Results for 'waka'
waka - vehicle (land, air and sea)
Ko ngā tohunga nāna te waka i tārai.
The experts who carved the canoe.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ehara ōna waka i a Aotea, i a Tākitimu, i a Mataaua.
Aotea, Tākitimu and Mataaua are not his canoes.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I tāraia te waka ki te toki pounamu.
The canoe was carved with a jade adze.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka rere te waka rererangi ki Tāmaki Makaurau ā te ahiahi.
The plane will fly to Auckland in the afternoon.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka oti te hangai a te waka ā tēnei Paengawhāwhā.
The waka will be finished in April.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua hoki te waka ki te kāinga.
The car has returned home.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Tokotoru ngā tohunga e hauhau ana i ngā waka nei.
There were three experts hewing these canoes.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Puritia ngā taha o te waka kei taka koe!
Hold on to the sides of the waka lest you fall!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Puritia ngā taha o te waka kei taka koe!
Hold on to the sides of the waka lest you fall!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Āe. Āta huakina ngā kūaha, kei tūtuki ki te waka kei tō taha.
Yes, and open the door carefully, in case it bangs into the car alongside.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
He rite tō tāua waka ki tō māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
Kia hia ngā moni ki te hoko i te waka hōu?
How much money do you need to buy the new car?
How many are needed? - Kia hia
Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō
Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku kē te waka i whakakī.
I actually filled the car up with petrol.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māu te waka e taraiwa.
You will drive the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your car.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Fetch the car from the marae.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Kāore au i te taraiwa, ka haere mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I'm not driving, I'm going by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Kei te haere au mā runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Kei te haere au mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Kua tata te waka nei ki Tipitai.
This canoe neared Tipitai.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I whakatikahia te waka hei painga mō te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka mahia he waka mō tekau tāngata,.
A ten-man canoe was made.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te whakatikangia tōku waka e taku pāpā.
My car is being fixed by my father.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I horoia tōna waka e Pita.
His car was washed by Peter.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka tāria te waka e ngā kaiako.
The car will be waited for by the teachers.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te kuia haere taku waka, engari he waka pai tonu.
My car is growing old, but she's still a good car.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana
I te waka te pirihimana.
The policeman was in the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Ka taea ekoe tōku waka te whakatika?
Are you able to fix my car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Āe, ka taea e au tō waka tde whakatika.
Yes, I am able to fix your car.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
He waka tōna, engari kua pakaru tōna waka.
He has a car, but his car is broken.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kāore anō te waka kia kī.
The car is not full yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore anō te waka kia hoki ki te kāinga.
The car has not returned home yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ka āhei te whakatū waka ki reira i waho o ngā hāora hokohoko.
You're allowed to park there outside of shopping hours.
Allowed to do something - āhei
Kei te tauranga waka tō waka?
Is your car in the carpark?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kei te tū te waka i te huarahi.
The car's parked on the road.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Kāore te waka i tū i te pirihimana.
The car was not stopped by the police.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ka rere mai ngā waka i tai ki uta.
The canoes came from the sea to the shore.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka hoe mai whaka te tauranga waka i Onehunga.
They rowed through the canoe anchorage at Onehunga.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore te waka rererangi e rere ki Tāmaki Makaurau ā te ahiahi.
The plane will not fly to Auckland in the afternoon.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Na wai te waka whero?
Who does the red car belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Na Aroha taua waka whero.
That red car belongs to Aroha.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
No tōku tuahine ngā waka whero.
The red car belongs to my older sibling.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kāore te waka e tāria e ngā kaiako.
The car will not be waited for by the teachers.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
He waka hou tōku.
I have a new car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He waka tōu?
Do you have a car?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He waka tōku.
I have a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He waka tōu?
Do you have a car?
Do you have any...? - He... ?
He waka tō rāua.
They (two people) have a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
Ko te kihi o tōna waka tēnā.
That's the key of his car.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
He waka rererangi tērā.
That (over there) is a plane.
That (over there) - tērā
Ko tēhea waka tōu?
Which car is yours?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Ko ēhea waka ōu?
Which cars are yours?
Which - Ko tēhea?
I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.
Towards - mai
Kō ēnei waka e rua, i ū mai ki Hokianga.
These two canoes landed at Hokianga.
Towards - mai
Hei taha mauī te waka i te whare.
The car will be to the left of the house.
Future locative - hei
Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.
Future locative - hei
Kaua e tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Don't fetch the car from the marae.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i a au tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is not mine.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Ehara i a au tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is not mine.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore te waka i reira.
The car wasn’t there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore te waka i tai.
The boat isn’t by the sea.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te waka i uta.
The boat isn’t ashore.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te waka i tai.
The boat was not by the sea.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te waka i uta.
The boat was not ashore.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te waka hei mua i te whare.
The car will not be in front of the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore te waka hei tai.
The boat will not be by the sea.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Kāore ngā waka hei uta.
The boats will not be ashore.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...
Ehara māu te waka e taraiwa.
You won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Kāore e taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You are unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Kāore i taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You were unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Ehara i a ia tō māua waka i whakatika.
He didn't fix our car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Kua tū te waka i te pirihimana.
The car was stopped by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Whakakīngia te waka ki te hinu kaua ki te diesel.
Fill the car up with petrol, not with diesel.
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...
Kāore te waka hei taha mauī i te whare.
The car will not be to the left of the house.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...
Roa-noa, ka titiro ki te waka rā.
For a long time, he looed at that canoe.
Anei he waka mōu.
Here is a car for you.
Ko te waka kākāriki ra tō mātou.
Ours is that green car.
He hono tangata e kore e motu; ka pa he taura waka e motu.
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.
Ahakoa te kohu, ka rere atu te waka rererangi.
Despite the mist, the plane took off.
Kua eke waka koe?
Have you been on a waka?
Kei tātahi te waka.
The waka is at the beach
Ko Aotea te waka o Waikato?
Is Aotea Waikato's canoe?
Ehara te waka o Waikato i a Aotea.
Aotea is not Waikato's canoe.
He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.
Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.
I horoi waka au.
I washed the car.
Kei te marae o Te Herenga Waka ia.
She is at Te Herenga Waka marae.
Nō te marae o Te Herenga Waka tēnei.
This belongs to Te Herenga Waka marae.
He waka tōna.
She has a car.
He waka rererangi ērā.
Those (over there) are planes.
Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.
Nō Aria te waka rā.
That car belongs to Aria.
Nō wai te waka whero?
Whose is the red car?
Nō Mia te waka whero.
The red car is Mia's.
Ko te reo Māori, he waka eke noa.
Māori language is an accessible vessel for everyone.
Ko te reo te waka kawe i te whakaaro Māori.
The Māori language is the vessel that carries a Māori worldview.