On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I oma mai te katipō nō raro mai i te takapau.
The spider ran out from under the mat.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te matapihi tata tonu, ka haere ia ki te kūaha.
She walked from near the window to the door.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te hoki mai a Rewi i te mahi i te ahiahi.
Rewi was returning from work in the evening.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua hoki mai rāua i te toa.
They have returned from the shop.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kua mākū katoa ngā tamariki i te ua.
The children are all wet from the rain.
Sentences with i - i

Ki te tiki i tō tungane i te pahi.
To pick up your brother from the bus.
Sentences with i - i

Me kau hoki ki hea i te tawhiti ki waho o te moana nui?
Where could he swim to, from such a distance out in the ocean?
Sentences with i - i

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!
Sentences with i - i

Ka hoe atu ngā tāngata i uta ki tai.
The people will paddle from the shore towards the sea.
Sentences with i - i

Ka haere au ki te tiki miraka i te pouaka makariri.
I will go and fetch the milk from the fridge.
Sentences with i - i

Katia ngā matapihi, kei mākū tātou i te marangai.
Close the windows, lest we get wet from the rainstorm.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Whakamaua tō pōtae, kei mate koe i te makariri.
Put on your hat lest you get sick from the cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Tēnā tangohia ngā kākahu i te rārangi?
Could you please remove the washing from the line?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira.
I really like the people from there.
To like - rata

Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te wā o ngā tūpuna ēnei ritenga.
These customs come from the time of the ancestors.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te marama o Paenga-whāwhā i hui ai ngā tāngata whenua o te ao.
In April, indigenous people from round the world gathered.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Tawa taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Tawa is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tō hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara au nō Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara a Hera nō Whanganui.
Hera is not from Whanganui.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Rakiura au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Stewart Island.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahuriri tōku māmā.
My mum's from Napier.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
I am from Gisborne.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa hokorua ngā hū.
The shoes come from the second hand shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ōtautahi tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kāpiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from Kāpiti.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Waipounamu toku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea a Honi?
Where is Honi from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kairangahau i uiui ia tamariki, o ngā whānau katoa.
The researcher interviewed each group of children from all the families.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Fetch the book from the table.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Fetch the car from the marae.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?
How far away are the Chatham Islands from the mainland?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua ngā tamariki e tikina i te kura.
The children shouldn't be picked up from school.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua tata waenganui pō ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

I tata mate au i te hiakai.
I just about died from starvation.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Kua hōha noa ia ki ngā harihari kōrero me te amuamu anō a ngā kiritata.
He was annoyed at the gossip and also the complaining from his neighbours.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

E mōhiotia whānuitia ana a Te Puea Hērangi e ngā tāngata Māori o te motu.
Te Puea Hērangi is widely known by Māori people from all over the land.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I nukuhia e au ngā ahi wera mai i ngā kōhatu ki te pouaka ki tōku hawera.
The hot ashes were moved by me from the stones to the box with my shovel.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te rā. Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kia hoki mai rātou i te tāone, ka kai ai tātou.
When they get back from town, then we'll eat.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

I oti i a au, engari kua mamae taku ringa i te tuhituhi.
I completed it but my hand is sore from all the writing.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From the Westland region, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Kāore anō rāua kia hoki mai i te toa.
They have not returned from the shop yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Mehemea nō konei koe, e āhei ana koe te tono karahipi i te Poari.
If you're from here, you can or are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Board.
Allowed to do something - āhei

He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa nō tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Ākuanei tō waha whakatoi i a au.
You'd better watch it - I've had enough cheek from you.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!

I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka tītaha a Matariki ki te uru.
The Pleiades had descended to the west from its highest point.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rere mai ngā waka i tai ki uta.
The canoes came from the sea to the shore.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta te iwi rā i te pā.
The tribe emerged from the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite a Tū i te mamaha e puta ake ana i mua o te tereina.
Tū saw the steam rising from the front of the train.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite o reira taitamariki rangatira i taua kōtiro nei, i a Puhihuia,.
The young chiefs from there was this girl, Puhihuia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kitea kua puta i tētahi taha o te pā, kua haere whakatētahi taha o te pā.
They were seen emerging from one side of the pā, going towards the other side.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kauhoe ia i Rotorua ki Mokoia.
She swam from Rotorua to Mokia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Ko tēnei kupu, ko te "mārena" mea tango mai i te reo Pākehā.
This word, "mārena", was borrowed from English.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua hoki mai ia i te moana.
She has returned from the sea.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua haere mai a Niko i Heretaunga.
Niko has come from Hastings.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Manu.
The horse was running away from Manu.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

