On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko au te rōia mō tēnei take.
I am the Lawyer for this case.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara mō Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

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 haere te kura ki te tāone ki te whakataetae mō te kapa haka.
The school went to town to compete for the kapa haka.
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

I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te whakareri a Mere mō te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was preparing for the trip to Queenstown.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will write the letter for his friend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tunu a Mere i te kai mō te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will cook dinner for the family tonight.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini mō te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tuhi koe i ō hiahia mō te keke.
You should write down what you want for the cake.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house should be prepared for the guests.
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.

Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Habitual action - ai

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā mō te mahi whenua.
He is just like his father when it comes to farming.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Ka pai tēnā, māku hoki ētahi kai e hoko mō te haerenga?
That's good, will I buy some food for the trip?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Ehara mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō Rangi tēnei koti.
This coat is not for Rangi.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara tēnei pōtae mō Pita.
This hat isn't for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō Pita tēnei pōtae.
This hat isn't for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is not for them.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is not for your mother.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for the elders.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is for your mother.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō Aria ērā hu.
Those shoes are for Aria.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō Amaru rāua ko tana tama.
For Amaru and his son.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō tātou.
For all of us.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō tā rāua tama ērā hū.
Those shoes are for their son.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

I kōrero rātou mō tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Whakatikahia te tēpu mō te kai.
Set the table for the meal.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
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...

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina mō te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e waiho ngā rīhi mō āpōpō.
Don't leave the dishes until tomorrow.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kōrero pēnā mō Honi.
Don't talk like that about Honi.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house shouldn't be prepared for the guests.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

I whakatikahia te waka hei painga mō te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka mahia he waka mō tekau tāngata,.
A ten-man canoe was made.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kimihia he whare mō te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Nō muri tata mai ka whakamihia ia mō āna mahi.
Shortly afterwards she was acknowledged for what she'd done.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa mō Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua mō tā rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I kohikohi ia i te kawakawa hei rongoā mō te māuiui o tāna tama.
He collected kawakawa as a cure for his son's illness.
For the purpose of - hei

Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai mō Tū-whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei

I ēnei rā, kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
Now that place remains as a burial place for the dead.
For the purpose of - hei

I hīkoi au ki te marae kia kōrero te iwi mō te kaupapa.
I went to the marae so the iwi can discuss the initiative.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

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

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

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā mō te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ka haere ki Zealandia mō te kawhe.
I went to Zealandia for a coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Ka tātua i a rātou mō te haere.
They girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakataāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many young people reached agreement on the day for their return.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka karakia ia i ngā karakia mō ngā taniwha moana.
He chanted the incantations for the taniwha of the sea.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore a Pita e tuhituhi i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will not write the letter for his friend.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore a Mere e tunu i te kai mō te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will not cook dinner for the family tonight.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Ngā mihi ki a koutou mo ā koutou toa ki te hī ika!
Compliments to you on your fishing skills!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Mō muri a Māmā ka hoki mai.
Mummy will come back later.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He aha te kupu Māori mō time?
What's the Māori word for time?
What? - He aha?

He aha te kupu Māori mō hat?
What's the Māori word for hat.
What? - He aha?

He aha te take mō tēnei?
What is the purpose of this?
What? - He aha?

He aha mō runga i ō hēki kaurori?
What would you like on your scrambled eggs?
What? - He aha?

He aha mō runga i tō tōhi?
What do you want on your toast?
What? - He aha?

He aha mō runga, e tai?
What do you want on it friend?
What? - He aha?

He aha te kupu Māori mō lollies?
What is the Māori word for lollies?
What? - He aha?

He aha te kupu Māori mō 'awesome'?
What's the Māori word for 'awesome'?
What? - He aha?

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

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...

Ko tēhea te tāone pai ki a koe mō te hararei?
Which town do you like for a holiday?
Which - Ko tēhea?

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

Kāore te kaiako i te hanga i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was not preparing the work for the class.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Kāore a Mere i te whakareri mō te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was not preparing for the trip to Queenstown.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!
Towards - mai

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.
Away - atu

Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e whakatikahia te tēpu mō te kai.
Don't set the table for the meal.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
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...

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Tuhia he kōrero mō tō whānau.
Write a story about your family.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Kei te kōrero ia mō mātou.
He is speaking about us.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Mātakina te pakipūmeka mō Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

He kōrero tēnei mō te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

A kōrero ana rāua mō te rā e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

I kōrero rātou mō tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kātahi ka tirotiro atu mātou i ngā toa mō te ahiahi.
We then had a look around the shops for the afternoon.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Mō te whakararu i te tangata kāore he painga i a koe.
It's easy for you to piss people off.
No sweat to you... - Mō te... he painga i a koe...

