On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I noho ngā wāhine ki te marae.
The women stayed at the marae.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au ki te mahi.
I stayed and worked.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho rātou ki te kāinga o Aria.
They stayed at Aria's home.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au i reira i tērā tau.
I stayed there last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho ia.
He should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe.
You should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me

E hia te roa e noho ana koe i reira?
How long have you need living there?
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Ko te hapu e noho ana i Maungawhau e mea ana nā rātou taua moana.
The sub-tribe living at Maungawhau said that that sea was theirs.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei reira ia e noho ana.
She/he is living there.
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Kei Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro is living in Manawatū.
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Kei Tokoroa tōnā matua e noho ana.
His father is living in Tokoroa.
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Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.
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Kei hea tō whānau e noho ana?
Where is your family living?
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Kei Poneke au e noho ana.
I'm living in Wellington.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where do you live?
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Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?
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Kei Ōtaki a Hera e noho ana.
Hera is living/staying in Ōtaki.
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Kei Te Tai Tokerau a Manu e noho ana.
Manu is staying/living in the Northland region.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana i nāianei?
Where are you living now?
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Kei Kirikiriroa au e noho ana.
I love in Hamilton.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?
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Kia hāneanea te noho.
Have a comfortable stay.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.
Habitual action - ai

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.
Habitual action - ai

Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō

E noho!
Sit down!
Command with e! - e!

E noho!
Sit!
Command with e! - e!

E noho koe!
Sit down!
Command with e! - e!

E noho kōrua!
Sit down, you two!
Command with e! - e!

E noho koutou!
Sit down, all of you!
Command with e! - e!

Noho iho!
Sit down!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Āta noho. Kaua e oreore.
Sit still. Don't fidget.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho!
Don't sit!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho!
Don't sit down!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho iho!
Don't sit down!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua tātou e noho ngū.
Let's not stay silent.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions the air will stay in the mixture.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Mā te noho mai ka puta he hua ki a koe.
By staying (you) will benefit.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Nō Taranaki, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Taranaki, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I noho mātou whakaronga ai ki a ia.
We stayed to listen to her.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Direction - ...ai

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka āhei a Hine te noho i konei.
Hine is allowed to stay here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te Kāpiti au e noho ana.
I am living in Kāpiti.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore ngā wāhine i noho ki te marae.
The women did not stay at the marae.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka noho au ki te moenga inu ai i taku kawhe.
I sat in bed and drank my coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mutu ōna tohu, ka noho ki raro.
When his instructions were ended, he sat down.
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

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?
What? - He aha?

E noho mai ana tāku tamāhine i Ōtautahi.
My daughter is living in Christchurch.
Towards - mai

I ngā huihuinga ka noho mai ia tika tonu mai i ahau.
He sits opposite me in meetings.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

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...

Ki te tīmata te ua, ka noho tātou ki te kāinga.
If the rain starts, we will stay home.
If using ki - ki

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.
If using ki - ki

I a au i reira e noho ana...
While I was living there...
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kei noho koe ka haere!
Don't even think about leaving!
Don't even think about... - kei noho... ka...

Ki te kore a Taika e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Taika doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...

Heoi anō tā tātou, he noho, he whakarongo.
All we have to do it sit and listen.
All we have to do... - heoi anō tā tātou... he...

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

E āhei ana tēnei pū-tohu-wā te noho hei wāhipa, wātū hoki rānei.
The time marker can also be used for present or past tense.
Or... - ...rānei

Kāore a Hine e āhei te noho i konei.
Hine is not allowed to stay here.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Noho ake rā.
Goodbye.

Kei te noho rāua.
They're staying.

E kore te puhi e noho hoa kore.
A virgin would never be without attendants.

Noho ora ake!
Stay well!

Noho pai mai!
Look after yourself!

He pā noho i te pukepuke ētahi.
Some pā were built on the tops of hills.

Kei te noho te pēpi.
The baby is sitting.

Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.

He pai te noho kore waka.
It's good not having a car.

E noho e tama.
Sit down please boy.

Ko Puhihuia i noho i te whakarei o te waka.
Puhihuia sat in the stern of the canoe.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia.
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among.

E noho.
Sit down.

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

Mei noho atu ia i te pā, e roa te kawenga.
If he had remained in the pā, we would have had a long job.

Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.

Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Tawa.
I want to live in Tawa's home.

He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.

Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.

I Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro was living in Manawatū.

E noho koe ki te inu i tō tī.
You sit and drink your tea.

Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?

Nā reira, kei Manurewa au e noho ana, ki Tāmaki ki te Tonga, ki Tāmaki Makaurau; engari he rere ngā waka, he rere ngā tāngata.
Therefore, I live in Manurewa, in South Auckland, in Auckland; however, the vehicles are moving and the people are moving.

Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.

E noho koe me tō tī.
You sit with your tea.

E rima ngā iwi e noho mai nei i te Tai Tokerau.
There are five tribes who live in Northland.

E noho koe ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
You sit to watch television.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.

Kia noho puku koe.
Sit quietly.

E noho rā.
Goodbye (to people staying)

Noho ora mai.
Stay/keep well.

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

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

E noho ki runga i te heketua.
Sit on the toilet.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

Ka noho rātou ki te whāriki.
They will sit on the mat.

Kua maha kē hoki ngā tau e noho ana ki a au.
He has stayed with me for many years.

He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

He manuhiri kei roto i te rūma noho.
There is a guest in the sitting room.

E noho rā.
Goodbye.

Tēnā koe, e noho mai nā i Ākarana.
Hello to you who will in Auckland.

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

He tēpu kāwhe kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.

I noho noa iho au ki te kāinga.
I just stayed home.