On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Kahu te koroua o Terewai.
Kahu is the elder of Terewai.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te koroua?
Who is the grandfather?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te mihi te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.
The elderly man is acknowledging the visitors.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E whaikōrero ana te koroua.
The elderly man is making a speech.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka whakaweto te koroua i ngā rama ā te 10 karaka.
The old man will turn the lights off at 10 o'clock.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?
Belonging to a place - nō

E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

He tino kaha a Taika, ahakoa kua koroua.
Taika's as strong as an ox, even though he's become old.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kei te pukuriri ngā koroua.
The male elders are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

I te marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.
There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.
The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He hātekēhi tērā koroua.
That old fellow is a hard case.
That (over there) - tērā

Ka kite mātou i a Rangi. Kua mate taua koroua.
We saw Rangi. That old man is ill.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au.
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man. — 1172

Ā te wā, ka kite anō ai au i tō koroua.
In time I will also see your grandfather.

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua
By the time they got there, the koroua had died

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.

I kite ahau i te whare i noho ai tōku koroua.
I saw the house where my grandfather lived.

Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.

I kōrero te koroua ki tāna tahu.
The old man spoke to his love.

I tū tū mai ngā koroua ki te kōrero
The elders stood up (individually, one at a time) to speak.

Kua koroua tōna papa
Her father has aged

Koroua.
Grandfather.

Koroua - Kuia Pāpā - Māmā
If you are a tāne:

Haere mai ki konei kia āwhinatia ai tēnei koroua.
Come here so that this old man can be helped.

Ko Tawa te koroua.
Tawa is the grandfather.

Koinei te whenua i mahi ai tōku koroua.
This is the land where my grandfather worked.

Mehemea tonu ko te waha o te koroua nei.
It is just as if it is the voice of our old man.

Kei muri te koroua i te marae.
The elderly man is behind the marae.

E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.

Whakarongo ki te kōrero a te koroua.
Listen to the old man's story.

Ka whai kōrero ngā koroua kēkē i runga i te tikanga Māori.
The elders made speeches in (in accord with) Māori custom.

Ko wai te ingoa o te koroua rā?
What's the name of that elderly gentleman over there?

Kua koroua koe.
You have become an old man.

Kei te tangi te koroua i tōna tahu.
The old man is mourning his love.

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the elder had died.

Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.

I tūtū mai ngā koroua ki te kōrero.
The elders stood up individually, one at a time, to speak.

Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.

He pai tā te koroua mihi.
The elderly man's greeting was excellent.