Nō te karahipi mō te kotahi tau anake i haere ai rātou ki Amerika.
A scholarship for a year has taken them to America.

Mō Ari tēnei koti.
This coat is for Ari.

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

I peka atu ia ki a rātou mō te wā poto noa iho
She visited them only for a short time

Mō tātou tēnei whare.
This house is for us.

Mō ake tonu atu.
Forever and ever. — 966

Mō te whare hou ngā moenga nei.
These beds are for the new house.

Mō wai ngā mōhiti nei?
Who are these glasses for?

Mō tātou katou te reo Māori.
The Māori language is for all of us.

Kei te haere au ki Whakatū mō te hui.
I'm going to Nelson for the meeting.

Mō taku hë, kei te ako tonu au i te reo Māori.
I'm sorry, I'm still learning te reo Māori.

E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.

I ētahi rā te nui o te wātiū, he rahi rawa mō ngā kēna e rua (Pōtatau 1991:25)
Some days, there was too much milk for the two cans

Tekau heneti te utu mō te tamariki
The price for children is ten cents

Mō taku hē e hoa.
My bad mate.

I mea rā hoki a Mohi, ‘Mā te Ariki e whakaara ake he poropiti mō koutou.
The Lord will raise up a prophet for you.

Koia kei a koe mō te kōrero Māori!
You're great at speaking Māori!

He awa tino pai tēnei mō te hopu tuna.
This was a very good river for catching eels.

Me inoi anō koutou tētahi mō tētahi (James 5:16)
You should pray for one another

Koia kei a ia mō te akoako!
She/he is great at learning!

I kōrero a Kupe i ēnei kupu mō te whenua hou.
Kupe said these words about the new land.

Kua piki haere ngā utu mō ngā whakaākoranga o te whare wānanga, me te aha, kua nui haere ngā ākonga e noho nama ana ki ngā pēke
University course fees continue to rise, with the result that more and more students are owing money to the banks.

Me inoi anō koutou tētahi mō tētahi.
You should pray for one another.

E mahi ana ia, hei whiwhi moni ai mō tana whānau.
She is working in order to earn money for her family.

Kei te kimi hia te whare mō te kura
A house is being sought for the school, they are looking for a house for the school

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

Mō taku hē?
What about you?

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō te pukapuka.
The book cost one hundred dollars.

Te tēpu nei ea ana mō te rima tāra.
This table is worth five dollars.

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.

Waiho ngä rîhi mô äpôpô.
Leave the dishes for/until tomorrow.

Ā, ko ā Arama i huaina ai ki ngā mea ora katoa, hei ingoa ērā mō rātou (Genesis 2:19)
And whatever Adam called all the living things, those were their names

Ā, mō taku hē.
Oh, (sorry) my mistake.

Kāore au mō te inu.
I don't care for drink.

Mō āpōpō tātou mahi ai i taua mahi.
We will do that work tomorrow.

E kore anō e kanga anō i te oneone ā muri ake nei mō ngā mahi a te tangata (Genesis 8:21)
Never again will I curse the earth because of human beings.

E hia te utu mō te hoko hū?
How much does it cost to buy shoes?

Kia tipu, kia puāwai, ko koe rā te mea nui, ā, mā te kaiako ngā wawata o te kaiako mō āna tauira.
Grow and flourish—you are the important thing—and through the teacher are the teacher’s aspirations for their students.

E hia te utu mō ngā kākahu katoa?
How much did all the clothes cost?

Ko te mēra mo tō māmā,.
They're the mail for your mother.

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.

Hoko ai hoki rātau i ngā maniūa mō te māra i Ōpotiki.
They usually buy the manure for the garden at Ōpotiki.

Hei konei he kāinga mō mātou.
Here will be a home for us.

Ā, ko wai tēnei nāna hei arahi i a koutou i tēnei wāhanga mō te tau?
So, who is this who will lead you in this part of the year?

Mō āpōpō tātou mahi ai i taua mahi
We’ll do it toow (not some other time)

I hangaia tēnei whare e te Kaunihera mō te Kōhanga Reo
This house was built for the Kōhanga Reo by the Council

He aha ahau e māharahara ai mō tērā?
Why should I worry about that?

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

Mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s next week that we’re going to Hamilton

Ehara mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s not next week that we’re going to Hamilton (but some other time)

He rongonui te kōrero mo te patunga o Kae e Tinirau.
The story of Kae’s being killed by Tinirau is fa.

He wharau mō tōna kuia tāna e mahi ana.
She is working on a shed for her kuia.

Koia ka puta te ingoa mō tērā taha moana ko Mangonui.
Hence the name Mangonui was given to that harbour.

Hei oranga mō o mātou tinana.
For our physical well being.

He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.

