On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Rewi te hoa o Mere.
Rewi is Mary's friend.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko ōku hoa kei waho!
It's my friends outside.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te kurī te hoa o te tangata.
The dog is the friend of the man.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Raimona tōku tino hoa.
Raimona is my best friend.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te ingoa o tō hoa?
What's the name of your friend?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ō hoa?
Who are your friends?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tōu hoa?
Who is your friend?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ōna hoa?
Who are his/her friends.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara koe i te hoa pai.
You are not a good friend.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tō hoa i te tangata anuhea.
Your friend isn't an ugly person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

I toro au ki ngā hoa.
I visited friends.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere a Hori ki te kanikani ki te kimi hoa wahine.
Hori went to the dance to look for a girlfriend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.
I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te mātakitaki au i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was watching the movie with my friends.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will write the letter for his friend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka whawhai tonu au ki a koutou ko ō hoa.
I will keep fighting against you and your friends.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me kimi hoa ako.
Find a friend to learn with.
Simple sentences: you should - me

I a ia e kai ana, ka kite ia i tōna hoa.
While he was eating, he saw his friend.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Nō Whakatāne tō hoa?
Is your friend from Whakatāne?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Belonging to a place - nō

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

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

Nā tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ehara i tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
It wasn't my friend who cooked the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.
Her friend will take them to work.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Ask your friend.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waho ōku hoa i te kūaha.
My friends are outside the door.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei tana hoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi is with his friend.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Don't ask your friend.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I herua ōku makawe e tōku hoa.
My hair was combed by my friend.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I tuhia tētahi reta e ia ki tōna hoa.
The letter was written by her to her sweetheart.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te āwhinatia te hoa e au.
The friend is being helped by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te wetekia a Tawa e tona hoa.
Tawa is being untied by his friend.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia kamakama e hoa, ko tāu kupu anake te mea e tāria nei.
Can you hurry things up a bit - your opinion is the only one still being waited on.
Be waited for - tāria

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Kei waho ōku hoa.
My friends are outside.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I te poutūtanga i kite au i taku hoa.
At lunchtime I saw my friend.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka kuhu mai te hoa o Mere.
Mere's friend comes in.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mōhio taku hoa ki te tangata rā.
My friend knows that man.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore a Pita e tuhituhi i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will not write the letter for his friend.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He hoa pai koe.
You are a good friend.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kua hoki mai taku hoa i Amerika.
My friend has returned from America.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ko tēnei tōku hoa pai rawa.
This is my best friend.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Tame.
Ataahua is the wife of Tame.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Koa tōna hoa tane.
Koa is her husband.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore ia i te kimihia e ōna hoa.
His friends aren't looking for him.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te hoa i te āwhinatia e au.
The friend is not being helped by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore āu hoa.
You don’t have any friends.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He hoa tāu.
You have a friend.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki āu e hoa?
Do you have any children, friend?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Pū, e hoa, he aha tēnā?
Phew, mate, what is that?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Mōrena e hoa. Kei te pai a Hera i tēnei ata.
Morning friend. Sarah's good this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kāore au i te mātakitaki i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was not watching the movie with my friends.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rangi rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Taika rāua ko Rina.
Rangi and Aroha are the friends of Taika and Rina.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Māua ko tōku hoa.
My friend and I.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Honi rāua ko tōna hoa.
Honi and her friend.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Mātou ko ōku hoa.
My friends and I.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Manu rāua ko Amaru ō tāua hoa.
Manu and Amaru are our friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kua tūtaki au ki a Pāora rāua ko tana hoa wahine, ko Ani.
I have met Pāora and his girlfriend, Ani.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.
Away - atu

Tokorua ngā hoa.
There are two friends.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Ka rere iho te tīwaiwaka, rere iho hoki tana hoa.
The fantail flew down, and so did her mate.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends won’t return the books to the library.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I a Mere e whakatā ana, ka mātaki tana hoa i te poiwhana.
While Mere was resting, her friend was watching the football.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kātahi anō taku hoa ka haere atu ki Hawaii.
My friend has gone to Hawaii for the first time.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi anō tō hoa ka waea mai.
Your friend just called. (or: your friend finally called; or: your friend called for the first time)
Has just... - kātahi anō...

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kite ai i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to see our friends.
In order to - kia... ai

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kore ai mātou e kite i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to not see our friends.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kāore e tokorua ngā hoa.
There are not two friends.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

Ko au te tino hoa o Rāwiri.
I am Rāwiri's best friend.

Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tā tōna hoa i kī ai.
The child didn't believe what his friend said.

E kore te puhi e noho hoa kore.
A virgin would never be without attendants.

Hoea tō waka, e hoa!
Go for it, mate!

Aroha mai e hoa. I tōmuri te pahi.
Sorry mate, the bus was late.

Mō taku hē e hoa.
My bad mate.

He hoa au nō Taika.
I'm a friend of Taika.

Kei mua au i aku hoa.
I am in front of my friends.

Kei muri a Pare i tō hoa.
Pare is behind your friend.

Kāore ōna hoa.
He has no friends.

Kia haere tāua ki Kai Reka, kei reira taku hoa, a Tawa, e mahi ana.
Let's go to Kai Reka, my friend, Tawa, works there.

Āpōpō kā kōrero au ki tōku hoa.
Tomorrow, I will speak to my friend.

Āpōpō kā kōrero au me tōku hoa.
Tomorrow I will speak with my friend.

Kei taku hoa tō nama waea.
My friend has your phone number.

Ko rāua aku hoa.
They are my friends.

I kite au i taku hoa.
I saw a friend.

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, there you are, my close companion.

Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.

I mokemoke ia i te ngaro o tō māua hoa.
He's lonely as a result of the absence of our (2 inclusive) friend.

Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.

I tuhi ia i tētahi reta ki tōna hoa.
She wrote a letter to her sweetheart.

Kia ora e hoa!
Hello friend/mate!

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

He hātākēhi tō hoa.
Your mate is hardcase.

He hoa taku kurī.
My dog is a friend.

E whā tau tōna pakeke ake i a Rāhera, tōna hoa rangatira.
He is four years older than Rāhera, his significant other.

Kia ora e hoa mā!
Hello friends/mates!

E hoa!
Hey mate!

Kia kaha e hoa mā!
Let's go team!

Kua mate tōku hoa.
My friend has died.

Ko taku hoa tēnei.
This is my friend.

Ko ia taku hoa.
He's my friend.

Kia ita e hoa mā.
Be committed friends.

E hoa, kua roa te wā!
Hey friend! It's been a while.

Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.

Whū! Kei a koe mō te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Aroha, Ko taku hoa ako tēnei. Ko Te Manaaki.
Aroha, This is my study buddy, Te Manaaki.

Kia ora e hoa. Pai te tutaki i a koe.
Hi mate. Nice to meet you.

Kia ora e hoa, i aha koe mō Te Aranga?
Hi friend, what did you do for Easter?

E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!

E hoa e, ko tana kurī!
Jees mate, it's her dog!

Kia ora e hoa, ko wai koe?
Hi friend, who are you?

Ko Nikau taku hoa.
Nikau is my friend.

Kia kaha e hoa mā!
Let's go team!

Ko Hēmi te hoa o Niko.
Hēmi is the friend of Niko.

Kia toa koe e hoa.
Be strong friend.

E hoa e!
Jees mate!

E hoa, he tino pai taku mutunga wiki!
Mate, my weekend was great.

Ka tuhi ia ki tana hoa.
He wrote to his friend.

Tika tāu e hoa. I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
You are right! What did you do in the weekend?

Tēnā koe e hoa.
Hello friend.

E hoa.
Hey mate.

Ko ia tōku tino hoa.
He is my best friend.

Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

Kia ora e te hoa!
Hi my esteemed friend!

He pai rāua ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.

Haere mai e hoa.
Come here friend.

I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.

Rawe e hoa, koia kei a koe!
Great, love. You are onto it.

E hoa, kei te pai.
Mate, it's okay.

Ko tōku hoa tēnei.
This is my friend.

Kia ora e hoa.
Hi mate.

Ko Tame tō tāua hoa.
Tame is our friend.

Ko Tahu tōku hoa tāne.
Tahu is my husband.

I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.

Ko Hone tōku hoa tāne.
Hone is my husband.

Te whare ō tōu hoa.
Your friend's house.

E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?

Ko Rāhera tōku hoa wahine.
Rāhera is my wife.

Tētahi hoa ōku.
A certain friend of mine.

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.

E hoa, he tika tō kupu.
Friend, your words are true.

Kia ora Te Manaaki, kei te aha koe e hoa?
Hi, Te Manaaki, what are you doing friend?

Ko Moana tōku hoa tāne.
Moana is my husband.

He keke te kai pai ki tōku hoa.
Cake is what my friend likes.

Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

Ko Rongomai tōku hoa wahine.
Rongomai is my wife.

E hoa, he Mane!
Mate, it's Monday!