On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ehara tēnei mahi i te mahi ngāwari.
This work isn't easy work.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara a Rangi i te tangata mahi kai.
Rangi isn't a hunter-gatherer-grower of food.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua.
This is not a difficult task.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki konā.
The men are working there near you.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki korā
The men are working over there.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te hoki au ki te mahi.
I'm returning to work.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi a Rangi i te whare.
Rangi is working at home.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te hoki ia ki te mahi i tēnei rā.
I am returning to work today.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi ahau.
I'm working.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kāia ana hoki he tino toa koe ki taua mahi.
It is also said that you were a real champion at that job.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mahi ana au i te hōhipera.
I work at the hospital.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana au ki te mahi.
I am going to work.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I noho au ki te mahi.
I stayed and worked.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai mā te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I mahi poka noa au ki te keri i te whenua, ka kohete mai ia, 'E tama e! Me taki karakia i te tuatahi'.
I heedlessly started digging and she growled at me, 'Boy! You should do karakia first!'
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te hoki mai a Rewi i te mahi i te ahiahi.
Rewi was returning from work in the evening.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka hoki tātou ki te mahi.
We will return to work.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua mutu tana mahi whakareri i ngā kai.
He has finished preparing the food.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mutu i a koe tō mahi?
Have you finished your work?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mutu te mahi.
Work has finished.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mutu tō mahi?
Have (you) finished your work.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua whakamutu koe i tāu mahi?
Have you finished your work?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mutu tāku mahi i a au.
My work has been finished by me. (I've stopped working)
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua riro te mahi uaua i a au.
The hard work has been received by me.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mahia te mahi pai e kōrua.
The good work has been done by you two
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua oti tā māua mahi.
Our (two people) work is done.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mutu tāu mahi, ka haere tātou.
When your job's finished we shall go.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me haere koe ki te mahi ākuanei.
You'd better go to work soon.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tuhi a Ani i ana mahi kāinga.
Ani should write her homework.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakaoti koe i ō mahi.
You should complete your work.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mahi tāua, nē?
We should do some work, eh?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mahi tahi tātou.
Let's all work together.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mahi koe i tō mahi kāinga.
You had better do your homework.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Inapō au i whakaoti ai i taku mahi.
Yesterday I finished my work.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te hōhipera au e mahi ana.
I am working at the hospital.

Kei te tari kāwanatanga au e mahi ana.
I work in the public service.

Kei Rangitīkei tāku pāpā e mahi ana.
My father is working in Rangitīkei.

Kei hea tō pāpā e mahi ana?
Where is your father working?

Kei te kāinga a Amaru e mahi ana.
Amaru is at home working.

Kei roto rātou e mahi kai ana.
They are inside preparing food.

Kei hea a Niko e mahi ana?
Where is Niko working?

Kia kaha ki te mahi!
Work hard!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia tika te mahi, kei panaia koe.
Make sure your work is good or else you'll get fired!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.
Habitual action - ai

Mahi ai au, ia te rā, ia te rā, hāunga anō ko ngā Rātapu.
I work regularly, every day except on Sundays.
Habitual action - ai

Oma ai a Ataahua ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Ataahua always runs to work every day.
Habitual action - ai

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.
Habitual action - ai

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.
Habitual action - ai

Ki a wai tēnā mahi?
Who will do that work?
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

He rite a Rāwiri ki tōna māmā, he tangata kaha ki te mahi.
Rāwiri is like his mother, a man who is strong in work.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā mō te mahi whenua.
He is just like his father when it comes to farming.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He aha tāna e mahi ana?
What is it that s/he is working on?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha ngā mahi kua oti i a koe i ēnei wiki e rua?
What have you completed this fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha ngā mahi ka oti i a koe ā ngā wiki e rua?
What will you do next fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Kāti, he aha tā kōrua mahi i tēnei rā, e moko?
So, what are you two doing today, my grandchild?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

