General

Question 1

I’ve missed the bus (lit. I have been left behind by the bus).

Answer 1

Kua mahue au i te pahi.

Question 2

(noun) raft.

Answer 2

kaupapa

Question 3

I want those shoes.

Answer 3

E hiahia ana ahau ki ēra hū.

Question 4

for - indicating future possession. Used in this way when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed

Answer 4

mā

Question 5

I saw him.

Answer 5

I kite au i a ia.

Question 6

(verb) (-tia) to have ill feeling towards, hate, loathe

Answer 6

mauāhara

Question 7

Kirihas consumed the water.

Answer 7

Kua pau te wai i a Kiri.

Question 8

by (on) horseback

Answer 8

mā runga hōiho

Question 9

(noun) topic, policy, matter for discussion, plan, purpose, scheme, proposal, agenda, subject, programme, theme, issue, initiative.

Answer 9

kaupapa

Question 10

The restaurant has been filled by all the people.

Answer 10

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.

Question 11

What is this? (definite question)

Answer 11

Ko te aha tēnei?

Question 12

mōhio (experience verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 12

1. (experience verb) (-hia -tia) to know, understand, realise, comprehend, recognise
2. (modifier) be accustomed, known, skilful, wise, intelligent, clever, bright
3. (noun) knowledge, wisdom, clever person, knowledgeable person, expert

Question 13

(noun) level surface, floor, stage, platform, layer.

Answer 13

kaupapa

Question 14

This book is for Mū.

Answer 14

Mā Mū tēnei pukapuka.

Question 15

no longer - used to express the loss, absence, destruction or departure of something

Answer 15

kua kore

Question 16

The boy hit the drum.

Answer 16

I patu te tama i te taramu.

Question 17

Mā Mū tēnei pukapuka.

Answer 17

This book is for Mū.

Question 18

What is this? (indefinite question)

Answer 18

He aha tēnei?

Question 19

What are those? (definite question)

Answer 19

Ko ngā aha ērā?

Question 20

by what means? by what way? via where?

Answer 20

mā hea?

Question 21

I love her.

Answer 21

E aroha ana ahau ki a ia.

Question 22

My tummy is full.

Answer 22

Kua kī tōku puku.

Question 23

(noun) hatred, malice, antagonism, animosity, loathing

Answer 23

mauāhara

Question 24

(stative) be left behind, deserted, given up, abandoned, passed by, left out, omitted, missed out, gone by, separated (marital status)

Answer 24

mahue

Question 25

by foot, on foot

Answer 25

mā raro

Question 26

Where were you?

Answer 26

I hea koe?

Question 27

He’s forgotten the bread (lit. The bread has been forgotten by him).

Answer 27

Kua wareware te parāoa i a ia.

Question 28

The boy is hitting the drum.

Answer 28

E patu ana te tama i te taramu.

Question 29

taramu (noun x2)

Answer 29

(noun) tram - a passenger vehicle powered by electricity conveyed by overhead cables, and running on rails laid on the road
(noun) drum

Question 30

for, about, concerning, for the benefit of, on account of, for the use of, in preparation for, at, on - indicates future possession. Used when the possessor will not have control of the relationship or is subordinate, passive or inferior to what is possessed. Mō is pronounced short before te.

Answer 30

mō

Question 31

mā hea?

Answer 31

by what means? by what way? via where?

Question 32

(experience verb) (-hia -tia) to know, understand, realise, comprehend, recognise

Answer 32

mōhio

Question 33

(noun) drum

Answer 33

taramu

Question 34

Mā tōku matua koe e whakahoki.

Answer 34

My father will take you back.

Question 35

The crayfish have been boiled by Tama.

Answer 35

Kua hū ngā kōura i a Tama.

Question 36

(noun) nest, nursery.

Answer 36

kōhanga

Question 37

(noun) primary school operating under Māori custom and using Māori as the medium of instruction.

Answer 37

kura kaupapa

Question 38

The food is nearly ready.

Answer 38

Kua tata te kai te reri.

Question 39

I hear a bird.

Answer 39

E rongo ana au i tētahi manu.

Question 40

(noun) seabed

Answer 40

kaupapa o te moana

Question 41

mauāhara (verb, noun)

Answer 41

1. (verb) (-tia) to have ill feeling towards, hate, loathe

2. (noun) hatred, malice, antagonism, animosity, loathing

Question 42

What are those? (indefinite question)

Answer 42

He aha ērā?

Question 43

You will become dead/sick by smoking.

Answer 43

Ka mate koe i te kai hikareti.

Question 44

The cat has become missing because of the girl.

Answer 44

Kua ngaro te ngeru i te kōtiro.

Question 45

kua kore

Answer 45

no longer - used to express the loss, absence, destruction or departure of something

Question 46

Is your tummy full?

Answer 46

Kua kī tō puku?

Question 47

Ka haere rātou mā Taupō.

Answer 47

They’ll go via Taupō.

Question 48

My father will take you back.

Answer 48

Mā tōku matua koe e whakahoki.

Question 49

They’ll go via Taupō.

Answer 49

Ka haere rātou mā Taupō.

Question 50

(noun) main body of a cloak.

Answer 50

kaupapa

Question 51

The cat is under the house.

Answer 51

Kei raro te ngeru i te whare.

Question 52

tapahi (verb, noun)

Answer 52

1. (verb) (-a) to cut, chop, hack, cut up, operate, amputate

2. (noun) cutting, cutting off, amputation

Question 53

(verb) (-a) to cut, chop, hack, cut up, operate, amputate

Answer 53

tapahi

Question 54

oka (verb x2, noun)

Answer 54

1. (verb) (-ina) to stab, pierce, stick, cut
2. (verb) (-ina) to prick, vaccinate
3. (noun) butcher’s knife, dagger

Question 55

(noun) butcher’s knife, dagger

Answer 55

oka

Question 56

(verb) (-ina) to stab, pierce, stick, cut

Answer 56

oka

Question 57

at, in, on, with - sometimes used of future time or place

Answer 57

hei

Question 58

when will, when did - used in questions and statements about when something happened or will happen. For the past tense i will preceed the verb and ai will follow, but in the future tense ai will follow the verb, but no particle, ka or e may preceed the verb

Answer 58

ai

Question 59

Hei te ata tāua haere ai.

Answer 59

We will go in the morning.

Question 60

for, to, as, as a means of - denoting future purpose, intention, etc. In this usage hei is followed by active transitive verbs, but is not used with intransitive verbs, verbs in the passive or with statives

Answer 60

hei

Question 61

Anei te oka hei tapahi i te mīti.

Answer 61

Here is the butcher knife to cut the meat.

Question 62

Here is the butcher knife to cut the meat.

Answer 62

Anei te oka hei tapahi i te mīti.

Question 63

(negative) is not for - affirmative sentences introduced by hei are negated by ehara

Answer 63

ehara hei

Question 64

Ehara hei tapahi pepa tēnei naihi.

Answer 64

This knife is not for cutting paper.

Question 65

This knife is not for cutting paper.

Answer 65

Ehara hei tapahi pepa tēnei naihi.

Question 66

He aha tēnei? He tohutō.

Answer 66

What’s this? It’s a macron.

Question 67

What’s this? It’s a macron.

Answer 67

He aha tēnei? He tohutō.

Question 68

what for?

Answer 68

hei aha?

Question 69

Hei aha ēnā moni?

Answer 69

What’s that money for?

Question 70

What’s that money for?

Answer 70

Hei aha ēnā moni?

Question 71

(noun) stern (of a boat or canoe)

Answer 71

kei

Question 72

NZ Public Radio

Answer 72

Te Reo Irirangi ō Aotearoa

Question 73

mutu

Answer 73

1. (verb) (-a) to cease
2. (verb) (-a) to wipe out, forgive
3. (stative) be ended, brought to an end, cut short, finished

— and others —

Question 74

1. (verb) (-a) to cease

Answer 74

mutu

Question 75

(verb) (-a) to wipe out, forgive

Answer 75

mutu

Question 76

(stative) be ended, brought to an end, cut short, finished

Answer 76

mutu

Question 77

wā (noun x2)

Answer 77

(noun) time, season, period of time, interval, term, duration
(noun) area, region, definite space

Question 78

noun) time, season, period of time, interval, term, duration

Answer 78

wā

Question 79

He aha ai?

Answer 79

Why?

Question 80

Why?

Answer 80

He aha ai?

Question 81

te tari

Answer 81

the office

Question 82

the office

Answer 82

te tari

Question 83

ope (verb, noun)

Answer 83

1. (verb) (-ngia -a -hia) to scoop, scrape together, bail out water
2. (noun) army, troop, party, entourage, contingent - group of people moving together

Question 84

(noun) army, troop, party, entourage, contingent - group of people moving together

Answer 84

ope

Question 85

Do you have a pen?

Answer 85

Kei a koe he pene?

Question 86

You have my pen.

Answer 86

Kei a koe tōku pene.

Question 87

kūwaha (noun)

Answer 87

(noun) door, entrance, mouth, gateway

Question 88

(noun) door, entrance, mouth, gateway

Answer 88

kūwaha

Question 89

pātū (noun)

Answer 89

(noun) wall, screen, edge

Question 90

(noun) wall, screen, edge

Answer 90

pātū

Question 91

… in back of the school.

Answer 91

… i muri i te kura.

Question 92

They are also hungry.

Answer 92

E hiakai hoki ana rātou.

