koa
1. (particle) please - implies entreaty and is used with requests to soften them and to make them more polite.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 63, 111;)
Homai koa te miraka. / Pass the milk, please.
E hoa, kau mai koa ki konei nā (NM 1928:101). / My friend, swim over here, please.
See also tēnā koa, me aha koa, hei aha koa, nei koa
Synonyms: tēnā koa, whakawaireka
2. (particle) indeed, in fact, really - used to intensify and add emphasis.
3. (particle) but, however,on the other hand, despite that.
I māmingahia e ngā kaihokohoko, riro ana ngā whenua hei utu i ngā nama. Ehara koa, i ū tonu tana tautoko i te Pākehā (TTR 1990:285). / They were tricked by the traders and the lands were taken to pay the debts. despite that, his support of the Pākehā continued.
Synonyms: kāpā, otiia, manohi, engari, erangi, ia, tēnā, engaringari, tēnā ko tēnei
2. (verb) to be of pleasing appearance, aesthetically pleasing, appealing, attractive.
Titiro rawa atu ki te tangata i mirimiria rā ki te hōrū, ka pai, ka matomato te kanohi o te tangata, ka purotu te kiri o te tangata (W 1971:194). / When they looked at the man who had been rubbed with red ochre, it was agreeable, and the man's face was aesthetically pleasing and his skin was handsome.
3. (modifier) lush, green, growing vigorously, verdant.
Ka tipu matomato te aruhe ki ngā wāhi mārakerake o te ngahere, ki ngā wāhi kua poroa, kua tahuna ngā rākau (Te Ara 2014). / Bracken fern flourishes in open areas of the forest where trees have been felled and burnt.
4. (noun) lushness, greenness.
Mēnā kei te whai mana tētahi ngahere ka kite koe i te nui o te huarākau, i te matomato o te tipu o ngā rau, i te ora me te rahi o te manu (Te Ara 2014). / If a forest has mana, you will see the abundance of fruit, the lushness of the leaves, and the healthiness and profusion of birds.
Synonyms: ngaore
manawa reka
1. (verb) to be gratified, satisfied, pleased.
Ka oti ngā rahu, ka haere rāua ka tae ki te wai a taua tamaiti; ka titiro taua wahine ka manawa reka (JPS 1912:90). / When the undressed flax baskets were done they both went to his stream, where the woman beheld a sight that pleased her.
Synonyms: matakuikui, uruhau, āhuareka, harikoa, harakoakoa, waingōhia, pārekareka, wanea, māha, toka, mākona, ngata, upa
2. (noun) interest, curiosity, attention, fascination, appeal, attraction.
I ngā tekau tau atu i 1870 i kaha ake te whakawhānui haere mai o te mahi tūruhi, ā, ngakia ake ana te manawa reka o te hunga whakaeke e mīharo nei ki te taiao (TTR 1996:230). / During the 1870s tourism expanded rapidly with local Maori enthusiastically taking advantage of the interest shown by visitors in their natural environment.
matakuikui
1. (verb) to be joyful, talkative, full of spirit, pleased.
Matakuikui ana a Helen Clark, engari anō a Jim Bolger, he matawaenga kē pea tāna (HM 1/1997). / Helen Clark is pleased, but Jim Bolger on the other hand is probably in a dilemma.
Synonyms: manawa reka, uruhau, āhuareka, harakoakoa, waingōhia, pārekareka, harakoa, whakamanamana, koakoa, koa, takaahuareka, manahau, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō
pārekareka
1. (verb) to be pleasant, pleased, enjoyable, fun.
Pārekareka ana ēnei kupu ki aku taringa (KO 17/5/1886:5). / How pleasant these words were to my ears.
Synonyms: harakoakoa, matakuikui, waingōhia, manawa reka, uruhau, harikoa, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, purotu, āhumehume, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, reka, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai
2. (modifier) entertaining, enjoyable, engaging, compelling.
I muri i tēnā ka tū mai ko Te Ruhi, he tangata pārekareka tēnā ki te kōrero (TTT 1/3/1930:2001). / After that Te Ruhi stood. He was an entertaining speaker.
3. (noun) enjoyment, pleasure, delight.
Anō ka tata pū ki te ngahuru ana ika, ka kawea rā pea e te pārekareka (JPS 1901:188). / He had caught at least ten fish and was quite excited.
Synonyms: rēhia, rekareka, harakoakoa, harakoa
2. (modifier) pleasant to the sight, fancy, aesthetically pleasing, appealing.
