On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te oma te tama ki konei.
The boy is running here.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I konei rāua i nanahi.
They were here yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rototua.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere mai!
You should come here!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.
Habitual action - ai

Tēnā, whakarongo mai.
Listen here, please.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Ka pai tā kōrua whakahoki mai i taku tama ina mutu te whakawai?
Would you mind dropping my son off here after practice?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāku anō taku haere mai.
I alone am responsible for my coming here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Hoatu koutou ki mua, kei te pai au i konei.
You guys go up the front, I'm fine here.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Homai tēnā.
Give that (thing) here.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Me i konei koe kua kite koe i a ia.
If you had been here, you would have seen him.
If... (using me) - me

Me i konei ia.
If only he were here.
If... (using me) - me

Anei, kei taku taha matau.
Here it is, by my right side.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e haere mai!
Don't come here!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e titiro mai!
Don't look here!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e titiiro mai!
Do not look here!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e haere atu i konei!
Do not leave here!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

He tūranga motuhake tō te reo Māori i waenganui i ngā reo e kōrerotia ana i Aotearoa nei.
Māori has a special position amongst the languages spoken here in Aotearoa.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I konei ngā tamariki.
The children were here.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea e Hamiora ōna hū te here?
Can Hamiora tie his shoes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei

Hei aha tēnā tuaina? Hei here i aku pīni.
What's that twine for? For tying my beans up.
For the purpose of - hei

Kei konei koe hei āwhina.
You're here to help.
For the purpose of - hei

Kei konei au, engari kei te moe tonu ngā karu Nan.
I am here, but my eyes are still sleeping Nan.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Nō Whakatū, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Nelson, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He was the one who tied the sun, so that it would travel slowly.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

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

Nō whea hoki ia e tae mai ai?
There's no way he will get here?
Direction - ...ai

Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don't want a casino to be built here.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Ka tōmuri a Ria, ki tō mōhio? Tērā tonu pea. E rongonui ana tōna tōmuri.
Do you think Ria might get here late? Quite possibly. Her tardiness is well-known.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Kāore e āhei te inu pia, te kai paipa rānei, i konei.
Drinking or smoking is not allowed here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Mehemea nō konei koe, e āhei ana koe te tono karahipi i te Poari.
If you're from here, you can or are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Board.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei a Hine te noho i konei.
Hine is allowed to stay here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te harikoa ahau i te mea kei konei koutou.
I am happy because you are all here.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

I konei tonu.
It was right here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I konei tonu.
It was right here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka rongo tētahi tangata i ngā kōrero a taua tangata nei.
A man heard what this man here said.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mutu tonu te kōrero ki konei.
The story finishes right here.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you both.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Haere mai ki tō Koro, e Ataahua!
Come here to your Grandad, Ataahua!
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I haere mai ia i waho tonu o Taupō.
He came here from just outside Taupō.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Rere atu i reira!
Get out of here!
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kei konei koutou nō reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei rā.
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

I haere mai au ki te inu,.
I came here to drink.
Towards - mai

Ka tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived here in Christchurch.
Towards - mai

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here children!
Towards - mai

I rere mai te kaipuke.
The ship sailed here.
Towards - mai

Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went to the marae.
Towards - mai

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei rā!
Greetings to you who are gathered here on this day!
Towards - mai

Ka haere mai ia āpōpō.
She is coming here tomorrow.
Towards - mai

Haere mai ki konei!
Come here! (to this place/to where i am)
Towards - mai

Kua here iho te utu.
The price has come down.
Down - iho

Kei konei ngā wāhine.
The women are over here.
The article - te, ngā, he

Hei konei ahau ā te ata.
I will be here in the morning.
Future locative - hei

Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.
Future locative - hei

Hei konei ngā ngeru.
The cats will be here.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e oma i konei.
Don't run here.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te toa i konei.
The shop wasn’t re
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore i konei tonu.
It wasn’t right re
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki i konei.
The children aren’t re
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i konei.
The children were not here.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā ngeru hei konei.
The cats will not be here.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

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

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kōrero ai tāua.
Come over here so we can talk.
In order to - kia... ai

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kore ai koe e mākū.
Come over here so that you don't get wet.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

Nō konei rānei koe?
Are you from here or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Kāore au hei konei ā te ata.
I will not be here in the morning.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore a Hine e āhei te noho i konei.
Hine is not allowed to stay here.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Ki konei
towards here (by the speaker).

Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Look at the car here.

Titiro mai!
Look here!

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki konei.
The children are coming here (by the speaker).

Anei he waka mōu.
Here is a car for you.

Haere mai ki konei
come here.

Haere mai ki konei.
Come here.

Nau mai!
Welcome here!

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei.
Before I returned here.

Kei te haere mai rātou ki konei.
They (3 or more people) are coming here (by the speaker).

I muri mai i tōku hokinga mai.
After my return here.

Kei konei ia tae noa ki te Mane,.
She's here till Monday.

Kei te tākaro rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are playing here.

Kei te mahi ngā wāhine ki konei
The women are working here.

Anā, kua tae mai tāua.
We've made it. We're here.

Kāore e taea e Rangi ōna hū te here.
Rangi can't tie his shoes.

Anei...
Here is...

Nei rā te mihi ki a koe.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you.

Nei rā te mihi ki a koutou.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you people.

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, treou are, my close companion.

Haere mai.
Come here.

Titiro mai.
Look over here.

anei!
here it is!

Haere mai!
Come here!

Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri ki konei.
The guests have arrived here.

Kei konei te hua rākau.
The fruit is here.

Anei tētahi kīwaha mōna.
Here is a kīwaha about him.

Kei konei tō tūru.
Your chair is here.

nei
here, by speaker

Nei rā te reo mihi ki te mana whenua.
Here is my greeting to the people.

Anei te kutikuti.
Here are the scissors.

Āe, hara mai e Peti.
Yes, come here Peti.

Kei konei katoa nei mātou.
We are all here.

Kāore he hua o te noho mai.
There is no benefit of staying here.

Haere mai e tama, rukuhia ngā pāua a Tangaroa nei.
Come here son, dive for the pāua belonging to Tangaroa.

He waiwaitapu ahai ki kōnei.
I am new here.

Whakarongo mai, e te tau!
Listen, here my darling!

Anei kē te mea nui.
Here actually is the important thing.

Anei te wai rēmana.
Here is the lemon juice.

Tēnā koutou kua hui mai nei i tēnei wā.
Greetings to you who are gathered here at this time.

Haere mai e hoa.
Come here friend.

Haere mai, tangohia ō kamupūtu, whakamaua ō tōkena.
Come here, take your gumboots off and put on your socks.

Tokorima ngā tākuta o konei.
There are five doctors from here.

Kei konei! Ka rawe koe hei karu mōku.
Here it is! You're an excellent set of eyes for me.

Tēnā tō patu, hei koha māu ki ō tātou ariki i Āwhitu.
Here is young weapon, for you [to give] as a gift for our leaders in Āwhitu.

Tokowhā ngā tāne kaha kei kōnei.
There are four strong men here.

Ka here te ua.
The rain will fall.

Anei. E kai.
Here you are. Eat up.

Auē, e Mā, kua wera a roto nei.
Gosh, Mā, it's got hot in here.

Ko tēnei te hui tuaiwa ki konei.
This is the ninth meeting here.

Kei te kai rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are eating here.

Ā, Kāti kōrua! Me mutu te amuamu.
Look here, you two! You should stop complaining.

Tokorima ngā tākuta o konei.
There are five doctors from here.

E rua haora noa-atu-rā, i konei ahau.
I was here two hours ago.

Anei te parāoa.
Here is the bread.

Anei te tote.
Here is the salt.

Anei anō.
Here again (here's some more)

Kei konei au.
I'm here.