On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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...

Katia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we'll die of cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

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...

Nō muri mai ka mate a Niko i te aroha.
Afterwards Niko fell in love.
Belonging to the past - nō

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

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

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

Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.
The deceased will be bereaved by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pāngia taua wahine e te mate.
That woman has been touched by sickness.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki tā te tākuta, kāore ia e hemo i tōna mate.
According to the doctor, her illness isn't terminal.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I mate ia ki te awa.
He died at the river.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate te Pirimia.
The Prime Minister has died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate noa atu ia.
He has passed away.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I mate ia ki te hōhipera i Ākarana.
He died in hospital in Auckland.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka māharahara te rōpā rā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi became sleeopy.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

Pū, e hoa, he aha tēnā?
Phew, mate, what is that?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

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

Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

E mate ana ia i te aroha.
She is dying of love.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ka mate ahau i te aroha
I will perish, or die, through (by, or from) love.

Hoea tō waka, e hoa!
Go for it, mate!

Māu e tohutohu ki te tohunga ō mate, ka ngau ai te tohunga i ō atua e ngau ana i tō kiri, te mamae i tō tinana.
You must indicate your ills to the tohunga, then the tohunga will devour your spirits that are devouring your skin, paining your body.

I whara te tangata, kāhore i mate rawa.
The man was injured but not killed.

He āhua mate ia.
He is somewhat ill (He is a bit sick).

Mehemea ahau i haere, kua mate au
If I had gone, I would have been killed

Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.
When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua
By the time they got there, the koroua had died

Aroha mai e hoa. I tōmuri te pahi.
Sorry mate, the bus was late.

Kei konei te kurī, i mate i taua poaka.
Here is the dog killed by that pig.

Kia āta kai, kei mate tō puku.
Eat slowly; you might get a sore stomach.

Ko te āhua kau o te waha i hanga, nō reira i mate ai.
Only the appearance of a mouth was formed, and so it died.

Mō taku hē e hoa.
My bad mate.

I mate a Paikea i te aituā.
Paikea was destroyed by the evil fate.

Mate atu he tētēkura, ara mai he tētēkura.
When one plant does, another rises up to replace it.

Ā, tūāroa ki ngā tini mate huri noa i te motu.
And a long farewell to the many who have passed away throughout the land.

Tama tū, tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.

Ngā mate ki runga i a koutou.
The deaths you bear with you.

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sister and I are sick.

I pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has covid.

Kua mate te kurī
He has bought a drink for you

Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.

Me i tahuri taua iwi ki te whawhai ki a Tama maa kua mate noa iho.
If that tribe had turned to fighting Tama and the others they would have been completely defeated.

kei konei pea tāua mate ai
here perhaps, we two shall die

Koi mate noa au koe i a au i konei tonu, tē riro ai nā te hoariri
(I should be careful) so you don’t get killed by me here, instead of by the enemy

Kei te kōrero ia: "He mate kei taku waewae. Kei te toto! E mamae ana taku turi!".
He says: "My leg is sore! There's blood! My knee hurts!".

Ahakoa i whara, kāre i mate rawa.
He was hurt but not fatally.

Kua mate taku rākau panana i te makariri.
My banana tree died because of the cold.

Kua mate tōna pāpā
His father has died

Kua mate tō tātou mea kahurangi.
Our precious one has passed away.

I mate a Maui i a Hine.
Maui was killed by Hine.

Ka mate koe i te kai hikareti.
You will become dead/sick by smoking.

I a rātou i reira, ka mate te koroua
While they were there, the old man died

mate kanehe
desire (for someone), lust.

Nā Hine a Maui i mate ai.
Maui was killed by (because of) Hine.

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

Ka rere iho te tīwaiwaka, rere iho hoki tana hoa.
The fantail flew down, and so did her mate.

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.

I mate ia.
He was ill.

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

Ka mate tēnei tangata i tēnā tangata
this man was beaten by that man

He hātākēhi tō hoa.
Your mate is hardcase.

Ina tae te tangata rā ki tāwāhi, ka mate ia.
When that man reaches the other side he will die.

E hoa!
Hey mate!

Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te pō.
Grieve those who have gone into the night.

He āhua mate ahau.
I am somewhat ill.

Kei te āhua mate au.
I am somewhat ill.

Kua mate koe i a au.
You have been beaten by me.

Nā te mate o tōna whaea i hoki ai ia ki tōna kāinga.
It was because his mother was sick that he returned home.

Kia tū koe ki te kōrero, me mihi ki te whare, ki te marae, ki te hunga mate, ki te tangata whenua
When you stand to speak, you should acknowledge the house, the marae, the deceased and the hosts

Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.

Whū! Kei a koe mō te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Kua pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has gotten sick with Covid.

Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!

Kua mate → taku rākau panana → i te makariri.
My banana tree died of the cold.

Kāhore anō kia mate te wahine.
The woman has not died yet.

Kia ora e hoa. Pai te tutaki i a koe.
Hi mate. Nice to meet you.

Kia ea rā te mate ngarengare, ka puta ai ki mua whakapī ai.
When defeat of the troublesome one is avenged, then one can dance in jubilation.

E mate ana → ia → i te aroha.
She is dying of love.

