On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I kite au i te kurī i te pāmu.
I saw the dog at the farm.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite koe i te pirihimana?
Kāore koe i kite i te pirihimana?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite a Nikau i te katipō.
Nikau saw a katipō.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite au i a rātou e hī ika ana.
I saw them fishing.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite a Tame i a ia anō.
Tame saw himself.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua kite noa atu ahau ka ngaro te reo Māori.
I saw long ago that the Māori language will disappear.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kite koe i taku pene? He mā whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kite ahau i a koe.
I have seen you.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

I a ia e kai ana, ka kite ia i tōna hoa.
While he was eating, he saw his friend.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua mate kē a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Nō te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka kite hoki i ētahi atu rerekētanga, engari, mō te reremahi, kahore.
There are other differences as well, but for verbal sentences, there aren't any.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore anō au kia kite i a koe.
I have not seen you yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Kāore ia i kite i te toka.
He did not see the rock.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te poutūtanga i kite au i taku hoa.
At lunchtime I saw my friend.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore au i kite i te kurī i te pāmu.
I did not see the dog at the farm.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka nui taku hiahia kia kite i a koe!
I greatly desire to see you.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite a Pita i te kōrua.
Pita saw the crayfish.
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 ia i te tīwaiwaka.
He sees the fantail.
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 kite mātou i te Wind Wand, ā, ka hīkoi i te ara moana.
We saw the Wind Wand, and walked on the beach walkway.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite au i a ia, ka aroha atu.
When I saw her I was moved.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.
Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

I kite ahau i te tangata paru ngā ringa.
I saw a man with dirty hands.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ka kite au i a ia.
I will see him.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Aroha mai, kua kite koe i a Mere?
Excuse me, have you seen Mere?
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ka kite anō i a koe e Kui.
See you again Nan.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ka kite anō i a koe ā tērā wiki.
See you again next week.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Kua kite koe i a ia?
Have you seen her?
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Nā ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ka kite mātou i tāna kāhui kuihi.
We saw his flock of geese.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

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

Ehara i ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite does not belong to the children.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Mehemea ka kite he kurī i tētahi tangata, ke auau.
If a dog sees someone, it barks.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi ka haere ki te kite i tētehi pikitia.
And then we went and saw a movie.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kia āta titiro ki te whakaahua, kia kite ai koe.
Look carefully at the picture so you can see.
In order to - kia... ai

I haere mātou ki Kaharore kia kite ai i ngā kererū.
We went to Kaharore to see the kererū.
In order to - kia... ai

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kite ai i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to see our friends.
In order to - kia... ai

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kite ai i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to see my family.
In order to - kia... ai

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kore ai au e kite i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to not see my family.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kore ai mātou e kite i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to not see our friends.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Ka kite au i a koe ā te pō nei.
I will see you tonight.

Ka kite!
See ya!

Ka kite anō!
See you again!

Ko te tangata i kite i te patupaiarehe ko Te Kanawa.
The man who saw the fairies was Te Kanawa.

He mea tino tauhou ki te kite i te tamariki kāhore he ringa paru.
It is very strange to see a child without dirty henads.

Kia maarama ai tana kite mai i ahau, e mau ai au i te koti whero
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat

I kite te tangata i te patupaiarehe.
The man saw the fairies.

Ka kite ahau i ngā rākau nui.
I saw the big trees.

He tino maha ngā mea whakamīharo i kite rātou i taua rā.
at that day The wonderful things that they saw that day were very numerous.

Utu-a mai tō moni rēhita, ka kite ai koe.
Pay your registration fee and then you shall see.

I kite rātou i ngā mea whakamīharo i taua rā.
They saw the wonderful things that day.

Ākuanei ka kite anō tāua i a tāua.
Soon we'll see each other again.

Ka kite au.
I see.

I kite au i a Mea inapō. Pai tōna āhua.
I saw Thingy last night. S/he was looking good.

Mehemea i tae mai ia, ka kite au
If he had come, I would have seen [him]

Hei āpōpō tāua kite anō ai i a tāua.
Tommorow we'll see each other again.

Ā te wā, ka kite anō ai au i tō koroua.
In time I will also see your grandfather.

Ka kite ai koe, e tama, kei tēnā iwi ōna taniwha, kei tēnā ōna taniwha.
Therefore you can see, son, that each iwi has its own taniwha.

I kite ahau i a ia.
I saw her/him.

Kua kite rātou i ētahi pāua nui.
They have found some big pāua.

Kua kite anoo koe i te taraute pee·raa te nui i taana e koorero raa?
Have you ever seen a trout as big as he described?

