Te Karere Flashcards
huripari
(noun) hurricane, cyclone, tornado, typhoon
mānu
(stative) be floating, launch, afloat
(stative) be flooded, overflow
tūtahi
modifier) independent, separate
Taku ate hoki rā, taku rātā tūtahi, taku whakamarumaru
You were my heart, my solitary rātā tree, my shelter.
ringa tohu
(noun) director - sometimes written as one word, ringatohu
whakangungu
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to train
kohu
(noun) fog, mist, haze, smog
matakahi
(noun) wedge
kaunihera
(loan)(noun) council
tohi
(verb)(-a) to cut, divide, distribute, separate, endue
marangai
(noun) east wind, east, rainstorm, bad weather
hiwi
(noun) ridge (of a hill)
tanuku
(verb)(-tia) to crumble down, collapse, be strained (e.g. the back)
pōrearea
(verb)(-tia) to be annoyed, bothered, pestered, harassed, troubled.
akuaku
: (verb)(-na,-tia) to scrape out, cleanse
taunaki
(verb)(-tia) to support, recommend, reinforce
mokowhiti
(verb) to jump, leap, spring
mauhere
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to imprison, arrest
kamapene
(loan)(noun) company
amokura
(noun) chief, leader - a figurative term
kāmehameha
(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.
haukerekere
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to overwhelm, trounce, defeat, beat, urge on, exhort
petapeta
(verb) to be worn out
tūhura
(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to discover, disclose, bring to light, unearth, open up, explore, investigate
ohooho
(verb) to be awake, alert, of great value, needing care
(noun) treasure of immense value
ngāueue
(verb)(-a) to shake, tremble
whatārangi
(noun) stage, platform
mātaitanga
(noun) test, examination, inspection, investigation
whanga
(verb)(-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki
taitara
(loan)(noun) title
tamō
(verb) to be absent
mōtoi
(noun) ear ornament made of greenstone
rauawa
(noun) top boards, attached sides of a canoe above the hull
unahi
(verb)(-a,-tia) to scale (fish)
taratara
(verb) to be prickly, spiky, rough, coarse
nohinohi
(verb) to be small, little
horokukū
(stative) be reluctant, disinclined, unenthusiastic, unwilling
kōhungahunga
(stative) be young (of people, birds and animals)
harahara
(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.
whakataunga
(noun) decision, solution, verdict, ruling, outcome, judgement, conclusion
taioreore
(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.
manu tāiko
(noun) sentry bird - a bird acting as a sentry for the flock
hārakiraki
(adjective) be unreliable, inconsistent, erratic, temperamental, eccentric
eke panuku
(verb) to hit home, win, gain victory, successfully overcome
rokohanga
(verb) to be overtaken, be found, come upon (only used in the passive forms)
kōhine
(noun) girl, maiden, female adolescent
ratonga
(noun) services, service
warawara
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to desire, crave, hanker after, long for, yearn for, have a dependency (on)
raupī
(verb)(-tia) to take care of, cherish tenderly, cover up (for protection)
wakuwaku
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to rub, scrape, abrade, polish
ngaio
(verb) deliberate, thorough, exhaustive
ohaoha
(modifier) economic
puare
(stative) be open, exposed, hollow
kutukutu ahi
(verb) to make meaningless talk, rave, talk nonsense
tūmatakuru
: (verb) to show consternation, be apprehensive
