On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E whakakākahuana ia i a ia anō ki ōna kākahu tino pai.
He's getting himself dressed in his best clothes.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I kite a Hēmi i a ia anō.
Hēmi saw himself.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te whakakākahu i a ia anō!
Help your sister to get herself dressed!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.
It was as if - ānō nei

E hūrori haere ana ia ānō nei kua haurangi.
He was staggering along as if he was drunk
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.
It was as if - ānō nei

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.
It was as if - ānō nei

E tū whakapakoko ana ia ānō nei kua kōhatutia.
He was standing like a statute as if he had become stone.
It was as if - ānō nei

E pararē ana ia ānō nei kua whati tana waewae.
She was screaming as is if her leg was broken.
It was as if - ānō nei

E kaha tohutohu mai ana ia ānō nei ko au tana mōkai.
He was ordering me around as if I was his servant.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he kau.
He is walking like a cow.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te horoi a Mere i a ia anō.
Mere is washing herself.