E taku tau, he aha nei ngā mahi mā tāua kia haere atu ki tātahi?
My love, what tasks do we have to do so we can go to the beach to holiday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha tā koutou mahi i te marae i te Rāhoroi?
What were you guys doing at the marae on Saturday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a Tainui i te rā nei?
What is Tainui doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a ngā kuia i te marae?
What is the work of the elderly women at the marae?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha tō mahi ināianei?
What are you doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

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

Inanahi nei he aha te mahi a te ngeru?
What was the cat doing yesterday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a Pāpā i te Rātapu?
What does Dad do on Sunday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a te pēpi i te rā nei?
What is the baby doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Tēnā mahi atu a kōrua mahi whakatika?
Could you two please go and do your chores?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Hei aha a Pāora, he hīanga tana mahi.
Never mind Pāora, he's up to mischief.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Taihoa e hīanga kia oti te mahi kāinga.
No mischief until the homework is finished.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Taihoa e mahi tēnā mahi.
Don't do that yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nō muri mai ka whakamā ia i tāna mahi.
Afterwards she felt embarrassed by what she had done.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi Rāmere, kāore ia i tae mai ki te mahi.
One Friday, she didn't turn up for work.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te korenga mahi i te tau 1972, ko ngā raruraru maha i puta.
The strike in 1972 causes many problems.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te wahine anake tērā mahi.
That task is done by woman alone.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Kauri i mahi te parāoa.
Kauri made the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te mahi uaua i mahi.
You did the hard work.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te parāoa i mahi.
Manu made the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i mahi te parāoa?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te parāoa i mahi?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māku te parāoa e mahi.
I will make the bread.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te mahi e oti.
I will finish the work.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu e mahi.
You do it.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā te mīhini e mahi ngā mea katoa.
The machine will do everything.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e mahi ngā kai.
I'll get the kai ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Taika e mahi te parāoa.
Taika will make the bread.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Hera te parāoa e mahi.
Hera will make the bread.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Mahia te mahi!
Do the work!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu kōrua, ka whai atu au ina mutu taku mahi.
You two go, I'll follow once I've finished my job.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Me he mahi kei te haere, ka oma!
If there's work to be done, he runs!
If... (using me) - me

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā te mahi tahi te kaupapa e tū ai.
Through cooperation the kaupapa will get off the ground or be realised.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kua tata waenganui pō ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Me mahi tiakareti wera, me te ruirui anō i ngā maihimero ki runga.
Make a hot chocolate and sprinkle marshmallows on top.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

I pokea au e te mahi!
I am overwhelmed by the work!
Passive sentences - tikina...

Mahia ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā omua.
This work was carried out in former times.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua mahia te mahi e ngā tamariki.
The work was done by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I ngā rā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Nō muri tata mai ka whakamihia ia mō āna mahi.
Shortly afterwards she was acknowledged for what she'd done.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kāre e taea a au te haere ki te mahi āpōpō.
I can't go to work tomorrow.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e au tēnā mahi.
I can do that job.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea rāua te mahi tahi.
They (two) are able to work together.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore anō tā māua mahi kia oti.
Our work is not done yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

He tangata pai tonu ia ki a au, ahakoa āna mahi hē i ētahi wā.
I think he's an okay guy, in spite of the fact that he stuffs up sometimes.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Ākuanei kōrua i a au! Whakamutua tēnā mahi.
You had better stop that right now or you'll be in big trouble.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!

Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia oti i a koe tēnei mahi a te wā e hoki mai ana ahau.
This job should be finished by you at the time when I return.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te whakahīhi ahau i te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am proud because my work is finished.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te mahi ia.
She is at her place or work. OR: She is working.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore au i te haere ki te mahi.
I am not going to work.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore koe i te mahi.
You are not at work.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te pai ki tēnā mahi.
I don't like it when you do that.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rangi i te mahi i te whare.
Rangi is not working at home.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i 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

