On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kua wehe rātou i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ko ia tētahi o tō tātou rōpū.
She is one of our group.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ngā mahi a tō mātou rōpū.
Our group's tasks.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Kua oti te mahi a te rōpū mahi taiepa.
The fencing gang has finished its work.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
In order to - kia... ai

I kōrero ia kia āwhina ai i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to help the group.
In order to - kia... ai

I kōrero ia kia kore ai ia e āwhina i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to not help the group.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Ā muri i ngā kōrero, ka [harirū] ā ka hongi ngā rōpū e rua.
After the speeches, the two groups will [shake hands] and press noses.

I hea tō rōpū?
Where was your group?

Ko ngā rōpū e rua i te totohe.
The two groups were arguing.

I haere ia ki te whakarongo ki te rōpu waiata.
He went to listen to the choir.