I haere mai ia i tērā taha o Te Kao.
She came from beyond Te Kao.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua hoki mai ia i te pahi.
She has come back from the bus.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua hoki mai taku hoa i Amerika.
My friend has returned from America.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kei te heke iho a Mia i te rākau.
Mia is descending down from the tree.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

No Whakatāne rāua.
They are from Whakatāne.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō tā rātou kurī kia hoki mai i te pāmu.
Their dog has not yet returned from the farm.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

No Whakatū ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Nelson.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kua whakawātea tō mātou rangatira i tōna tūranga.
Our boss has returned from his position.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kāore a Rewi i te hoki mai i te mahi i te ahiahi.
Rewi was not returning from work in the evening.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

No Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kahore ia i whakawātea mai mua o te haka.
He didn't move away from the front of the haka.
Towards - mai

Kaua e tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Don't fetch the book from the table.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Don't fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Don't close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Don't fetch the car from the marae.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara no Paikea a Rangi.
Rangi is not descended from Paikea.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara no Tāmaki-makau-rau a Pāora.
Pāora does not come from Auckland.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe nō tēhea rohe?
Which region are you not from?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ōku tūpuna nō Kotirangi, nō Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi nō Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe nō Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Mere nō Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe nō tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara rāua nō Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Hemi nō te rohe o Te Arawa.
Hemi is not from the Te Arawa region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi nō Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku kuia nō Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children omchool.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua mākona taku puku i te maha o ngā kōura.
My stomach is full from the many crayfish.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kātahi anō ahau ka hoki mai i te toa.
I finally comeback from the shop.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

He mea hanga i roto i ngā roto i te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
[Some] were built in the lakes on the path going from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Nō konei rānei koe?
Are you from here or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Ko wai kāore i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who didn’t pick up the children omchool?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Mai i te mutunga o tana mahi, tae noa mai ki tana matenga, i Pōneke ia e noho ana
He lived in Wellington from the time of his retirement until his death

Kua ora i a ia i te rongoā
She is well from (by or through) the medicine

Ko te Hōne e mōhio ana au nō Kirikiriroa
The Hōne I know is from Hamilton

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘No hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘No Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Ki korā
over there (away from both the speaker and listener).

Kotahi rau e toru tekau kiromita te tawhiti i Kirikiriroa ki Ākarana.
Auckland is 130 kilometres from Hamilton.

I toomuri maatou i te puni·nga ai o te huarahi i ngaa horonga
the road from the(pl) slip ‘We were late because of the blocking of the road by slips

Rērere tonu ai a Tāwhiri-mātea, arā, ngā hau o te rangi, hoki atu, hoki atu, ki te tahatū o te rangi ki te tahatahi i ngā piro o te kōpū o Rangi.
...Tāwhiri-mātea still sweeps the skies, from one horizon to another, back and forth to clean away the impurities left behind from the embrace of the stomach of Rangi.

Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua.
The taniwha came forth from inside his den.

Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?

Ahakoa kāore i riro mai tētahi paraihe kotahi, kore rawa tēnei hui tino nui e wareware i te tōpū o Te Kaha.
Although they didn’t win a single prize, this big gathering will never be forgotten by the group ome Kaha.

Kei te hīkoi a Hana I tēnei whare ki tērā toa
Hana is walking from this house near me to that shop over there.

Haere atu i roto i tēnei whare.
Go from this house.

Nō Ngāitāi anō hoki a Pita.
Pita is from Ngāitāi, too.

Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko Kupe tēnei.
From the lamentation Rehua knew that this was Kupe.

Kua whakatāea tō mātou rangatira i tōna tūranga.
Our boss has retired from his position.

He ruhi nōu i te pūkanatanga.
You are exhausted from the grimacing.

He haruru nui no te rangi anō he hau nui.
A great roaring noise from the sky, like a great wind.

Māu te kōrero
You can talk! / That’s the pot calling the kettle black. / That’s rich coming .

Nō reira i kino ai.
From that cause he was displeased.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa.
People from all around kept coming to him.

No Ōpōtiki rāua.
(They are from Opotiki.)

No Hawaiki tātou katoa (he whakataukī).
(We are all from Hawaiki. (a proverb))

He tino rerekē ngā whakaaro o Hēmi i ō te nuinga
Hēmi’s ideas are quite different omhe majority’s

Nō Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.

I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau te kapa nei.
This group is from Auckland.

e rima mano ‘5000.
Numbers from 1 to 9999 are made up by combining these patterns:

Nō reira i mahara nei, ko te tangata rawa anō i runga nei.
So then she realised that he really was that notorious person from the world above.

atu
away from current orientation

Ite kāinga.
From Home.

