On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kua hokona tēnei rorohiko māu.
This computer has been bought for you.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hokona ngā rare rā e ia i taina hi.
Those lollies were purchased by her yesterday.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua hokona ngā hū e Hōne.
The shoes were bought by Hōne.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka hokona e ua te koti rā mō te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore ngā hū i hokona e Hōne.
The shoes were not bought by Hōne.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ahakoa te nui o te utu o te whare, ka hokona e tōku tuahine.
Despite the great cost of the house, my sister will buy it.

Ka hokona e ia te kurī rā mō te rua rau tāra.
He sold that dog for two hundred dollars.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha kia hokona ai te kai.
Again, this uses as a passive.

I hokona e au ki tāku kari nama
I paid with my credit card.

Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that they may all eat.

Hokona he kai kia kainga ai e rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will be eaten by them all.

Hokona he kai kia pau ai i a rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will all be consumed by them.

I tēnei rā, he maha ngā pūhera i hokona e au.
Today I bought many parcels.

Nō te Rātapu i hokona ai te motokā.
(It was on Sunday that the car was bought.)

Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa
buy some food so as they may all eat (in order that they might all eat thereby)

I hokona e au te hama i patu ai ia i te titi.
I bought the hammer with which he hit the nail.

E hokona ana e au kia whā.
I am buying four.