I te ekenga atu o ōna tau ki te rua tekau i tīmata ai tana mahi patu piana i ngā kanikani o te wā kāinga, me ērā o ngā kura, tae atu ki ngā kanikani mau kaka rerehua (TTR 2000:191). / When she reached twenty she began playing the piano at local and school dances and fancy dress balls.
4. (noun) aesthetic.
He rerekē te rerehua o tētahi mahinga toi ki te titiro a tēnā tangata, a tēnā tangata (RTA 2014:152). / Each person's view of the aesthetics of an artwork will be different.
tēnā koa
1. let me see it, let me see now, well then, now then, very well then, please - placed at the beginning of a request.
Tēnā koa neke mai ki konei. / Move over here, please
Tēnā koa, kia kite ahau. / Well then, let me see.
Synonyms: koa, whakawaireka, nā, tēnā, tēnā ina
whakawaireka
1. (verb) (-tia) to please, gratify, indulge.
Nā reira i taea ai e Kaihau te whakawaireka rātou ko tōna whānau, hokona ana e ia te taonga ā-whare, te kākahu, me ngā taonga tino hāneanea, ahakoa te utu (TTR 1996:252). / As a result, Kaihau was able to indulge herself and her family, buying furniture, clothing and other items of comfort, despite the cost.
pōuri atu
1. get out of my way, please! make way! move aside, excuse me.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 140;)
Pōuri atu koutou! / Move aside, please!
Kīia atu ēnā kia pōuri atu kei te pōrearea noa iho te tū mai i konā. / They were told to move aside because they're just a nuisance standing there.
Synonyms: pōuri ake
kounga
1. (noun) quality, excellence, standard, aesthetically pleasing.
E whai ana kia piki ake te kounga o te reo Māori e kōrerotia ana, e tuhia ana, kia reo rangatira tonu ai (PK 2008:343). / Seeking that the quality of the Māori language being spoken and written improves so that it continues to be an esteemed language.
āhuareka
1. (verb) to be entertained.
Haere ai te mano ki Takapuna āhuareka ai, tākarokaro ai, i ngā wa e wātea ana i te mahi. Whiti ai ki ngā tima i ngā hāora katoa, i te ata, ahiahi noa, kākarauri noa, pōuri noa (KO 14/6/1884:3). / Thousands go to Takapuna for entertainment and recreation when they are free from work. The ferries cross all the time, in the morning, afternoon, at dusk and when it's dark.
2. (adjective) be agreeable, pleasant, delighted, interested, pleased, entertaining.
He āhuareka ki a rātou ngā rā katoa (TTT 1/8/1926:442). / To them every day is pleasant.
Synonyms: matakuikui, manawa reka, uruhau, harikoa, harakoakoa, waingōhia, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, ātaahua, purotu, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, hūmārie, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe
3. (noun) entertainment, celebration, merrymaking.
Tērā atu tōna tini o ngā āhuareka e mahia ana engari e takurutu ana te ringa o tā koutou pononga, o te Ētita, ki te whaiwhai atu (HKW 1/3/1900:6). / There were many other celebrations carried out but the hand of your servant, the Editor, is disinclined to pursue those.
reka
1. (verb) to be pleasant, pleasing, agreeable.
He iwi mōhio te Māori ki te hanga ingoa kia reka ai te whakarongo a te taringa, ina koa a Te Herewini, a Te Wiremu, a Te Harawira me te nuinga atu (TKO 6/1914:8). / The Māori are a clever people at creating names so that they are pleasant to the ear, such as Te Herewini (Selwyn), Te Wiremu (Williams), Te Harawira (Hadfield) and many others.
Synonyms: manea, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, purotu
2. (modifier) sweet, tasty, palatable.
He aha te painga o ngā kai reka a te Pākehā - o te rare, o te keke, o te purini, o te winika, o te pepa, o te waipiro? (TKO 31/5/1921:9). / What benefit is there in the sweet food of the Pākehā - lollies, cakes, puddings, vinegar, pepper and alcohol?
3. (noun) sweetness, tastiness, flavour.
Ka rongo te tangata ki te reka o ana rohi e kore rawa ia e hiahia ki ngā rohi a tētahi atu peka (TWMNT 16/10/1878:79). / When a person experiences the flavour of his bread she will never want the bread of another baker.
2. (verb) to be successful, fortunate.
Ka mea hoki a Toi, “Ki te waingōhia i a koutou te iwi nei, kia māmā te patu; waiho kia ora ana; mauria mai ngā tāne, ngā wāhine, me ngā tamariki (JPS 1913:175)." / Toi also said, "If you are successful, let your killing be in moderation; leave some alive, bring here the men, women and children."