Question 93

cream

Answer 93

kirīmi

Question 94

to look at

Answer 94

… titiro … ki …

Question 95

to want something

Answer 95

… pīrangi … ki …

Question 96

to know someone

Answer 96

… mōhio … ki a …

Question 97

to wait for someone

Answer 97

… tatari … ki …

Question 98

to laugh at someone

Answer 98

… kata … ki …

Question 99

Hūrai (modifier, noun)

Answer 99

1. (modifier) Jewish

2. (noun) Jew

Question 100

Jewish

Answer 100

Hūrai

Question 101

Judaism

Answer 101

Hūraitanga

Question 102

takahi

Answer 102

(verb) (-a) to trample, tramp, stamp, tread, abuse, disregard

Question 103

(verb) (-a) to trample, tramp, stamp, tread, abuse, disregard

Answer 103

takahi

Question 104

(noun) income, receipt

Answer 104

whiwhinga

Question 105

(noun) services, service

Answer 105

ratonga

Question 106

ratonga

Answer 106

(noun) services, service

Question 107

whiwhinga

Answer 107

(noun) income, receipt

Question 108

hauora (stative, noun)

Answer 108

1. (stative) be fit, well, healthy, vigorous, in good spirits
2. (noun) health, vigour

Question 109

(stative) be fit, well, healthy, vigorous, in good spirits

Answer 109

hauora

Question 110

(noun) health, vigour

Answer 110

hauora

Question 111

(noun) Ministry of Health

Answer 111

Manatū Hauora

Question 112

Manatū Hauora

Answer 112

(noun) Ministry of Health

Question 113

hauātanga

Answer 113

(noun) disability, impediment

Question 114

(noun) disability, impediment

Answer 114

hauātanga

Question 115

rānei

Answer 115

whether, or - a particle to indicate alternatives. Follows the second phrase or word, but may also follow the first option as well

Question 116

whether, or - a particle to indicate alternatives. Follows the second phrase or word, but may also follow the first option as well

Answer 116

rānei

Question 117

Ko tēnei te wā tika, kāore rānei?

Answer 117

Is this the right time or not?

Question 118

Is this the right time or not?

Answer 118

Ko tēnei te wā tika, kāore rānei?

Question 119

He kānga papā rānei, he aihikirīmi rānei hei timotimo māu?

Answer 119

Do you want popcorn or ice cream to nibble on?

Question 120

Do you want popcorn or ice cream to nibble on?

Answer 120

He kānga papā rānei, he aihikirīmi rānei hei timotimo māu?

Question 121

(noun) place in which to swim or float

Answer 121

terenga

Question 122

terenga

Answer 122

(noun) place in which to swim or float

Question 123

Rāapa

Answer 123

Wednesday

Question 124

Wednesday

Answer 124

Rāapa

Question 125

a flower

Answer 125

he putiputi

Question 126

(verb) to be eager, obstinate, persistent, strong, brave

Answer 126

ngana

Question 127

(noun) wind, breeze, breath

Answer 127

hau

Question 128

(verb) to blow, shoot, fire (a gun), spout (as a whale)

Answer 128

pupuhi

Question 129

(verb) to fall, fall over, lose, knock down

Answer 129

hinga

Question 130

tunu

Answer 130

1. (verb) (-a) to roast, broil, cook, bake.

2. (noun) cooking, roasting, baking.

Question 131

(verb) (-a) to roast, broil, cook, bake

Answer 131

tunu

Question 132

(noun) cooking

Answer 132

tunu kai

Question 133

(noun) fire

Answer 133

ahi

Question 134

Our fire was good for cooking food.

Answer 134

He pai tō māua ahi mō te tunu kai.

Question 135

He pai tō māua ahi mō te tunu kai.

Answer 135

Our fire was good for cooking food.

Question 136

nonetheless, no matter, nevertheless, never mind, it doesn’t matter, who cares, don’t worry - an idiom used to indicate that there is nothing to be concerned about

Answer 136

aua atu (rā)

Question 137

(verb) (-a) to leave, depart, separate oneself

Answer 137

wehe

Question 138

(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded

Answer 138

whara

Question 139

(noun) place, locality, waiting room, space

Answer 139

taiwhanga

Question 140

(noun) abundance, number, majority

Answer 140

maha

Question 141

tuatara (alternate name)

Answer 141

tuatete

Question 142

hedgehog

Answer 142

tuatete (also alt. name for tuatara)

Question 143

(noun) film, movie, photographic slide

Answer 143

kiriata

Question 144

(verb) (-a) to sweep (e.g. the floor), scrape, peel (e.g. potatoes)

Answer 144

tahitahi

Question 145

(verb) to be drunk, intoxicated, mad, deluded
(noun) drunkenness
(noun) drunkard

Answer 145

haurangi

Question 146

burger

Answer 146

pākā, pāki

Question 147

very well, you don’t say, yes indeed, for sure, certainly.

Answer 147

āe mārika

Question 148

I am not drinking

Answer 148

kāhore ahau e inu ana

Question 149

I will not drink

Answer 149

kāhore ahau e inu

Question 150

I have not drunk yet

Answer 150

kāhore anō ahau kia inu

Question 151

I did not drink

Answer 151

kāhore ahau i inu

Question 152

E tunu ana ia i te kai

Answer 152

He/She is cooking the food

Question 153

Kua wehe te whānau i te whare

Answer 153

The family has left the house

Question 154

E whakapai ana koe i tō taiwhanga moe?

Answer 154

Are you cleaning your bedroom?

Question 155

Kua patu te ngeru i te manu

Answer 155

The cat has killed the bird

Question 156

E hoko ana ia i ngā tāmure

Answer 156

He/She is buying the snapper

Question 157

Kua horoi ngā tamariki i ngā rīhi

Answer 157

The children have washed the dishes

Question 158

I peke te kurī i te taiepa

Answer 158

The dog jumped the fence

Question 159

The tribe is welcoming the visitors

Answer 159

E pōwhiri ana te iwi i ngā manuhiri

Question 160

Ka tuhituhi a Mere i ngā kōrero

Answer 160

Mere will write down the dialogue

Question 161

The girls are climbing the tree

Answer 161

E piki ana ngā kōtiro i te rākau

Question 162

Kua oma au i ngā ara oma maha

Answer 162

I have run many running paths

Question 163

Kāhore anō au kia oma i ngā ara oma maha

Answer 163

I haven’t yet run many running paths

Question 164

E heke ana ia i te maunga

Answer 164

He/She is descending the mountain

Question 165

Kāhore ia e heke ana i te maunga

Answer 165

He/She is not descending the mountain

Question 166

negate - E patu ana te kurī i te tuatete

Answer 166

Kāhore te kurī e patu ana i te tuatete

Question 167

negate - I hoko ia i ngā whare

Answer 167

Kāhore ia i hoko i ngā whare

Question 168

negate - Ka mahi a Rīhari i taua mahi

Answer 168

Kāhore a Rīhari e mahi i taua mahi

Question 169

negate - Kua oma au i ngā ara oma maha

Answer 169

Kāhore anō au kia oma i ngā ara oma maha

Question 170

negate - E heke ana ia i te maunga

Answer 170

Kāhore ia e heke ana i te maunga

Question 171

rīhi (verb, noun x 2)

Answer 171

1. (verb) (-tia) to lease, rent, let
2. (noun) lease, rent, leasehold
3. (noun) dish, platter

Question 172

Did you two hide?

Answer 172

I huna kōrua?

Question 173

They (those two) are peeling potatoes

Answer 173

E waruwaru rīwai ana rāua

Question 174

Did you two sweep the floor?

Answer 174

I tahitahi kōrua i te papa?

Question 175

They (those two) are putting on clothes

Answer 175

E whakamau kākahu ana rāua

Question 176

We (you and I) are listening

Answer 176

E whakarongo ana tāua

Question 177

She’s crying for no reason at all

Answer 177

E tangi kurī ana ia

Question 178

We (him and I) have already seen this movie

Answer 178

Kua kite kē māua i tēnei kiriata

Question 179

Let’s (you and I) go and buy some food

Answer 179

Me haere tāua ki te hoko kai

Question 180

Don’t you talk like that

Answer 180

Kaua koe e kōrero pēnā

Question 181

I am a superhero

Answer 181

He tuatangata ahau

Question 182

They (thise two) are fishing

Answer 182

E hī ika ana rāua

Question 183

Has Hēni arrived atyour house?

Answer 183

Kua tae a Hēni ki tō whare?

Question 184

She hasn’t arrived yet.

Answer 184

Kāhore anō ia kia tae mai.

Question 185

Have you (not) called her?

Answer 185

Kāhore koe i waea atu ki a ia?

Question 186

We are not speaking to each other.

Answer 186

Kāhore māua i te kōrero.

Question 187

Are you two arguing?

Answer 187

E tohe ana kōrua?

Question 188

Yes, indeed!

Answer 188

Āe mārika!

Question 189

What are your parents doing?

Answer 189

E aha ana ō mātua?

Question 190

They (those two) are sleeping.

Answer 190

E moe ana rāua.

Question 191

Did they (those two) party?

Answer 191

I ngahau rāua?

Question 192

They (those two) got drunk.

Answer 192

I haurangi rāua.

Question 193

Are you going to the park?

Answer 193

E haere ana koe ki te papa rēhia?

Question 194

Hēni and I are going.

Answer 194

E haere ana māua ko Hēni.

Question 195

Are you going to take some food?

Answer 195

E hari ana koe i te kai?

Question 196

I’m taking snacks.

Answer 196

E hari ana ahau i te paramanawa.

Question 197

“You’re awesome all right!”

Answer 197

Ka wani kē koe!

Question 198

Who cares!

Answer 198

Aua atu!

Question 199

Where are you?

Answer 199

Kei hea koe?

Question 200

(I am) At my house

Answer 200

Kei taku whare

Question 201

What are you doing?

Answer 201

E aha ana koe?

Question 202

Hēni and I are watching TV

Answer 202

E mātakitaki ana māua ko Hēni i te pouaka whakaata

Question 203

Are you two hungry?

Answer 203

E hiakai ana kōrua?

Question 204

I’ll buy some food

Answer 204

Ka hoko kai ahau

Question 205

We bought some food, but it’s run out

Answer 205

I hoko kai māua engari kua pau

Question 206

We will wait

Answer 206

Ka tatari māua

Question 207

hat

Answer 207

pōtae

Question 208

new

Answer 208

hōu

Question 209

pizza

Answer 209

parehe

Question 210

complain (verb, noun)

Answer 210

amuamu

Question 211

(noun) fund, finance, bank account, sum of money

Answer 211

pūtea

Question 212

ticket

Answer 212

tīkiti

Question 213

brain

Answer 213

roro

Question 214

relation

Answer 214

whanaunga

Question 215

beautiful

Answer 215

ātaahua

Question 216

strategy

Answer 216

rautaki

Question 217

firewood

Answer 217

wahie

Question 218

ball

Answer 218

pōro

Question 219

(noun) leg, foot, footprint

Answer 219

waewae

Question 220

She is washing her clothes

Answer 220

E horoi ana ia i ōna kākahu

Question 221

One of my golf clubs snapped!

