Results for 'waiata'
waiata - to sing (v); song (n)
Ko wai kei te waiata i te waiata?
Who is singing the song?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Kei te waiata a Taika.
Taika is singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te waiata te kapa haka.
The haka group is singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te waiata a Jerome.
Jerome is singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te waiata rāua.
Those two are singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E waiata ana ngā tamariki.
The children are (or were) singing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I waiata rāua i te hui?
Kāore rāua i waiata i te hui?
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Kua rongo koe i te waiata hou?
Have you heard the new song?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.
Simple sentences: you should - me
He makawe whero te wahine e waiata ana.
The woman singing has red hair.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
He makawe pākākā ō te wahine e waiata ana.
The woman singing has brown hair.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Pēnei ia ka waiata koe.
He thought you would sing.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...
Nā te kōtiro i waiata i te waiata.
It was the girl who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā Bob te waiata e tīmata.
Bob will start the song.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā mātou tō waiata e waiata.
We will song your song.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Kaua e waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Don’t sing to the guests.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e waiatahia he waiata ngahau.
You should not sing a joyful song.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kei te whakatangi rakuraku ia me te waiata anō i te whare.
He is playing the guitar and singing in the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
Kua waiatatia te waiata e māua.
The song has been sung by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua kohia e ia ētahi waiata tawhito.
Some ancient songs have been collected by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te waiata mātou.
We are singing.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua waiatatia te waiata e ngā tauira.
The song was sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I titoa te waiata nei e Jeff Simmonds.
This song was composed by Jeff Simmonds.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E haere waiata ana rātou.
They were walking along singing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Haere atu ki kō waiata ai.
Go over there to sing.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kāore anō koe kia rongo i te waiata hou?
Haven't you heard the new song yet?
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he waiata māku.
I don't know what to sing.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka rongo ahau i tētahi waiata pai i tēnei rā.
I heard a nice song today.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore te kapa haka e waiata i te hui.
The haka group will not sing at the gathering.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
He waiata pai tērā.
That's a nice song.
Categorizing sentences - he
Kāore māua e waiata ana i te hui.
We are not singing at the gathering.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...
Kāore te waiata i waiatatia e ngā tauira.
The song was not sung by the students.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kāore mātou i te whakarongo ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were not listening to the song at the birthday.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...
Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ka pai te waiata a aua kōtiro.
Those girls sang well.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Ka waiata koe pērā i a Tui Teka.
You sing like Tui Teka.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Ehara i te kōtiro te waiata i waiata.
The girl didn’t sing the song.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
I a rātou e waiata ana i tā rātou waiata ka whakarite kai ngā ringawera mā rātou.
While they were singing their song, the cooks prepared food for them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia wareware ai aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to forget my troubles.
In order to... - kia... ai...
I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia kore ai au e wareware i aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to not forget my troubles.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Kei waiata koe!
Don't sing!
Kei... - Don't...
Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei
Ko wai kāore i te waiata i te waiata?
Who isn’t singing the song?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...
Ka pai te waiata a ngā kōtiro.
The girls sang nicely.
I waiata rātou.
They sang.
He waiata pai tēnei.
This is a nice song.
He waiata poi tēnei.
This is a poi song.
Āwhea a Pita ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Pita learn ancient songs?
Kei te waiata ngā tamariki.
The children are singing.
He waiata pai pēnei.
This is a nice song.
Kei te waiata kōrua ko Pita.
You and Pita are singing.
Kei te waiata a Hine.
Hine is singing.
Kei te waiata rātou.
They (3 or more) are singing.
Rua haora noa-atu-rā i waiata ai ngā tamariki.
The children sang two hours ago.