On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te whakahaere i te hui?
Who is running the meeting?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te haere tāua ki taua hui.
The two of us are going to that hui.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hui ana te kōmihana ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Commission meets for two days in each month.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I waiata rāua i te hui?
Kāore rāua i waiata i te hui?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taku whare te hui.
The meeting was at my place.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te tunu a Hana i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka haere te iwi ki te hui kia kōrero ngā kaumātua.
The iwi will travel to the meeting so the elders can talk.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua mutu te hui.
The meeting has finished.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me haere koe ki te hui.
You should go to the meeting.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tino haere koe ki te hui.
You really must go to the meeting.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

Pēnei au kua timata kē te hui.
I thought the meeting had already started.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Taihoa e tīmata te hui.
Hold on, don't start the meeting just yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Ā hea te hui?
When is the meeting?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Nōnahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
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

Nāku i whakarite te hui.
It was me who organized the meeting.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu e tubnu tētahi keke ma t`1a t`1atou hui.
You will cook a cake for our meeting.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Tame te hui e whakakapi.
Tame will close the hui.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e wareware tā tātou hui ā tēnei Rātapu.
Don't forget our meeting this Sunday.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kua tata wehe a Māmā i te hui.
Mum has almost left the meeting.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Ka taea e koe te haere ki te hui?
Are you able to come to the meeting?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea a Hemi te whakahaere i te hui.
Hemi is able to run the meeting.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kei te haere au ki Kāpiti hei hui ki te marae.
I'm going to Kāpiti to meet up at the marae.
For the purpose of - hei

Hei aha te hui?
What is the purpose of the meeting.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Kāore anō te hui kia mutu.
The meeting has not finished yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei tātau ki te haere ki te hui?
Are we allowed to go to the meeting?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te āmaimai ahau i te hui.
I'm nervous about the meeting.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hui rātou.
They are at the meeting.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he konohete.
At the end of the hui, a concert was held.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te ata o te Rātū te hui.
The meeting was on Tuesday morning.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore te kapa haka e waiata i te hui.
The haka group will not sing at the gathering.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore māua e waiata ana i te hui.
We are not singing at the gathering.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

He hui āku ki Whakatū, nō reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in Nelson, so I have to go now.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kāore tō tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara hui o te Kuini.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He hui tāku ā te Rātapu.
I have a hui on Sunday.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Te hui a te Whiringa-ā-nuku ko te mea mutunga mō tēnei tau.
The meeting in October will be the last for the year.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Ā tērā wiki ka hui tātou ki Papaioea.
Next week we will meet in Palmerston.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā marama tātou hui ai.
We are meeting next month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Kāore a Hana i te tunu i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was not baking the cake for the meeting.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Kei te hui a Ari rāua ko Tawa ki te pātaka kōrero.
Ari and Tawa are meeting in the library.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He tino pai te hui, ā, he tino pai anō hoki te kai.
The meeting was very good, and the food was also very good.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei rā!
Greetings to you who are gathered here on this day!
Towards - mai

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Te hui a te rua karaka, hei te whare wānanga.
The 2 o'clock meeting will be at the university.
Telling time - kara

Hei Te Waipounamu te hui a Oketopa.
The meeting in October will be at the South Island.
Future locative - hei

Kei te mahara au ki taua hui?
Do you remember that hui?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te kaiwhakahaere o taua hui?
Do you know who the organiser of the hui is?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Tokoiwa ngā tāngata i taua hui.
There were nine people at that (aforementioned) meeting.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaue e kōrero i te hui.
Don't speak at the meeting.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Don't leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Don't prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore rātou i te hui.
They are not at the meeting.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
*Future locatives - kei te

Nōnanahi te hui i tīmaia i tīmata ai.
The meeting began yesterday.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Kāore a Hemi e taea te whakahaere i te hui.
Hemi is unable to run the meeting.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i a au te hui i whakarite.
I didn’t organize the meeting.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i Mia te hui i whakarite.
Mia didn't organise the hui.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi anō ka mutu te hui.
The meeting has just finished.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Mā wai tēnei hui e whakahaere?
Who will run this meeting?
Who will? - mā wai?

Āpōpō te hui tīmata ai.
The meeting will begin tomorrow.
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?

Ā hea tātou hui ai?
When are we meeting?
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?