E kīia mai ana, ‘Nō hea tēnei wahine?
Where does this woman come from?

Tō.rāua kāinga i tae mai ai ko Kaka-horoa.
The village they came from was Kaka-horoa.

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘Nō hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘Nō Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Mai i te tau 1985 tae noa ki te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i Whangārei rātou e noho ana
They were living in Whangārei from 1985 until the beginning of this year

Kāore he tangata i tua atu i a ia.
There's no one apart from him.

Kei te hīkoi ahau i te kurī
That would mean I am walking from the dog

I waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai ahau.
I sang, and then, following on from that, I danced.

I hoki rātou i Maketū.
They returned from Maketū.

No Paikea ia.
(He is descended from Paikea.)

E oma ana ngā tamariki i te wharekura.
The children are running from the school.

Whakaorangia mātou i te kino.
Save us from evil.

Atu i tēnei rā, e kore au e inu.
From today, I will never drink.

E kore rātou e ngaro ake ake, e kore anō hoki tētahi e kapo atu i a rātou i roto i tōku ringa
They will never be lost, and no one will ever steal them from my hand.

Nō Whakatāne ahau.
I’m omhakatāne.

Nā tōna mate i kore ai a ia e kai.
It was his illness which caused him to abstain from food.

No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.

Ehara nō Hamutana te tangata rā.
That man is not from Hamilton.

He uri nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, Te Rarawa ki tōku pāpā taha; ko tōku māmā taha nō Tūhoe, nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui hoki.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, and Te Rarawa on my father’s side; and on my mother’s side, I am oe and also Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.

No Tokaanu ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Tokaanu.

kia mahea te hua mākihikihi,
freeing our path from obstruction,

E kore a ia e hoki mai i a Ponga.
She will never return to us from Ponga.

Kua tae mai rātou i hea?
Where have they arrived from?

Nā Kauri tēnei reta.
This letter is from Kauri.

I nuku·hia e au ngaa ahi wera mai i ngaa koohatu ki te pouaka ki toku hawera
the(pl) stone to the box instr sggenIsg shovel ‘I moved the hot ashes omhe stones to the box with my shovel

Kua heke iho ia i tana tūranga.
He has stepped down from his position.

Nō Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My father is from Napier or belongs to Napier.

I runga i te paruone ka mahi·a e ia he raina mai i te keeti ki te whare ki
line hither from the gate to the house instr

kiromita te tawhiti (mai) i Kirikiriroa (tae noa atu) ki Tāmaki
The distance from Hamilton to Auckland is 130 km

Kua tae mai te pahi i Rotorua
The bus has arrived from Rotorua

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.

E 130 kiromita te tawhiti mai i Ākarana ki Kirikiriroa.
It is 130 kilometres from Auckland to Hamilton.

Ko tēnei he mea nō roto i te waea.
This is something from the inside of your phone.

Kua kākāriki → te karaehe → i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.

I tukua iho tēnei whenua mai i tō tātou tipuna.
This land was handed down to us from our grandfather.

Mai ā tērā tau ko Pou te heamana.
The chairman from next year onwards will be Pou.

I ahu mai au i te whare.
I walked away from the house.

I haere mai au i te whare.
I came from the house

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rotorua.

Ka whakahu ake rātou, ka akiaki iho te waha.
They shouted up, and the voice protested from above.

I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.

No hea Māwhera koe?
(Where are you from? I’m omreymouth.)

No hea a Hēmi?
(Where’s Hēmi omHe’s t other island.)

ka rere tītiha te manu
the bird flies from side to side

Inanahi ka haere atu ia mai Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday he went from Rotorua to Wellington.

Tārere mai, tārere atu!
Swing towards me, swing away from me!

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri i te Tai Rāwhiti
The visitors have arrived from the East Coast

Ehara au nō Ōtautahi.
I am not from Christchurch.

He rere kē koe i a au.
You are different from me.

Mauria mai te kī i muri i te karaka.
Bring me the key from behind the clock.

ka tīmata mai i konei
start from here

Ehara au nō Ākarana.
I am not from Auckland.

arā
over there, away from us both

Tē moenga tē whakaarahia
The sleep from which there is no awakening

Tēteahi rangatira no Te Waipounamu.
A certain chief from the South Island.

Ka waiatatia ngā waiata e ngā kōtiro o te kura.
The songs will be sung by the girls from the school.

Nōnāhea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?
When did you return from Wellington?

