On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sad.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kaua e pōuri.
Don't be sad.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

E pōuri haere ana te rā.
The day is getting darker.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Kei te pōuri ngā wāhine.
The women are sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri ahau.
I am sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri koe.
You are sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri rātou?
Are they sad?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri te tamaiti.
The child is sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pōuri ahau.
I am somewhat sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pōuri koe.
You are very sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pōuri ia.
He or she is very sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore ngā wāhine i te pōuri.
The women are not sad.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te pōuri?
Are they not sad?
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Hēmi i pōuri.
Hēmi was not unhappy.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

He uaua tēnei mahi nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Ki te kore koe e whakaae, ka pōuri ahau.
If you don't agree, I will be sad.
If not... - ki te kore...

Kāore te wahine → e tino pōuri → i a Te Maru.
The woman is not very sad because of Te Maru.

Kei te pōuri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sad.

I tino pōuri ia.
He or she was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri ia.
He or she will be very sad.

Kei te tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is very sad.

I tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sad.

I pōuri ia.
He or she was sad.

kei te pōuri a Rangi, ā, kei te tangi ia, engari, he harikoa ia.
At the moment Rangi is sad and the ia crying now, but, actually he is really a happy person.

Kei te āhua pōuri koutou.
You (all) are somewhat sad.

Kei te tino pōuri a Mere.
Mere is very sad.

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 pōuri ia.
He or she is sad.

Ka tino pōuri te wahine i a Rangi.
The woman is very sad because of Rangi.

Kāore a Hinemoa i pōuri.
Hinemoa was not unhappy.

I āhua pōuri ahau.
I was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri ahau.
I will be somewhat sad.

Kei te tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sad.

I tino pōuri a Mere.
Mere was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri a Mere.
Mere will be very sad.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sad.

I pōuri ahau.
I was sad.

Ka pōuri ahau.
I will be sad.

I āhua pōuri koe.
You were somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri koe.
You will be somewhat sad.

Rite tonu koe ki tērā pēpī te pōuri.
You are sad just like that baby.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Mere.
Mere is somewhat sad.

I tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri → te wahine → i a Te Maru.
The woman is very sad because of Te Maru.

Kāore te wahine e tino pōuri i a Te Maru.
The woman is not very sad because of Te Maru.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sad.

I pōuri koe.
You were sad.

I pōuri mātou i te mea kāore i mau i a mātou tētahi ika.
We were disappointed because we didn’t catch any fish.

I āhua pōuri ia.
He or she was somewhat sad.

He uaua tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.

He pouri te rangi.
The sky is dark.

Ka āhua pōuri ia.
He or she will be somewhat sad.

I āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sad.

I pōuri → a Hinemoa.
Hinemoa was unhappy.

I tō rātou taenga atu, e pōuri tonu ana te hōro.
When they arrived, the hall was still dark.

Kei te āhua pōuri koe.
You are somewhat sad.

Kei te pōuri koutou.
You (all) are sad.

I tino pōuri ahau.
I was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri ahau.
I will be very sad.

Pōuri atu!
Excuse me! Get out of my way!

Kei te āhua pōuri ia.
He or she is somewhat sad.

I āhua pōuri a Mere.
Mere was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat sad.

Kei te pōuri ahau?
Am I sad?

Kei te pōuri koe?
Are you sad?

Kei te pōuri koutou?
Are you (all) sad?

I pōuri a Pāora.
Pāora was unhappy.

Kei te tino pōuri ahau.
I am very sad.

Kei te harikoa ia, engari, i pōuri ia.
He is happy but he was sad.

Kei te pōuri au.
I'm sad.

He nui ake tana pōuri i tana riri.
His sadness was greater than his anger.

I tino pōuri koe.
You were very sad.

Ka tino pōuri koe.
You will be very sad.

Nā.te.mea kua pōuri mai te pō i puta ai a Whare-tīpeti.
Because it was dark, Whare-tīpeti escaped.

I āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat sad.

Ka tino pōuri te wahine i a Te Maru.
The woman is very sad because of Te Maru.

Ka āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat sad.

Kei te āhua pōuri au.
I'm somewhat sad.

Ka noho ia ki raro, ka pōuri hoki ia ki a ia e kataina ana e te iwi.
He sat down, angry within himself too because he was being laughed at by the people.

Kei te tino pōuri koutou.
You (all) are very sad.

Kei te tino pōuri au.
I'm very sad.

Kāore a Hinemoa → i pōuri.
Hinemoa was not unhappy.