On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te tangi te kōtiro.
The girl is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Pēnei au he kōtiro ia.
I thought he was a girl.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Tō kōtiro, he rite ki a koe.
Your girl is like you.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā te kōtiro i waiata i te waiata.
It was the girl who sang the song.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā te kōtiro te kurī e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the dog.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kei waenganui te kōtiro i ōna mātua.
The girl is between her parents.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I huakina te kūwaha e te kōtiro.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I huakina e te kōtiro te kūwaha.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kitea te kōtiro e tōna māmā.
The girl is being seen by her mother.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Nō whea e toa tērā kōtiro i te tauwhāingaroa?
How can that girl possibly win the marathon?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha mā te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau anō te kōtiro rā i te ipu.
That girl picked up the calabash again.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite o reira taitamariki rangatira i taua kōtiro nei, i a Puhihuia,.
The young chiefs from there was this girl, Puhihuia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki ake anō te kotiro rā ki te pā.
The girl returned once more to the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te kotiro rā ki tana whaea...
That girl said to her mother...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

He kōtiro aroha nui ki tōna kuikui.
She is a girl who loves her grandmother very much.

Na wai ēnā kōtiro mōhio?
Whose are those clever girls?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore te kōtiro i te kitea e tōna māmā.
The girl is not being seen by her mother.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro a ngā kaikimi.
The girl has not yet ben found by the searchers.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kei te mekemeke te kōtiro i tana teina.
The girl is punching her sister.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

He mātau ia, ā, he kōtiro pākiki hoki.
She is smart, and also a stubborn girl.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Hei te taha matau te kōtiro.
The girl will be on the right-hand side.
Future locative - hei

Ngā kanohi o taua kōtiro rā.
The eyes of that girl there.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kāore te kōtiro hei te taha matau.
The girl will not be on the right-hand side.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
*Future locatives - kei te

Ka kōrero a Toto, ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted husbands.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted to get married.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

He pai ki te kōtiro tērā pōtae.
The girl likes that hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i te kōtiro te waiata i waiata.
The girl didn’t sing the song.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara tērā pōtae i te pai ki te kōtiro.
The girl does not like that hat.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

He ataahua atu tērā kotiro i te tamāhine a Hine.
That girl is more beautiful than Hine’s daughter.

Mā reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.

He kōtiro tūpore tāna tamāhine
Her daughter is a very caring girl

Kua oti ngā kākahu i ngā kōtiro te horoi.
The girls have finished washing the clothes.

Ehara a Ruihi i te kōtiro iti.
Ruihi is not the little girl.

Kei te oma te kotiro ki konā.
The girl is running there near you.

Kei mua te kotiro i ana mātua.
The girl is in front of her parents.

Ko tēhea o ērā kōtiro te tuahine o Hēnare?
Which of those girls is Hēnare’s sister?

Ka whakakīa ngā peke e ngā kōtiro.
The sacks will be filled by the girls.

Te kōtiro hūmārie tō tamāhine.
Your daughter is a humble girl.

Kua waiata ngā kōtiro ki a mātou.
The girls have sung to us.

Kua ngaro te ngeru i te kōtiro.
The cat has become missing because of the girl.

He kōtiro kei roto i te kīhini.
There is a girl in the kitchen.

I kohikohi pūha ngā kōtiro.
The girls gathered pūha.

He kōtiro pūrotu a Atawhai.
Atawhai is a pretty girl.

He tama, he kōtiro rānei tō pēpi?
Is your baby a boy or a girl?)

Kua āwhinatia e mātou te kōtiro e patua ana.
We have helped the girl who was being beaten.

I hoatu te tākuta i ētahi rongoā ki te kōtiro māuiui kia ora ai ia.
The doctor gave the sick girl medicine so that she will be well. This is is intended outcome marked by kia ai with a stative: ora.

I kite rātou i ngā kōtiro e waiata ana, e kata ana.
They saw the girls (who were) singing and laughing.

Ko ēnei ngā tauera mā tēnā kōtiro mā tēnā kōtiro.
These are the towels for each girl.

Kei hea te kōtiro?
Where is the girl?

Ko ia te kōtiro tuarua.
She is the second girl.

Mā reira pea te matua o to kōtiro rā ka rongo ai ki tō reo.
Perhaps as a result, the girl's mother will hear you calling.

Puta kau anō te kōtiro rā me te rama kāpara i te ringa.
That girl went out alone with hardwood torch in her hand.,.

Ko Sue tāku kōtiro.
Sue is my daughter or girl

Kei te taha moana ngā kōtiro.
The girls are at the seaside.

