On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I taku taenga atu ki te kāinga, kua maoa kē i a ia ngā kai.
When I got home, he had already cooked dinner.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te topenga o te rākau, ka riri te iwi.
When the tree was cut, the people were angry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

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

Kua mutu tāu mahi, ka haere tātou.
When your job's finished we shall go.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kei ngā pō mārama, kei ngā pō rākaunui o te marama, e kitea atu ana a Rona.
On clear nights, on nights when the moon is full, Rona can be seen.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā mō te mahi whenua.
He is just like his father when it comes to farming.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna wā anō e tika ana.
No worries/it's all good. That hat will return when the times is right.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Ā hea te hui?
When is the meeting?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō nahea a Taika i tūtaki ai ki a Amaru?
When did Taika meet Amaru?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea koe i haere ai?
When did you go?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te pō, i a rātou ka taurite ki te kūrae o Taumata-apanui, ka peke a Tōrere.
At night, when they were opposite Taumata-apanui, Tōrere jumped [overboard].
Belonging to the past - nō

Kua tata waenganui pō ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia tae atu tātou ki Te Tairāwhitio, ka pōhiritia tātou.
When we get to the East Coast we will be welcomed.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then we will go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll (us two) go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia hoki mai rātou i te tāone, ka kai ai tātou.
When they get back from town, then we'll eat.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia tae katoa mai ngā tāngata, kātahi ka tīmata ai.
When everyone arrives, then we'll begin.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?
Be waited for - tāria

Inahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you return?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nō nahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you get back in?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I nahea a Niko i tae mai ai?
When did Niko arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I nahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Āhea a Tame mā haere mai ai?
When are Tame and the others coming?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Ā hea te kura rere atu ai ki Āmerika?
When is the school flying to America?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

I a au e taiohi ana, i tukua aku makawe kia tupu. I āhua roa tonu.
When I was a teenager, I let my hair grow. It got quite long.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

I a au e hapū ana, i manako au ki ētahi kai tino rerekē nei.
When I was pregnant, I had some weird cravings.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia oti i a koe tēnei mahi a te wā e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha mā te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae mai rātou, ka pōwhiritia.
When they arrive they will be welcomed.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kāore au i te pai ki tēnā mahi.
I don't like it when you do that.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te wā...
When...
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka kite au i a ia, ka aroha atu.
When I saw her I was moved.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mutu te kai, ka kī ia...
When the meal was over, he said...
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 mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu

Te rongonga atu o Tawa i te kōrero a tana tuahine...
When Tawa heard what his sister said...
Away - atu

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Tonga?
When did you leave for Southland?
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

Tae rawa atu, kātahi tonu ia ka haere.
When we arrived, he had just left.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Me whakapā atu ki a Kauri ina ka taea.
Contact M1 if and when you can.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

A kōrero ana rāua mō te rā e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Ā hea kōria mārena ai?
When will you two get married?
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?

Ā hea tātou hui ai?
When are we meeting?
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?

Nōnahea?
When? (in the past)
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Nōnhea te hui?
When was the meeting?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea te hui?
When was the meeting?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea te kemu?
When was the game?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Nōnahea te kemu?
When was the game?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea koe i haere ai ki te toa?
When did you go to the shop?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Nōnahea koe i tunu ai i tēnei keke?
When did you cook the cake?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea koe i haere ati ai?
When did you go there?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea koe i mahi ai?
When did you work?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea koe i whakamutu ai i tō mahi?
When did you finish your work?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ka hoki mai ia, ka kai tātou.
When he gets back, we will eat.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ka mutu tō mahi, ka mohi mau au.
When your work is finished, I will return.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia wātea mai koe, ka hui tāua.
When you are free, we will catch up.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia tae mai a Honi, ka peka atu tātau ki te kāinga o Hera.
When Honi arrives, we will stop by Hera's house.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ka mao te ua, ka whiti mai te rā.
When the rain stops, the sun will shine.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ka mutu tāt tāau mahi, ka whakatā tātou.
When our work is finished, we will relax.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia mutu taku hui, ka waea atu ia ki a koe.
When I finish my meeting, I will call you.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ka mutu ana te hui, ka hoki atu tāua ki te kāinga.
When the hui finishes, then we will come home. (Or when the hui finished, then we went home.)
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka tae mai ana rātou, ka kai tātou.
When they arrive, we will eat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka kai tātou, ka tae mai ana rātou.
We will all eat when they arrive.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka mutu ana te karanga, ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero.
When the karanga has finished, the whaikōrero will start.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero, ka mutu ana te karanga.
The whaikōrero will start when the karanga has finished.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka pau ana āu hua whenua, ka kai koe i tō purini.
When all your vegetables have been eaten, you will be able to eat your pudding.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka haere tātou, ka mutu ana te hui.
We will go when the hui finishes.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka karangatia ana mātou, ka eke ki runga i te marae.
When we were called, we then proceeded onto the marae.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka puāwai ana te pōhutukawa, ka mōmona ngā kina.
When the pōhutukawa blooms, the kina are fat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka mutu te mahi inanahi, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
When yesterday’s work was finished, we went to town.

