On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai te tuakana o Nikau?
Who is the older sibling (same gender) of Nikau?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara tērā i a Hēmi.
That is not Hēmi.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E kōrero ana a Hemi ki te kaiako.
Hemi is talking to the teacher.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere a Hemi ki te whare pikitia.
Hemi went to the cinema.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I āhua makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat cold.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka tino hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very hungry.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sleepy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very relaxed.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very grumpy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sad.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very cold.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat well.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat hungry.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat tired.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat grumpy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tae mai a Hemi.
Hemi has arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.
Habitual action - ai

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.
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

Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Tame.
One for me, two for Tame.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

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

Kāore anō a Hemi kia tae mai.
Hemi has not arrived yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kei te tino pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very good.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat lonely.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sick.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te aha a Amaru i nāianei?
What is Amaru doing now?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore a Hemi i haere ki te whare pikitia.
Hemi did not go to the cinema.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore a Hemi e kōrero ana ki te kaiako.
Hemi is not talking to the teacher.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Ko Hēmi tērā.
That is Hēmi.
That (over there) - tērā

Hei te toa a Hemi.
Hemi will be at the shop.
Future locative - hei

Ka kite mātou i a Manu. Kua mate taua koroua.
We saw Manu. That old man is ill.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.
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...

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

Kua ngaro i a Hēmi tōna pōtae.
Hēmi has lost his hat. (His hat has been lost by Hēmi.)
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I āhua whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat relaxed.
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Me haere koe i a Hēmi, kaua i a Mikaere.
Go with Hēmi, not with Mikaere.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

Kāore a Hemi hei te toa.
Hemi will not be at the shop.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kei te tino hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very hungry.
Food wanting, food sick - hiakai, hiamoe

Ko Hēmi tōku matua.
Hēmi is my father.

Kāore e taea e Tawa ōna hū te here.
Tawa can't tie his shoes.

Nō Hēmi tērā whare.
That house is Hēmi's.

Kei te tino ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very well.

Kei te tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very starving.

Kei te tino hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very thirsty.

Kei te tino ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very tired.

Kei te tino hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sleepy.

Kei te tino mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very lonely.

Kei te tino māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sick.

Kei te tino pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very busy.

Kei te tino whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very relaxed.

Kei te tino harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very happy.

Kei te tino māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very lazy.

Kei te tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very grumpy.

Kei te tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sad.

Kei te tino wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very hot.

Kei te tino makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very cold.

I tino pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very good.

Ka tino pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very good.

I tino ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very well.

Ka tino ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very well.

I tino hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very hungry.

I tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very starving.

Ka tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very starving.

I tino hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very thirsty.

Ka tino hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very thirsty.

I tino ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very tired.

Ka tino ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very tired.

I tino hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very sleepy.

I tino mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very lonely.

Ka tino mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very lonely.

I tino māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very sick.

Ka tino māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sick.

I tino māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very anxious.

Ka tino māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very anxious.

I tino pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very busy.

Ka tino pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very busy.

I tino āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very worried.

Ka tino āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very worried.

I tino whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very relaxed.

I tino harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very happy.

Ka tino harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very happy.

I tino riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very angry.

Ka tino riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very angry.

I tino māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very lazy.

Ka tino māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very lazy.

I tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very grumpy.

Kei te māuiui a Hēmi i tēnei rā.
Hēmi is sick today.

I tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very sad.

Kei te āhua pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat good.

I tino wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very hot.

Kei te āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat well.

Ka tino wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very hot.

Kei te āhua hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat hungry.

I tino makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very cold.

Kei te āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat starving.

Kei te āhua hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat tired.

Kei te āhua hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sleepy.

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat busy.

Kei te āhua āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat worried.

Kei te āhua whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat relaxed.

Kei te āhua harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat happy.

Kei te āhua riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat angry.

Kei te āhua māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat lazy.

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat grumpy.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sad.

Kei te āhua makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat cold.

Ko Ari.
Ari is.

Whaea, e hiakai ana a Tawa.
Whaea, Tawa is hungry.

Arā a Hēmi e oma mai ana.
There is James running.

Kōrua ko Taika.
You and Taika.

Koutou ko Ataahua.
You (pl) and Ataahua.

Ko Tame ia.
He is Tame.

E Hēmi, Aria kei te pēhea kōrua?
Hēmi, Aria, how are you?

E hia ngā tau o Kauri?
How old is Kauri?

Apōpō, ka haere tātou ki te kāinga o Rangi.
Tomorrow we are going to Rangi's home.

I āhua pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat good.

Titiro, kei a Aroha mā ā tātou peke.
Look, Aroha and the others have our bags.

Ka āhua pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat good.

I āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat well.

I āhua hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat hungry.

I āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat starving.

Ka āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat starving.

I āhua hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat thirsty.

I āhua ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat tired.

I āhua hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat sleepy.

Ka āhua hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat sleepy.

I āhua mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat lonely.

Ka āhua mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat lonely.

I āhua māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat sick.

Ka āhua māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat sick.

I āhua māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat anxious.

Ka āhua māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat anxious.

I āhua pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat busy.

Ka āhua pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat busy.

I āhua āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat worried.

Ka āhua āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat worried.

Ka āhua whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat relaxed.

I āhua harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat happy.

Ka āhua harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat happy.

I āhua riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat angry.

Ka āhua riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat angry.

I āhua māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat lazy.

E tā Rangi, he pai ake tēnei momo paihikara.
According to Rangi, this type of bike is better.

Ka āhua māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat lazy.

I āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat grumpy.

I āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat sad.

I āhua wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat hot.

Ka āhua wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat hot.

Ka āhua makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat cold.