On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te wā kaukau.
It is bath time.
Identity sentences - ko...

E mōhio ana koe ki te kaukau?
Are you knowing how to swim?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koe ki te kaukau.
You should go for a swim.
Simple sentences: you should - me

I kaukau ngā tamariki i te whanga.
The children swam in the bay.
Sentences with i - i

I ngā raumati, kaukau ai au i te moana.
In the summer, I regularly swim in the sea.
Habitual action - ai

Hei aha ngā kākahu kaukau.
Never mind the togs.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Kei tō taha mauī te rūma kaukau.
The bathroom is on your left?
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.
The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā mō te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore rātou e haere ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will not go to the beach to swim.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Ka haere tāua ki te pura kaukau.
Shall we go to the pool.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Haere mai ki te kaukau.
Come for a bath.
Towards - mai

Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.
Away - atu

Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai

Haere ki te rūma kaukau.
Go to the bathroom.

Kei te kaukau te ika ki konā.
The fish is swimming over there.

Māmā, e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere ki te kaukau.
Mum, I want to go for a swim.