Nōna e taitama ana he aha ngā momo waiata ki runga i ngā marae?
What kind of sobgs were sung on the marae when she was young?

Ā, ka toru ū rā e noho ana, (kia hohoro tōu haere ki raro) (1 Samuel 20:19)
And when thou hast stayed three days, (then shalt thou go down quickly)

Ā hea te hui tīmata?
When is the meeting?

Ā hea te kemu?
When is the game?

Nō nahea koe i tae mai ai? (time)
When did you arrive?

Ā hea te hui tīmata ai?
When will the meeting begin?

Ā hea te kemu ai?
When will the game start?

Enei ka haere tātou ki tātahi.
When we're finished, we'll go to the beach.

E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.

Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.
When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.

Kia maroke ka hari ai ki te ana tūpāpaku.
When dried out the remains are taken to the burial cave.

I te hāngaatanga o Te Karaiti ki a ia, ka titiro ake (Pōtatau 1991:164)
When Christ came up to where he (Zacchæus) was, He looked up

Hiki ana te hui, hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Pakeke rawa ati au, kua tu kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.

Hei konā rā.
Goodbye to someone who is staying; also used when ending a telephone call.

Hiki ana te hui, hoki hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Ke hoki ia ki Hawaiki, ka mauria e ia ētahi pounamu.
When he returned to Hawaiki, he took some pieces of greenstone with him.

Nō te whā karaka i te ahiahi rātou i tīmata ai.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they started.

Āhea te kanikani?
When (is) the dance?

Āhea koe haere mai ai ki te whare?
When are you coming to the house?

Nō te Rātapu mātou i haere ai ki Ōtaki.
It was Sunday when we went to Ōtaki.

Mate atu he tētēkura, ara mai he tētēkura.
When one plant does, another rises up to replace it.

Tae atu ana, ka uru ninihi atu te wuruhi ki roto.
When he arrived, the wolf slipped inside.

Nānahea koutou i haere ai ki te whare?
When did you go to the house?

Tomo ana i te whare, kei te papa a Hukamā e takoto ana.
When they entered the house, Snow White was lying on the floor.

Āhea koe ka kai?
When will you eat?

Te tino putanga o Ponga ki mua o te kapa.
When Ponga appeared at the front of the ranks.

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?

Inahea koe i kōrero ai ki a ia?
When did you talk to her?

I te aonga tomutanga o te rā
When day broke

Āhea koe hoki atu ai ki Ōtepoti?
When are you going back to Dunedin?

Hei te pō kengokengo ka puta ai te kiwi.
When it is pitch black, then the kiwi will emerge.

Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the meeting take place?

Ka hoki ia ki Hawaiki, ka mauria e ia ētahi pounamu.
When he returned to Hawaiki, he took some pieces of greenstone with him.

Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the meeting take place?

Āhea koe hoki ai?
When are you returning?

Awatea kau ana, ka haere te koroheke rā.
When morning came, that old man left.

Āhea koe e kōrero ai ki a Hēnare?
When will you talk to Hēnare?

Hiki ana te hui, hoki hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga
When the meeting closes, everyone goes home' (general statement)

He koi te arero
The/Her tongue is sharp. (She is quick-witted/doesn’t hold any punches ent comes to talking.)

Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki au ki te kāinga.
When the work is finished, I'll go home.

Ka tae ana te ope, ka pōhiritia
When the party arrives, they will be welcomed

Tahi Rua Toru Whā Rima Ono Whitu Waru Iwa Tekau
So that's fine for counting on your fingers, but when we want to say how many *things* there are we need to add an e in front of the numbers between 2 and 9.

Ina haere mai koe āpōpō, me heke i taku kāinga.
If or when you come tomorrow, get off at my place.