I kite au i te tamaiti tāne ra.
I saw that boy.

Kua kite koe i a Makere?
Have you seen Marg?

Kāore au i kite i te aha
I didn’t see anything

Kite mahi.
To work.

I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.

I kite au i tērā tamaiti tāne.
I saw that boy.

Heoti anō āku i kite ai o tēnei motu, ka mutu.
That was all I saw on this island.

Ka kite au i roto i ngā nūpepa e kōrero ana mō ētahi tohorā e rua, he tāne, he uwha.
I saw in the newspaper where they were talking about two whales, a male and a female.

Kua kite rātou i te Kuīni.
They have seen the Queen.

I kite a Hēnare i a rātou.
Hēnare saw them (a) (c).

Ka kite au i a koe.
I will see you.

I kite rātou i a Hēnare.
They saw Hēnare (b) (c).

B. Āe, i kite au i taua pikitia i te tau 1983
Yes, I saw it in 1983

Kia kite ahau i tētahi pene.
Let me see a coin.

Kāhore taua wahine i kite i te hiku o te taniwha.
That woman did not see the monster’s tail.

I kite ahau i te whare i noho ai tōku koroua.
I saw the house where my grandfather lived.

I kite te tangata i te kurī.
The person saw the dog.

Kāhore māua i kite i ētahi kekeno.
We didn’t see any sea-lions.

I kite au i taku hoa.
I saw a friend.

Me i konei koe kua kite koe i a ia.
If you had been here, you would have seen him.

Te pai te kite i a koutou, kua tau mai ki tēnei wā, ki tēnei ahiahi.
It is good to see you all, having arrived at this time, this afternoon.

Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.
We have seen your words in this letter of yours.

Ka kite anō i a koe!
See you again!

Koia tēnei pepeha mō te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying concerning something found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.

Ka kite ia i a Hēmi i te kaipuke.
He saw James on/in/at the sailing vessel.

Kia kite ia i tana kurī, ka kata ia.
Whenever she sees her dog, she smiles.

Nā te kite a ngā kaitito waiata i tēnei āhuatanga ..
Because the composers see these things ..

Haere ai a Pōhutukawa ki te awa kia kite i tōna hoa ..
Pōhutukawa would go down to the river to see her mate ..

I kite te tamaiti
The child saw

Kia kite rā anō au i a ia, ka whakapono au.
I won't believe it until I see him/her.

Kua kite koe i a Tame?
Have you seen Tame?

Ka kite mātou i tāna kāhui kūihi.
We saw his flock of geese.

Ka kite + i a + koe + ā te + ata
See you in the morning.

Ka kite + i a + kōrua + ā te + ahiahi + nei
See you two this afternoon.

Ka kite + i a + koutou + ā te + whā karaka
I'll see you all at 4 o'clock.

I kite rātou i ngā kōtiro e waiata ana, e kata ana.
They saw the girls (who were) singing and laughing.

Ka kite ia i te tīwīwaka.
He sees the fantail.

Kite ā-kanohi.
See with own face.

Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.

Katahi anō au ka kite i te moana.
For the first time, I saw the ocean.

No tōku taenga ki Waihī ka kite au i a Te Taaite
When I reached Waihī I saw Te Taaite.

Haere mai kia kite au i a koe.
Come here so I can see you.

Ka awatea, ka kite atu te tamaiti rā i te Kīngi e haere mai ana.
When it was day the child saw the King approaching.

Kua kite kē māua i tēnei kiriata.
We (him and I) have already seen this movie.

Kua kite kē mātou i tēnei kiriata.
We (us, three or more) have already seen this movie.

Kite ake nei au i roto i te pepa i te pō nei.
I’ve just seen it in tonight’s paper.

Ka haere ahau kia kite i a ia.
I shall go to see him.

Ina kite koe i a ia, me mihi.
When you see her say hullo for me.

Ka kite i a kōrua, nē?
See you both, eh?

Ko Patuaka te tangata e kite ai koe.
Patuaka is the man whom you will see.

I kite au i te tama e tangi ana
I saw the boy who was crying

He aha te mea nui i kite naa koe?
What is the big thing that you saw?

Kua roa i ē hiahia ana kia kite i a ia.
He had long wished to see him.

Tū mai kia kite atu au.
Stand up so I can see you.

Hoake tāua kia kite koe i taku matenga.
Let us both go on so that you can see my death.

Ka kite anō i a koe.
See you again.

Haere mai tāua kia kite koe i ngā puna wai e rua.
Let us two go so that you may see the two springs of water.

Me tuku mātou kia kai i ā mātou paipa, kia kite mai ai koutou kei hea mātou.
We had better be allowed to smoke so that you may see where we are.

