On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Me kau hoki ki hea i te tawhiti ki waho o te moana nui?
Where could he swim to, from such a distance out in the ocean?
Sentences with i - i

Kei hea ngā tamariki e haere ana?
Where are the chidren going?

Kei hea koe e mamae ana?
Where's your sore?

Kei hea tō pāpā e mahi ana?
Where is your father working?

Kei hea tō whānau e noho ana?
Where is your family living?

Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?

Kei hea koe e noho ana i nāianei?
Where are you living now?

Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?

Kei hea a Amaru e mahi ana?
Where is Amaru working?

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

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?
Belonging to a place - nō

E ai ki te hea o Te Mana Hauora hoki, he māramatanga kei roto i te reo Māori.
According to Te Mana Hauora chair, there was understanding in Māori language use.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ka aroha rātou. Nō hea e oma, nō hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana whārangi pukumata.
The truth of what she put on her facebook page was never questioned.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

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 hea?
Where was?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei hea ngā pounamu mīraka?
Where are the milk bottles?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereto hoki?
Where are your cups hiding, and her plates?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei hea ō koutou kamapūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

I pakeke tō whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Tau kē! Kei hea taua wharekai?
Awesome! Where is that restaurant?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei hea?
Where is? Where will be?
*Future locatives - kei te

Ko hea te wāhi pai rawa o Aotearoa ki a koe?
Where is your favourite place in Aotearoa?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

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?

Kei hea te toa?
Where is the shop?

Ahakoa tae atu ia ki hea, i tino manaakitia.
Wherever he went, he was very well looked after.

Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where you go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘No hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘No Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
Wherever you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua.

I hea koe inapō?
Where were you last night?

Ā hea te hui tīmata?
When is the meeting?

Kei hea te ngeru?
Where’s the cat?

Ā hea te kemu?
When is the game?

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

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

Kei hea te kakau o te toki?
Where’s the handle of the axe?

Kei te haere koe ki hea a te Aranga?
Where are you going at Easter?

Kei hea te paraoa?
Where is the bread?

Kei hea tō matua?
Where is your father?

I hea te papakāinga?
Where was the settlement?

I hea anō tāku ngeru?
Where was my cat again?

Kei hea a Ataahua?
Where is Ataahua?

Kei hea ngā tamariki?
Where are the children?

Ko hea te ingoa o te maunga rā?
What is the name of that mountain?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua
Wherever (no matter where) you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua

I tae atu te Hīkoi ki Ākarana, ki Kirikiriroa, ki Taupō, ki hea, ki hea
The Hīkoi went to Auckland, to Hamilton, to Taupō, and so on

I te ata, ko ō ngā tamariki, nāna nei i tohatoha ngā hea.
In the morning the children who spread the hay got up.

I whānau mai koe i hea?
Where were you born?

I pakeke ake koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?

Kei hea te kāinga i whakatūria ai te whare o Rua?
Where is the settlement at which/where Rua’s house was erected?

E kīia mai ana, ‘Nō hea tēnei wahine?
Where does this woman come from?

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘Nō hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘Nō Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Ahakoa tae atu ia ki hea, i tino manaakitia
Wherever he went (no matter where he went), he was very well looked after

kei hea te ngahere?
where is the forest?

Āe rā, kia haere tāua ki hea?
Yes! Where shall we go?

i hea koe?
where were you?

Kei hea ō kākahu?
Where are your clothes?

Ko hea te ingoa o tēnei rohe?
What is the name of this area?

Kei hea ō hū?
Where are your shoes?

Kei hea ō pene?
Where are your pens?

Kei hea tō pōtae?
Where is your hat?

Ka whai haere rāua i ahau ahakoa haere ahau ki hea.
They followed me no matter where I went.

Kei hea tō pāpā?
Where is your father?

kei hea?
where?

Kei hea ō koutou kamupūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?

Kei hea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?

Nō hea koe?
A person’s home place or affiliation

I pakeke koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?

I pakeke tō hoa i hea?
Where did your friend grow up?

I pakeke tō pāpā i hea?
Where did your dad grow up?

I pakeke ō kaumātua i hea?
Where did your grandparents grow up?

Kei hea aku mōhiti?
Where are my glasses?

Kei hea te waka?
Where is the waka?

Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?

Kei hea tāu pene?
Where is your pen?

Mā hea haere ai ki reira?
How shall we go there?

Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?

I hea a Tiria?
Where was Tiria?

Ko hea tēnei?
What place is this?

Ko hea tērā maunga?
What is that mountain?

Kei hea tōu?
Where is yours?

Kei hea tāku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Kei hea ō taringa?
Where are your ears?

Kua tae mai rātou i hea?
Where have they arrived from?

