmas.
Ka pēnā te tangata e whakapuranga ana i te taonga māna ake.
Such will be the case with a person who accumulates possessions for himself alone.
i ngā taonga kia kore ai e tere ngaro.
This is the value of these activities, the competitions, holding on to the treasures so that they will not be quickly lost.
He taonga te reo.
Language is a treasure.
Koia tenei pepeha mo te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying about things which are found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.
He taonga nui te wareware.
Forgetting is a great treasure.