I hoki mai au i Pōneke i nanahi nei
I came back from Wellington yesterday

I (Nō) te Mane i hoki mai ai ahau i Pōneke.
It was on Monday that I returned from Wellington.

Nō nanahi nei au i hoki mai ai i Pōneke
It was yesterday (not today) that I got back from Wellington

Ka ora ake a Rangi i tōna mate.
Rangi recovered from his illness.

No hea too hoa, e Rewi?
Where does your friend come from, Rewi?

No Te Tai Rawhiti ahau.
I'm from the Eastland region.

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where is your father from?

Me haere koe i kona ki konei.
You should go from where you are to where I am.

Tangohia mai te mea nā i raro i te oko.
Peel off the thing from under the bowl.

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki i te tāone.
The children are walking from town.

Nō hea tēnei kai?
Where is the food from?

I haere mai ia i waho tonu o Taupō.
She came here from just outside Taupō.

Nō hea tō kai?
Where is your food from?

Ka tū a ia, ka karanga mai i waho i te whare.
He stood and called outside the house, or from outside the house.

Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā nō tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.

Māku ngā pukapuka e kawe mai i konei ki korā.
It will be me who carries the books from here to over there.

Ka oma mai ngā tamariki i muri i te whare.
The children ran up from behind the house.

Mā Rangi koe e taraiwa mai i kōnā ki korā.
It will be Rangi who drives you from where you are to over there.

Kua riro maa raatou e tango ngaa ika i ngaa taumanu
It had come to be the habit for them to take the fish (themselves) from the thwarts

Nāu te kauhoe mai i konei ki kōnā.
It was you who swam from here to over there where you are.

Kāore e taea e au te rere atu i konei ki tō whare i kōnā.
I am unable to fly from where I am to your house where you are.

Kua māki katoa ngā tamariki i te ua
The children are all wet from the rain

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua
They have arrived (here) from Rotorua

Kātahi rā ka pēhia ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha.
Then [she] turned [her head] from side to side.

Kua wehe rāua i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Maaka.
The horse was running away from Maaka.

Ka waiata te kōaea
The choir will sing (active); change of action from what has happened before.

From Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Huia te Reo 1: Ko Te Naera te pēpi.
Te Naera is the baby.

Ka waiatatia ngā (waiata) mōteatea
The traditional chants will be sung (passive); change of action from what has happened before.

From Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Huia te Reo 2: He pēpi ia.
He is a baby.

Tikina he wai i te awa!
Get some water from the river!

I tae mai te pahi o Rotorua me tō Waitomo i te wā kotahi
The bus from Rotorua and the one from Waitomo arrived at the same time

No Kirikiriroa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Hamilton.

I reira, ka kitea tētahi mahi ātaahua rawa.
From there a beautiful project was seen.

Ao ake anō te rā kua whakatika a Taranga, kua ngaro whakarere i te whare.
As soon as it was day Taranga had arisen and was quickly gone from the house.

Tokorima ngā tākuta o konei.
There are five doctors from here.

tiīkina he ahi i a Mahuika!
fetch some fire from Mahuika!

Kei runga rānei, kei raro rānei, kei tawhiti atu rānei i a tātou.
Above, below, or far from us perhaps.

I makere noa iho te hua o te rākau.
The fruit just fell down from the tree.

Ko te tino pātai (āe rānei) ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies (or not)

Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko tōna teina tēnei.
Rehua knew from the lament that this was his junior relative.

Nō tata noa iho.
From very close by.

Ehara no Ōpōtiki a Maru.
Maru does not come from Ōpōtiki.

I oma ahau i te whare.
I ran from the house.

Ehara a Maru i Ōpōtiki.
Maru is not from Ōpōtiki.

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are coming from the house.

Kei te oma ahau i te whare ki te kura.
I am running from the house to the school.

Whero tonu te kanohi o Ātereta i te koa.
Ātereta's face was flushed from joy.

Kua hoki mai koe i hea?
From where have you returned?

Kei te rere te manu iti i te rākau ki te whare
The little bird is flying from the tree to the house

Ka ngaro e rua ngā tāea o tētahi o ō mātau taraka.
Two tyres from one of our trucks went missing.

Kāore he hua o te noho noa iho!
There is nothing to be gained from simply sitting around!

Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you have come omod as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him

I te rere te manu iti i te rākau ki te whare
The little bird flew from the tree to the house

Kei te heke iho a Hēmi i te rākau.
Hēmi is descending down from the tree.

Ka heke iho ia i te pā ki tātahi ..
She came down from the pā to the beach ..

Ka haria ki tētahi tohunga te pounamu e tāhaetia i te whare nui.
The greenstone which was stolen from the meeting house was taken to a tohunga.

Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.

Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa (Mark 1:45)
People from all around kept coming to him

Tīkina he wai i te awa!
Get some water from the river!

Ā rokohanga atu e rātou kua hurihia te kāmaka i te urupā.
And so they found that the boulder had been rolled from the burial place.

I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.

He mea e hiahia ana koe i te tāone?
Do you want something from the town?

Ko Mokoia te moutere i kau atu ai a Hinemoa i Rotorua
Mokoia is the island to which Hinemoa swam from Rotorua

Kua tīkina ngā tamariki i te kura, ka rite te whānau ki te haere ki tātahi, hararei ai.
The kids have been fetched from school, the family is ready to go to the beach for a holiday.

Kua wehe rātou i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.

(I heke mai ētahi o ngā waka i taua moutere
Some of the canoes came from that island

Kua haere mai a Ataahua i Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa.
Ataahua has come from Gisborne.

He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?
How far away are the Chatham Islands from the mainland?

Kore rawa au i mōhio i tīmata mai te pepa i te rākau.
I didn't know that paper came from trees.

Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua
The taniwha came forth from in his den

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Koa.
The horse was running away from Koa.

Nō muri nei tēnei ingoa tuarua.
This second name is from recent times.

I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.

Kāore tōku kāinga e tawhitei i te pāka.
My house is not far from the park.

Ka hoki tūreiti mai ia ki te kāinga, ā, ka whakaoho i ahau mai taku moemoeā.
from my dream She came home late and woke me from my dream.

Kei te whakatika te ope i Heihei.
The party is setting out from Heihei.

Nō Ākarana au.
I am from Auckland.

Kua hoki mai ngā kōtiro i te toa.
The girls have returned from the shop.

Ka mea a Īhu ki te wairua poke, ‘Puta mai i roto i a ia.
Jesus said to the evil spirit, ‘Come out omnside him.

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.

He aha te ingoa o te waahi e waru maero te tawhiti atu i Te Araroa?
mile the distance away from Te Araroa ‘What is the name of the place whose distance ome Araroa is eight miles?

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering food from the sea.

E 130 kiromita te tawhiti mai i Ākarana ki Kirikiriroa
It’s 130 kilometres omuckland to Hamilton.

Ko te tino pātai āe rānei ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei.
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies or not.

Hei a Jude ā tātou kai.
Now this is different from saying

No Ōpōtiki a Maru.
(Maru comes from Ōpōtiki.)

Tēnā tangohia ngā kākahu i te rārangi.
Could you please remove the washing from the line.

Kua haere mai a Pita i Ōamaru.
Pita has come from Oamaru.

Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass has become green from all the rain.

Mai i te wā o ngā tīpuna.
From the time of the ancestors.

E kīia mai ana, ‘No hea tēnei wahine?
Where does this woman come from?

I hoki mai a Timoti i Pōneke i tērā wiki.
Timoti returned from Wellington last week.

Nō tērā wiki a Timoti i hoki mai ai i Pōneke.
It was last week that Timoti got back from Wellington.

Nō tērā wiki, ka hoki mai a Timoti i Pōneke.
Last week, Timoti got back from Wellington.

Me tiki e koe i ngā rau o ngā rākau katoa, i ngā kiri, kia mōhio ai koe ki te āhua o te tōtara.
Fetch leaves from all the trees, and bark, so that you will know what the totara looks like.

Ko tōna kāinga i haere mai ai kei Te Ākau.
The village where he left from was Te Ākau.

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira. – Tō rātou āhua, ā rātou tikanga – ngā mea katoa.
I really like the people from there – how they act, their customs – everything about them.

Ka ora ake a Tāwhaki i tōna mate.
Tāwhaki recovered from his illness.

E tūmanako ana a Brosnan, ka mātāmua ake te reo i ngā whakatakotoranga mahere anamata o ngā rāngai maha, mai i te ao pāpāho ki te hauora.
Brosnan hoped the language could take precedence in future planning within different sectors from broadcasting to health.

I hū ake te puna i raro i te whenua.
The spring bubbled up from the ground.

I haere mai ia i te kāinga kei Te Ākau.
He left from the village at Te Ākau.

Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?
When did you get back from Wellington?

no tata noa iho
from very close

Ka mutu ana te karakia a Tāwhaki ka rarapa mai te uira i ōna kēkē.
from his(pl) armpit Whenever he ended a prayer lightening flashed from his armpits.

Whakaorangia mātou i te kino
Deliver us from evil

Whakataka te hau ki te uru.
Cease the winds from the west.

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.
Cease the winds from the south.