On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Pango te kurī.
Pango is the dog.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko ā matou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Identity sentences - ko...

E kai ana te kurī i te kai.
The dog is eating the food.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whāngai ana a Amaru i te kurī.
Amaru is feeding the dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I kite au i te kurī i te pāmu.
I saw the dog at the farm.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hīkoi au me te kurī.
I walked the dog.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I rongo a Ataahua i te kurī.
Ataahua heard the dog.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

I te kurī e auau ana, ka oma atu to kaiā.
While the dog was barking, the thief ran away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kia tūpato kei ngaua koe e te kurī.
Careful in case you get bitten by the dog.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

E hika! He rite tō haunga ki tō te kurī.
Heck! You smell like the dog.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tēnei kuri ki tōna pāpa.
This dog is just like its father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kia hia ngā kuri?
How many dogs do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

He aha te mahi a te kurī inanahi nei?
What is the dog doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
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

Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka tukua te kurī e au.
The dog was released by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I ngaua te tangata e to kurī.
The man was bitten by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka patua te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be attacked by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E whāngaihia ana ngā kurī e Hera.
The dogs are being fed by Hera.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I patua te kurī e te tamaiti.
The dog was hit by the child.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea te kuri te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is able to run in the playground.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I hoko au i tētaho kurī hei mōkai mā taku tama.
I bought a dog as a pet for my son.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kei te hiamoe ngā kurī.
The dogs are sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore ngā kurī i te hiamoe.
The dogs are not sleepy.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore au i kite i te kurī i te pāmu.
I did not see the dog at the farm.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore te kurī e kai ana i te kai.
The dog is not eating the food.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kei te whāngai a Nikau i nga kurī.
Nikau is feeding the dogs.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Nō te kurī te whare rā.
That house belongs to the dog.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō tā rātou kurī kia hoki mai i te pāmu.
Their dog has not yet returned from the farm.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore te ngeru e patua e te kurī.
The cat will not be attacked by the dog.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore āku kurī.
I don't have any dogs/I don't have a dog.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He kuri ā rāua?
Do they have a dog?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He kurī tāku. Ko Auau tōna ingoa.
I have a dog, his name is Auau.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?
What? - He aha?

Ko tā rātou kurī tērā e auau ana.
That is their dog barking.
That (over there) - tērā

He anuanu tērā kurī.
That dog's ugly.
That (over there) - tērā

E rua ngā kurī.
There are two dogs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E toru ngā kurī.
There are three dogs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Hei mua te kurī i te kuaha.
The dog will be in front of the door.
Future locative - hei

Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.
Future locative - hei

Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.
Future locative - hei

Kaua ngā kurī e herea i waho!
Don't tie the dogs up outside.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i a koe tēnei kuri.
This dog does not belong to you.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.
The dog wasn’t to the right of the car.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog was not outside the house.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

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

Kāore te kuri e taea te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is unable to run in the playground.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

I te kurī e whakahiato ana i ngā hipi ā te kaipāmu ka whakakao ētahi kurī i ngā kau.
While the dog was herding the farmer's sheep, some dogs were herding the cows.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?
Will will feed the dogs?
Who will? - mā wai?

Kāore te kurī hei mua i te kuaha.
The dog will not be in front of the door.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore ā rāua he kuri?
Do they not have a dog?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e toru ngā kurī.
There are not three dogs.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Kei korā te kurī.
The dog is over there.

Kei te horoi ia tana kurī.
She is washing her dog.

Kāore te kurī i te pai
At the moment the dog is not good.

Na Mere tēnei kurī.
This dog belongs to Mere.

Ehara te kurī i te pai.
It is not a good dog. It's a bad dog.

He aha te kurī i auau ai?
Why did the dog bark?

Ka tuku ia i te kurī.
He releases the dog.

He aha tā rātou kurī i whai ai i tērā ngeru?
Why did their dog chase that cat?

Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare
Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?

Kei te horoi ia i tana kuri.
She/he is washing her/his dog.

He tino nui te āporo e kainga nā e koe
Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare’ = Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?

