Results for 'tūru'
tūru - chair, seat, stool
Turu (i), n. The moon on the sixteenth day, full moon. = Oturu.
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Turu (ii), v.i. Last a short time. Turu tahanga atu, in a little while.
turua, pass. Be done for a short time. Turua kautia ki te taha ki te whatitoka; turua kautia ki roto (T. 66).
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Turu (iii). 1. n. Post, pole, upright.
2. v.t. Build an eel weir. Kei te turu pa a Moka.
tūturu, a. Fixed, permanent. A haere ana, noho rawa atu i Arahura, ka tuturu te noho i reira (T. 68).
tuturu, n. 1. Upright, post, in a building; jamb of a door, etc. Titaha ana nga tuturu o te whare.—Ka rere ano te tangata ra, noho noa atu i runga i te tuturu (here it is used of the upright of a weaving frame).
2. Stage on which a corpse was laid out. = atamira.
turuturu. 1. v.t. Make firm or permanent. Tenei au, e tama, te turuturu atu nei te manawa o tama (S.).
2. n. Upright, pole for various purposes, as —(a) Hand grip at a heketua; = pou purutanga ringa (T. 37). (b) Side of a weaving frame. ‖ J. vii, 129; Tr. xxxi, 627; Bul. iii, 70. (c) Hold to assist a woman in labour. Hei turuturu mou, e Hine-tinaku (T. 57). (d) Pole for displaying a dried head. Ka mauria mai te upoko e Tauraherehere … kawhakanohoia ki runga i te turuturu (J. ii, 229). (e) Supports for the tahu of a bird-snare. (f) Uprights at the entrance to a snare for rats. ‖ Tr. xli, 247, 249. (g) Part of a dredge for crayfish.
2. Permanency, permanent settlement. Nga tangata i a ratou te turuturu o te kainga.
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Turu (iv). 1. v.t. Fly a kite. Ka turua te pakaukau, ka whakahuatia tenei karakia: “Turu taku manu, hoka taku manu ki tua Te Hahawai.”
2. n. The charm recited as above when flying a kite.
whakaturuturu, v.t. Fly a kite.
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Turu (v).—
tūturu, v.i. Kneel. Tuturu ou turi. = tūturi.
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Turu (vi), tururu, turuturu, v.i. Leak, drip. Turuturu haere mai ana te wai o te waha o Marama (M. 90). ‖ turi (iii), rutu (ii).
whakaturu, v.t. Cause to drip. Te hinu rangi kia whakaturua ki Te Ngohi ra (M. 310).
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Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Ehara mōu tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for you.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Ehara mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for me.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Ehara mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for the elders.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Ehara mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku
Whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Tīkina he tūru anō.
Fetch another chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua e whakahokia ngā tūru kākāriki.
You shouldn't return the green chairs.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Ka nōhia ngā tūru.
The chairs will be sat on.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
I raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei
I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka tae mai te taraka o Rangi me ngā tēpu, me ngā tūru.
Rangi's truck arrived with the tables and the chairs.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Nō te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs belong to the marae.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kua whati te waewae o te tūru.
The leg of the chair is broken.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kāore ō mātou tūru.
We don’t have any chairs.
I have no... - Kāore aku...
He tūru tō mātou.
We (excluding you) have a chair.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
Ko tāku tūru tēnā.
That (by you) is my chair.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.
Towards - mai
E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.
Away - atu
E waru ngā tūru.
There are eight chairs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...
Hei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes will be under the chair.
Future locative - hei
Hei korā ngā tūru.
The chairs will be over there.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Don't leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Ehara i a Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair does not belong to Mere.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tūru.
The shoes were not under the chair.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā tūru hei korā.
The chairs will not be over there.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā hū hei raro i te tūru.
The shoes will not be under the chair.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Kāore e waru ngā tūru.
There are not eight chairs.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...
Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei
Kua whati te wae wae o te tūru.
The leg of the chair is broken.
Mōu tēnei tūru.
This chair is for you.
Kia hia ngā tūru?
How many seats do you need?
Kia tūpato, kei pakaru te tūru.
Be careful, or the chair will break.
Raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.
Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.
He pai ki a koe tōku tūru hou?
Do you like my new chair?
Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.
Tekau ngā tūru.
There are ten chairs. No e in front of tekau.
He pai te tūru *o* tōku pāpā
Now, work or mahi, is in the a category. And my father was a cabinet maker. He made Chairs. Chairs were his mahi,b which is in the a category.
He pai te tūru *a* tōku tūru
So the chair my father sits on is o - i could say tōna tūru, his chair, but the chair my father made is a - tāna tūru.
He pai te tūru o tōku pāpā.
The father's chair is good.
I raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.
Kei konei tō tūru.
Your chair is here.
E hia ngā tūru e hiahia ana tātou i te tangihanga?
How many chairs do we want or need at the tangi?
Kia rua rau ngā tūru.
Let there be two hundred chairs
E noho ki ō kōrua tūru!
Sit down on your chairs!
Kia ono tekau pea ngā tūru.
Let there be about sixty chairs.
He rare kei runga i te tūru.
There's a lolly on the chair.
Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book isn't on the chair.
Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
(Do not stand on that chair!)
E hia ngā tūru kei te tēpu?
How many chairs are at the table?
E rua mano ngā tūru.
There are 2000 chairs.
I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.
He tōku tūru tēnei.
This is my chair.
He tāku tūru tēnei.
This is my chair (that I made).
Hei tūru tēnei poaka.
This box will be used as a table.
E hia ngā tūru i te akomanga?
How many chairs are there in the classroom?
He tēpu, he tūru hoki.
A table and a chair too.
Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