3. (verb) to be pleased.
Waingōhia ana tērā ki tō tātou taenga mai (W 1971:476). / That one was pleased with our arrival.
Synonyms: āhuareka, harikoa, matakuikui, pārekareka, harakoakoa, manawa reka, uruhau
4. (modifier) easy, straightforward, simple.
He kōrero whai tikanga tonu, engari ko tāku kē e whakaatu ana, ehara te whakamāori kōrero i te mahi waingōhia (HM 3/1993:6). / It's important information, but what I'm saying is that the translation is not an easy task.
āhumehume
1. (modifier) pleasing, delightful, suitable, pleasant.
2. (noun) woman's garment reaching from the waist to the knees.
harakoakoa
1. (verb) to be happy, pleased, delighted, thrilled, glad.
Nā te mea ko te nuinga o ngā tāngata i whakanōhia ki runga i aua whenua, me ētehi anō o ngā mēnetia, he hōia mai nō te pakanga, i tino harakoakoa ai a Te Reiwhati (TTR 1996:271). / Te Reiwhati was particularly pleased that the majority of the settlers and some of the managers were returned soldiers.
Synonyms: matakuikui, manawa reka, uruhau, āhuareka, harikoa, waingōhia, pārekareka
2. (modifier) enjoyable, pleasurable, delightful.
He pōrearea nō te autaia nei i ngā mahi harakoakoa a Wī Whitu, i kangaia e Wī Whitu te tangata nei (TTR 2000:247). / This person was abused by Wī Whitu because this fellow disturbed Wi Whitu's festivities.
Synonyms: rēhia, whakarekareka
3. (noun) joy, pleasure, happiness, enjoyment, festivity.
Ahakoa pā iho te aha ki a Rēweti, pā iho anō hoki ki a Keita, arā, te pāpouri, te harakoakoa, tae atu ki ngā piki me ngā heke o ōna rā (TTR 1996:69). / No matter what affected Rēweti, it also affected Keita, that is the sorrows and joys, and the triumphs and setbacks.
Synonyms: harakoa, pārekareka, rekareka, rēhia, tūrangahakoa, koanga, manamanahau, manahau, koa, whāwhāpū, hari, harikoa, hurō, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koakoa
ngānehenehe
1. (verb) to complain, querulous, peevish, grumbling, whining, hard to please, irritable, fractious.
Kua hōhā au i tērā wahine. Ahakoa te pai o ngā mahi a tō tātou kaiako, kua ngānehenehe mai i ngā wā katoa. / I'm fed up with that woman. No matter how good our teacher's work is, she complains all the time.
Synonyms: mānehenehe
2. (noun) complaint, criticism, peevishness, grumbling, whining, displeasure, irritation, fractiousness, complaining.
Kotahi noa iho pea te tangata i haere mai i te kāinga o te ngānehenehe, engari katoa ētahi atu i haere mai i runga i te ngākau māhorahora, he mārama pea nō rātou ki te kaupapa o te hui (HM 2/1994:3). / There was probably only one person who came from a complaining perspective, but everybody else came with an open mind, probably because they understood the purpose of the gathering.
e oke ([koe]) i [tō] oke
1. you do what you want, go on then and do it, go ahead then, go for it, please yourself, you think you're on to it, go on then go and do your thing - an idiom to support or criticise someone's proposed action or idea. It sometimes implies that the person won't listen to advice but will find out eventually from his/her mistakes.
Pare: E mau koe ki tāu, ka mau tonu hoki au ki tāku. Rangi: Ā kāti, e oke koe i tō oke (HKK 1999:59). / Pare: You stick to what you're doing and I'll stick to what I'm doing. Rangi: OK then, you do what you want.
Synonyms: hoea tō waka
2. (adjective) be clever.
3. (noun) the hau of the human footprint - in walking, a person leaves a certain amount of this hau in every footprint he makes. Anyone having evil designs on him will gather up the earth on which the footprint is impressed, and bearing it to the sacred whata puaroa, he will use it as a medium through which to injure that person by mākutu.
Ko te ariā o te wairua, ko ngā makawe, ko tōna mauri hoki tērā. Kātahi ka naomia ko te manea. Ko tōna ariātanga ko te iwi tonu (JPS 1899:49). / The hair was the semblance of the 'wairua', that being his mauri. He then took the 'manea', in the form of the bone itself.