I hea te hipi?
Where was the sheep?

Ki hea?
Where?

Kei hea tō ihu?
Where is your nose?

I hea te paoro a Hera?
Where was Hera's ball?

Kei hea taku waea?
Where's my phone?

Kei hea tāku pene?
Where is my pen?

Kei hea te kōtiro?
Where is the girl?

Kei hea tāku ine?
Where is my ruler?

Kei hea taku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Kei hea tō tāua hoa?
Where is our friend?

Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereti hoki?
Where are her cups hiding, and her plates?

Kei hea koe?
Where are you?

Kei hea te ngahere?
Where is the forest?

Kei hea tōku waka?
Where is my waka?

Kei hea te moana?
Where is the sea?

Ka haere ia ki hea?
To where is he going?

I hea tā tātou pouaka whakaata?
Where was our television?

I hea tō rōpū?
Where was your group?

I hea te rākau poikua nei?
Where was this softball bat?

Kei hea te tangihanga?
Where is the funeral?

Mā hea mai koutou?
Which way did you come?

I hea tō māmā i te whitu karaka?
Where was your mother at seven o'clock?

I pakeke ake tō tāne i hea?
Where did your hubby grow up?

Kei hea tōu whaea
Where is your mother?

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?

I hea koe
Where were you?

I hea tana koti?
Where was her coat?

Kei hea tana koti?
Where is her coat?

Kei hea te wāhi i mahi ai taku tama?
Where is the place where my son worked?

Kei hea aku mokopuna?
Where are my grandchildren?

Kei hea a Haora?
Where is Haora?

Kei hea āna tamariki?
Where are his children?

I whakatā au. Me koe? I haere koe ki hea?
I relaxed. And you? Where did you go?

I hea ngā tamariki?
Where were the children?

Kei hea rā tērā wahine koi?
Where is that sharp woman?

Kei hea te roumamao mō te tukuata?
Where is the remote for the projector?

I hea te kāinga i noho ai ōu mātua?
Where is the village at which your parents lived?

E haere ana koe ki hea?
Where are you going (now)?

I whānau mai tō māmā i hea?
Where was your mum born?

Ko hea tātou hoko ai i ētehi taro?
Where shall we buy thereat some loaves?

Kei hea te pūrere whakaahua?
Where is the photocopier?

Kei hea tō rātou motokā?
Where is their car?

Kei hea te rangatira?
Where is the chief?

Kei hea te pene?
Where is the pen?

Kei hea ngā pānui mō tēnei ahiahi?
Where are the notices for this afternoon?

Kei hea te kurī?
Where is the dog?

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

No hea Māwhera koe?
(Where are you from? I’m from Greymouth.)

Kei hea koutou e noho ana?
Where are you living?

No hea a Hēmi?
(Where’s Hēmi from? He’s from that other island.)

Kei hea ngā pounamu miraka?
Where are the milk bottles?

Kei hea te horo puehu?
Where's the vacuum cleaner?

I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?

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

Kei hea tō autāne, Fiona?
Where is your brother-in-law, Fiona?

I hea rātou, inanahi?
Whjere were they yeterday?

Kei hea tō auwahine, Harvey?
Where is your sister-in-law, Harvey?

Kei hea ngā karaehe?
Where are the glasses?

Me tuku mātou kia kai i ā mātou paipa, kia kite mai ai koutou kei hea mātou.
We had better be allowed to smoke so that you may see where we are.

Kei hea aku kī?
Where are my keys?

Kei hea tō kura?
Where's your school?

Kei hea tō marae?
Where's your marae?

Ko hea te tāone reka te kai?
Which town has delicious food?

Kei hea ōku hū?
Where are my shoes?

Nā, ki hea koutou e noho ai?
Well, where do you usually live?

Ko hea te tāone kawa rawa te kai?
Which town has the best food?

I hea kōrua e ako ana?
Where were you studying?

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

I hea a Apirana ka kauwhau mō te ahuwhenua i ērā rā?
Where was Apirana’s speech-making about agriculture in those days?

Kei hea raanei!
[It] must be somewhere!

Kei hea aku hū?
Where are my shoes?

I hea a Mere mā?
Where were Mere and the others?

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

Mā hea koe haere mai ai?
How did you get here?

Tēnā, kei hea tōku nei koma?
VOC at where my EMPH comb Now, where is my comb?

No hea too hoa, e Rewi?
Where does your friend come from, Rewi?

Kei te haere a Justin rātou ko Aaron mā ki hea?
Where are Justin, Aaron and the others going?

Kei hea too koti, Maarama?
Where is my coat, Maarama?

Kei hea oo hū, e Riki?
Where are your shoes, Riki?

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where is your father from?

