Te Karere

Question 1

huripari

Answer 1

(noun) hurricane, cyclone, tornado, typhoon

Question 2

mānu

Answer 2

(stative) be floating, launch, afloat
(stative) be flooded, overflow

Question 3

tūtahi

Answer 3

modifier) independent, separate

Taku ate hoki rā, taku rātā tūtahi, taku whakamarumaru
You were my heart, my solitary rātā tree, my shelter.

Question 4

ringa tohu

Answer 4

(noun) director - sometimes written as one word, ringatohu

Question 5

whakangungu

Answer 5

(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to train

Question 6

kohu

Answer 6

(noun) fog, mist, haze, smog

Question 7

matakahi

Answer 7

(noun) wedge

Question 8

kaunihera

Answer 8

(loan)(noun) council

Question 9

tohi

Answer 9

(verb)(-a) to cut, divide, distribute, separate, endue

Question 10

marangai

Answer 10

(noun) east wind, east, rainstorm, bad weather

Question 11

hiwi

Answer 11

(noun) ridge (of a hill)

Question 12

tanuku

Answer 12

(verb)(-tia) to crumble down, collapse, be strained (e.g. the back)

Question 13

pōrearea

Answer 13

(verb)(-tia) to be annoyed, bothered, pestered, harassed, troubled.

Question 14

akuaku

Answer 14

: (verb)(-na,-tia) to scrape out, cleanse

Question 15

taunaki

Answer 15

(verb)(-tia) to support, recommend, reinforce

Question 16

mokowhiti

Answer 16

(verb) to jump, leap, spring

Question 17

mauhere

Answer 17

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to imprison, arrest

Question 18

kamapene

Answer 18

(loan)(noun) company

Question 19

amokura

Answer 19

(noun) chief, leader - a figurative term

Question 20

kāmehameha

Answer 20

(stative) be priceless, inestimable, invaluable, precious

Ko te wiki tēnei e whakanui ai tātou i tō tātou reo kāmehameha. This is the week that we celebrate our precious language.

Question 21

haukerekere

Answer 21

(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to overwhelm, trounce, defeat, beat, urge on, exhort

Question 22

petapeta

Answer 22

(verb) to be worn out

Question 23

tūhura

Answer 23

(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to discover, disclose, bring to light, unearth, open up, explore, investigate

Question 24

ohooho

Answer 24

(verb) to be awake, alert, of great value, needing care

(noun) treasure of immense value

Question 25

ngāueue

Answer 25

(verb)(-a) to shake, tremble

Question 26

whatārangi

Answer 26

(noun) stage, platform

Question 27

mātaitanga

Answer 27

(noun) test, examination, inspection, investigation

Question 28

whanga

Answer 28

(verb)(-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki

Question 29

taitara

Answer 29

(loan)(noun) title

Question 30

tamō

Answer 30

(verb) to be absent

Question 31

mōtoi

Answer 31

(noun) ear ornament made of greenstone

Question 32

rauawa

Answer 32

(noun) top boards, attached sides of a canoe above the hull

Question 33

unahi

Answer 33

(verb)(-a,-tia) to scale (fish)

Question 34

taratara

Answer 34

(verb) to be prickly, spiky, rough, coarse

Question 35

nohinohi

Answer 35

(verb) to be small, little

Question 36

horokukū

Answer 36

(stative) be reluctant, disinclined, unenthusiastic, unwilling

Question 37

kōhungahunga

Answer 37

(stative) be young (of people, birds and animals)

Question 38

harahara

Answer 38

(noun) abundance, plenty E kore te iwi e matekai i te harahara o te kai Because of the abundance of food the people will never be hungry.

Question 39

whakataunga

Answer 39

(noun) decision, solution, verdict, ruling, outcome, judgement, conclusion

Question 40

taioreore

Answer 40

(modifier) very, decidedly, highly, truly, eminently, highest, ultimate, extreme, supreme - an intensive often used with pakapaka Ko te Tohu Kairangi te kura taioreore o ngā tohu e āhei ana tētahi whare wānanga ki te whakawahi. / A doctorate is the highest degree that a university is able to bestow.

Question 41

manu tāiko

Answer 41

(noun) sentry bird - a bird acting as a sentry for the flock

Question 42

hārakiraki

Answer 42

(adjective) be unreliable, inconsistent, erratic, temperamental, eccentric

Question 43

eke panuku

Answer 43

(verb) to hit home, win, gain victory, successfully overcome

Question 44

rokohanga

Answer 44

(verb) to be overtaken, be found, come upon (only used in the passive forms)

Question 45

kōhine

Answer 45

(noun) girl, maiden, female adolescent

Question 46

ratonga

Answer 46

(noun) services, service

Question 47

warawara

Answer 47

(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to desire, crave, hanker after, long for, yearn for, have a dependency (on)

Question 48

raupī

Answer 48

(verb)(-tia) to take care of, cherish tenderly, cover up (for protection)

Question 49

wakuwaku

Answer 49

(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to rub, scrape, abrade, polish

Question 50

ngaio

Answer 50

(verb) deliberate, thorough, exhaustive

Question 51

ohaoha

Answer 51

(modifier) economic

Question 52

puare

Answer 52

(stative) be open, exposed, hollow

Question 53

kutukutu ahi

Answer 53

(verb) to make meaningless talk, rave, talk nonsense

Question 54

tūmatakuru

Answer 54

: (verb) to show consternation, be apprehensive