Kātahi au, a Ngāti Whātua, ka rapu utu mō Taureka tā.te.mea he kōhuru.
So I, Ngāti Whātua, sought revenge for Taureka because it was murder.

He pukapuka mō te Pakanga Tuarua
A book about the Second World War

Kei te kōrero rātou mō te tāke hōu i pānuitia e te kāwanatanga
They are talking about the new tax which was announced by the government

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

I te matenga o Heremia, ka whakatūria he tēneti mō te tūpāpaku.
When Heremia died a tent was put up for the body.

Mō tēhea hākari, Tamahae?
For which wedding feast, Tamahae?

Mō āpōpō ka hoki tātou.
Let’s return toow.

Kia ora mō te kōrerorero.
Thanks for the chat.

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

I rapu ngā tohunga nui i te kōrero mo Ihu e whakamatea ai.
The chief priests sought a statement concerning Jesus (thereby/by which) to cause his being put to death.

Kia ora e hoa, i aha koe mō Te Aranga?
Hi friend, what did you do for Easter?

Te utu mo te tīketi.
The price for the ticket.

Kei hea te roumamao mō te tukuata?
Where is the remote for the projector?

Mō taku hē!
My apologies!

Kāore a Hōne mō te haere
Hōne has no intention of going, Hōne is definitely not going to go

Mō te rangatira tēnei korowai
This korowai is for the chief

E ea ana te koti rā mō te ono rau tāra.
That dollar is worth six hundred dollars.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō ngā whakamātautau.
The price for the tests is one hundred dollars.

Mō rāua te whare
The house is for them

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakaāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many people reached agreement on the day for their return.

Kei a koe mō te rūkahu!
You're the one for talking rubbish.

Kei hea ngā pānui mō tēnei ahiahi?
Where are the notices for this afternoon?

Mō ngā wiki e rua i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

Mō Rangi tērā whare
That will be Rangi's house.

Ko te mēra mo tō māmā.
They’re the mail for your er.

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Pāpā.
Happy Father's day.

Mō Mere ēnei kākahu.
These clothes are for Mary.

Mā ēnei tikanga hoki ka ngāwari ai ngā ara, ngā huarahi, mō ā.tātou tamariki e whai ana, e rapu ana rānei i te mātauranga o te Pākehā.
In this manner you will ease the way for our children as they seek the knowledge of the Pākehā.

Kua noho mai ia ki Tāmaki Makaurau mō ngā tau e rima.
She has been living in Auckland for five years.

Kua mōhio mai au ki tēnei tikanga mō te tekau tau.
I have known this custom for ten years.

Mō muri noa nei i karamgatoa ai ko Tikirau.
Since then, [it] has been called Tikirau.

Ko tēnei te tekoteko mō runga i te tuanui o te whare rūnanga.
This is the carved figure intended for the roof of the meeting house.

Kei a koe mō te waiata.
You're a great singer.

Ehara i te mea mō Haora tēnei pōtae.
This hat is not for Haora.

Me pēhea te whakawātea i te huarahi mō ngā tira haere?
How could the track be cleared for travellers?

Hei oranga mō tātou.
For our sustenance.

He aha te utu mō te tautara nā?
How much for that fishing rod?

Ko tēnei te kahukiwi mō Pētara
This is the kiwi-feather cloak for Pētara

Kāore a Hōne mō te haere.
Hōne has no intention of going.

I hea a Apirana ka kauwhau mō te ahuwhenua i ērā rā?
Where was Apirana’s speech-making about agriculture in those days?

Mō Hauata ngā paraikete kei roto i te whata rā
The blankets in that wardrobe over there are for Hauata

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua
They are house building for their parents

I kohia ngā hua rākau hei oranga mō tātou
The fruit was collected as sustenance for us all

Mō ngā tamariki tērā papa tākaro.
That playground is for the children.

Kei te hangāia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua
A house is being built by them for their parents

E hoko kākahu hou ana ia mō tana tamāhine
She is buying new clothes for her daughter

Ka hangaia e mātou he whare hou mō rātou
We will build a new house for them

Engari mō tēnā!
Not on your nellie! No way! I would never do that!

He hōhonu rawa te wai mō ngā tamariki.
The water is too deep for the children.

He waiata teenei mo Paapaka.
This is a song concerning Paapaka.

He koorero teenei mo Hine-koorangi.
This is a story about Hine-koorangi.

Ā, ko ētahi atu e karanga ana mai, ‘Hei korā rā he pā mō tātou
There will be a fort for us

He nui taku aroha mō tōku whānau.
I have much love for my family.

Ka mea a Hata: Kāhore e kore ka wini i a tātou te hīra mō ngā whakataetae mahi Māori.
Hata said: There is no doubt that we will win the shield for the Māori Cultural Competition.

Mō wai ēnei hū hou?
Who are these new shoes for?