Answer 221

I whati tētahi o āku rākau hau pōro!

Question 222

My parents are still alive

Answer 222

E ora tonu ana ōku mātua

Question 223

Who are your older siblings?

Answer 223

Ko wai ōu tuākana?

Question 224

Our pizza has run out!

Answer 224

Kua pau tā tāua parehe!

Question 225

Our boss is angry

Answer 225

E riri ana tō tāua rangatira

Question 226

How many houses do we have now?

Answer 226

E hia ō tāua whare ināianei?

Question 227

Our work has ended

Answer 227

Kua mutu tā māua mahi

Question 228

Our friend has arrived

Answer 228

Kua tae mai tō māua hoa

Question 229

Do you (2) have one dog?

Answer 229

Kotahi tā kōrua kurī?

Question 230

Do you (2) have three dogs?

Answer 230

E toru ā kōrua kurī?

Question 231

Their (2) grandmother has passed away

Answer 231

Kua mate tō rāua kuia

Question 232

Mere has a pen

Answer 232

He pene tā Mere

Question 233

Mere has some pens

Answer 233

He pene ā Mere

Question 234

They (2) have a house

Answer 234

He whare tō rāua

Question 235

They (2) have some houses

Answer 235

He whare ō rāua

Question 236

My nephew has a hat

Answer 236

He pōtae tō taku irāmutu

Question 237

My nephew has some hats

Answer 237

He pōtae ō taku irāmutu

Question 238

He / She has a pen

Answer 238

He pene tāna

Question 239

Do you have some pens?

Answer 239

He pene āu?

Question 240

Does he / she have a house?

Answer 240

He whare tōna?

Question 241

He / She has some houses

Answer 241

He whare ōna

Question 242

I have a hat

Answer 242

He pōtae tōku

Question 243

Do you have some hats?

Answer 243

He pōtae ōu?

Question 244

You have a cat

Answer 244

He ngeru tāu

Question 245

I have shoes

Answer 245

He hū ōku

Question 246

She has a bag

Answer 246

He pēke tāna

Question 247

She has a house

Answer 247

He whare tōna

Question 248

I have dogs

Answer 248

He kurī āku

Question 249

I have an apple

Answer 249

He āporo tāku

Question 250

Do you have a car?

Answer 250

He waka tōu?

Question 251

Does she have some tickets?

Answer 251

He tīkiti āna?

Question 252

Do you have some food?

Answer 252

He kai āu?

Question 253

Do I have a brain?

Answer 253

He roro tōku?

Question 254

He pūtea (āu, ōu)?

Answer 254

He pūtea āu?

Question 255

E hia (āna, ōna) pōtae?

Answer 255

E hia ōna pōtae?

Question 256

Kotahi (tāku, tōku) ngeru

Answer 256

Kotahi tāku ngeru

Question 257

He waka (ō rāua, ā rāua)?

Answer 257

He waka ō rāua?

Question 258

E hia (āu, ōu) pukapuka?

Answer 258

E hia āu pukapuka?

Question 259

E hia (ā koutou, ō koutou) kōura?

Answer 259

E hia ā koutou kōura?

Question 260

He kaiako pai (tāna, tōna)?

Answer 260

He kaiako pai tōna?

Question 261

Tokohia (āku, ōku) tamariki?

Answer 261

Tokohia āku tamariki?

Question 262

Tokohia (ā koutou, ō koutou) rangatira?

Answer 262

Tokohia ō koutou rangatira?

Question 263

He roro (tāu, tōu)?

Answer 263

He roro tōu?

Question 264

He whanaunga (āu, ōu)?

Answer 264

He whanaunga ōu?

Question 265

Koia te tama (a, o) Mere rāua ko Māka.

Answer 265

Koia te tama a Mere rāua ko Māka.

Question 266

Ko (tā, tō) rāua ngeru tērā.

Answer 266

Ko tā rāua ngeru tērā.

Question 267

Ko ia te māmā (o, a) Pita.

Answer 267

Ko ia te māmā o Pita.

Question 268

Ko (tāna, tōna) whare tērā?

Answer 268

Ko tōna whare tērā?

Question 269

He pahikara (tāku, tōku)

Answer 269

He pahikara tōku

Question 270

He whare ātaahua (tāna, tōna)

Answer 270

He whare ātaahua tōna

Question 271

E rua (āku, ōku) inu?

Answer 271

E rua āku inu?

Question 272

Tokohia (āu, ōu) mokopuna?

Answer 272

Tokohia āu mokopuna?

Question 273

E rua (āku, ōku) waewae

Answer 273

E rua ōku waewae

Question 274

They (2) have a boat

Answer 274

He waka moana tō rāua

Question 275

We (you and I) have a house

Answer 275

He whare tō tāua

Question 276

They (4) have some food

Answer 276

He kai ā rātou

Question 277

We (she and I but not you) have a ball

Answer 277

He pōro tā māua

Question 278

Have you (6) got a strategy?

Answer 278

He rautaki tā koutou?

Question 279

How many fish have they (4) got?

Answer 279

E hia ā rātou ika?

Question 280

Do we (all of us 6) have some firewood?

Answer 280

He wahie ā tātou?

Question 281

Do they (2) have some tickets?

Answer 281

He tīkiti ā rāua?

Question 282

Do you have some food?

Answer 282

He kai āu?

Question 283

I am watching Mere’s TV

Answer 283

E mātakitaki ana ahau i te pouaka whakaata a Mere

Question 284

Monday

Answer 284

Rāhina

Question 285

Tuesday

Answer 285

Rātū

Question 286

Wednesday

Answer 286

Rāapa

Question 287

Thursday

Answer 287

Rāpare

Question 288

Friday

Answer 288

Rāmere

Question 289

I don’t have a house

Answer 289

Kāhore ōku whare

Question 290

He / she doesn’t have a pen

Answer 290

Kāhore āna pene

Question 291

Do you have some pens!

Answer 291

He pene āu?

Question 292

I don’t have a pen

Answer 292

Kāhore āku pene

Question 293

Does he / she have a house?

Answer 293

He whare tōna?

Question 294

He / she doesn’t have a house

Answer 294

Kāhore ōna whare

Question 295

He / she has some houses

Answer 295

He whare ōna

Question 296

They (2) have a boat

Answer 296

He waka moana tō rāua

Question 297

They (2) do not have a boat

Answer 297

Kāhore ō rāua waka moana

Question 298

He / she has a dog

Answer 298

He kurī tāna

Question 299

He / she doesn’t have a dog

Answer 299

Kāhore āna kurī

Question 300

They (2) have funds

Answer 300

He pūtea ā rāua

Question 301

They (2) don’t have any funds

Answer 301

Kāhore ā rāua pūtea

Question 302

He / she has a waka

Answer 302

He waka tōna

Question 303

He / she doesn’t have a waka

Answer 303

Kāhore ōna waka

Question 304

You all have a strategy

Answer 304

He rautaki tā koutou

Question 305

You all have no strategy

Answer 305

Kāhore ā koutou rautaki

Question 306

We (he and I) have a snapper

Answer 306

He tāmure tā māua

Question 307

We (he and I) don’t have any snappers

Answer 307

Kāhore ā māua tāmure

Question 308

He / she has some firewood

Answer 308

He wahie āna

Question 309

He / she doesn’t have any firewood

Answer 309

Kāhore āna wahie

Question 310

I have some food

Answer 310

He kai āku

Question 311

I don’t have any food

Answer 311

Kāhore āku kai

Question 312

I have a ticket

Answer 312

He tīkiti tāku

Question 313

I don’t have a ticket

Answer 313

Kāhore āku tīkiti

Question 314

I have a TV

Answer 314

He pouaka whakaata tāku

Question 315

I don’t have a TV

Answer 315

Kāhore āku pouaka whakaata

Question 316

He kurī tāu? — kāo

Answer 316

Kāhore āku kurī

Question 317

He pūtea āku? — kāo

Answer 317

Kāhore āu pūtea

Question 318

He tōkena ōu? — kāo

Answer 318

Kāhore ōku tōkena

Question 319

He waka tōu? — kāo

Answer 319

Kāhore ōku waka

Question 320

He rautaki tāna? — kāo

Answer 320

Kāhore āna rautaki

Question 321

He pōro ā rāua? — kāo

Answer 321

Kāhore ā rāua pōro

Question 322

He whare ō tāua? — kāo

Answer 322

Kāhore ō tāua whare

Question 323

He kai āu? — kāo

Answer 323

Kāhore āku kai

Question 324

He taiaha āna? — kāo

Answer 324

Kāhore āna taiaha

Question 325

He tamariki ā kōrua? — kāo

Answer 325

Kāhore ā māua tamariki

Question 326

What are we (you & I) doing today?

Answer 326

E aha ana tāua i tēnei rā?

Question 327

We (you and I) are walking to the beach

Answer 327

E hikoi ana tāua ki tātahi

Question 328

I don’t have the energy (e.g. for some suggested activity)

Answer 328

Kāhore ōku kaha

Question 329

You do have the energy (i.e. for the suggested activity)

Answer 329

He kaha tōu

Question 330

Do we (you and I) have any food?

Answer 330

He kai ā tāua?

Question 331

We (you and I) don’t have any food

Answer 331

Kāhore ā tāua kai

Question 332

“That’ll do!”

Answer 332

Kā mātua i tēnā!

Question 333

“You only live once!”

Answer 333

Ehara i te tī!

Question 334

“So what!”

Answer 334

Kia ahatia!

Question 335

Mere and Māka are entering the classroom

Answer 335

E kuhu ana a Mere rāua ko Māka ki te akomanga

Question 336

Oh no, I don’t have any books!

Answer 336

Auē, kāhore āku pukapuka!

Question 337

Are you two hungry to learn?

Answer 337

E hiakai ana kōrua ki te ako?

Question 338

I have new pens

Answer 338

He pene hōu āku

Question 339

“Fantastic!”

Answer 339

Ka wani kē!

Question 340

Do you two have hats?

Answer 340

He pōtae ō kōrua?