Ka kai tēra kuri I tenei kai.
That dog over there will eat this food, near me.

E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.

He aha te kurī I auau ai
Can either mean why was the dog barking or why is the dog barking now?

Kua pau te parāoa i te kurī.
The bread has all been consumed by the dog.

Kua pau te parāoa i te kurī te kai.
The bread has all been consumed by the dog through eating.

Kei konei te kurī, i mate i taua poaka.
Here is the dog killed by that pig.

Kua pau te parāoa te kai e te kurī.
The bread has all been consumed through being eaten by the dog.

He rite tāku kurī ki tērā.
My dog is the same as that.

Kua mahue te kurī.
The dog has been left behind.

Kua patua tēnei kurī e ētahi tamariki.
This dog has been hit by some children.

Nā wai ērā kurī?
Whose are those dogs (over there)?

Nāna te kurī i wehi ai.
He/She was the reason the dog was scared.

Te ngeru me te kurī.
The cat and the dog.

He kaitākaro wheke kurī ia
He is a hot-headed player

Kua pau te wai te inu e te kurī.
The dog has finished drinking the water.

He kuri a Fido.
Fido is a dog.

Kua pau te wai inu i te kurī.
The dog has finished the drinking water.

Kei te kai te kurī i te kai a te ngeru
The dog is eating the cat's food.

Ka hokona e ia te kurī rā mō te rua rau tāra.
He sold that dog for two hundred dollars.

Tekau mā rua ngā kurī.
There are twelve dogs.

He kino tēnei kurī.
This dog is bad.

Kei te auau te kurī a Hōne
Hōne's dog is barking

Kei te patu ia i tana kurī.
She is beating her dog.

Kei te patua e ia tana kurī.
Her dog is beaten by her.

I kite te tangata i te kurī.
The person saw the dog.

He nui ake tērā kurī i tērā ngeru
That dog is bigger than that car.

Ka oma te kurī.
The dog runs.

Ka pai te kurī.
The dog is good.

Kia kite ia i tana kurī, ka kata ia.
Whenever she sees her dog, she smiles.

He pai tō kurī.
And I can say you dog is bad.

Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare?
Whose is the dog being hit by Hēnare?

He kino tō kurī.
But how do I ask: is your dog good or bad?

He pai rānei kino tō kurī?
Is you dog good or bad?

He hoa taku kurī.
My dog is a friend.

He nui te kurī a tōku māmā
My mother's dog is big

Ka patu anō rātou i ngā kurī.
They hit the dogs again.

I hoko au i tētahi kurī hei mōkai mā taku tama.
I bought a dog as a pet for my son.

Ka kitea e rātou tēnei kurī he tino paru te āhua.
They found this dog of very dirty appearance (this dirty-looking dog).

Herea ngā kurī i waho!
(Tie the dogs up outside!)

Ka haere au me āku kurī ki te whakangau poaka.
Exercise 19b

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

Kua mate te kurī?
Has he bought a drink for you?

Ka herea e ia ā tāua kurī.
He tied up our dogs.

E hoa e, ko tana kurī!
Jees mate, it's her dog!

Ka puta he kurī, ka auau.
A dog appeared and barked.

Kei hea te kurī?
Where is the dog?

Kei raro te kurī i te whare.
The dog is under the house.

Kei waho te kurī i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

Kei raro i te whare te kurī.
The dog is under the house.

Kotahi tā kōrua kurī?
Do you have one dog?

He kurī tērā.
That is a dog.

E toru ā kōrua kurī?
Do you have three dogs?

Pēnei ia he kurī, engari he ngeru.
He thought it was a dog, but it was a cat.

Auau ai tērā kurī.
That dog is always barking.

E aha ana ia i te kuri?
What is he doing to the dog?

E whāngai ana ia i te kuri.
He is feeding the dog.

He kino ēnā kurī.
Those dogs are bad.

Hei whāngai i ngā kurī.
For feeding the dogs.

Ehara tāna kurī i te kurī whakangau poaka.
Exercise 25b

Ke pai te kurī.
The dog is good.