Mō Horiana ngā hū nā.
Those shoes are for Horiana.

Kei te kohi moni hei whakatū marae mō rātau (Kāretu 1974:154)
(They) are collecting money with which to establish a marae for themselves

I tiikina atu he wai mo raatou.
Water was fetched for them.

mā wai / mō wai
Asking about a passive agent

Mo koutou tenei whare.
This house is for you.

He tawhiti rawa ngā marae o te wā kāinga nei hei hokinga mai mō rātau (Kāretu 1974:153)
The marae of the home area are too far away to be a place they can return to

E kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Stop talking like that about my grandchild!

Waiho mō tētahi atu rā mahi ai.
Leave it for another day, leave it and do it another day.

Ko te utu mō te tamariki kotahi tāra.
The price for children is one dollar.

I pōtitia a Hōne e tōna iwi hei mema pāremata mō rātou
Hōne was elected MP by his people

Kua mutu mō tēnei wā.
We have finished at this time.

Kei a wai ngā whakairo mō te whare?
Who has got the carvings for the house?

Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.

Ko wai hei tiaki i tēnei parepare mō ngā tau e toru e tū mai nei?
Who will guard this bastion for the next three years?

Kei patua e koe te tangata rā mō te kore take noa iho!
Don’t you beat that man for no reason at all!

Mō te aha tēnei?
What does this concern?

He aha mō runga?
What would you like on top?

Ka whāia te wahie mō takurua, ka mahia te kai mō tau.
Firewood for the winter is gathered, food for the year is prepared.

He aha mō runga i ō panakeke e tama?
What would you like on your pancakes, son?

Kāore au mō te kanikani.
I don't care for dancing.

He aha atu mō runga?
What else would you like on top?

He aha mō runga i tō pāreti?
What would you like on your porridge?

E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa mō Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai.
After the olives have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating.

Tekau heneti te utu mō te tamariki.
The price for children is ten cents.

Homai koa te kupu huna mō te ipurangi.
Please give me the password for the internet.

E hia te utu mō te aihikirimi?
How much does the ice cream cost?

Mō Puhihuia rāpea tō kupu?
Are your words actually about Puhihuia?

mō runga mō
for above/on

Ko ēnei ngā putiputi mō runga mō te atāmira.
These are the flowers for on the stage.

Kāore au mō te tunu.
I'm not into cooking.

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.

Kia ora māmā mō te kai pai nei.
Thanks mum for this good food.

Mō rātou tēnā waka
That car is for them

E oti ai tō tohu, me mātua haere ki te whare wānanga mō te toru tau, neke atu rānei.
To finish your degree, you will have to go to the university for three years or more.

Mō wai te wai nei?
Who is this water for?

I te kōanga te wā pai mō te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.

Mō taku hē.
My mistake, my bad.

Mō rāua te wai nei.
The water is for them.

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara mō te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington for the concert.

Ka hoatu te taurekareka hei utu mō te wahine.
The slave was given as payment for the woman.

I kōrero ngā hoa mō te haerenga ki Taupō.
The friends talked about the trip to Taupō.

Kei te pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei mō taku pāpā.
I want to buy this for my dad.

Mō te kuia tēnā ka tika.
That would be fine for an old lady.

Kei te pānui au mō te huarere.
I am reading about the weather.

He pātai tāku mō te mahi āpōpō.
I have a question about tomorrow's work.

Nā Te Rangi Hīroa, nā Tā Apirana i tuhituhia ngā pukapuka pai mō te Māori.
Te Rangi Hīroa and Sir Āpirana wrote fine books about the Māori.

Ka ara te karakia a Taikehu mō ngā hoe kia tere rawa ai te haere a te waka.
of the canoe Taikehu began his spell so that the canoe’s progress would be swift.

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai (Pōtatau 1991:156)
After they (olives) have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating

I haere a Pita ki tāwahi mō te whā tau
Pita went overseas for (a period of) four years

E pā, me tīmata te whakamōmona i ngā poaka ināianei, kia whai kai ai mō te hākari.
for the feast Friend, fattening the pigs should begin now, so that there will be enough food for the feast.

Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University of Otago for three years, and when I finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years

Kei a koe mō te...
You're the best at...

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.

Ka tae te tangata rā ki tana taurekareka, ka hoatu hei utu mō te wahine.
The man took his slave and gave him away as payment for the woman.

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".

Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

mo te whenua anō
concerning the land itself

Whakamōmona-tia ngā poaka, ka patu ai mō te mārena.
Fatten up the pigs, then kill them for the wedding.

Mō Pani tēnei hōiho.
‘This horse is for Pani.

Ka whakatā ahau mō te kōtahi wiki.
I'll take a holiday for a week.

Mō te kotahi tau anake te karahipi.
The scholarship is for just one year.

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