Question 341

The sun is shining brightly

Answer 341

E tino whiti ana te rā

Question 342

Yes, I have a hat

Answer 342

Āe, he pōtae tōku

Question 343

I have a hat, too

Answer 343

He pōtae hoki tōku

Question 344

You all have one cat

Answer 344

Kotahi tā koutou ngeru

Question 345

arā

Answer 345

namely, in other words, that is - a conjunction used to introduce an amplification or explanation

Question 346

namely, in other words, that is - a conjunction used to introduce an amplification or explanation

Answer 346

arā

Question 347

Hēmi is their (3+) nephew

Answer 347

Ko Hēmi tā rātou irāmutu

Question 348

Look at your (3+) cat

Answer 348

Titiro tā koutou ngeru

Question 349

Netball is our (3+, but not your) favorite sport

Answer 349

Ko te poitarawhiti tā mātou tino tākaro

Question 350

Our(3+, but not your) dog has gone into the house

Answer 350

Kua kuhu tā mātou kurī ki roto i te whare

Question 351

There is a rat under (all of our) carpet

Answer 351

He kiore kei raro i tā tātou whāriki

Question 352

This is your (3+) food

Answer 352

He kai tā koutou

Question 353

Their (2) baby is sleeping

Answer 353

E moe ana tā rāua pēpi

Question 354

Is this your computer?

Answer 354

He rorohiko tāu?

Question 355

You do not have a computer

Answer 355

Kāhore āu rorohiko

Question 356

He koti (tōna, tāna)?

Answer 356

He koti tōna?

Question 357

He does not have a coat

Answer 357

Kāhore ōna koti

Question 358

He ngeru (ā, ō rātou)?

Answer 358

He ngeru ā rātou?

Question 359

They (3+) do not have any cats

Answer 359

Kāhore ā rātou ngeru

Question 360

He waka (ā, ō koutou)?

Answer 360

He waka ō koutou

Question 361

You all do not have any wakas

Answer 361

Kāhore ō koutou waka

Question 362

He pukapuka akoako (āu, ōu)?

Answer 362

He pukapuka akoako āu?

Question 363

He pātai (ā, ō koutou)?

Answer 363

He pātai ā koutou?

Question 364

You all do not have any questions

Answer 364

Kāhore ā koutou pātai

Question 365

He kōrero (tāu, tōu)?

Answer 365

He kōrero tāu?

Question 366

You (1) do not have any stories

Answer 366

Kāhore āu kōrero

Question 367

He mokopuna (ā, ō tāua)?

Answer 367

He mokopuna ā tāua?

Question 368

He hiahia (āu, ōu)?

Answer 368

He hiahia ōu?

Question 369

You (1) do not have any wishes

Answer 369

Kāhore ōu hiahia

Question 370

He whakaaro (ā, ō kōrua)?

Answer 370

He whakaaro ō kōrua?

Question 371

You two do not have any opinions

Answer 371

Kāhore ō kōrua whakaaro

Question 372

(verb) (-hia -tia) to ill-treat with violence, rape, torture, destroy, abuse, maltreat, violate, mistreat.

Answer 372

tūkino

Question 373

(noun) bus

Answer 373

pahi

Question 374

(noun) place, locality, waiting room, space

Answer 374

taiwhanga

Question 375

1. (verb) (-ngia -tia) to steal, cheat, rob, embezzle
2. (modifier) stealing, thieving, dishonest, fraudulent
3. (noun) thief, cheat, robber, crook, theft, dispossession

Answer 375

tāhae

Question 376

tāhae (verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 376

1. (verb) (-ngia -tia) to steal, cheat, rob, embezzle
2. (modifier) stealing, thieving, dishonest, fraudulent
3. (noun) thief, cheat, robber, crook, theft, dispossession

Question 377

eke (verb x 4)

Answer 377

1. (verb) (-a -ngia -tia) to get on, embark, board (a vessel), mount (a horse, vehicle, etc.), ride, accede - generally to place on something else
2. (verb) (-a -ngia -tia) to come in to land, reach, beach, land and settle
3. (verb) (-a -ngia -tia) to climb, ascend
4. (verb) to rise (as a star, etc.)

Question 378

(verb) (-a -ngia -tia) to get on, embark, board (a vessel), mount (a horse, vehicle, etc.), ride, accede - generally to place on something else

Answer 378

eke

Question 379

(verb) (-a -ngia -tia) to come in to land, reach, beach, land and settle

Answer 379

eke

Question 380

(verb) (-a -ngia -tia) to climb, ascend

Answer 380

eke

Question 381

(verb) to rise (as a star, etc.)

Answer 381

eke

Question 382

He embarked on his friend’s yacht

Answer 382

I eke ia ki runga i te iata o tōna hoa

Question 383

whakarērere (verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 383

1. (verb) to sail about, fly about, run about
2. (modifier) flying, sailing, running, flowing
3. (noun) flying, sailing, running

Question 384

koroua

Answer 384

(noun) elderly man, old man, elder, grandfather, granduncle

Question 385

(noun) elderly man, old man, elder, grandfather, granduncle

Answer 385

koroua

Question 386

Do we (2) have a car?

Answer 386

He waka tō tāua?

Question 387

Good, we’re going to my mother’s house

Answer 387

Ka pai, e haere ana tāua ki te whare o tōku māmā

Question 388

mahere

Answer 388

(noun) plan, chart, map

Question 389

(noun) plan, chart, map

Answer 389

mahere

Question 390

Do you have a map?

Answer 390

He mahere tāu?

Question 391

I don’t have a map, but I know where it is

Answer 391

Kāhore āku mahere, engari e mōhio ana ahau kei hea

Question 392

Have your mother’s grandchildren arrived?

Answer 392

Kua tae ngā mokopuna a tō māmā?

Question 393

They (3+) are watching our (3+) TV

Answer 393

E mātakitaki ana rātou i tā mātou pouaka whakaata

Question 394

He is washing their (3+) dishes

Answer 394

E horoi ana ia ā rātou pereti

Question 395

He is running to your (3+) home

Answer 395

E oma anaia ki tō koutou kāinga

Question 396

Ruapehu is our (3+) mountain

Answer 396

Ko Ruapehu tō mātou maunga

Question 397

Here’s our (3+) friend. He has arrived.

Answer 397

Anei tō tātou hoa! Kua tae mai ia.

Question 398

Rugby is their (3+) favorite sport.

Answer 398

Ko te whutupōro tā rātou tino tākaro

Question 399

Waiapu is their (3+) river

Answer 399

Ko waiapu tō rātou awa

Question 400

Our (3+) food has run out.

Answer 400

Kua pau ā tātou kai

Question 401

paru (stative, noun x 2)

Answer 401

1. (stative) be dirty, muddy, soiled
2. (noun) dirt, mud, earth
3. (noun) sewage

Question 402

(stative) be dirty, muddy, soiled

Answer 402

paru

Question 403

(noun) dirt, mud, earth

Answer 403

paru

Question 404

(noun) sewage

Answer 404

paru

Question 405

Look at your (3+) dirty clothes.

Answer 405

Titiro ki ō koutou kākahu paru

Question 406

Here are our (3+) friends! They (3+) have arrived.

Answer 406

Anei ō tātou hoa! Kua tae mai rātou

Question 407

Here is their (3+) cloak

Answer 407

Anei tō rātou korowai

Question 408

Their (3+) dog is playing.

Answer 408

E tākoro ana tā rātou kurī

Question 409

pakaru (stative x 2, noun)

Answer 409

(stative) be smashed, shattered, broken, broken down, split, torn, ragged, rent
(stative) be dissolved (of parliament)
(noun) damage, damaged parts, split, rupture

Question 410

(stative) be smashed, shattered, broken, broken down, split, torn, ragged, rent

Answer 410

pakaru

Question 411

(stative) be dissolved (of parliament)

Answer 411

pakaru

Question 412

(noun) damage, damaged parts, split, rupture

Answer 412

pakaru

Question 413

Our (3+) car has broken down.

Answer 413

Kua pakaru tō tātou waka

Question 414

tārai

Answer 414

(verb) (-a -tia) to fashion, shape, sculpt, dress - especially of working timber with an adze

Question 415

(verb) (-a -tia) to fashion, shape, sculpt, dress - especially of working timber with an adze

Answer 415

tārai

Question 416

tarai (verb, noun)

Answer 416

(verb) to score a try (rugby and rugby league)

(noun) try (rugby and rugby league), score

Question 417

(verb) to score a try (rugby and rugby league)

Answer 417

tarai

Question 418

(noun) try (rugby and rugby league), score

Answer 418

tarai

Question 419

“That’s amazing!”

Answer 419

Ka mau te wehi!

Question 420

I’m absolutely stuffed / exhausted!

Answer 420

Kua pau te hau!

Question 421

fruit juice

Answer 421

waireka

Question 422

waireka

Answer 422

fruit juice

Question 423

pahikara

Answer 423

bike

Question 424

bike

Answer 424

pahikara

Question 425

T-shirt

Answer 425

tīhāte

Question 426

tīhāte

Answer 426

T-shirt

Question 427

feast

Answer 427

hākari

Question 428

hākari

Answer 428

feast

Question 429

taputapu tākaro

Answer 429

toys

Question 430

socks

Answer 430

tōkena

Question 431

tōkena

Answer 431

socks

Question 432

kawe reo

Answer 432

cell phone

Question 433

ring

Answer 433

rīngi

Question 434

rīngi

Answer 434

ring

Question 435

puppy

Answer 435

punua kurī

Question 436

punua kurī

Answer 436

puppy

Question 437

Here is our (3+) food.

Answer 437

Anei ā tātou kai

Question 438

mōkai (verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 438

(verb) (-tia) to enslave
(modifier) enslaved
(noun) servant, captive, slave, pet

Question 439

(verb) (-tia) to enslave

Answer 439

mōkai

Question 440

(modifier) enslaved

Answer 440

mōkai

Question 441

(noun) servant, captive, slave, pet

Answer 441

mōkai

Question 442

Their (3+) pet is a cat.

Answer 442

He ngeru tā rātou mōkai

Question 443

Wiremu is her husband.

Answer 443

Ko Wairemu tāna tāne

Question 444

I have four children.