Nōnhea te hui?
When was the meeting?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea te hui?
When was the meeting?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia wātea mai koe, ka hui tāua.
When you are free, we will catch up.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia mutu taku hui, ka waea atu ia ki a koe.
When I finish my meeting, I will call you.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ko to ono karaka te wā e tīmata ai te hui.
The meeting starts (specifically) at 6 o'clock.
Specifically - ai

He aha a Aroha i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
Why didn't Aroha come to the hui?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Ka mutu ana te hui, ka hoki atu tāua ki te kāinga.
When the hui finishes, then we will come home. (Or when the hui finished, then we went home.)
* -

Ka haere tātou, ka mutu ana te hui.
We will go when the hui finishes.
* -

He aha koe e haere ai ki te hui?
Why will you go to the hui?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?

Ko wai kāore i te whakahaere i te hui?
Who isn’t running the meeting?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Hei whakawhiti whakaaro te kaupapa o te hui.
Exhanging idea was the purpose of the meeting.

Ahakoa kāore ia i konei, me tīmata te hui.
We should start the meeting even though he’s not here.

Ko Tōrere te marae i tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting took place.

He aha ia i moe ai i te hui?
What was the reason for him sleeping in the meeting, ir:

Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

Ko Tōrere te marae e tū nei te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting is taking place.

Ā hea te hui tīmata?
When is the meeting?

Takitahi noa mātou i te hui.
There were just a few of us at the meeting.

Kei te hōro te hui.
The meeting is in the hall.

Kei te haere au ki Te Tai Tonga mō te hui.
I'm going to Southland for the meeting.

Ā hea te hui tīmata ai?
When will the meeting begin?

Koia te take i tū ai/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting was held.

Koia te take e tū ai te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting will be held.

Ko ēnei ngā mahi o te hui.
These things are the work (the things that happen at) of hui.

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 from Te Kaha.

Koia te take e tū nei/nā/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting is being held.

Ka hui tātou ki te marae.
We will meet at the marae.

Kāore a Rangi mā i haere mai ki te hui.
Rangi and the others didn't come to the meeting.

Hiki ana te hui, hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Hiki ana te hui, hoki hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Ka tū te hui ki tēhea marae?
At which marae is the hui to occur?

I runga anō i te kaupapa o te hui.
In accordance with the theme of the meeting.

Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the meeting take place?

Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the meeting take place?

I tae mātou ki te marae i hui ai te whānau.
We arrived at the marae where the family met.

Ka haere ahau ki te hui ā tērā wiki.
I will go to the meeting next week.

Āpōpō ka hui tātou ki Papaiea ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Tomorrow we will meet in Palmerston North to learn the Māori language.

Hiki ana te hui, hoki hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga
When the meeting closes, everyone goes home' (general statement)

I te hui te Pirimia
The Prime Minister was at the meeting

Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.

Haumi e, Hui e! Tāiki e!
Join together, unite, the group is ready to progress for the purpose of coming together.

E hui ana
The meeting is going on now

Ka tū te hui i tēnei ata nei.
The meeting was held (at) this morning.

Ka haere mātau, te kura o Tīpene, ki Kuini Tiriti, ki reira hui atu ai ki te tini o te tāngata, ki te whakanui i tēnei wikitoria (Pōtatau 1991:37)
We, St Stephen’s School, went to Queen Street to join up with the crowds to celebrate this victory

Ka tū te hui ki Mangaweka.
A meeting will be held at Mangaweka.

Kia tae mai a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
When Rangi arrives, the meeting will start.

Kei te haere tātou ki te hui raranga.
We (3+ inclusive) are going to the weaving meeting.

Kia tae mai rā anō a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
Not until Rangi arrives will the meeting start.

He hui tā Pāora.
Pāora has a meeting.

I haere au ki te hui hei kairīwhi/hei māngai mō taku rangatira
I went to the meeting for (on behalf of) my boss

Kia tina! TINA! Hui e! TĀIKI E!
Draw together! Affirm!

I hui te komiti ki Tōrere.
The committee met at Tōrere.

Ka mutu te kai, ka hui te iwi rā, ki roto i te whare.
When the meal was over the people assembled in the house.

Ko Tōrere te marae i hui ai te komiti.
Tōrere was the marae where the committee met.

Hui ā-whānau.
Meet as a family.

Hui e, Tāiki e!
Forward together!