Nā wai ngā kurī i whāngai? (Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?)
Who fed/will feed the dogs?

Nā tātou katoa ngā kurī i whāngai (Mā tātou katoa ngā kurī e whāngai).
We all fed/will feed the dogs.

E hika! He rite tō haunga ki tō te kurī.
Heck! You smell like the dog.

Ka herea e ia tā tāua kurī.
He tied up our dog.

E whā ngā kurī.
There are four dogs.

He kurī tēnā
That, by you, is a dog

He aha tā te kurī?
What is the dog up to? (What’s the trouble with the dog?)

Ko te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

E puritia ana te kuri.
The dog is being held.

Ko ā mātou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.

Whangaia ēnei kuri āku
Feed these dogs of mine

Ka kai te kuri.
The dog will eat.

Kei hea tāku mōkai kurī?
Where's my pet dog?

E kore te kurī whai momo e ngōke ki tōna ruaki kai ai.
A healthy dog does not crawl into its own vomit to eat.

He kurī tērā?
Is that a dog?

patua te kurī rā!
kill that dog!

Ka mātakitakina te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be watched by the dog.

Nā ngā kurī au i oho ai.
The dogs woke me.

= Kua whana tāku kurī e ia.
(Note that whana is the passive form of whana.)

I auau tā rātou kurī.
Their dog barked.

Kei whāia koe e te kurī.
You might be chased by the dog.

Kāorɛ tā rātou kurī i auau.
Their dog did not bark.

Māna te kuri e whāngai
She will feed the dog

Mā te kurī te niupepa e tiki.
The dog will get the paper.

Ko te kurī te hoa o te tangata.
(The dog (is) the friend of the man.)

Ko ētehi ki.te whakangau i ngā kurī.
Some people made the dogs howl.

Nā tēnā kuri toku waewae i ngau
That dog bit my leg

Kei te oma te kurī.
The dog is running.

Nā te kurī te niupepa i tiki.
The dog fetched the newspaper.

Kei te haere ngā kurī ki hea?
Where are we two going?

E auau ana tā rātou kurī.
Their dog was, or is will be barking.

Kāore tā rātou kurī e auau ana.
Not barking.

Kei te oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog is running to the cat.

I oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog ran to the cat.

I whai te kurī i te waka.
The dog chased the car.

Nāna te kurī i mau mai.
He brought the dog.

Ko te kurī i whai i te waka.
The dog chased the car or It was the dog that chased the car.

Kua mau ia i te kurī.
He has been caught by the dog.

Kei runga tā rātou kurī I tōku moenga?
What? Their dog is on my bed?

Kua mau te kurī i a ia.
The dog has been caught by him.

Kei raro te kuri i te whare (Kei raro i te whare te kuri)
The dog is under the house

Kua mauria atu e ia te kurī.
He has taken the dog.

Kei te oma ngā kurī.
The dogs are running.

Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.

I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.

Kei te pararē te koro ki ngā kurī i te pātiki.
The old man is shouting at the dogs in the paddock.

Te kai a ā rāua kurī.
Their dogs' food.

Kei te oma te kurī ki korā.
The dog is running over there.

Nā tērā kurī ā māua kai i tāhae.
That dog stole our food.

Nā te kurī ngā mīti i kai.
The dog ate the meat.

Mā te kurī ngā mīti e kai.
The dog will eat the meat.

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

Kaua ngā kuri | e herea | i waho!
Don't tie the dogs up outside!

Inanahi, i titiro te kurī i te ngeru ā, ka whai te kurī i te ngeru.
Yesterday, the dog saw the cat and then, subsequently, the dof chased the cat.

Kei te haere te kurī ki te moana.
The dog is going to the sea.

Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.

He kurī ā Koa.
Koa has dogs.

He kuri a Hoani.
Hoani is a dog.

He rite tō haunga ki tō te kurī.
You smell like the dog.

Kei te auau te kurī.
The dog's barking.

Kei konei te kurī i mate i taua poaka.
Here is the dog killed by that pig.

Kei whaia koe e te kurī.
You might be chased by the dog.