Answer 444

Tokowhā āku tamariki

Question 445

These are my grandchildren.

Answer 445

Ko āku mokopuna ēnei

Question 446

My books are at school.

Answer 446

Kei te kura āku pukapuka

Question 447

tōmuri (verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 447

(verb) to be late, last, too late, overdue, behind time
(modifier) late, last, too late, overdue, behind time, recent
(noun) latecomer, late arrival, lateness

Question 448

(verb) to be late, last, too late, overdue, behind time

Answer 448

tōmuri

Question 449

(modifier) late, last, too late, overdue, behind time, recent

Answer 449

tōmuri

Question 450

(noun) latecomer, late arrival, lateness

Answer 450

tōmuri

Question 451

Heta’s workers were late this morning.

Answer 451

I tōmuri ngā kaimahi a Heta i te ata nei

Question 452

My relations are here.

Answer 452

Kei konei ōku whanaunga

Question 453

That’s the family’s boat.

Answer 453

Ko te waka moana o te whānau

Question 454

Let’s go back to our place!

Answer 454

Me hoki ki tō tātou whare!

Question 455

His arms are long!

Answer 455

He roa ōna ringaringa!

Question 456

Our (3+) sorrow is overwhelming.

Answer 456

Ka nui tō mātou pōuri

Question 457

Put on your warm clothes!

Answer 457

Me kuhu i ō koutou kākahu mahana!

Question 458

Who is this food for?

Answer 458

Mā wai tēnei kai?

Question 459

This food is for the children.

Answer 459

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei kai

Question 460

Who is this house for?

Answer 460

Mō wai tēnei whare?

Question 461

This house is for those two.

Answer 461

Mō rāua tēnei whare

Question 462

This car is for you.

Answer 462

Mōu tēnei waka

Question 463

This apple is for you.

Answer 463

Māu tēnei āporo

Question 464

tokotoko (verb x 2, noun)

Answer 464

(verb) to prop up
(verb) to walk with a stick
(noun) walking stick, pole, staff, cane, crutch

Question 465

(verb) to prop up

Answer 465

tokotoko

Question 466

(verb) to walk with a stick

Answer 466

tokotoko

Question 467

(noun) walking stick, pole, staff, cane, crutch

Answer 467

tokotoko

Question 468

hītau

Answer 468

(noun) harakeke fibre, flax fibre

Question 469

(noun) harakeke fibre, flax fibre

Answer 469

hītau

Question 470

pouaka

Answer 470

(noun) box

Question 471

(noun) box

Answer 471

pouaka

Question 472

picture

Answer 472

whakaahua

Question 473

sentence (i.e. part of speech or writing)

Answer 473

rerenga kōrero

Question 474

Use the pictures to answer the questions.

Answer 474

Whakamahia ngā whakaahua hei whakautu i ngā pātai.

Question 475

The cup of tea is for him / her.

Answer 475

Māna te kapu tī

Question 476

The house is for him / her.

Answer 476

Mōna te whare

Question 477

The car is for him / her.

Answer 477

Mōna te waka

Question 478

The dog is for him / her.

Answer 478

Māna te kurī

Question 479

The bicycle is for him / her.

Answer 479

Mōna te pahikara

Question 480

This food is for them (2).

Answer 480

He kai tēnei mā rāua

Question 481

The feast is for all of us.

Answer 481

Mā tātou te hākari

Question 482

The new toy is for them (3).

Answer 482

Mā rātou te taputapu tākaro hōu

Question 483

Jason is baking a cake for all of us.

Answer 483

E tunu keke ana a Jason mā tātou

Question 484

That kete is for you (3+).

Answer 484

Mā koutou tērā kete

Question 485

The blankets are for Hauata.

Answer 485

Mō Hauata ngā paraikete

Question 486

Who is going with you (3+) as a mate?

Answer 486

Ko wai hei hoa haere mō koutou?

Question 487

Use the pictures to construct sentences.

Answer 487

Whakamahia ngā whakaahua ki te hanga rerenga kōrero

Question 488

“I’m with you on that!”

Answer 488

Ke konā au!

Question 489

paddle your canoe, go on then and do it, go ahead then, go for it, please yourself, you’re on your own - an idiom to support or criticise someone’s proposed action or idea. It sometimes implies that the person won’t listen to advice but will find out eventually from his/her mistakes.

Answer 489

Hoea tō waka!

Question 490

“Stop battering my ears!”

Answer 490

Kāti te patu taringa!

Question 491

walking stick

Answer 491

tokotoko

Question 492

tarakihana

Answer 492

(noun) tractor, traction engine

Question 493

(noun) tractor, traction engine

Answer 493

tarakihana

Question 494

tarau

Answer 494

(noun) trousers, pants

Question 495

(noun) trousers, pants

Answer 495

tarau

Question 496

raruraru (verb, noun x 2)

Answer 496

(verb) to be in difficulty, perplexed, troubled
(noun) trouble, problem, dispute, conflict
(noun) debt

Question 497

(verb) to be in difficulty, perplexed, troubled

Answer 497

raruraru

Question 498

(noun) trouble, problem, dispute, conflict

Answer 498

raruraru

Question 499

(noun) debt (2)

Answer 499

raruraru

nama

Question 500

rou mamao

Answer 500

(noun) remote control

Question 501

(noun) remote control

Answer 501

rou mamao

Question 502

mamao

Answer 502

distant

Question 503

distant

Answer 503

mamao

Question 504

hītau

Answer 504

(noun) harakeke fibre, flax fibre

Question 505

tarau

Answer 505

(noun) trousers, pants

Question 506

(noun) trousers, pants

Answer 506

tarau

Question 507

tārau (noun x 2)

Answer 507

(noun) condiment, relish

(noun) dredge, grapnel

Question 508

(noun) short trousers, shorts

Answer 508

tarau poto

Question 509

(noun) jeans, dungaree trousers, denim trousers

Answer 509

tarau tāngari

Question 510

(noun) underpants, briefs, panties, knickers

Answer 510

tarau roto

Question 511

tōtika (modifier, noun x 2)

Answer 511

(modifier) straight, correct, right, suitable, appropriate
(noun) straight
(noun) straight (cards)

Question 512

(modifier) straight, correct, right, suitable, appropriate

Answer 512

tōtika

Question 513

(noun) straight

Answer 513

tōtika

Question 514

(noun) straight (cards)

Answer 514

tōtika

Question 515

(verb) (-na -tia) to meet, encounter, make meet - usually followed by ki.

Answer 515

tūtaki

Question 516

“Good to meet you.”

Answer 516

Ka pai te tūtaki ki a koe

Question 517

turn left!

Answer 517

whakatē mauī

Question 518

turn right!

Answer 518

whakatē matau!

Question 519

lounge, living room

Answer 519

rūma noho

Question 520

bedroom

Answer 520

rūma moe

Question 521

washroom

Answer 521

rūma horoi

Question 522

laundry room

Answer 522

rūma horoi kākahu

Question 523

karapu (noun x 2)

Answer 523

(noun) club (cards and association)

(noun) glove

Question 524

(noun) club (cards and association)

Answer 524

karapu

Question 525

(noun) glove

Answer 525

karapu

Question 526

pene rākau

Answer 526

(noun) pencil

Question 527

(noun) pencil

Answer 527

pene rākau

Question 528

bull kelp

Answer 528

kōauau

Question 529

kōauau

Answer 529

bull kelp

Question 530

raruraru (verb, noun x 2)

Answer 530

(verb) to be in difficulty, perplexed, troubled
(noun) trouble, problem, dispute, conflict
(noun) debt

Question 531

(verb) to be in difficulty, perplexed, troubled

Answer 531

raruraru

Question 532

(noun) trouble, problem, dispute, conflict

Answer 532

raruraru

Question 533

(noun) debt

Answer 533

raruraru

Question 534

mamao

Answer 534

distant

Question 535

distant

Answer 535

mamao

Question 536

rau (verb x 2, noun x3, numeral)

Answer 536

(verb) (-a) to put into, gather into, place into
(verb) (-a) to catch (with a net)
(noun) leaf, frond, plume, spray, feather
(noun) blade of a weapon
(noun) beat, rhythm (of a poi)
(numeral) hundred

Question 537

(verb) (-a) to put into, gather into, place into

verb) (-a) to catch (with a net

Answer 537

rau

Question 538

(noun) leaf, frond, plume, spray, feather
(noun) blade of a weapon
(noun) beat, rhythm (of a poi)

Answer 538

rau

Question 539

(numeral) hundred

Answer 539

rau

Question 540

maremare

Answer 540

cough

Question 541

cough

Answer 541

maremare

Question 542

waimarie

Answer 542

lucky

Question 543

kī

Answer 543

(verb) (-a -ia -tia) to say, speak, express, utter, call, mention, tell, designate
(noun) saying, word

Question 544

(verb) (-a -ia -tia) to say, speak, express, utter, call, mention, tell, designate

Answer 544

kī

Question 545

(noun) saying, word

Answer 545

kī

Question 546

mea (numerous: verb, noun, personal name, location, etc)

Answer 546

1. (verb) (meinga meingatia meatingia -tia) to say, speak, do, deal with, think, intend, make, use
2. (noun) thing, object, property, one, reason, thingumajig, thingy, thingummy, whatcha-me-call-it, what-d’you-call-it, the one, that thing, whatsit - a word used to replace the name of something, often when a speaker has momentarily forgotten the correct word. It may function as a personal name, a location word, a noun or a verb (see other sub entries).
3. (personal name) thingumabob, thingamy, what’s-his-name, so-and-so - a word used when one has forgotten, or does not know, the person’s name.
4. (location) such-and-such a place - a word used for a place when one has forgotten the name.
5. soon (to denote a lapse of time).
6. Used with he and a verb as an alternative passive for past time.
7. such-and-such, so-and-so, somewhere, at some time - used before a noun, location, people or time to generalise or avoid saying a specific name.