Ko tēnei te marae e tū ai ngā hui kapa haka.
This is the marae where kapa haka competitions/events are held (as a regular practice). (New Zealand Curriculum)

Tae ā-tinana.
Arrive in body hui ā-tau meet annually.

I mātua hui te iwi ki te marae, kātahi ka haere ki te urupā.
First the tribe met at the marae, and then set off to the cemetery.

Āhua rua tekau ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui.
About twenty people came to the meeting.

I whakaae te hui ki tā Hōne i whakatakoto ai.
The meeting agreed to what Hōne proposed.

Kei te haere a Korohere ki te hui.
Korohere is going to the meeting.

Ka mutu te hui.
The meeting ended.

Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the hui take place?

Kua kore mātou e wātea ki te haere ki te hui.
We can’t go to the ifter all.

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.

Ka rahi te hui i mine mai.
The crowd that assembled became large.

Ko te kaupapa o te hui, ko te whakakotahi i te whānau.
The theme of our meeting is family unity.

Nā te aha a Taika i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Taika did not come to the meeting?

Kei te haere mātou ki te hui.
We are going to a meeting.

Koinei te marae i hui ai tō mātou whānau.
This is the marae where our family met.

A te Mane te hui.
The gathering is on Monday.

Āpōpō te hui.
The gathering is tomorrow.

A. Kua kore mātou e wātea ki te haere ki te hui
We can’t go to the ifter all

I pēhea te hui?
What was the meeting like?

Kei te tae mai, te tino tangata rā, ki te hui.
That very man is arriving at the meeting.

I muri i te hui, i kōrero au ki a Manu.
After the meeting, I spoke with Manu.

Ka nui te hui.
The gathering is big.

Kua mutu te hui.
The meeting is over.

I tīmata te hui i te waru karaka.
The meeting began at eight o’clock

Ka tīmata te hui ā te waru karaka.
The meeting will begin at eight o’clock

Kua tata mutu te hui.
The hui is almost over.

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei wā.
Greetings to you who are gathered here at this time.

I muri i te hui, i kōrero au ki a Ataahua.
After the meeting, I spoke with Ataahua.

Kia pai tō hui.
Have a good meeting.

E haere ana koe ki te hui?
Are you going to the hui?

Hiki ana te hui, hokihoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Āhea te hui?
When is the meeting?

Me haere koutou ki te hui kei hinga te take.
You should go to the meeting, or the matter might be defeated.

Kei Otaki rātou e hui ana.
They are meeting at Otaki.

I pēhea tō hui?
How was your meeting?

I pātai mai a Rangi mehemea e haere ana au ki te hui.
Rangi asked if I was going to the meeting.

Ehara mā Tamahae e whakarite te hui, mā Pita kē
It is not for Tamahae to open the meeting with prayer; it’s for Pita to do that

Kei te haere ia ki te marae ki te tunu i ngā kai mō te hui.
He is going to the marae to cook food for the meeting.

Ā te tau e heke mai nei, ka tū te hui nui.
In the year ahead, the big meeting will be held.

E toru miriona tāra te hui o te pūtea.
3 million dollars is the size of the fund.

Ko tēnei te hui tuaiwa ki konei.
This is the ninth meeting here.

Kia ora koutou i runga i ngā āhuatanga i hui mai ai tātou ki konei i tēnei rā.
Good wishes to you all concerning the matters for which we are assembled here today.

He aha a Hēmi e haere atu ai ki te hui mā runga i te pahi?
Why will Hēmi go to the meeting by bus?

Ko te pai o ngā hui raumati, he moata te tākiritanga mai o te ata.
The good thing about summer meetings is that the mornings start early.

Hui ē! Tāiki ē!
Bind us all together!

E waiatatia tonutia ana tēnā waiata i ngā momo hui katoa.
That song is still sung at all kinds of meetings.

I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he arotakenga.
At the end of the hui, an evaluation was done.

Ka tīmata ngā hui ki te karakia.
Meetings begin with a prayer.

Ko te hui a te rua haora.
The meeting is in two hours.

I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.
We prepared food before the meeting.

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga hōiho
They travelled to the gathering by horse

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
They travelled to the gathering on their horses

Mā Amaru e whakakapi te hui.
Amaru will close the hui.

Hei aha tēnei hui?
What is the purpose of this meeting? (Like, why on earth are we here?)

(I tū te hui ki taua marae
The meeting took place at that marae