On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kua moe a Tamahae i runga i te tēpu.
Tamahae has gone to sleep on the table.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

I moe ia, pēnei tonu i a Tamahae nei.
He was asleep, just like Tamae here.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau ai te tarakihi.
Tamahae was the boy who caught the tarakihi.

Kei te whāngai a Tamahae i ngā kāwhē.
Tamahae is feeding the calves.

Kei hea te pūru, nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?

Ko Mārama te tuahine o Tamahae.
Mārama is the sister of Tamahae.

Ko Tamahae te tungāne o Mārama.
Tamahae is the brother of Mārama.

Ko Mere te tuahine o Mārama rāua ko Tamahae.
Mere is Mārama’s and mahae cousin.

Ko Pani te whaea o Tamahae.
Pani is Tamahae’s mother.

Ko Hata te pāpā o Tamahae.
Hata is his father.

Kāhore a Tamahae i te whakarongo ki a Hata mā.
Tamahae is not listening to Hata and the others.

Kāhore a Tamahae rātou ko Rewi i te miraka kau tonu.
Tamahae and Rewi were not still milking the cows.

Ka whakahoki a Tamahae i te hii ika a ia
Tamahae replied that he had been fishing

Ko Tamahae te tama a Pani.
Tamahae is Pani’s son.

Mō tēhea hākari, Tamahae?
For which wedding feast, Tamahae?

Ka āhua pukuriri a Tamahae ki a Rewi.
Tamahae was somewhat angry with Rewi.

tā Tamahae tama
Tamahae's son

Ka aahua pukuriri a Tamahae ki a Rewi
Tamahae was somewhat angry with Rewi

ā Tamahae tama
Tamahae's sons

tō Tamahae whare
Tamahae's house

ō Tamahae whare
Tamahae's houses

I āta wāhia te wini e Tamahae.
Tamahae broke the window deliberately.

I tētahi ahiahi, ka haere a Tamahae ki te rapu tuna.
On a certain evening, Tamahae went to look for eels.

I te atapō tonu, ka haere a Tamahae ki te whaiwhai poaka.
At early dawn Tamahae went pig-hunting.

Kei te whakatoi tonu a Rewi ki a Tamahae.
Rewi is still teasing Tamahae.

Kei te kataina a Rewi e Tamahae.
Rewi is being laughed at by Tamahae.

I pakaru te wini i a Tamahae.
Tamahae broke the window.

B. Ko Tamahae kāore i noho ki te kāinga, i haere kē ki te whare pukapuka
Tamahae didn’t stay at home. He went to the library instead.

E oho, Tamahae!
The addressee may also precede, in which case some speakers require e koe for ‘you

Patu·a te kurii raa, Tamahae!
Tamahae, beat that dog!

Ka kite atu a Tamahae i ana paraikete i runga kee i te moenga o Rewi.
Tamahae saw his blankets on Rewi’s bed.

Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau nei i a ia te tarakihi
Tamahae is the child by whom the tarakihi was caught

Ehara mā Tamahae e whakarite te hui, mā Pita kē
It is not for Tamahae to open the meeting with prayer; it’s for Pita to do that

Nā te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.
Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.

Ko te whare o Tamahae tēnei.
This is Tamahae’s house.

I pakaru te wini i a Tamahae
The window was broken by Tamahae, Tamahae broke the window

Kei hea te pūru nāna nei i whai a Tamahae?
Where is the bull that chased Tamahae?