Nā, nō ka kaha ngā tama a Iharaira, ka meinga e rātou ngā Kanaani hei kāmahi
When the Israelites became stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labour

E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu.
Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel when they go down to drink.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra
She’s very knowledgeable ent comes to gardening/growing veges.

Ā, nō ka hukea te hāngi, he hāwareware kau anō
Then, when the oven was opened, there was nothing but skin and bones

Kia mahara ki ēnei tikanga ana haere ki te moana ki te mahi kai, hī ika rānei.
Remember these customs when you go to the sea to find food, or to fish.

E hoa, kia mahara koe ki ahau ina haere atu koe ki Ingarangi.
Friend, remember me when you go to England.

Nō rātou ka rongo, ka werowero i roto i ō rātou ngākau (Acts 2:37)
When they heard (this), they were cut to the heart

Kia tūpato tāua, ana hoki mai ā te ahiahi.
Let us be careful when we come back in the evening.

Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kaparernauma i ētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house

E whiti koe ki rāwāhi, me haere tonu atu koe.
When you reach the other side keep straight on.

Inā tae mai koe, ka kai ai tātou.
When you get here, we’ll have a meal.

Ko Mahuta te kingi i a Te Puea i uru kaha ai ki ngā mahi o te Kīngitanga (Kāretu 1974:97)
Mahuta was king when Te Puea devoted herself to the activities of the Kīngitanga

Koia tēnei pepeha mō te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying concerning something found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.

Māku e hoko mai he koha māu inā tae mai te moni.
I’ll buy you a present enhe money arrives.

Kia mutu rā anō te ua, ka haere tāua.
Only when the rain stops will we go. / We won't go until the rain stops.

Kia tae mai a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
When Rangi arrives, the meeting will start.

Kia pakeke rā anō ngā tamariki, ka mārama rātou.
Only when the children are older will they understand.

Ka mutu te ua, ka haere tāua.
When the rain stops, we'll go. / If the rain stop, then we'll go.

Ka tae mai a Rangi, ka kai tātou.
When Rangi arrives, we'll eat.

Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.

Ina tae te tangata rā ki tāwāhi, ka mate ia.
When that man reaches the other side he will die.

Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho tākaro ai.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside to play.

Kia mutu ngā whaikōrero, ka haere mai te manuhiri ki te harirū.
When the speeches are over, the guests approach to meet the hosts.

Ka mutu te kai, ka hui te iwi rā, ki roto i te whare.
When the meal was over the people assembled in the house.

Kia taka te tau, kia pirau, ka kawe ai i ngā iwi ki taua toma.
When a year had passed, and when it had decomposed, the people would carry it to the resting place for bones.

Kia maranga ake au, ka whakapuare ai au i te matapihi o tōku rūma moe.
When I get up, I always open my bedroom window.

Kia hauhaketia ngā tīwai, ka wehea ai ngā purapura.
When the potatoes are harvested, the seeds are set aside.

Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside.

No te matenga o te rangatira ka tangihia te tangi mōona
When the chief died the lament was sung for him.

No tōku taenga ki Waihī ka kite au i a Te Taaite
When I reached Waihī I saw Te Taaite.

I te haerenga o Tama mā ki Moehau
When Tama and others went to Moehau.

Rite tonu koe ki te ika ki te kauhoe.
You are just like a fish when it comes to swimming.

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?

Ā, i tōna mōhiotanga no te rangatiratanga ia o Hērota ka tonoa ia ki a Hērota i Hiruhārama hoki ia i aua rā.
And, when he (Pilate) was informed that he (Jesus) belonged to Herod’s province he (Jesus) was sent to Herod as he (Herod) was in Jerusalem in those days.

Ka awatea, ka kite atu te tamaiti rā i te Kīngi e haere mai ana.
When it was day the child saw the King approaching.

Kei te tunu tōku māmā I tētahi keke
But when we use the gerund, the abridged version we don't need it

Ā tōku kaumātuatanga.
When I am in my old age.

Engari ka karangatia koe, haere whakamua.
Instead, when you are called, go forward.

I te matenga o Heremia, ka whakatūria he tēneti mō te tūpāpaku.
When Heremia died a tent was put up for the body.

I te mutunga o te ua, ka haere mātou ki Kaipara.
When the rain ended we went to Kaipara.

I tō rātou tomokanga ki te pā, kāhore he tangata o roto.
When they entered the pā, there was nobody inside.

A whea a Hata haere mai ai?
When will Hata come?