Ko Mere tāku kōtiro.
Mere is my girl.

I patu te kōtiro i te kurī.
The girl hit the dog.

Ka kī atu te kōtiro rā, ‘Kia pō ka hoki mai
When it is dark, he will return

Ka pai te waiata a aua kōtiro.
Those girls sang well.

Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro e ngā kaikimi.
The girl has not yet been found by the searchers.

Kia oti te tā o ēnei, kātahi te tino kōtiro nei kei muri ai
After they are done, the chiefly girl is tattooed.

Kei roto ngā kōtiro i te whare o tō rātou hoa.
The girls are in their friend’s house.

Kei roto i te whare ngā kōtiro i waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
The girls who sang to the guests are in the house.

He kōtiro mōhio ia.
She's an intelligent girl.

Ko Kuini mā ērā kōtiro.
Those girls are Kuini and others.

Kei te kōtiro te tino pēke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.

Ehara tērā kōtiro i a Hera.
That girl is not Hera.

He ataahua te kōtiro nui rā.
That big girl is beautiful.

Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro iti.
The little girl has not yet been found.

I ruku ngā kōtiro ki roto i ngā ngaru.
The girls plunged into the waves.

Ka waiatatia ngā waiata e ngā kōtiro o te kura.
The songs will be sung by the girls from the school.

Ko wai mā ērā kōtiro?
Who are those girls?

I te kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.

I te kai te kōtiro i te āporo.
The girl was eating the apple.

He kōtiro pai ia.
She's a good girl.

Ko wai ō koutou ingoa, kōtiro mā?
What are your names, girls?

Ko wai māērā kōtiro?
Who are those girls?

Ka whakahokia mai e ia te kōtiro ki tōna ana hei wahine māna
He took the girl back to his cave as his wife, to be a wife for him

Ka patu | te kōtiro | i te paoro.
The girl hits the ball.

E pupuri ana te kōtiro.
The girl is holding.

Ka pai → te waiata a aua kōtiro.
Those girls sang well.

Ko wai tērā kōtiro?
Who is that girl?

Plural: Ko wai ō koutou ingoa, kōtiro mā?
What are your names, girls?

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
Just at this moment, Toto’s daughters arrived

Titiro atu ki ērā kōtiro tokotoru.
Look at those three girls.

Ko te tamāhine o te tino tangata i Maungawhau, he kōtiro pai, he wahine ātaahua.
A daughter of the high chief of Maungawhau was a good girl and a beautiful woman.

I haere te kōtiro ki waho, tākaro ai.
The girl went outside to play there.

Ko Hana tāku kōtiro.
Harnah is my girl.

Ka patu te kōtiro i te paoro.
The girl hits the ball.

Kua oti ngā kākahu i ngā kōtiro te tuitui.
The clothes are finished being sewn by the girls

Ka whakakī ngā peke e ngā kōtiro.
The sacks will be filled by the girls.

E kauhoe ana tērā kōtiro ki tāwāhi o te roto.
That girl is swimming to (the) other side of the lake.

Ka pai te waiata a ngā kōtiro.
The girls sing nicely.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai tērā kōtiro?
Do you know who that girl is?

Tokoono ngā kōtiro kua haere.
The six girls have gone.

He kotiro kei roto i te kīhini.
There is a girl in the kitchen / Girls are in the kitchen.

Ko Helen te kōtiro nei
This young girl is Helen

Kua hoki mai ngā kōtiro i te toa.
The girls have returned from the shop.

Nā Hēnare te kōtiro i āwhina.
Hēnare helped the girl.

Kei te pīrangi kai te kōtiro nei.
The girl wants to eat.

Heoti anō ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka haere, ka noho rawa atu i te taha o Ponga i te waka rā.
To end the matter, the girl got up, and went and sat firmly next to Ponga in the canoe.

Nā tērā kōtiro, nā Hine ngā tamariki i ako.
The children were taught by that girl, Hine (That girl, Hine, taught the children).

He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.

Mā Hēnare te kōtiro e āwhina.
Hēnare will help the girl.

Nā ngā kōtiro tērā kurī.
That dog belongs to the girls.

Ko ahau te kōtiro tuarua.
I am the second girl.

I rongo anō pea te kōtiro rā i te reo o tana matua.
Perhaps the girl really heard the voice of her father.

Kei te haere te kōtiro ki te kura.
The girl is going to school.

Kei te haere te kōtiro mā runga papa retireti
The girl is traveling by skateboard

Ka haere te kōtiro ki rō o te whare noho ai.
The girl went inside the house and sat down there.

Kātahi te kōtiro whakaaro kore!
What a thoughtless girl!