On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara, he rimu kē.
That is not a tōtara, it's actually a rimu.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i te kārearea, he kāhu kē.
That is not a falcon, it is actually a hawk.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i a Ataahua, ko Aroha kē.
That person is not Ataahua, it is Aroha.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

I taku taenga atu ki te kāinga, kua maoa kē i a ia ngā kai.
When I got home, he had already cooked dinner.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I ngā rā o mua, mā te hōiho kē te moua e tō.
In former times, a horse pulled the mower instead.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua haere kē i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kī kē te hōro i te tamariki.
The hall was full of children.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka haere i te ara i runga i te rangitoto, ke ahu ki Onehunga.
[They] went along the path over the scoria and headed to Onehunga.
Sentences with i - i

Pēnei au kua mate kē a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua timata kē te hui.
I thought the meeting had already started.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua haere kē koutou.
I thought you had already gone.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Hei aha te pata kē, tīkina te pata tūturu.
Never mind the margarine, get the real butter.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te pō, i a rātou ka taurite ki te kūrae o Taumata-apanui, ka peke a Tōrere.
At night, when they were opposite Taumata-apanui, Tōrere jumped [overboard].
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi rangi o Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nāku kē te waka i whakakī.
I actually filled the car up with petrol.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku kē ētahi kai i hoko, nō reira kua pai tātou.
I already bought some food, so we are alright.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent
It was as if - ānō nei

Ke rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ike mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ke tukuna e Wairangi tana taurekareka ki a Pare-whete.
His servant was sent by Wairangi to Para-whete.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, ehara te wēra i te ika, he whakangote kē.
According to the scientists, whales are not fish, they are mammals.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te tuhituhi reta kē ahau.
I'm writing a letter.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kāore e kore kua pau kē ngā tīkiti.
The tickets have no doubt sold out.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Ke kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
They gathered miro berries to make scented oil.
For the purpose of - hei

Hei kai kē te mīti nā, kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei

Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai mō Tū-whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei

I pakeke ake au i Te Whanganui-a-Tara, engari ko Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa kē tōku ake kāinga.
I grew up in Wellington but Gisborne is my real home.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Direction - ...ai

Kāore kau he tiakarete i te pouaka - kua pau kē.
There are absolutely no chocolates in the box - they have all been eaten.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Mehemea ko au, e kore au e whakaae. Heoi anō, ko koe kē te rangatira, ehara i a au.
If it were me, I wouldn't agree to it. Still / However, you're the boss, not me.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Tērā pea kua haere kē a Honi.
Honi might have left already.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea ko Aria kē te tuakana.
Perhaps Aria is the tuakana.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

He mea hoko kē pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa nō tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.
When - Kia

Kei te mokemoke ahau i te mea kei rohe kē taku whānau.
I am lonely because my family is in another region.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Ka mutu ōna tohu, ka noho ki raro.
When his instructions were ended, he sat down.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore tātou e harirū, ka hongi kē.
We won't shake hands, we'll press noses instead.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei rohe kē taku whānau nō reira kei te mokemoke ahau.
My family is in another region, therefore I am lonely.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!
Towards - mai

Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.
Away - atu

He kōrero hōhonu kē atu.
A deeper talk.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Tū kē atu tērā maunga.
That mountain stands apart.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Pā tonu mai te karanga, ke whakaeke te ope.
As soon as they heard the call, the party went onto the marae.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Āe, me haere kē atu au.
Yes, I'll go.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

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

Mehemea ka kite he kurī i tētahi tangata, ke auau.
If a dog sees someone, it barks.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka heke te hukapapa, ke haere mātou ki te maunga.
If the snow falls, we will go to the mountain.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

He pai kē te huawhenua ki a au.
I actually like vegetables.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kua oti kē i a Pou te Tārai tōna waka.
Pou had already finished adzing out his canoe.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ehara māu te kai nei, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
This food is not for you, it is for the elders.

Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.