Question 547

(verb) (meinga meingatia meatingia -tia) to say, speak, do, deal with, think, intend, make, use

Answer 547

mea

Question 548

(noun) thing, object, property, one, reason, thingumajig, thingy, thingummy, whatcha-me-call-it, what-d’you-call-it, the one, that thing, whatsit - a word used to replace the name of something, often when a speaker has momentarily forgotten the correct word. It may function as a personal name, a location word, a noun or a verb (see other sub entries)

Answer 548

mea

Question 549

(personal name) thingumabob, thingamy, what’s-his-name, so-and-so - a word used when one has forgotten, or does not know, the person’s name

Answer 549

mea

Question 550

(location) such-and-such a place - a word used for a place when one has forgotten the name

Answer 550

mea

Question 551

soon (to denote a lapse of time)

Answer 551

mea

Question 552

Used with he and a verb as an alternative passive for past time

Answer 552

mea

Question 553

such-and-such, so-and-so, somewhere, at some time - used before a noun, location, people or time to generalise or avoid saying a specific name.

Answer 553

mea

Question 554

So-and so spoke to that thing.

Answer 554

Ka mea a Mea ki te mea nā.

Question 555

I talked to Thingumebob - what’s her name?

Answer 555

I kōrero au ki a Mea - Ko wai tōna ingoa?

Question 556

They arrived at such and such a place - I’ve forgotten the name.

Answer 556

I tae rātou ki Mea - kua wareware te ingoa i a au.

Question 557

The house was demolished by the truck.

Answer 557

He mea tūraki te whare e te taraka.

Question 558

every day

Answer 558

ia rā, ia rā

Question 559

The stick has been snapped by my foot.

Answer 559

Kua whati te rakau i tāku waewae.

Question 560

home wind, homeland

Answer 560

hau kāinga

Question 561

He arrived on foot.

Answer 561

I tae mai ia mā raro.

Question 562

He arrived on horse back.

Answer 562

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.

Question 563

Your red pen is on your desk.

Answer 563

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.

Question 564

I will go to work by bicycle.

Answer 564

Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.

Question 565

There are trees in the forest.

Answer 565

Kei roto ngā rākau i te wao.

Question 566

The pen was on the table.

Answer 566

I runga te pene i te tēpu.

Question 567

I will be there.

Answer 567

Hei korā ahau.

Question 568

tua (location x3, noun)

Answer 568

1. (location) the further side (of a solid body), beyond, other side - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence
2. (location) this side (of a solid body) - when used with mai or nei
3. (location) in addition to, apart from, besides - when used in the phrase i tua atu
4. (noun) back

Question 569

They will arrive on this side.

Answer 569

Ka tae mai rāua ki tua nei.

Question 570

(location) the further side (of a solid body), beyond, other side - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence

Answer 570

tua

Question 571

(location) this side (of a solid body) - when used with mai or nei

Answer 571

tua

Question 572

(location) in addition to, apart from, besides - when used in the phrase i tua atu

Answer 572

tua

Question 573

(noun) back

Answer 573

tua

Question 574

(verb) (-a -kia -kina) to untie, unravel, release, set free, detach, disconnect

Answer 574

wete

Question 575

Take off your shoes.

Answer 575

Wetekina ō hū.

Question 576

The crayfish have been boiled by Tama.

Answer 576

Kua hū ngā kōura i a Tama.

Question 577

This book was behind the chair.

Answer 577

I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.

Question 578

After the meeting, I spoke with Manu.

Answer 578

I muri i te hui, i kōrero au ki a Manu.

Question 579

Stay well (Goodbye).

Use this farewell when you are the person leaving.

Answer 579

E noho rā.

Question 580

What’s in the middle of the lounge?

Answer 580

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?

Question 581

There’s a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Answer 581

He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.

Question 582

Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.

Answer 582

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.

Question 583

I will see my friends at school.

Answer 583

Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.

Question 584

The paper is on the left-hand side of the computer.

Answer 584

Kei te taha mauī o te rorohiko te pepa.

Question 585

(noun) majority, larger part

Answer 585

nuinga

Question 586

Most of the time, the karanga will be done by the elderly women.

Answer 586

I te nuinga o te wā, mā ngā kuia e karanga.

Question 587

The call of welcome is the job of the elderly women.

Answer 587

Ko te karanga te mahi a ngā kuia.

Question 588

The food has been spread out by Manu.

Answer 588

Kua hora ngā kai i a Manu.

Question 589

to be spread out

Answer 589

hora (stative)

Question 590

stepfather

Answer 590

matua whakaangi

Question 591

What’s on the right-hand side of the television?

Answer 591

He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?

Question 592

What beautiful carvings!

Answer 592

Kātahi ngā whakairo ātaahua!

Question 593

The carvings were carved by experts.

Answer 593

I whakairotia ngā whakairo e ngā tohunga.

Question 594

raranga (verb — rangā rānga), (noun)

Answer 594

1. (verb) to weave, plait (mats, baskets, etc.)

2. (noun) weaving

Question 595

(verb) to weave, plait (mats, baskets, etc.)

Answer 595

raranga (rangā, rānga)

Question 596

(noun) weaving

Answer 596

raranga

Question 597

whakaako (verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 597

1. (verb) (-hia -na -ngia -tia) to teach, instruct, educate, coach
2. (modifier) teaching, instructional
3. (noun) teaching

Question 598

(verb) (-hia -na -ngia -tia) to teach, instruct, educate, coach

Answer 598

whakaako

Question 599

(modifier) teaching, instructional

Answer 599

whakako

Question 600

(noun) teaching

Answer 600

whakaako

Question 601

(noun) New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax

Answer 601

harakeke

Question 602

We prepared food before the meeting.

Answer 602

I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.

Question 603

He was in front of the shop.

Answer 603

I mua ia i te toa.

Question 604

I was in Disneyland! (In response to “I hea koe?”)

Answer 604

I Disneyland au!

Question 605

Rosie is my stepmother.

Answer 605

Ko Rosie tōku whaea whakaangi.

Question 606

This wine is warm.

Answer 606

He māhana tēnei waina. — a classifying sentence

Question 607

I have enough money for my purchases.

Answer 607

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga. — a classifying sentence

Question 608

I have spent the money. (lit. The money has been spent by me.)

Answer 608

Kua pau te moni i a au.

Question 609

Shut the curtains.

Answer 609

Katia ngā ārai.

Question 610

I will teach you to weave flax.

Answer 610

Ka whakaako au i te raranga harakeke ki a koe.

Question 611

We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.

Answer 611

I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.

Question 612

1. (verb) (-a) to close, shut, close up, block up, obstruct
2. (verb) to be closed
3. (verb) (-a) to bite, nip

Answer 612

kati

Question 613

My tummy is full.

Answer 613

Kua kī tōku puku.

Question 614

The restaurant has been filled by all the people.

Answer 614

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.

Question 615

Is your tummy full?

Answer 615

Kua kī tō puku?

Question 616

The women are over here.

Answer 616

Kei konei ngā wāhine.

Question 617

The elderly man’s greeting was appropriate.

Answer 617

He pai tā te koroua mihi.

Question 618

Greet your elders.

Answer 618

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.

Question 619

Stand up to greet.

Answer 619

E tū ki te mihi.

Question 620

That was a greeting to the extended family.

Answer 620

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.

Question 621

The cat is outside.

Answer 621

Kei waho te ngeru.

Question 622

The dog is outside the house.

Answer 622

Kei waho te kurī i te whare.

Question 623

Who are you two?

Answer 623

Ko wai kōrua?

Question 624

The chairs are in between the tables.

Answer 624

Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.

Question 625

You should sit at the table while you are eating.

Answer 625

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.

Question 626

You should go home!

Answer 626

Me haere koe ki te kāinga!

Question 627

You should listen to your aunty!

Answer 627

Me whakarongo koe ki tōu whaea!

Question 628

[You] should wash the clothes!

Answer 628

Note that the passive form of a verb is never used after Me even though it may be used in a passive sense, e.g.,

Me horoi ngā kākahu [e koe]!

Question 629

Come here! (to this place/to where i am)

Answer 629

Haere mai ki konei!

Question 630

You will cut the flax in the morning.

Answer 630

Hei te ata, ka tapahi koe i te harakeke.

Question 631

The flax has already been cut by me.

Answer 631

Kua tapahia kētia te harakeke e au.

Question 632

I will not cut the rito (inner shoot) of the flax.

Answer 632

Kāore au e tapahi i te rito o te harakeke.

Question 633

(verb) (-ina) to load on, put on.

Answer 633

uta

Question 634

The food was loaded into the trolley by me.

Answer 634

I utaina e au ngā kai ki roto i te torore.

Question 635

(noun) trolley

Answer 635

torore

Question 636

(noun) home-grown tobacco, native-grown tobacco

Answer 636

tōrore

Question 637

The television is making the children lazy.

Answer 637

E māngere ana ngā tamariki i te pouaka whakaata.

Question 638

to be lazy

Answer 638

māngere (stative)

Question 639

(location) presently, today, soon, before long, shortly, in short time

Answer 639

ākuanei

Question 640

hunga (noun x2)

Answer 640

1. (noun) group, people, company of people, party

2. (noun) slave

Question 641

wehe (verb x4, stative)

Answer 641

1. (verb) (-a) to separate, divide, detach, log off (computer)
2. (verb) (-a) to leave, depart
3. (verb) (-a) to transpose
4. (verb) (-a) to reserve, subdivide, set aside
5. (stative) be separated (marital status), divorced

Question 642

That group of people (over there) will leave soon.

Answer 642

Ka wehe atu te hunga rā ākuanei.

Question 643

kē

Answer 643

already, long ago, instead, but rather, actually, different, other, another, alternative, at a different time, other than was expected, in a different direction, strange, odd, extraordinary, in a different place, beforehand, afterwards, for another purpose, really, truly -

a manner particle that indicates difference or unexpectedness. Follows immediately after the word it qualifies. The verb it follows is often preceded by kua. Where kē follows a verb in the passive it will take a passive ending also, usually -tia. In this situation the passive ending may be dropped from the verb, but not from kē. As with other manner particles in Māori, while having a general overall meaning, kē can be translated in a variety of ways, depending on the context.

