On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te oma te tama ki konei.
The boy is running here.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma te tama ki korā
The boy is running over there.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma rātou.
They are running.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma rātou ki te kura.
They are running to school.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E oma ana ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children are running to school.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I oma au.
I ran.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I oma te tama ki te kura.
The boy ran to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I oma mai te katipō nō raro mai i te takapau.
The spider ran out from under the mat.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te whakawhitinga o te katipō i te matapihi, mea oma.
The spider ran across the window.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua oma ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children have run in the playground.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me oma au ia rā, ia rā.
I had better run each and every day.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me oma!
You should run!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me oma tātou ki te awa.
We (3+ including listener) should run to the river.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!
Sentences with i - i

I te kurī e auau ana, ka oma atu to kaiā.
While the dog was barking, the thief ran away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

E iwa ngā hoihō e oma atu ana.
There are nine horses running away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kia tere ake tō oma.
Run faster.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kaua e oma, kei tukia koe e te waka.
Don't run, or you might get bowled by a car.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Oma ai a Pāora ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Pāora always runs to work every day.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei au ka māmā te oma i te toru kiromita - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought running three kilometres would be a piece of cake - that was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te oma ki tātahi.
I thought running to the beach would be a piece of cake.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Taihoa kōrua e oma!
Don't you two run off just yet!
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Mā Tame e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Tame will run to Countdown.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

E oma!
Run!
Command with e! - e!

E oma!
Run!
Command with e! - e!

E oma, e te tau!
Run, my darling!
Command with e! - e!

Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.
It was as if - ānō nei

Oma atu!
Run away!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

E oma ki a Ari!
Run to Ari!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Me he mahi kei te haere, ka oma!
If there's work to be done, he runs!
If... (using me) - me

Kaua e oma!
Don't run!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e oma ki a Hera!
Do not run to Hera!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua a Koa e oma.
Koa shouldn't run.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Ka taea te kuri te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is able to run in the playground.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka aroha rātou. Nō hea e oma, nō hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka aroha rātou. Nō whea e oma, nō whea e huna.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kāore anō ngā tamariki kia oma i te papa tākaro.
The children have not run in the playground yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kāore rātou i te oma ki te kura.
They are not running to school.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore te tama i oma ki te kura.
The boy did not run to school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore ia i oma.
She didn't run.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Rangi.
The horse was running away from Rangi.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kāore ngā tamariki e oma ana ki te kura.
The children are not running to school.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kua oma ato ō tātou hōiho.
Our horses have escaped.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

E oma atu ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.
Away - atu

Te rangonga o te iwi o te pā i te haruru, ka oma iho ki te mātakitaki haka.
When the people of the pā heard the noise, they ran down to hear the haka.
Down - iho

Kaua e oma i konei.
Don't run here.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore te kuri e taea te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is unable to run in the playground.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ka oma tātou ki korā, kātahi ka whakatā.
Went ran over there and then rested.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kei kore koutou e horo ki te oma.
You might not be able to run fast.

Kua oma te tangata.
The man has run.

Oma ana te tangata.
The man ran.

Kei te oma te pirihimana.
The police officer is running.

Mā Tiwana e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Tiwana will run to Countdown.

Mātika ana a Kōuraraka, heke ana i ngā arapiki, whakatuwhera ana i te kūaha, oma noa ki te ngahere.
Goldilocks jumped up, ran down the stairs, opened the door and ran away into the forest.

Kua oma atu ō tātou hōiho.
Our horses have escaped.

Kei te oma te kotiro ki konā.
The girl is running there near you.

Kei te oma a Niko.
Niko is running.

Tere tana oma ki runga i tētahi toka.
He ran quickly to the top of a rock.

E oma ana ngā tamariki i te wharekura.
The children are running from the school.

Kei te oma ia
He/She is running

E oma ana ia
He/She is running

I oma ia i tērā wiki
He/She ran last week

Kei te oma ia?
Is he/she running?

I oma ia?
Did he/she run?

Kei te oma koe.
At the moment, you are running.

Ka oma te kurī.
The dog runs.

E oma ana ia?
Is he/she running?

I oma ia i tērā wiki?
Did he/she run last week?

Kia ua, ka oma ai a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.

Kua oma ia?
Has he/she run yet?

Ka oma ia āpōpō?
Will he/she run tomorrow?

Kia ua, ka oma a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.

Rite tonu koe ki te hōiho ki te oma.
You're just like a horse at running.

I oma tō kōrua māmā ki te hokomaha
Your mother ran to the supermarket.

Kei te oma tō māua hōiho.
Our horse is running.

Kei te oma ō raua hōiho
Our horses are running

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away, children!

Kāore ia i te oma?
Is he/she not running?

