tikanga - reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?Who likes these new procedures?To like - rata
E kimihia ana he tikanga e ngā āpiha.A plan is being sought by the officials.Passive sentences - tikina...
He aha te tikanga o te raiti whero?What does the red light mean?What? - He aha?
He aha te tikanga o te raiti kākāriki?What does the green light mean?What? - He aha?
He aha te tikanga o tēnā?What does that mean?What? - He aha?
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.
I tōna tikanga ko Pita tana ingoa.It is her intention that his name will be Peter.
Ko te tikanga tēnei o tana hakiraratanga i a ia.This is the way he insulted her.
E ono tekau tau tōna pakeke, ka ū ia ki ngā tikanga Māori i a ia i te māra.She is 60 years old. She is resolute in Māori customs in the garden.
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.