kua

1. (particle) has, had, have, will have - a particle used before ordinary verbs and statives denoting that an action is under way or completed, or a state established. It relates to something that has changed from one state to another.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 28; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 19;)

Kua kōwirihia tōna taringa e tana whaea. / His mother has twisted his ear.

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2. (particle) used for a present event if this has just started or is starting right now.

Kua haere tātou! / We're off!

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3. (particle) no longer - used before kore to express the loss, absence, destruction or departure of something.

Kua kore he toa i tēnei tāone ināianei. / There are no shops in this town now.

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kua puta

1. (sport) out.

2. (sport) out of play.

kua kore

1. no longer - a negative used to express the loss, absence, destruction or departure of something. It is usually used to mean that something is no longer the case. Often followed by he or a possessive.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 89-90; Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 55;)

Kua kore he ika i konei ināianei. / There are no fish here now.

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kua pirau!

1. you've had it!.

kua hai!

1. (loan) you're aced, trumped! gotcha!.

kua mate ...

1. are obliged, obligated, there's no option, have to - used idiomatically sometimes to express a difficulty that has occurred that has to be delt with.

Ai! I wareware atu taku pāhi ki te tari. Kua mate taku kuhu atu i taku whare mā te matapihi o te wharepaku (HKK 1999:192). / Oh dear! I've forgotten my bag at the office. I'll have to get into my house via the window of the toilet.
Hōri: Kei hea tō kī mō tō tari? Hine: Auē! Kei te kāinga. Hōri: Kua mate tāua ki te hoki ki te tiki, ka hoki mai. / George: Where is your key for your office? Hine: Oh dear! It's at home. George: We'll have to go back to get it, and come back here.

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kua kēhi

1. case closed, done and dusted, done deal, check mate, game set and match, that's settled - an idiom to suggest that a matter is settled.

Kua kēhi ko mātou ka noho, ko koutou e haere atu. / It's settled that we will remain and you will go.

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kua [mutu] tonu

1. nearly done, almost done - this idiom indicates something is very close to reaching a particular state or something is going to be done very soon.

Kua kai tonu tātou. / We’re going to eat soon.

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Synonyms: tata, whakatata, whakatata, whano, tōtahi, whano tae

kua riro māna

1. it's up to him, it's up to her, the ball's in her court, the responsibility is hers - an idiom.

Kua riro māna anō āna hipi e katikati, kua kore i haria ki te teihana i Ōpoho (TTT 1/2/1928:733). / It is up to him to shear his sheep, no longer can they be taken to the station at Ōpoho.

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kua pōrangihia tō pīnati

1. (loan) you're out of your mind, you're nuts - a colloquialism used to suggest that someone is slightly deranged. Other possessives can replace tō.

Kua pōrangi taku pīnati. / I've lost it./I'm going nuts.

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kua tuia ngā ngutu

1. my lips are sealed, I’m not saying anything, I won’t say a word.

E kore au e whāki, kua tuia ngā ngutu. / I won’t tell, my lips are sealed.

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kua mau [tō] iro

1. haven't you learnt your lesson yet? they've learnt their lesson, she's learnt her lesson - an idiom in which tō may be replacd by other possessives.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 116;)

Pare: Kua mau tō rātou iro iāianā. Rangi: Te āhua nei. Inā te anahera o ō rātou āhua (HKK 1999:97). / Pare: They've learnt their lesson now. Rangi: It would seem so. They are like angels now.
Tokowhā ngā wahine kua hapū i a koe, kāore anō kia mau te iro. / You made four women pregnant, so haven't you learnt your lesson yet.

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kua pau [te] hau

1. run out of oomph, given up the ghost, run out of steam, exhausted, used up - an idiom used to indicate that a person has run out of energy or something no longer works.

Kua pau te hau o taku waea pūkoro. / My cellphone has given up the ghost.

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kua oti te ao

1. that says it all - an idiom.

[kua] taka te kapa

1. (loan) the penny has dropped, I should have realised, I get it now, I get the picture - an idiom adopted from English to indicate that someone has just realised something that should have been obvious from earlier signs.

Kātahi anō ka taka te kapa, kua hapū a Hēni. / The penny has just dropped, Jane is pregnant.

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kua tē te koito

1. run out of oomph, exhausted, used up, not working - an idiom used to indicate that a person has run out of energy or something no longer works.

Kātahi rā te wiki roa. Kua tē te koito! / What a long week. I’m buggered!

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kua puta a Pito

1. I am full.

ka kore, kua kore

1. when it’s gone, it’s gone.

He moni te moni, tukua, ka kore, kua kore. / Money is money, let it go, once it’s gone, it’s gone.

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kua pī te tero

1. full to overflowing (with food), bloated, overfull (of food) - an idiom to indicate that someone is absolutely full of food.

Rangi: E hoa, kua pī te tero. Pare: E tama, kāore anō koe kia pā ki ngā kōura (HKK 1999:157). / Rangi: My mate, I'm full as a bull. Pare: Son, you haven't touched the crayfish yet.

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