Kupu: Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
(-tia) to do what? treated in what fashion? to do anything?
A
aha
E kui, me aha au?/ Gran, what should I do?
I ahatia koe? / What happened to you?
2
Q
to learn
A
ako
3
Q
to complain
A
amuamu (-hia,-tia)
4
Q
To be beautiful
A
ātaahua
5
Q
to care for.
A
atawhai (-ngia,-tia)
6
Q
to help
A
āwhina
7
Q
to get on
A
eke
8
Q
to go
A
haere
Ko haere koe i te hui?
9
Q
To play sport
A
hākinakina
10
Q
in line with, opposite
A
hāngai
11
Q
to be jealous
A
harawene
12
Q
to walk
A
hikoi
13
Q
to lose
A
hinga
14
Q
to be deep
A
hōhonu
15
Q
to return.
A
hoki (-a)
16
Q
to buy, sell
A
hoko (-a,-na)
17
Q
to wash
A
horoi
18
Q
to spread out
A
hora
19
Q
to hide
A
huna
20
Q
to name
A
ingoa (-tia)
21
Q
to be capable
A
kaha
22
Q
to call
A
karanga
23
Q
to laugh
A
kata (-ina)
24
Q
to swim
A
kauhoe
26
to dig
keri
27
to gossip
kōhimuhimu
28
to bicker
komekome
30
to mutter or complain continuously
kōmemememe
31
to cook
kuhu
31
to swim, bathe
kaukau (-ria)
33
to work
mahi (-a,-ngia)
33
for me.
Used in this way when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what will be possessed.
māku
| Homai he rare māku. / Give me some sweets, please.
34
be afraid
mataku (stative)
34
to be tasty (food)
makue
36
to watch
mataki
37
to watch
mātakitaki
37
to prefer
mariu
38
to recuperate
mātūtū
Kua mātūtū a Kāwana Kerei i tana mate tūroro
Governor Grey has recovered from his illness.
39
to smile
menemene
40
to sleep
moe
41
to finish
mutu
42
To be deliberate, thorough
ngaio.
| As a noun, means ‘professional’.
44
to increase in numbers
ngaringari
44
to be eager
ngana
45
to snore
ngongoro
46
to be large, big, many, plentiful, numerous, great, abundant, ample, superior, of high rank, important.
There are also many tigers in the bush near that village.
nui
He nui hoki ngā taika kei te ngahere tata atu ki taua kāinga
48
to get a surprise, to startle
ohirere
49
To read
pānui
rīti
Korero pukapuka
50
to brush
paraihe
| loan) (-tia
50
to break
pakaru
51
to run out of
pau
53
To desire
pirangi
53
to ascend
piki
54
rotten, decayed
popo
55
To fly
rere
56
to be gone
riro
kua riro te tuna
the eel had gone.
57
to be long, tall, slow
roa
59
To swim, swim freestyle
tāhoe
| kau tāhoe (sidestroke)
59
to arrive
tae (-a)
| tae mai
60
to play
tākaro
Kei te tākaro ngā tama
The boys are playing
61
lay down
takoto
62
to cry
tangi
63
to cut
tapahi
| -a
65
to bring, carry
taritari
66
to be near
tata
| Kua tata te waru karaka. / It's nearly eight o'clock.
66
encircle
tarawhiti
67
to wait
tatari
69
to be old
not used for people in classical Māori
There was one house standing there, but it was old having been vacant for twenty years.
tawhito
Kotahi te whare rākau e tū ana i reira, engari kua tawhito, e rua tekau ngā tau e tū tangata kore ana
69
to settle on
tau
70
to be high.
His mana was high
teitei
Kua teitei kē ōna mana
71
to fetch
tiki (tīkina)
72
To begin
tīmata
73
To compose
tito (-a,-hia,-ngia)
74
to win
toa
75
to be late
tōmuri
76
to write
tuhituhi (-a)
77
to release
tuku
78
to meet
tūtaki (-na,-tia)
| Ka pai te tūtaki ki te moe
79
to meet
tūtaki
80
Mischievous, disobedient
tutū
81
to rain
ua (ina)
82
to wipe
ūkui
| -a
84
to rub
waku (-a,-hia,-tia)
| Waku niho
84
to yell
ūmere
86
to be crowded together
All my things had been gathered together in the one place to take to Waitetoko.
whāiti
Kua whāiti katoa aku hanga ki te wāhi kotahi hai hari ki Waitetoko
87
to photograph
whakaahua (-tia)
87
To be free
wātea
89
to reflect
whakaata
| -hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia
90
to rest
whakatā
92
to make fragrant with scent, put on perfume, flavour
whakakakara (-tia)
92
to lower
whakaheke (-a)
93
surfing
whakaheke ngaru
94
to lay down
whakatakoto
95
to warm
whakamahana (-tia)
95
to bunch up
Raupō was attached for the roof of the house.
whakapiripiri (-tia)
Ka whakapiripiritia he raupō mō te tuanui o te whare
96
to dry
whakamaroke
| -hia,-tia
96
to correct
whakatika
97
To be born, give birth
whānau
99
to shine (sun)
whiti
100
to go
ngawī
101
to be distant
tawhiti