Question 644

whāiti (verb/stative?, adjective, modifier, noun)

Answer 644

1. (verb/stative?) to be narrow, compact, crowded together, packed
2. (adjective) be narrow, compact, crowded together
3. (modifier) narrow, lean, compact, crowded together
4. (noun) narrowness, compactness

Question 645

narrow, compact, crowded together

Answer 645

whāiti

Question 646

(verb/stative?) to be narrow, compact, crowded together, packed

Answer 646

whāiti

Question 647

(verb) (-a -hia -ngia) to cross over, change, interchange, ferry

Answer 647

whakawhiti

Question 648

We’ll cross the river at the narrow part.

Answer 648

Ka whakawhiti tātou i te awa i te wāhi whāiti.

Question 649

mōkai (verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 649

1. (verb) (-tia) to enslave
2. (modifier) enslaved
3. (noun) servant, captive, slave, pet

Question 650

Where’s my pet dog?

Answer 650

Kei hea tāku mōkai kurī?

Question 651

Where are the t-shirts?

Answer 651

Kei hea ngā tī hāte?

Question 652

pīrangi (experience verb, noun)

Answer 652

1. (experience verb) (-hia -tia) to need, want, desire, like, hanker for
2. (noun) desire, wish, need, want, aspiration, hope

Question 653

Do you want this yellow t-shirt?

Answer 653

E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?

Question 654

The beer has been cooled by the fridge.

Answer 654

Kua mātaotao te inu pia i te pouaka makariri.

Question 655

Who is that over there?

Answer 655

Ko wai tērā ki korā?

Question 656

kahurangi (modifier x3, noun x3, personal noun/title, verb)

Answer 656

(modifier) blue
(modifier) prized, precious, honourable, distinguished
(modifier) unreliable, undependable
(noun) treasured possession, darling, jewel
(noun) illustrious person, famous person, person of high rank, chieftain, lady of high rank
(noun) light green, translucent variety of greenstone without flaws or spots - a highly valued variety
(personal noun) Dame (title)
(verb) to be unsettled, wandering, irresolute

Question 657

Our precious one has passed away.

Answer 657

Kua mate tō tātou mea kahurangi.

Question 658

the seaside, the beach

Answer 658

tātahi

Question 659

(verb) (-a) to collect, gather together

Answer 659

kohi

Question 660

to (do something) - after verbs following location as an alternative to ki te

Answer 660

ai

Question 661

Go over there to play!

Answer 661

Haere atu ki korā tākaro ai!

Question 662

On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.

Answer 662

I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi ai.

Note that there is no te before tātahi as it is used the same way as other locative nouns e.g., runga, raro, etc.

Question 663

brother- / sister-in-law (of same gender)

Answer 663

taokete

Question 664

ruruku (verb, noun)

Answer 664

1. (verb) (-tia) to draw together with a cord, bind together, lash, coordinate; to wrap (e.g. a gift)
2. (noun) band, bond, commitment

Question 665

manaaki (verb, noun)

Answer 665

1. (verb) (-tia) to support, take care of, give hospitality to, protect, look out for - show respect, generosity and care for others
2. (noun) support, hospitality, caring for

Question 666

We will take care of you.

Answer 666

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.

Question 667

The flax will be looked after by me.

Answer 667

Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.

Question 668

My beloved is far away.

Answer 668

Kei tawhiti taku tahu.

Question 669

They (2) have arrived from afar.

Answer 669

Kua tae mai rāua i tawhiti.

Question 670

I will be there.

Answer 670

Hei korā ahau.

Question 671

tautoko (verb, modifier, noun, exclamation)

Answer 671

1. (verb) (-hia -na -tia) to support, prop up, verify, advocate, accept (an invitation), agree
2. (modifier) supporting
3. (noun) support, backing
4. agreed, I support that - used as an exclamation to show agreement.

Question 672

She is overseas.

Answer 672

Kei tāwāhi ia.

Question 673

She will go overseas.

Answer 673

Ka haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.

Question 674

ngohengohe

Answer 674

(verb) to be soft, supple, pliable, flexible

Question 675

Pass the knife to soften the flax.

Answer 675

Hōmai te māripi hei whakangohengohete harakeke.

Question 676

The flax is soft.

Answer 676

He ngohengohe te harakeke.

Question 677

pūhera (verb, noun)

Answer 677

1. (verb) (-tia) to parcel up, package up

2. (noun) parcel, package, packet

Question 678

I am carrying the purchases to the car.

Answer 678

E hari ana au i ngā pūhera ki te waka.

Question 679

Today I bought many parcels.

Answer 679

I tēnei rā, he maha ngā pūhera i hokona e au.

Question 680

I stayed there last year.

Answer 680

I noho au i reira i tērā tau.

reira: there, the aforementioned place or time

Question 681

That’s enough, my darling.

Answer 681

Ka nui tēnā, e te tau.

Question 682

maha (stative, noun)

Answer 682

1. (stative) be many, numerous, abundant - usually takes the prefix toko- when referring to people
2. (noun) abundance, number, majority

Question 683

māha (verb x2)

Answer 683

1. (verb) to be gratified, satisfied, contented - by the attainment of a desired object
2. (verb) to be depressed, resigned

Question 684

She has spent lots of money at the shop.

Answer 684

He maha ngā moni kua pau i a ia i te toa.

Question 685

The car’s parked on the road.

Answer 685

Kei te tū te waka i te huarahi.

Question 686

What’s the name of your street?

Answer 686

He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?

Question 687

The fish were bought by him.

Answer 687

I hokona ngā ika e ia.

Question 688

She will buy the drink.

Answer 688

Ka hoko ia i te inu.

Question 689

I went to the shops to buy food.

Answer 689

I haere au ki ngā toa hoko kai ai.

Question 690

I am living in the Wellington area.

Answer 690

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.

Question 691

Hold up! The fish are towards the land.

Answer 691

Taihoa! Kei uta ngā ika.

Question 692

Paddle towards the land!

Answer 692

Hoea ki uta!

Question 693

The people will paddle from the shore towards the sea.

Answer 693

Ka hoe atu ngā tāngata i uta ki tai.

Question 694

The tide is going out.

Answer 694

E timu ana te tai.

Question 695

The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.

Answer 695

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.

Question 696

I will load the clothes into the clothes basket

Answer 696

Ka uta au i ngā kākahu ki te kete kākahu.

Question 697

Let’s go to the beach.

Answer 697

Me haere tātou ki tātahi.

Question 698

The birds eat the seeds of this fruit tree.

Answer 698

Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.

• this example uses “ai” for customary action

Question 699

It was the gardener who dug the garden.

Answer 699

Nā te paruauru te oneone i taupoki.

Question 700

gardener

Answer 700

paruauru

Question 701

The ascending group have been called by the elderly woman.

Answer 701

Kua karangatia te ope whakaeke e te kuia.

Question 702

The elderly woman called the call of welcome.

Answer 702

Nā taua kuia te karanga i karanga.

Question 703

oneone (noun)

Answer 703

(noun) earth, soil, dirt, ground, land

Question 704

taupoki (verb, noun)

Answer 704

1. (verb) (-hia -na) to cover, turn over bottom up, overwhelm, overthrow, attack, close with a lid
2. (noun) lid, cover, bottle top

Question 705

What’s the price of this apple?

Answer 705

He aha te utu o tēnei āporo?

Question 706

The soil was dug by the gardener.

Answer 706

I taupokitia te oneone e te paruauru.

Question 707

She’s digging the garden.

Answer 707

E taupoki ana ia i te māra.

Question 708

The potatoes are being eaten by the baby.

Answer 708

E kainga ana ngā rīwai e te pēpi.

Question 709

Kumara is good food. (Kumara is good/healthy food.)

Answer 709

He kai pai te kūmara.

Question 710

The call of welcome is the job of the elderly women.

Answer 710

Ko te karanga te mahi a ngā kuia.

Question 711

Most of the time, the karanga is done by the elderly women.

Answer 711

I te nuinga o te wā, mā ngā kuia e karanga.

Question 712

I paid with my credit card.

Answer 712

I hokona e au ki tāku kari nama.

Question 713

My credit card is in my wallet.

Answer 713

Kei roto tāku kāri nama i tāku pāhi.

Question 714

(noun) visiting hours.

Answer 714

hāora toro

Question 715

toro (verb x2, noun x2 + verb)

Answer 715

1. (verb) (-a -hia -na) to visit, go to see, pay a visit, call on, survey, reconnoitre, probe, explore
2. (verb) (-a -hia -na -ngia) to stretch forth, stretch out, extend
3. (noun) extension, stretching
4. (noun) scout, probe

• also - (verb) (-na) to burn, blaze

Question 716

The tūī are visiting the garden.

Answer 716

E toro mai ana ngā tūī ki te māra.

Question 717

The elderly man is behind the marae.

Answer 717

Kei muri te koroua i te marae.

Question 718

Most of the time, the whaikōrero belong to the elderly men. (The whaikōrero are done by the elderly men.)

Answer 718

I te nuinga o te wā, ko tā te koroua, he whaikōrero.

Question 719

tūārangi (modifier x2, noun x2)

Answer 719

1. (modifier) from a distance, from afar
2. (modifier) old, ancient
3. (noun) distance
4. (noun) visitors from afar

Question 720

tuarangi (location, modifier)

Answer 720

1. (location) outer space

2. (modifier) space (e.g. waka tuarangi)

Question 721

It is an ancient narrative.

Answer 721

He kōrero tūārangi.

Question 722

The visitors will be welcomed onto the marae.

Answer 722

Ka pōwhiritia ngā manuhiri ki runga i te marae.

Question 723

On Waitangi Day the visitors from afar go on to the marae.

Answer 723

Eke ai ngā manuhiri tūārangi ki te marae i te Rā o Waitangi.

Question 724

I will turn on the television.

Answer 724

Māku te pouaka whakaata e whakakā.

Question 725

whakakā (verb, noun)

Answer 725

1. (verb) (-hia -ngia -tia) to cause to burn, light, turn on, switch on, inflame, start up (something electrical)
2. (noun) match, lighter, lucifer

Question 726

The warrior challenged the visitors.

Answer 726

I wero te toa i ngā manuhiri.

Question 727

That is a challenge from the people of the marae.

Answer 727

He wero tērā nā ngā tāngata whenua.

Question 728

Sometimes visitors will be challenged at welcoming ceremonies.

Answer 728

I ētahi wā ka werohia ngā manuhiri ki ngā pōwhiri.

