Te Reo Kapekape

Question 1

kopakopa

Answer 1

: (verb) to be wrinkled, creased, crumpled

Question 2

kiriweti

Answer 2

(stative) be impatient of, hot-tempered, revolutionary, grumpy, abrupt, irritable, irritated with, bad-tempered, annoyed

Question 3

whakatarapī

Answer 3

(verb) to be arrogant, imperious

Question 4

Mō te kutukutu ahi

Answer 4

One to talk rubbish

Ētahi mirimiringa

He kakī hōhonu
He Kōrero ahiahi

Question 5

He rite ki te pou te turi

Answer 5

Deaf as a post

Ētahi mirimiringa

He taringa kōhatu
He taringa maitai

Question 6

pūwharawhara

Answer 6

(verb) to be deaf

Question 7

turi

Answer 7

(verb) to be deaf, obstinate

Question 8

nanao

Answer 8

(verb)(naomia,naomanga) to take hold of, feel with the hand, handle, grasp, grab, snatch, gather together

Question 9

auare ake

Answer 9

not able, not a chance, not at all, missed completely, to no avail, no success, no such luck, no way, no show - this idiom is used to indicate that something was not, or will not be, achieved because the person did not listen to advice, want to do something, or did not have the ability or strength for the task. A verb or stative preceded by te can follow this idiom.

Question 10

taurangi

Answer 10

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to guarantee, assure, promise, pledge

Question 11

He turaki wawata

Answer 11

A build up

He ngutu kau - mere talk, empty promises

He arero teka - liar

Question 12

mapumapu

Answer 12

: (verb)(-ria,-a) to sigh repeatedly, pant, hum, take in breath repeatedly

Question 13

Te kumeroa o te kumeroa

Answer 13

One who goes on and on

Question 14

tareka

Answer 14

(verb)(-tia) to be attained, accomplished - in modern Māori this word is used in grammatical constructions in the same way as taea