On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Kuikui tōku whaea. Ko Tahu tōku matua.
Kuikui is my mother. Tahu is my father.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te ingoa o tō matua?
What's the name of your dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ō mātua?
Who are your parents?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ngā mātua?
Who are the parents?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara a Nikau i te matua.
Nikau is not a parent.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara a Ari rāua ko Ani i te mātua.
Ari and Ani are not parents.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei Tokoroa tōnā matua e noho ana.
His father is living in Tokoroa.

He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents will help the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui te kōtiro i ōna mātua.
The girl is between her parents.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kua tangohia nā hū e tōnā matua.
His shoes have been removed by his father.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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...

Ko Pōneke te taone matua, engari ko Akarana te taone nui.
Wellington is the capital city, but Auckland is the big city.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I te mutunga o te wānanga ka ngana a Pāora ki te whakawehe i ōna mātua.
At the conclusion of the wānanga Pāora attempted to separate his parents.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

He mātua pai a Tawa rāua ko Aroha.
Tawa and Aroha are good parents.
Categorizing sentences - he

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

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko ia te tuakana o taku pāpā, arā taku matua kēkē.
He's my dad's older brother, that is my uncle.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Tokoono mātou, ko ōku mātua, me ōku tuākana.
There are six of us, my parents and my older sisters.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Rongomai rāua ko Moana ōku mātua.
Rongomai and Moana are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Aroha rāua ko Timi ana mātua.
Aroha and Timi are her parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Barry rāua ko Lynne ōku mātua.
Barry and Lynne are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Niko rāua ko Rina ngā mātua o Nikau.
Niko and Rina are the parents of Nikau.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Sally rāua ko Tīmoti ōku mātua.
My parents are Sally and Timoti.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.
Away - atu

Ehara mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents won’t help the children.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

E tohu ana ia i mua o ngaa matua raa, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngaa ringa
the taiaha at inside at the(pl) hand ‘He was gesticulating before the battalions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands’ (TWh, 22)

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

E toru tekau ngā tamariki, kotahi te māhita, tokorua ngā mātua e haere ana.
There were thirty children, one teacher, and two parents who were going.

.. kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata i tukua mai ai taua patu rā ki a ia e te matua o Puhihuia
.. so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man who that weapon was given to by

Ka mea atu a Horowhenua ki ōona tuākana, ‘Ki te purutia atu tō tātou matua, hōhoro mai, kia tikina atu.
Horowhenua said to his older brothers, ‘If our father is detained hurry back so that he may be fetched.

Kei hea tō matua?
Where is your father?

Koia nei te poaka, i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.

Kei te kūaha taku matua.
My father is by the door.

Ka haere ki te whare o te matua o Hera.
[He] went to the house of Hera's parent.

Ko ia te matua o ngā tamariki e mātakitaki mai ana.
He is the father of the children who are watching.

He mātua pai a Pani rāua ko Hata
Pani and Hata are good parents.

Kua horoi ngā mātua i ngā rīhi.
The parents have washed the dishes.

Kua ora mai anō ōna mātua.
His parents have got well again.

Ko Hēmi tōku matua.
Hēmi is my father.

MAO: Koia nei te poaka, i puuhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father...

I kohia he pipi māku, me te kohi anō i ētehi mā taku matua.
I gathered some pipi for me, as well as some for my dad/uncle.

Kei mua te kotiro i ana mātua.
The girl is in front of her parents.

He tangata tāroaroa a Matua Māka.
Matua Māka is a tall person.

Whakautua ana e Kura ki tana matua.
Kura answered her father.

I toro atu mātou ki te tāone e noho ai ōku mātua.
We visited the town where my parents live.

I haere ōna mātua i ia tau, i ia tau ki Hiruharama ..
His parents went to Jerusalem every year .. (Luke 2:41)

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha hoko ai i te kai mā ōku mātua.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food for my parents.

Ko Brian tōku matua.
Brian is my father.

Ko Rangi tōna matua kēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

Ko Hēra tōna matua kēkē.
Hēra is his aunt.

