kā - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

ka

1. (particle) Used before a verb to name an event as occurring or a state existing. No tense is implied so it may be past, present or future.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 28, 102, 129-130;)

Ka aroha hoki koe. / How sad for you.

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Kā

1. (loan) (location) Kars - a city in NE Turkey.

He tino pā taua tāone o Kā, ā i whakapaea anō taua pā e te Rūhia, i te whawhai o te Karaimia (TW 5/5/1877:1/169). / Kars is a very important military position, and was besieged by the Russians during the Crimean war.

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kā

1. (verb) to screech.

Synonyms: ngoengoe, ngoe, tioro, tekekō, ngāngā, kē, ngē, kīrea, tīwē

kā

1. (verb) (-ngia) to burn, glow.

Ka koropupū te moana ānō he puia. Muri tonu iho, kua kite atu au e kāngia ana ētahi wāhi o te tima, kua rongo atu hoki au ki aku tāngata e auē ana, e ngunguru ana i te mamae (TP 1/7/1902:2). / The sea was boiling like a volcano. Just after that I saw some parts of the ship burning and I heard my men crying out and groaning with pain.

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2. (stative) be alight, burning, ablaze.

Ka tākiritia atu he māti, kua kā te raiti (HP 1991:17). / A match is struck and the light burns.

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Synonyms: mura, kongange

kā

1. (loan) (noun) car, tramcar.

Ko tētahi tangata rahi anō o Pōneke i whakamātau ki te eke ki runga taramu kā i te wā e haere ana anō te kā… (TP 9/1909:11). / An important person in Wellington tried to board a tramcar while the car was still moving…

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ka whaihua

1. (adjective) feasible.

ahi kā

1. (noun) burning fires of occupation, continuous occupation - title to land through occupation by a group, generally over a long period of time. The group is able, through the use of whakapapa, to trace back to primary ancestors who lived on the land. They held influence over the land through their military strength and defended successfully against challenges, thereby keeping their fires burning.

nō ka

1. so that, with the result that, and so.

Nō ka rūnanga rātou, ā hokona ana ki aua mea te māra a te kaihanga rīhi, hei tanumanga mō ngā manene (PT Matiu 27:7). / And so they took council, and bought with those things the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.

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ka pai

1. good.

Ka pai rā tēnei mahi. / This work is good.

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2. it serves (you) right - sometimes used idiomatically to indicate the speakers lack of sympathy.

Pare: Kua tangohia te raihana a Tahuti. Rangi: Ka pai. Koinā anō e mātotoru nā te waewae (HKK 1999:72). / Pare: Tahuti has had his licence taken away. Rangi: It serves him right. That's because of his heavy foot.

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ka huri

1. that's over, I've finished, it's over to you - a phrase used to mark the end of a speech, letter, etc.

ka ... ai

1. (particle) and then, then, consequently.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 68; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 29;)

Whakarongo ki ngā tohutohu, ka tīmata ai i ā koutou mahi. / Listen to the instructions and then begin your task.

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ka ... ana

1. (particle) when, whenever.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 63-64;)

Ka waipuke ana tēnei awa, ka mauria mai he oneone parakiwai o ngā whenua mōmona o runga, ka rukea ki runga i tō mātau whenua hai whakamōmona (HP 1991:14). / When this river flooded it brought down silt of the rich lands upstream and deposited it on our land to enrich it.

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