Nō hea ia e mōhio ai ki tēnā!
There's no way he knows that!

A. Kei hea koe e noho ana
Where are you living?

Nō hea au e mōhio!
How would I know!

Nō hea tēnei kai?
Where is the food from?

Aue, kei hea ia?
Oh! Where is she?

Nō hea tō kai?
Where is your food from?

Kei hea te pune pēpi?
Where's the baby spoon?

Nō hea he kai!
There is absolutely no food!

Kei hea ngā tote?
Where is the salt?

Nō hea, nō whea
a strong or emphatic negative.

E mōhio ana ia kei hea ngā tamariki?
Do you know where the children are?

Kei te mōhio a Pita kei hea tōna whaea e noho ana?
Does Pita know where his mother is living?

Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana CV.
The truth of what he put in his CV was never questioned.

E mōhio ana tōu hoa kei hea tōku whare?
Does your friend know where my house is?

Kei hea aua pukapuka āna
Where are those books of his?

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

Ma hea mai koutou?
What way did you come?

I a Rangi tāku pene. Kei hea inaiānei?
Rangi had my pen. Where is it now?

Ā hea koe haere ai?
When will you go?

He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.

Ma hea mai too koutou na ara?
By way of what route did you come?

Kei hea tāku mōkai kurī?
Where's my pet dog?

Kei hea ngā tī hāte?
Were are the t-shirts?

Na hea mai koutou?
By way of what place did you come?

Kei hea tō tātou kaiwhakaora?
Where is our saviour?

Kei hea ngā tauera?
Where are the tea towels?

Kei hea te whare hākinakina?
Where is the gym?

I hea tāu wahine inapō?
Where was your girlfriend last night?

I koorero mai ia e haere ana ia ki hea to where
He said where he was going

Kei hea a Mere?
Where is Mere?

Kei hea tōku korowai?
Where is my cloak?

I hea ā tātou inu?
Where were our drinks?

Kei hea taku waea pūkoro?
Where's my cell phone?

Kei hea ngā rare?
Where are the lollies?

I hea te tīpao nei i te hāneanea
Where was this putter?

Kei hea kē ngā tamariki?
Where are the children? They are not where I expected them to be.

Kei te hiahia haere koe ki hea, ki tāwāhi?
Do you want to go to where, overseas?

Mā hea te ope haere mai ai?
How did the group get here?

Kei hea taku tarau?
Where's my pants?

Ko hea tēnei kāinga?
What is this place?

Nā hea mai koutou?
By way of what place did you come?

Kei hea rāua?
Where are those two?

Kei hea aku pukapuka?
Where are my books?

Kei hea taku wāreti?
Where is my wallet.

Kei te haere koe ki hea?
Where are you going?

Kei hea ō kōrua whare?
Where are your houses?

Kei hea koe ināianei?
Where are you now?

Kei te haere tāua ki hea?
Where are we going?

Kei hea ngā mātua o ēnei tamariki?
Where are the parents of these children?

Kua hoki mai koe i hea?
From where have you returned?

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki hea?
Where are the children going?

Kei te haere ngā kurī ki hea?
Where are we two going?

I hea rātou inanahi?
Where were they yesterday?

I pātai mai ia kei te haere au ki hea.
He asked me where I was going.

Kei hea te heru?
Where's the comb?

Kei hea te tāora?
Where is the towel?

Kei hea te motokā?
Where is the car?

Kei hea ngā kī?
Where are the keys?

Kei hea a Hari?
Where is Hari?

Kei hea ngā kākahu?
Where are the clothes?

Kei hea te Whare Wānanga o Waikato?
Where is the University of Waikato?

Kei hea tāna pereti?
Where is his plate?

Kei hea te pāpā?
Where is the father?

Kei te haere rāua ki hea?
Towards where are those two going?

Kei hea tō hingareti?
Where is your singlet?

Kei hea ngā kete i whatua e Rangi
Where are the kete which were woven by Rangi?

Kei hea tōku koti?
Where's my coat?

Kei hea tōna tīhāte?
Where's her t-shirt?

Kei hea ō kamupūtu?
Where are your gumboots?

Kei hea ōna tōkena?
Where are his socks?

E kīia mai ana, ‘No hea tēnei wahine?
Where does this woman come from?

Kei hea ōku tarau?
Where are my trousers?

Kei hea mai!
Choice!

Kei hea rānei!
It must be somewhere!

Kore i kitea ōku mōwhitu i hea rānei.
I couldn’t find my glasses anywhere.

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

Mā hea rātou haere ai?
How are they going?

Kei hea rātou ā tērā wiki?
Where will they be next week?

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

Kei hea tērā?
Where is that?

I hea tērā
Where was that?