Ā hea a Pita mutu ai i te whare wānanga?
When will Pita finish at the university?

I hea koe i te tangi o te pīpīwharauroa?
Where were you when the shining cuckoo sang?

Ka pakeke rawa atu au, ka tū kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.

Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa

Kia tū koe ki te kōrero, me mihi ki te whare, ki te marae, ki te hunga mate, ki te tangata whenua
When you stand to speak, you should acknowledge the house, the marae, the deceased and the hosts

Āwhea a Ari hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Ari buying his new bike?

Āwhea hoko ai a Koa i tana pahikara hou?
When is Koa buying his new bike?

Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Āwhea ara ai te marama?
When will there be a new moon?

Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the hui take place?

Ka kī atu te kōtiro rā, ‘Kia pō ka hoki mai
When it is dark, he will return

Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Kia ahiahi ka puta ake ai?
When it is evening, then he emerges?

Kia ea rā te mate ngarengare, ka puta ai ki mua whakapī ai.
When defeat of the troublesome one is avenged, then one can dance in jubilation.

Kia oti te pūrongo i a koe, ka whāki ai ki te kaiwhakawā.
When you have finished the report then you can show it to the judge.

Ka kati·a e koe te wini inaa haere mai a wai?
You will close the window when who comes?

I kati·a e koe te wini i te haere·nga mai o wai?
You closed the window when who came?

Ina kite koe i a ia, me mihi.
When you see her say hullo for me.

Āwhea a Mia ngaki māra ai?
When will Mia dig the garden?

Āwhea a Tawa ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Tawa learn ancient songs?

Nōnahea i waea mai ai?
When did she call here?

Āwhea a Aroha hiki maitai ai?
When will Aroha lift weights?

Āwhea a Riripeti hoko kai ai?
When will Riripeti buy food?

Āwhea a Riripeti horoi kākahu ai?
When will Riripeti wash the clothes?

Āwhea a Nikau tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Nikau play netball?

I te mea ehara i te iwi hāpai rākau ki te riri, kore rawa i ara te ua i te putanga mai o Rere-ao mā.
Because they were not a people to bear weapons in battle, they did not raise their heads when Rere-ao and company appeared.

Nō te hinganga o te taniwha nei, ka pakaru a Ngāti Porou ka whati.
When (because) this chief fell, Ngāti Porou broke and fled.

Ka oti te mahi, ka hoki mai rātou ki te kāinga.
When the job was done, they returned home.

I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.

Ā hea rātou (e) haere ai (ki Rānana)?
When will they go (to London)?

I tō rātou taenga ki te wāhi e kīa nei ko Korokota (Matthew 27:33)
When they arrived at the place called Golgotha

Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then (we) will go.

I mate ia i te iwi o Rangi-houhiri, i a rātou i whakaeke ai i Maketū.
He was killed by the people of Rangi-houhiri when they attacked Maketū.

I ahau e tamariki ana ..
When I was growing up ..

Nōnahea koe i kai ai?
When did you eat?

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.

I hea a Rewi, ka tuutuki too·na motokaa ki te tereina?
Where was Rewi when his car hit the train?

He rite tonu ia ki te pēpi ki te tangi.
He is just like a baby when it comes to crying.

Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?

Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.
When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.

Ā te ata nei
When morning comes

Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?

Kia kitea, mauria mai ki te taha o te māra tū ai.
When you find it, bring it over to stand at the side of the garden.

Ā hea koe haere ai ki Ākarana?
When will you go to Auckland?

Nōnāhea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?
When did you return from Wellington?

Ka riri ana te tangata rā, ka tetee ōna niho.
When that man gets angry he grinds his teeth.

Ā hea puta mai ai te rangatiratanga o te Atua?
When will the kingdom of the Lord appear?

I te wā i mua rā, kei hine ana au.
In time gone by, when I was a girl.

Kia hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, ka moe ai.
When the children go home then they will sleep.

Ā, tēnā moana, i mua, kia tāti te mango i te whānau ko konā ranga ai
In former times, in that river, when sharks would start to give birth they would gather there

Taihoa ka mōhio, kia oti te tatau
Soon we will know when the calculation is completed.

Nō te taenga atu o te tūpāpaku ki te marae, ka timata te tangitangi a te iwi
When the body of the deceased arrived at the marae, the people began to mourn

Ka hoki taku mahara...
I remember when...

Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll go.