I te mataku o Rātā ka oma (ia).
Because Rātā was frightened he fled.

Kei te oma raatou
They are running

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki?
Did he/she not run last week?

Kāore ia e oma āpōpō?
Will he/she not be running tomorrow?

Kāore anō ia kia oma?
Has he/she not run yet?

E oma atu ana ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.

Ka oma ngā tamariki ki te papa tākaro hei tākaro i tētahi kēmu.
The children will run to the playground in order to play the game.

I oma ia i tērā wiki.
He or she ran last week.

E oma atu ana ngā tamariki.
The children are running away.

Rite tonu ia ki te hōiho ki te oma.
He runs just like a horse.

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki.
He or she did not run last week.

I oma tere te hōiho.
The horse ran swiftly.

I oma atu rātou!
They ran away.

He wehi nōna i oma atu ai.
It was probably fear that caused him to run off.

Kei te oma ahau.
I am running.

Kei te oma koutou.
You (all) are running.

I oma, i kauhoe, i eke paihikara hoki au i te mutunga wiki.
I ran, I swam and I biked over the weekend.

He pōturi a Para ki te oma.
Para is a slow runner.

Ka puta mai ana, kia tere te oma.
As soon as he appears, run as fast as you can.

Ka oma hū tāua?
Shall we run quietly?

Ka oma a Manu ki tana motuka.
Manu runs to her car.

Rite tonu ia ki te tia ki te oma.
He is just like a deer at running.

Kāhore te hōiho i te oma.
The horse is (was) not running.

Oma ai rātou.
They are always running.

Arā a Hēmi e oma mai ana.
There is James running.

Kāore ia e oma ana
He/She is not running

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki
He/She did not run last week

Intransitive: (874) te oma a/*o Pou
Pou’s run

Ka oma ia āpōpō
He will run tomorrow

Kāore ia e oma āpōpō
He will not run tomorrow

Ki te kura ngā tamariki i oma *ai*.
It was to the school that the children ran.

Ko te kura i oma ai ngā tamariki.
It was to the school that the children ran... still need ai.

Kua oma ia
He has run

Kei.te oma te toa.
The warrior is running.

Ki te papa tākaro i oma ai ngā tamariki.
It was to the playground that the children ran.

Kaua e oma!
Don’t run!

I oma te tangata.
The man ran.

E oma ana te tangata.
The man is/was running.

Ki te papa tākaro e oma ai ngā tamariki.
It will be to the playground that the children will run

Ka oma te tangata.
The man will run/runs/ran.

Me oma te tangata.
The man had better run.

I te oma au.
I was running.

Ka oma rātou ki muri o te whare.
They ran behind the house.

Ka oma mai ngā tamariki i muri i te whare.
The children ran up from behind the house.

Ka oma rātou.
They ran.

Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.

Mā Rangi e oma.
Rangi will be the one to run.

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Maaka.
The horse was running away from Maaka.

Ehara mā Rangi e oma.
Rangi will not be the one to run.

Kāti te oma!
Stop running!

He whakateke nō ētahi o āna tamariki, oma ana ki rō ngahere haere noa atu ai.
move freely away ai It was a trick some of his children played on him, running off into the forest, far away.

I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.

Kaua e oma ki a Whata!
(Do not run to Whata!)

Kei te oma ahau
So how does Kei te hokomaha ahau mean I am at the supermarket?

I oma ahau i te whare.
I ran from the house.

Kei te oma ahau i roto i te whare.
I am running inside the house.

Kei te oma ahau i mua i te whare.
I am running in front of the house.

Kei te oma ahau i te taha o te whare.
I am running by the side of the house.

Kei te oma te kurī.
The dog is running.

Kei te oma ahau i te whare ki te kura.
I am running from the house to the school.

Kei.te oma a Piripi.
Piripi is running.

Kaua e oma atu!
(Don't run away!)

Kei te oma au.
I am running.

Kei te oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog is running to the cat.

E oma ana ahau.
I was, am, and will be runni h

Kāore au i te oma.
I was not running.

I oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog ran to the cat.

Kāore au e oma ana
I wasn't, aren't and won't be running.

Kei te oma ngā tamariki.
The children are running.

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Koa.
The horse was running away from Koa.

Kāore ngā tamariki i te oma.
The children are not running.

Kei te oma ngā kurī.
The dogs are running.

Kei te oma ia.
He/She is running.

I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.

Kāore au a pai ki te oma ā muri i te kai.
I don't like running after eating.

Taihoa kōrua e oma.
Don’t you two run off just yet.

Kei te oma te kurī ki korā.
The dog is running over there.

Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.

Kia tere te oma!
Run fast!

Haere e oma kia puta ai koe.
Go, run, in order that you may escape.