Kāore tēnei e mate ana.
This one is not sick.

E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!

Kāore anō taku rākau kia mate i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.

Ākuanei tāua mate ai i te tāua nei kei.te pātīhau tonu.
Any minute now we will be killed by this old woman who keeps rumbling away.

Ka mate ahau i te aroha.
I shall die by (from) love.

Kua mate te kurī?
Has he bought a drink for you?

Ka kī atu te waeroa ki te namu, ‘Kei riri tāua i te awatea, ka nui te mate.
The mosquito said to the sandfly, ‘Let’s not fight (man) in the daylight, or we will be badly defeated.

Inā tata nei, i mate atu ai a Wii Huihui.
Just recently, Wii Huihui died.

E hoa e, ko tana kurī!
Jees mate, it's her dog!

E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?

Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

I mate ia i te iwi o Rangi-houhiri, i a rātou i whakaeke ai i Maketū.
He was killed by the people of Rangi-houhiri when they attacked Maketū.

Nō te katanga a Tīwaiwaka i a Māui i kūtia ai e Hine-nui-te-pō, ā, mate ana.
It was because Fantail laughed at Māui that he was crushed by Hine-nui-te-pō and died.

Kua mate tō rāua kuia
Their grandmother has passed away

Kātia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we will die of cold.

Ko ngā tuākana, kāore e mate te kai
As for his elder brothers, the food would not die (i.e., they could catch no birds)

Mā te aha e mate ai te atua i a koe?
How could you kill a god?

Kāō, kua mate.
No, he has died.

Ka mate te wheke a Muturangi i konei.
Muturangi’s octopus died there.

Kua mate tōku hoa.
My friend has died.

Ko wai hei hoa haere mōu?
Who is going with you as a mate?

Kua mate taku hoa.
My friend has died.

E hoa e!
Jees mate!

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

E hoa, he tino pai taku mutunga wiki!
Mate, my weekend was great.

E mate ana → tēnei.
This one is sick.

I teatahi pōo ka tae mai te waea ki a Hata kua mate tana mokopuna.
One night a telegram reached Hata (telling him that) his grandchild was dead.

Ka mate → he toa, ka whānau anō → he toa. (he whakataukī)
A champion dies, another is born. (a proverb)

Kaitoa koe kia mate!
Serves you right that you were beaten.

He toa taua, mate taua,
A warrior dies in battle,

Heoti anō ka ea te mate o Tū-whakararo.
As a result the death of Tū-whakararo was avenged.

He toa piki pari, mate pari,
A cliff-climber dies by the cliff;

E tā, i reira hoki au.
Come on mate, I was there too.

E hoa.
Hey mate.

Ko te mate i mate katoa ai te tangata tae noa ki ngā tamariki.
A disaster in which all are killed including children.

He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.

Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

Koia nā te mate o te kuware, kāore e mōhio he aha te aha.
That’s the trouble with being ignorant; you don’t know what is what.

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.

Kei mate koe!
Don’t get killed! Look out!

Kia mate ururoa, kei mate tarakihi.
Die like a shark, not like a tarakihi.

E hoa, kei te pai.
Mate, it's okay.

Tama tū, tama ora, tama moe, tama mate.
The boy that stands, lives. The boy that sleeps, dies.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā rā!
You might be killed by those cars!

E mate ana tēnei.
This one is sick.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā!
You might be killed by those cars!

Kia ora e hoa.
Hi mate.

Ka mate he toa, ka whānau anō he toa.
A champion dies, another champion is born.

Ka kī atu a Kupe ki tana wahine, ‘Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!

Hei te ahiahi ka m,āminga e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend you are thirsty.

Ki tā te tākuta, kāore ia e hemo i tōna mate.
According to the doctor, her illness isn’t terminal.

Kua mate te wahine.
The woman has died.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā.
You might be killed by those cars.

He āhua mate tō rāua whaea, heoi ka haere atu rātou katoa ki tātahi.
Their mother was a little ill, however they all set off to the beach.

Hei te ahiahi ka māmingā e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend to be thirsty.

Kīhai a Tūpai i mate, engari ko tōna hoa, ko Ruawhārō, i mate.
Tūpai didn’t suffer, but his companion Ruawhārō was afflicted.

I haere a Tama-te-kapua ki Moehau, ā, ka mate ia i reira.
Tama-te-kapua went to Moehau, and died at that place.

Mā ngā iwi katoa e kai, kia mate ai ngā iwi katoa, kei ngā iwi o Tuere te mana, te atua.
at the(pl) bones of Tuere the power the supernatural They would all eat the fish, and all of them would die, slain by the supernatural power of the bones of Tuere.

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the elder had died.

Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.

Mau-ria au, kia mate atu i te kāinga, kia whakarongo ai au ki te haruru o ngā tai o Tapuarata.
of the(pl) sea of Tapuarata Take me so that I may die at home while listening to the surf at Tapuarata.

Kei konei te kurī i mate i taua poaka.
Here is the dog killed by that pig.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

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

E hoa, he Mane!
Mate, it's Monday!

Kāore tēnei → e mate ana.
This one is not sick.

Kāore anō taku rākau → kia mate → i te makariri.
My tree has not died of cold.