On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I te pupuhi te hau inanahi.
The wind was blowing yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te pupuhi te hau.
The wind was blowing.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te pō nei.
The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kāore te hau i te pupuhi.
The wind is not blowing.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore te rākau i hinga i te hau.
The tree was not knocked down by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka kite mātou i te Wind Wand, ā, ka hīkoi i te ara moana.
We saw the Wind Wand, and walked on the beach walkway.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka pupihi te hau, ha hingahinga ngā rākau, ka rere ngā tīni o te whare.
The wind blew, the trees blew over and roofing iron blew off.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kaua e kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Don't close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua hinga te rākau i te hau.
The tree was knocked down by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I pakaru te wini i te hau?
Did the wind break the window?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Inapō nei, e pupuhi ana te hau.
Last night, the wind was blowing.

I pupuhi te hau.
The wind blew.

Inapō nei ka pupuhi te hau.
Last night, the wind blew.

Kei te pupuhi te hau.
The wind is blowing.

Ko Tāwhirimātea te atua o te hau me ngā āwhā.
Tāwhirimātea is the god of the storms.

I tēnei wā, kua tino kaha te pupuhi o te hau.
By this time, the wind had become very strong.