On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei waho i te kūaha?
Who is outside the door?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E tata ana ia ki te matapihi ka haere tonu ia ki te kūaha.
Being near the window, she walked to the door.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I te matapihi tata tonu, ka haere ia ki te kūaha.
She walked from near the window to the door.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Āe. Āta huakina ngā kūaha, kei tūtuki ki te waka kei tō taha.
Yes, and open the door carefully, in case it bangs into the car alongside.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Katia te kuaha o te motokā.
Close the car door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Katia te kuaha.
Close the door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Katia te kūaha!
Close the door!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes at the door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei waho ōku hoa i te kūaha.
My friends are outside the door.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te kuaha.
At the door.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I mua i te kuaha ngā tamariki.
The children were in front of the door.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka pātōtō ia ki te kūaha.
She knocks on the door.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Katia atu te kuaha.
Shut the door to keep the outside noise out!
Away - atu

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

Kaua e waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Don't leave your shoes at the door.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Don't close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore ngā tamariki i mua i te kuaha.
The children weren’t in front of the door.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

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

Kei te kūaha taku matua.
My father is by the door.

Kei waho ngā ngeru i te kuaha.
The cats are outside the door.

I wareware ia ki te raka i te kūaha.
He forgot to lock the door.

Kei waho i te kūaha.
Outside the door.

Kei waho i te kūaha ōna hū.
His shoes are outside the door.

Kei muri to koti i te kūaha.
Your coat's behind the door.