Ka tae rāua ki reira ka waiho te tamaiti rā a Kape-taua e Tara-kumikumi i aua toka rā noho ai.
When they reached there, that child, Kape-taua, was left to stay on that rock by Tara- kumikumi.

I hea koe i te tangihanga o te riroriro?
Where were you when all the work was being done?

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

Ā hea koe haere ai?
When will you go?

I taku haerenga ki Tīpene kura ai, nā Sister Edith o te Mīhana Māori Perehipitiriana i Nūhaka i kawe au i reira ..
When I went to school at Tīpene, it was Sister Edith of the Presbyterian Māori Ministry at

Nā, ka pō, ka haere ia ki te punake o te ihu takoto ai.
So, when it was night, he went to the canoe's bow and lay down there.

Kia mutu taua mahi, ka whakamākūhia ki te wai.
When that work is finished, water the garden.

Tae rawa atu rātou ki te kāinga, kua tae kē ō rātou hoa
When they eventually reached home their friends had already arrived

Ko te tāne a te wahine nei i haere ki te mahi i tētahi whenua tawhiti.
The woman’s husband had gone to a distant place to work. ene returned home the woman went hokianga mai ki te kāinga, ka haere te wahine ki te wharekai ki te mahi.

Āwhea koe waiata ai?
When will you sing?

Āhea tātou haere atu ai?
When will we leave?

Āhea rātou ka wehe atu?
When are they leaving?

Āhea kōrero ai a Rangi?
When will Rangi speak?

Taku kitenga i a rāua i nanahi, i te tautohetohe rāua.
When I saw them yesterday, they were quarrelling.

I kata mai a Rangi ki ahau i tērā wiki i kanikani *ai* au.
Rangi laughed at me last week when *i* danced.

Āwhea tākaro ai ngā tamariki?
When will the children play?

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai?
When will they arrive?

I whānau mai a Rangi i te tau i tae mai ai ngā Beatles ki Aotearoa.
Rangi was born in the year when the Beatles visited New Zealand.

Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?

Taku kitenga i a rāua i nanahi, i te tautohetohe rāua
When I saw them yesterday, they were quarrelling

Ka hoko au i tētahi motokā hou ā te wā e whiwhi ai au i ētahi moni.
I will buy a new car at the time when I get some money.

I a ia e tamariki ana...
When she was young...

Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?

Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?

e rua tekau mā whitu = 27 kotahi rau e rima tekau mā tahi = 151 e ono mano e waru rau e toru tekau mā iwa = 6839
When counting things off, we say ‘ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru

Kaaore au i te maumahara oo whea a ia i tae mai ai
I don’t remember ene arrived

Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?

Āhea koutou haere ai ki te kōnohete?
When are you going to the concert?

Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you cut the grass/lawn?

Āwhea a Rereata tīmata ai?
When does Rereata start?

Nō te horonga o Mokoia ka riro ngā wheua o Tūhourangi i a Ngāpuhi.
The bones of Tūhourangi were taken away by Ngāpuhi at the time when Mokoia was captured.

Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?

Nō te taenga ki te raumati, ka mahana te kiri o te tangata.
When summer arrived people began to feel warm.

Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?

Nō te matenga o Hawe-pōotiki, ka pokai a Turi te manawa.
When Hawe-pōotiki was dead Turi cut out his heart.

Āwhea a Hēnare hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Hēnare buying his new bike?

Nō te haerenga ka paakia te ringaringa o Hākawau ki te paepae o te whare.
When he left Hākawau slapped his hand against the threshold of the house.

Āwhea hoko ai a Hēnare i tana pahikara hou?
When is Hēnare buying his new bike?

Āhea koe horoi ai i ngā rihi?
When will you wash the dishes?

Nō te mutunga o te tangihanga, ka kīia atu e Rehua, ‘Tahuna he ahi.
When the greeting was done, Rehua said, ‘Light a fire.

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou
When the work is done, we will go home

Hiki ana te hui, hokihoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Āhea te hui?
When is the meeting?

Nōnāhea ngā manuhiri i tae mai ai?
When did the guests arrive?

Nō tō rātou taenga atu
When they arrived, on their arrival

Ka pō, ka hoki ki te whare ki.te moe.
When it was night, she returned to the house to sleep.

Tae rawa atu mātou ki te awa kua wehe kē te poti.
When we eventually arrived at the river the boat had already departed.

Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kapenarauma iētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house

Ka mutu, ka noho anō ki.te whakaaro.
When that was over they sat again and thought.

