i te

1. (particle) was, were - when used before a verb indicates continuing action in the past.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 101-102;)

I te moe rāua. / They were asleep.

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2. (particle) was at, were at - when used with a noun.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 101-102;)

I te kāinga mātou. / We were at home.

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3. (particle) when, it was because, because.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 178;)

I te whakatakariri o tana wahine, ka panaia ia. / Because his wife was so angry, he was banished.

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kāhore ... i te

1. (negative) were not, was not, are not, am not - the negative form for progressive affirmative sentences that begin with both kei te and i te. A variation of kāore ... i te.

kāore ... i te

1. (negative) were not, was not, is not, are not, am not - the negative form for progressive affirmative sentences that begin with both kei te and i te.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 84;)

Kāore a Tio i te hoko kai. / Joe wasn't/isn't buying groceries.

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ehara ... i te

1. (negative) is not, are not - used to negate sentences that begin with he followed by a noun to assert that the subject belongs to a class of things.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 109-110; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 43-44;)

Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua. / This is not a difficult task.

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2. (negative) is not, are not - affirmative sentences with a noun phrase beginning with ko are negated by ehara.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 43-44;)

Ehara tērā i te Pirimia. / That's not the Prime Minister.

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i te awatea

1. broad daylight, middle of the day.

Nō te paunga o te toru marama, ka tahuri te iwi rā ki te kāwhaki i a rātou i te awatea ana; ka hinga rā hoki te pā (TTR 1990:342). / After three months the people set about escaping in the daylight and the pā fell.

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Synonyms: aoatea, awatea, rānui

i te mea

1. when, because.

I te mea ka tae mai te ahi ki reira, kātahi te tangata nei ka rere ki roto i te taika wai rāua ko tētahi atu tangata, ka whakamākūtia hoki he paraikete mō rāua (TPH 10/1/1906). / When the fire reached that place then this man and another one fled into the tank of water and they doused blankets with water.

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whakatika i te takoto

1. format.

2. (transitive verb) format.

hohou i te rongo

1. (verb) (hohoutia te rongo) to make peace, cement peace (after war or conflict).

I hoatu e ia tana patu pounamu ki a Hape hei hohou i te rongo (NIT 1995:337). / He gave his greenstone club to Hape to cement the peace.

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Synonyms: tahua, hohou, hohou rongo, hohou te rongo, hou, houhou, whawhau

ehara i te tī

1. YOLO, you only live once, seize the day - this phrase is derived from the saying ‘ehara i te tī e wana ake’, a reminder that the life of a human is unlike like the tī (cabbage tree) that continuously springs forth new shoots.

Tama: Haramai ki te pāti ā te pō nei. Pare: Hoatu koe, he mahi tāku āpōpō. Tama: Haramai! Ehara i te tī, e kō. / Tama: Come to the party tonight. Pare: You go, I have work tomorrow. Tama: Come on! You only live once, girl.

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ine (i te) kounga

1. (adjective) qualitative.

nā te ... i ... ai

1. when, it was because.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)

Nā te purei netipaoro au i ngenge ai. / I'm tired because I was playing netball.

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kaihoro i te kupu

1. (verb) to talk fast, burble.

kōremu i te murikōkai

1. (experience verb) a ceremony to ward off the effect of incantations of an opponent.

whakaputa i te ihu

1. (verb) to rescue, save.

Homai he kai hai whakaputa i te ihu o mātou ko aku tamariki (W 1971:316). / Please give us some food to save my children and me.

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Synonyms: whakarauora, whakaoranga, rauora, whakaora, karokaro, karo, whakaoraora, penapena

tā i te kawa

1. (verb) to strike with a branch of kawakawa, perform the kawa ceremony - when dedicating a new building or canoe.

Ko ia tētahi o ngā tohunga i tonoa kia haere ki te tā i te kawa o Rauru, he whare whakairo i Te Whakarewarewa (TTR 1994:89-90). / He was one of the tohunga invited to open the carved house, Rauru, at Whakarewarewa.

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nanati i te kakī

1. trottle, strangle.

ehara i te aha

1. (negative) it's nothing, it's of no importance.

ehara i te hanga

1. it's not something insignificant, it's no ordinary thing, it's pretty amazing - used as an expression to comment on something that is impressive.

Ehara i te hanga! Harawiniwini ana taku kiri i te mātao. / It's pretty unusual! I'm shivering from the cold.
Haere te pū repo, haere te pū Māori nei anō, ehara i te hanga ake! Ngateri ana te whenua i te tangi o te pū! (TWM 28/5/1864:3). / The cannons went off and so did the Māori guns, it was amazing! The ground shook from the noise of the guns!

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ehara i te mea

1. (negative) it is not as if, it is not the case that.

Ehara i te mea he kore moni nā koutou i kore ai he tarau mō koutou (KO 16/3/1885:5). / It's not as if you have no money that you have no trousers.

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