I te pō i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kua mutu ngā mahi.
The work is over.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka mutu tā tātou mahi āpōpō.
Our work will be finished tomorrow.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua tutuki te mahi.
The job has been done.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I tere oti te mahi.
The work was completed quickly.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka kiriweti ia ki ngā mahi whakapātaritari a tōna tungāne.
She gets annoyed with the teasing antics of her brother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kīa e te taitamariki he mea mahi ki te mākutu.
The young people said it was done with black magic.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kīa e te tatamariki he mea mahi ki te mākutu.
The young people said it was done with black magic.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.
Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
I will not go to work.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He uaua tēnei mahi nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

He māmā tēnei mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te koa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Manaakittia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.
Respect the work of the ancestors.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore te mahi i mahia e ngā tamariki.
The work was not done by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Kāore te kaiako i te hanga i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was not preparing the work for the class.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Kāore a Rewi i te hoki mai i te mahi i te ahiahi.
Rewi was not returning from work in the evening.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Towards - mai

He wahine kaha ki te mahi a Rāhera.
Rāhera is a woman strong in work.
The article - te, ngā, he

Kaua e mahi pērā!
Don't work like that!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Don't prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kei te mahi māua āpōpō.
We will be working tomorrow.
*Future locatives - kei te

Ngā mahi a tō mātou rōpū.
Our group's tasks.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Ehara māku te mahi e oti.
I won’t finish the work.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Mehemea ka ua āpōpō, kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
If it rains tomorrow, I won't go to work.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ko ngā mahi pai ki a ia, ko te mahi māra, me te ruku kai moana hoki.
She likes gardening and diving.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāore rāua e taea te mahi tahi.
They are unable to work together.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Mā wai e mahi te parāoa?
Who will make the bread?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā wai te parāoa e mahi?
Who will make the bread?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti i a ia te mahi a ngā tamariki katoa.
She has completed all of the children's chores.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti i a ia te mahi.
The work has been finished by her.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti i a rātou ngā mahi.
The work has been finished by them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti ngā mahi i a rātou.
The work has been finished by them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti te mahi a te rōpū mahi taiepa.
The fencing gang has finished its work.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Inahea koe i mahi ai?
When did you work?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea koe i whakamutu ai i tō mahi?
When did you finish your work?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Ka mutu tō mahi, ka mohi mau au.
When your work is finished, I will return.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ka mutu tāt tāau mahi, ka whakatā tātou.
When our work is finished, we will relax.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

He aha koe i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn't you go to work?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Te mahi a te tāngata.
There were heaps of people.
There were lots of... - te maha a te...

Te mahi a te waka.
There were heaps of cars.
There were lots of... - te maha a te...

Kāore te mahi → i mutu → i te kāwanatanga.
The work was not stopped by the government.

Me ū tonu ki te mahi tae noa atu ki te wā e oti ai
You should stick to the task right up till the time it is completed

He aha ngā mahi e meatia ai e tōu tuakana?
What are the jobs that will be done by your brother?

Mahia te mahi ināianei.
Do the work now.

Ngā mahi ā ngā tūpuna.
The deeds of the ancestors.

Ka mutu te mahi inanahi, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
When yesterday’s work was finished, we went to town.

Mai i te mutunga o tana mahi, tae noa mai ki tana matenga, i Pōneke ia e noho ana
He lived in Wellington from the time of his retirement until his death

He tino pai tāu mahi.
Your work is very good.

He aha ā rātou mahi āpōpō?
What are their tasks tomorrow?

Kua oti te mahi?
Is the work finished?

Mā tēnei mahi au e kīia ai koe he tohunga.
By (through) this work of yours you will be called an expert.

E hia ō rātou tau i reira e mahi ana?
How many years were they working there?

Nā māua tēnei mahi.
This work is ours (me and him/her, not you).

Me kua oti ōu mahi, me haere ki te pikitia.
If your work is finished go to the pictures.

He pai rawa tāna mahi.
His work is very good (excellent).

Ko ēnei ngā mahi o te hui.
These things are the work (the things that happen at) of hui.

Ahakoa kei te mākū ō rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua.
Your work area needs to be clean.

Ahakoa he mākū ō rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.
When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.

= Ehara i te mea he tohunga ia ki tēnei mahi.
This idiomatic form looks the same as the previous one, but ‘mā’ or ‘ngā’ is not included.