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua.
Brian and Fran are my parents.

Ko Jim taku matua.
Jim is my dad.

I te reo Māori, e ono ngā pū-tohu-wa matua, e whitu me ka whakaarohia te "kātahi āno... ka", engari he mono tūkē te "kātahi anō".
In the Māori language, there are six main time markers, seven if we include "kātahi anō... ka", but "kātahi anō" is considered a standalone.

Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. One of my short names is tuazza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.

Ki te rongo ki tō ake, ō ake hiahia, ō ake wawata, whāinga matua pea.
To listen to your own heart, your own desires, your own aspirations — perhaps your main goal.

Ko Piripi rāua ko Miriama ōku mātua.
Piripi and Miriama are my parents.

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.

E taea ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.

I mātua haere rāua ki tō rāua matua.
They went first to their father.

Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.

Mā reira pea te matua o to kōtiro rā ka rongo ai ki tō reo.
Perhaps as a result, the girl's mother will hear you calling.

I hea te kāinga i noho ai ōu mātua?
Where is the village at which your parents lived?

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.

Kei mua a Tu-whakairi-ora i ngā mātua rā.
Tu-whakairi-ora is at the front of those battalions.

Ko te kōrero a ngā mātua tïpuna.
The stories of the forebears.

Me whakaronga ngā tamariki ki ngā mātua.
Children should listen to the parents.

E taea ai tēnei pātai te whakautu, me mātua mārama ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te take.
In order to answer this question, one must first understand all aspects of the matter.

Kua neke aku mātua ki Ākarana noho ai.
My parents have moved to Auckland to live.

E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.

E tohu ana ia i mua o ngā matua rā, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngā ringa.
He was gesticulating before the battalions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands.

Ko Tame tōku matua.
Tame is my father.

He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.

Mahue ake i a rāua tō rāua matua.
Then and there they left their father.

Ko Tai tōku matua whakaangi.
Tai is my stepfather.

Kua wehe rāua i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.

Ko Raureka rāua ko Tūhawaiki ngā mātua.
Raureka and Tūhawaiki are the parents.

Kia ora Matua.
Hello uncle.

Kei te haere ngā tama ki te toa kākahu i te tāone matua o Kirikiriroa.
The sons are going to the clothing shop in the important town of Hamilton

Kei te mōhio au ki tōu matua, ki a Whairiri.
I know your father, Whairiri.

Ko Hone tōku matua.
John (is) my father.

Well, mātua horoia o ringaringa.
First of all you should wash your hands.

Kei hea ngā mātua o ēnei tamariki?
Where are the parents of these children?

He mātua a Pani.
Pani is a parent.

Ehara a Pani i te mātua.
Pani is not a parent.

He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata.
Pani and Hata are parents.

Kua wehe rātou i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.

Ehara a Pani rāua ko Hata i te mātua.
Pani and Hata are not parents.

Te whare o ō mātou mātua.
Our parents' house.

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.

Ko Tania te kaitiaki matua i tēnei rā.
Tania is the main caregiver today.

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.

He matua a Koa.
Koa is a parent.

I rongo anō pea te kōtiro rā i te reo o tana matua.
Perhaps the girl really heard the voice of her father.

Kei te ora tonu ōku mātua.
My parents are still alive. — 1678

Koia nei te poaka i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.

Ko Aria taku taokete, he tino pai ia. Koia kei te āwhina mai i ōku mātua i ia rangi, i ia rangi.
Aria is my sister in law, she is great. She helps my parents everyday.

Ka tipu haere te pēpi nei ā, ka hikitia e ōna mātua, ka waiatatia, ka mirimiria, ka romiromia, ka poipoia, ka whāngaia ki te waiū o ngā atua kia tipu ai hei tangata.
This baby grew and grew and his parents cuddled him, sang to him, stroked him, massaged him and cradled him to and fro. He was fed the milk of the gods so that he would grow up to be a fine man.

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent.

Mātua whakapai i tōu marae, ka whakapai ai te marae o te tangata.
Clean up your own marae before trying to do the same for someone else.