Ka riro pea a Puhihuia i te tangata kē anō o rātou.
Perhaps Puhuihuia would be taken by another one of them.

Pakeke rawa ati au, kua tu kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.

E pōhēhē a Hoani ke toromi ia, engari ka kauhoe mai he kauhauora.
John mistakenly thought he was going to drown, but a lifeguard swam up.

Ke whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.

Ehara nāku te karakia i taki, nā Rangi kē.
I was not the one who recited the prayer, it was Rangi.

Ke hoki ia ki Hawaiki, ka mauria e ia ētahi pounamu.
When he returned to Hawaiki, he took some pieces of greenstone with him.

Ahakoa te kohu, ka rere atu te waka rererangi.
Despite the mist, the plane took off.

Me kai kē i te tuatahi.
You must eat first.

Ka kino kē tērā.
That is worse.

Kua oti kē i ahau ngā kākahu te horoi.
I have already washed the clothes.

Ko ngā iwi o te rāwhiti, o te tonga hoki, ha mahi kē i te "kei te...".
The tribes of the east and the south, on the other hand, use "kei te...".

Ki a Nikau kē te reta nei.
This letter is to Nikau.

Ke mea mai ia, ka pai tana kaiako ki te waiata.
He says that his teacher is good at singing.

E hia kē mai nei ngā putiputi ātaahua i tēnei kōanga.
What a lot of beautiful flowers this spring.

Kei whea kē mai te pai o te mahi nei.
What an excellent job.

He kino kē koe!
You are too much!

Ka tau kē tō mahi.
Your work is awesome.

Ka piki, ke heke.
Up and down.

Ka tau kē!
How neat!

Ka kino kē!
How wicked!

E hia kē mai nei ngā putiputi ātaahua i tēnei kōanga.
What a lot of beautiful flowers this spring.

Kei whea kē tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?

Nā te ngākau kē tēnei hiainu.
This thirst belongs to the heart.

Te mutunga kē mai o te pai.
Couldn't be better.

Nā Huia te reta kē i muri o te karaka.
The letter behind the clock is Huia's.

Ka tau kē.
Awesome.

Ka wani kē.
Fantastic.

Ka kino kē.
Wicked, that's bad as.

Kua maha kē hoki ngā tau e noho ana ki a au.
He has stayed with me for many years.

He tawhiti kē tō koutou haerenga, ki te kore haere tonu.
You have come too far in your journey to not carry on.

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

Ke pai te kurī.
The dog is good.

Ke hongi te ihu ki te hauāuru; kua rongo i te haunga o tōna ariki.
He sniffed the winds of the west, and recognised the scent of his master.

Kua haere kē ia.
He has just gone.

E hia kē mai nei ngā kōura!
What a lot of crayfish!

E hia kē mai nei...
What a lot of...

Tokohia kē mai nei...
What a lot of people...

Ka wani kē! He mīharo! Kātahi rā te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.

Āpōpō a Taika ke kōrero.
Taika is speaking tomorrow.

Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass.

ke hei?
where?

Pāpā, nāku kē i raka te whare, nā Hera i whakaweto te hikohiko. Kua pai tātou.
Pāpā, I locked the house. Hera turned the power off. We are fine.

Tau kē kōrua, ka nui ngā mihi.
You two are great. Thank you!

Ka pai kē!
How great!

Ka rawe kē!
How excellent!

Ha mīharo kē!
How amazing!

Ka wani kē!
How genius!

Ehara! He tangata pono kē ia.
On the contrary! He's actually an honest fulla.

Ke tohu atu ia ki te reke o tana taiaha.
He pointed with the butt of his taiaha.

Te pene ā tōna whaēa kē.
His aunt's pen.

Ke heke te hukapapa.
The snow will fall.

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.

Ākuanei, ahiahi rawa ake, kua pau kē tō hau!
Later on, by evening, you'll be exhausted!

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

Tau kē!
Fantastic!

Ehara nā Ani ngā tamariki, nā Kauri kē ngā tamariki.
The women are not Ani's, they are actually Kauri's children.