I kite rātou i tētahi kōtuku.
They saw a white heron.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia kite ahau i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to see the book.

Ka kite anō tāua i a tāua.
You and I will see each other again.

Ka kite a Kōuraraka i tētehi whare.
Kōuraraka sees a house.

Ka kite anō tāua i a tāua
you and I will see each other again

He pai te kite i a koe.
Nice to see you.

Ka kite atu a Tamahae i ana paraikete i runga kee i te moenga o Rewi.
Tamahae saw his blankets on Rewi’s bed.

I kite ahau i a Mere i mua i tōna haerenga.
I saw Mere before she left.

I kite a Koa i a Mia.
Koa saw Mia.

I kite a Amaru i a ia.
Amaru saw him.

Ka kite tāua + kei te mahi tonu ia.
We see + he is still working.

Ka mōhio rātou kua kite ia i tētahi ānahera.
They knew that he had seen an angel.

Tēnā pea ko ētahi atu o ngā tamaiti rā i kite i te tahaetanga.
Other boys may have seen the theft.

E noho rā. Āe, ka kite.
Goodbye to person staying.

Kei te kite au i a koe.
I see you.

Rere ai au ki Wharekauri ki te kite i te whānau.
I fly to the Chatham Islands regularly to see the family.

Kei te kite koe i a au.
You see me.

Ka kite i a koe āpōpō.
See you tomorrow.

= He hiahia nō rātou kia kite i tō rātou whaea.
What is the use of...?

I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru nei i mua i te wharenui e tū ana.
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house.

Ka haere ia i reira ki.te kite i a Te Morenga ..
He left there to see Te Morenga ..

Ka haere mai a Tū-hourangi kia kite i a Kapu.
Tū-hourangi came to see Kapu.

Ka kite kōrua ki te kāinga ā muri i te kura.
See you both at home after school.

Ka haramai rātau kia kite.
They came to see her.

Me haramai koe ki.te kite i tō.mātou kōhanga.
You should come and see our nest.

I kite ia i te hooiho i tiaki ai te tamaiti
He saw the horse that the child cared for

Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.

(Ka kite koe i te mahi
You will find the job

Hai te rua o te ahiahi, kua haere kia kite i te whare karakia Mōmona. Ka mutu, kua hoki mai ki te kite i te whare karakia o Te Hīnota Māori Perehipitīriana (Pōtatau 1991:80)
At two o’clock, we’ll go to see the Mormon church. After that, we’ll return to see the church of the Māori Presbyterian Synod

Kua kite koe i te tītī?
Have you seen the muttonbird?

I kite au i te tangata i hoko mai i too motokaa
I saw the man who bought your car

Kia mārama ai tana kite mai i ahau e mau ai au i te koti whero.
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat.

Me haere tāua kia kite ai tāua i tō.tāua whāea!
Let us go so that we can see our mother!

Taihoa koe ka kite.
Wait and see.

I kite ake anō ia i te tangata nāna i whiu iho te koikoi.
He also saw the person who threw the spear.

Mā koutou e wero ngā kanohi kia kore ai e kite.
Your task is to spear his eyes so that he cannot see.

Kā tae mai ki a ia te hiahia kia kite i ōna tuākana.
The desire to see his older brothers came to him.

I kite a Hone i te tāhae
John saw the thief.

Ko Hone kāore i kite i te tāhae, (i moe tonu kē).
John didn’t see the thief, (he was still asleep).

Kei te kite atu au.
I see that.

Ehara ko Hone i kite i te tāhae, (ko Kiri kē).
It wasn’t John who saw the thief, (it was Kiri instead).

I kite au i ētahi wāhine tokotoru (nei) i mua i te wharenui e tū ana
I saw three women standing in front of the meeting house

He manu.
A kite.

I te rā i kite ai mātou i tō mātou matua ka ora ia.
On the day (on which) we saw our father he became well.

I aua huihuinga, ka kite a Hinemoa i a Tūtānekai.
At those meetings, Hinemoa would see Tūtānekai.

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my whānau.

Ākuanei kite ai te tika o tāku kōrero.
Presently will be seen (thereat) the correctness of my talk.

Koia tenei pepeha mo te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying about things which are found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.

Kite te tangata i te kuri
The person saw the dog

Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te marae, ka kite rātou kua timata kē te hui
When they arrived at the marae, they saw that the meeting had already begun

Ka kite ā te pō nei!
See [you] tonight!

Ka kōrero ana ākona mō ngā merekara katoa i kite ai rātou.
His disciples talked about all the miracles that they had seen.