Question 729

The spade is in the shed.

Answer 729

Kei roto te kāheru i te wharau.

Question 730

The flowers will not flourish in the shade.

Answer 730

Kāore ngā putiputi e tupu i te marumaru.

Question 731

The cat is under the tōtara tree.

Answer 731

Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.

Question 732

He arrived on foot.

Answer 732

I tae mai ia mā raro.

Question 733

He arrived on horse back.

Answer 733

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.

Question 734

The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.

Answer 734

I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.

Question 735

(noun) storehouse raised upon posts, pantry, larder.

Answer 735

pātaka

Question 736

(noun) refrigerator, fridge (2)

Answer 736

pouaka makariri

pātaka mātao

Question 737

I will cut the grass.

Answer 737

Ka tapahi au i te pātītī.

Question 738

The grass has been cut by me.

Answer 738

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.

Question 739

Shut the curtains.

Answer 739

Katia ngā ārai.

Question 740

The elderly man is making a speech.

Answer 740

E whaikōrero ana te koroua.

Question 741

I am listening to the main speech.

Answer 741

E whakarongo ana au ki te whaikōrero.

Question 742

to make a speech

Answer 742

whaikōrero

Question 743

main speech

Answer 743

whaikōrero

Question 744

whakatipu(a) (verb, modifier, noun x2)

Answer 744

1. (verb) (-a -ria) to cause to grow, rear, cherish, bring up, raise
2. (modifier) growing, rearing, future
3. (noun) growing, growth, rearing, raising, breeding
4. (noun) build, physique, figure, stature

Question 745

The grass is being grown by Papa-tū-ā-nuku.

Answer 745

E whakatipua ana te pātītī e Papa-tū-ā-nuku.

Question 746

Maru grew the kūmara. (agent emphatic)

Answer 746

Nā Maru te kūmara i whakatipu.

Question 747

Maru grew the kūmara. (simple past)

Answer 747

I whakatipu a Maru i te kūmara.

Question 748

Meetings begin with a prayer.

Answer 748

Ka tīmata ngā hui ki te karakia.

Question 749

I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Answer 749

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.

Question 750

The chairs are in between the tables.

Answer 750

Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.

Question 751

You should sit at the table while you are eating.

Answer 751

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.

Question 752

The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.

Answer 752

Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.

Question 753

whakaeke (verb x4, noun x2)

Answer 753

1. (verb) (-a -ngia) to attack, assault, invade, alight
2. (verb) (-a -ngia) to climb upon, mount, board, embark, get on, go on board
3. (verb) (-a -ngia) go onto (e.g. a marae)
4. (verb) (-a -hia -ngia) to levy, impose
5. (noun) arrival of guests, entrance
6. (noun) entrance (e.g. onto a stage), entrance song, entrance item - a term used for the item of a traditional performing arts competition during which the performing group takes the stage

Question 754

to twist, plait (a rope, etc.), weave, spin.

Answer 754

whiri (verb) (-a -hia -ngia)

Question 755

to discuss, decide, consider, negotiate

Answer 755

(verb) (-a -hia -tia) whiriwhiri

Question 756

(noun) Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Answer 756

Rōpū Kākāriki

Question 757

(noun) New Zealand National Party

Answer 757

Rōpū Nāhinara

Question 758

(noun) New Zealand Labour Party

Answer 758

Rōpū Reipa

Question 759

(noun) New Zealand First Party

Answer 759

Rōpū Aotearoa Tuatahi

Question 760

(noun) political party

Answer 760

rōpū tōrangapū

Question 761

to argue, persist, contend with, press for, persevere, refuse, object, protest

Answer 761

(verb) (-a) tohetohe

Question 762

(noun) group discussion

Answer 762

whiriwhiri-ā-rōpū

Question 763

taiwhanga (verb, noun)

Answer 763

1. (verb) (-a -ia) to lurk, wait for

2. (noun) place, locality, waiting room, space

Question 764

huhua

Answer 764

abundance (syn. of maha, etc.)

Question 765

tahitahi (verb x2, noun)

Answer 765

1. (verb) (-a) to sweep, scrape
2. (verb) (-a) to peel, scrape
3. (noun) broom.

Question 766

taiapa (verb, noun x2)

Answer 766

1. (verb) (-tia) to fence off
2. (noun) wall, fence, paddock, field, enclosure - any fenced off area
3. (noun) bracket (printing), parentheses

Question 767

get down!

Answer 767

heke mai!

Question 768

iPad

Answer 768

ipapa

Question 769

What’s your problem?

Answer 769

He aha tō mate?

Question 770

What’s done is done.

Answer 770

E kore a muri hokia

Question 771

to remember, recall, recollect, reminisce.

Answer 771

maumahara (experience verb) (-tia)

Question 772

I don’t understand.

Answer 772

Kāhore ahau i te mōhio.

Question 773

I understand (It’s clear to me).

Answer 773

E mārama ana ahau.

Question 774

karāhe

Answer 774

1. (noun) glass, mirror

2. (noun) class

Question 775

e hia kē (mai) (nei)!

Answer 775

heaps! goodness knows how many!

Question 776

Heaps of drinks will be sold.

Answer 776

E hia kē ngā inu ka hokona.

Question 777

What a lot of beautiful flowers this spring.

Answer 777

E hia kē mai nei ngā putiputi ātaahua i tēnei kōanga.

Question 778

look after, care for, show respect or kindess to

Answer 778

manaaki(tia)

Question 779

The flax will be looked after by me.

Answer 779

Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.

Question 780

We will take care of you.

Answer 780

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.

Question 781

The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.

Answer 781

Ka manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.

Question 782

The gardener is sleeping in the shed.

Answer 782

E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.

Question 783

The gardener is in the shed.

Answer 783

Kei roto te paruauru i te wharau.

Question 784

What is the colour of your house?

Answer 784

He aha te tae o tōu whare?

Question 785

That was a greeting to the extended family.

Answer 785

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.

Question 786

Stand up to greet.

Answer 786

E tū ki te mihi.

Question 787

Greet your elders.

Answer 787

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.

Question 788

The elderly man is greeting the visitors.

Answer 788

E mihi ana te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.

Question 789

The elderly man’s greeting was appropriate.

Answer 789

He pai tā te koroua mihi.

Question 790

I really enjoyed that pōwhiri (That pōwhiri for me was just the best!)

Answer 790

He pai rawa atu taua pōwhiri ki a au.

Question 791

They are welcoming us.

Answer 791

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.

Question 792

The women have not yet welcomed the guests.

Answer 792

Kāhore anō ngā wāhine kia pōwhiri atu ki ngā manuhiri.

Question 793

We will eat the feast together.

Answer 793

Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.

Question 794

What’s the name of your street?

Answer 794

He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?

Question 795

The car’s parked on the road.

Answer 795

E tū ana te waka i te huarahi.

Question 796

Every day, (each day) I cook dinner.

Answer 796

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.

Question 797

You should know the protocol of your marae.

Answer 797

Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.

Question 798

(noun) centre spot, direct route, short cut, middle, centre, hub, bull’s-eye, core, nucleus, axis, agency - sometimes as two words, i.e. poka pū.

Answer 798

pokapū

Question 799

fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka

Answer 799

pūkana

Question 800

I’m on the side of the people of the marae this time.

Answer 800

Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.

Question 801

We won’t shake hands, we’ll press noses instead.

Answer 801

Kāore tātou e harirū, ka hongi kē.

Question 802

After the speeches, the two groups will shake hands and press noses.

Answer 802

Ā muri i ngā kōrero, ka harirū ā ka hongi ngā rōpū e rua.

Question 803

mātauranga (noun x3)

Answer 803

1. (noun) knowledge, wisdom, understanding, skill - sometimes used in the plural
2. (noun) education - an extension of the original meaning and commonly used in modern Māori with this meaning
3. (noun) knowledgeable person, sage, scholar, intellectual, academic.

Question 804

to shake, shake hands

Answer 804

harirū(tia)

Question 805

proverb

Answer 805

whakatauki

Question 806

“There’s no place like home.”

Answer 806

Kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho.

Question 807

(verb) (-a) to trample, tramp, stamp, tread, abuse, disregard

Answer 807

takahi

Question 808

Do not trample on others’ customs.

Answer 808

Kaua e takahi tikanga.

Question 809

takatū (verb, modifier, noun)

Answer 809

1. (verb) to prepare, get ready (used only of people getting ready), make ready
2. (modifier) prepared, ready (of people)
3. (noun) preparations

Question 810

The visitors are trampling the ground.

Answer 810

E takahia ana te whenua e ngā manuhiri.

Question 811

kāwana (verb, noun, personal name)

Answer 811

1. (verb) (-tia) to govern
2. (noun) governor, ruler
3. (personal name) Governor

Question 812

(verb) to govern

Answer 812

kāwana (-tia)

Question 813

(noun) governor, ruler

Answer 813

kāwana

Question 814

sports equipment

Answer 814

taputapu tākaro

Question 815

(noun) gear, equipment, goods, moveable property, apparatus, utensil, hardware, gadget, tool, appliance, device, instrument, prop.

Answer 815

taputapu

Question 816

A past tense emphasising who or what did the action, sometimes called the actor emphatic. This grammatical construction is only used with transitive verbs, not with intransitive verbs, with statives (neuter verbs), or with verbs in the passive.

Answer 816

nā [actor] [object] i [transitive verb]

Question 817

Goodbye (on the telephone)

Answer 817

Hei konā rā

Question 818

goodbye (to someone leaving)

Answer 818

haere rā

Question 819

goodbye (to someone remaining) (3)

Answer 819

e noho rā
noho ake rā
hei konei rā

Question 820

to be unmarried, single

Answer 820

takakau

Question 821

(noun) ship

Answer 821

kaipuke

Question 822

(noun) radio

Answer 822

reo irirangi

Question 823

internet

Answer 823

ipurangi

Question 824

email

Answer 824

īmēra

Question 825

train (railroad)

Answer 825

tereina

Question 826

picture, film

Answer 826

pikitia

Question 827

tractor

Answer 827

tarakihana

Question 828

truck

Answer 828

taraka

Question 829

supermarket

Answer 829

hokomaha

Question 830

hospital

Answer 830

hōhipera