Ka hoko koe i te motokā whero, kāore rānei, ina haere koe ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara?
Will you buy the red car or not when you go to Wellington?

Ko te pō te wā e tangi ana te ruru.
Night is the time when the owl cries.

Āhea rawa tō tāne hoki mai ai?
When will your husband return?

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.

I a au e hapū ana, i manako au ki ētahi kai tino rerekē nei.
When I was pregnant/During my pregnancy/pregnancies, I had some weird cravings.

Ka mutu tērā, ka kī anō te waha o te tuatoru.
When that was finished, the voice of the third also spoke.

Ki tonu ā rātou kete ka hoki rātou ki te kāinga.
When their kits were quite full they returned to the village.

He aha koe *e* haere ai?
And actually, it’s the same idea ene use ɛ in a command.

Nō tōna kitenga i a Peta rāua ko Hoani meake tomo ki te temepara, ka tono ia i tētahi mea māna.
When he saw Peta and Hoani soon to enter the temple, he requested something for himself.

Ka tae te ropa rā ki ana hoa, ka rongo rātou, heoi anō rongo kau anō, ka oho te mauri o ērā.
The slave got to his friends, and they listened, but when they listened, their fear was aroused.

Kia mahaki rā anō te Kauae-o-Poua, ka riro ai te whenua.
When the jawbone of Poua becomes loose, then the land may be taken.

Oho rawa ake ia i te ata, ka tirotiro haere, kua ngaro kē `na hoa.
When he finally woke up in the morning, [he] looked all around, but his friends had disappeared.

Kia tau te whakaaturanga, whakautua te pātai
When the animation stops, answer the question

I toona tae·nga mai, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Ka mutu, ka tomo ki te whare
When [that] was over, [they] entered the house

Noo toona tae·nga mai, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When (and because) he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Tae moata atu, e moe tonu ana ngaa tamariki
When [we] arrived early, the children were still sleeping

Hei āpōpō, ka haere ai ahau.
It will be tomorrow when I will go.

Ka tae mai raa hoki ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea

Taku taenga atu ki te hōhipera, ka rongo au kua hoki kē taku hoa ki te kāinga
When I got to the hospital, I heard that my friend had already gone back home

When will [Rangi] dig the garden?
Āwhea a [Rangi]ngaki māra ai?

Tae noa ki te peka·nga, peka tonu hoki ia
When [they] reached the turning, he turned also

Ā hea koe (e) kōrero ai ki a Hēnare
When will you talk to Hēnare?

Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University of Otago for three years, and en finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years

Kia tae mai koe, ka kai (ai) taatou
When you get here, well have a meal

Maa·ku e hoko mai he koha maa·u inaa tae mai te moni
I’ll buy you a present enhe money arrives

Ka ora ra pea ahau e ka tuaina ki te moana.
I will escape if I am chopped down in the sea (said by Tama-te-kapua when he was running on stilts).

Inaa tae mai koe, ka kai ai taatou
When you get here we’ll have a meal

Koia tenei pepeha mo te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying about things which are found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.

Nō nahea rātou i wehe atu ai?
When did they leave?

Hei toou tae·nga mai, ka kai ai taatou
When you get here, we’ll have a meal

Kia maranga ake au, ka whakapuare ai au i te matapihi o tooku ruuma moe
When I get up, I always open my bedroom window

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

Kia hauhake·tia ngaa riiwai, ka wehe·a ai ngaa purapura
When potatoes are harvested, the seeds are set aside

Maranga ake ana au, whakapuare kau ana au i te matapihi
When I get up, I open the window

Āwhea te hoe mai ai?
When will he paddle here?

Āpōpō kaukau ai au ina kitea te wai ariki.
Tomorrow when the warm spring is found I shall bathe there (in).

Ka mahi te iwi i te kai, ka kawe maa Poroumaataa i te hinu, i te ika, me eeraa atu kai katoa
When the tribe procured food, they brought for Poroumata game, fish, and all other kinds of food

Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te papa tākaro, ka mutu te ua
When they arrived at the playing field, the rain stopped

Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?
When did you get back from Wellington?

hauhake·tanga i ngaa riiwai
The seeds are set aside when potatoes are harvested

I waiatatia e tana wairua i runga i te whare i tōna mauranga ai i te tamaiti.
It was sung by his supernatural being on the roof of the house when it took a child.

Nōnahea koe tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?

Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.

Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te marae, ka kite rātou kua timata kē te hui
When they arrived at the marae, they saw that the meeting had already begun