E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua
This job is too difficult to finish in one day. This job is so difficult that it can’t be finished in one day,

Omaoma ai a Joanne i muri i te mahi.
Joanne regularly runs after work.

He aha koe i mahi ai i te kāinga?
Why were you working at home

Kua mahi he tamaiti i te pahi.
A child was left behind by the bus.

Mā māua tēnei mahi.
This work will be ours (me and him/her, not you).

He rawe tō mahi.
Your work is excellent.

I oho moata, nō reira ka haere au ki te mahi.
I got up early, and so (therefore) I went to work.

Me mahi hoki rātou.
They should certainly work. (For ‘me

I oho moata ahau nā reira i haere ai ki te mahi.
Reasons for including ai in result clauses will be explored in Section 5.3.5.

Kua haere kē ngā kaimahi, nāna nei i mahi te hei?
The labourers who did the work on the hay have already gone.

Mā tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.
Her friend will take them to work.

Kāore ano te mahi kia oti i āku tamariki.
My children have not yet completed the work.

Kua oti i a koe tō mahi kāinga te tuhi?
Have you finished writing your homework?

Me noho tonu mai koe kia oti rā anō te mahi.
You have to stay here right up until the job is finished.

Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.

Ki a au anō tētehi mahi.
I have a job to do myself.

Kei te mahi ngā wāhine ki konei
The women are working here.

Kite mahi.
To work.

E mahi ana ia, hei whiwhi moni ai mō tana whānau.
She is working in order to earn money for her family.

Ka pēra haere tonu te mahi, ā tae noa mai ki Aotearoa nei (Pōtatau 1991:10)
They proceeded like that until they arrived in New Zealand

Me mahi tonu, ā pau noa te kaha
You must keep working until you run out of energy

Kia haere tāua ki Kai Reka, kei reira taku hoa, a Hēmi, e mahi ana.
Let's go to Kai Reka, my friend, Hēmi, works there.

I te mahi au.
I was working.

Kua mahi ai.
I have worked.

Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.

Ko te mahi a tēnei tangata he tuku rangi ..
The work of this man was to let down the heavens..

kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua
your work area should be/needs to be clean

I ēnei rā mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.

Ko tāku mahi ia rā, he haere ki te tupuna whare.
Every day I went to the ancestral house.

I eke paihikara au ki te mahi.
I biked to work.

Tātou ka mahi i te tawa kia rua rau putu te roa.
Let us make a tower 200 feet high.

Ko tēhea te mahi kua oti?
Which is the work which has been completed

Kia meatia tēnei mahi pai.
Let this good work be carried out (done).

E whakatikatika ana te kaiwhakaako i ngā mahi a ngā ākonga
The teacher is correcting the students

He kaha koe ki tēnei mahi.
You're good at this work.

Me kua oti oo mahi me haere ki te pikitia.
If your chores are finished, go to the pictures.

I mahi au.
I worked.

Me kua tautau te take me haere ngaa mahi.
If the matter is decided get on with the business.

Mō āpōpō tātou mahi ai i taua mahi.
We will do that work tomorrow.

I ngā rā katoa, he pēnā tonu ngā mahi a Māia, he kai i ngā kīnaki.
Every day Māia did this, he ate the relishes.

E kore anō e kanga anō i te oneone ā muri ake nei mō ngā mahi a te tangata (Genesis 8:21)
Never again will I curse the earth because of human beings.

Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki au ki te kāinga.
When the work is finished, I'll go home.

Ā te ata ka hoki ai au ki te mahi.
In the morning I will go back to work.

Kua mutu i a koe tāu mahi?
Have you finished your work?

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra
She’s very knowledgeable when it comes to gardening/growing veges.

E whakatikatika ana te kaiwhakaako i ngā mahi a ngā ākonga.
The teacher is correcting the students’ work.

Engari, kei te mahi tonu. Koia kei a ia ki te mahi!
But he is still working, what a champ!

Kia mahara ki ēnei tikanga ana haere ki te moana ki te mahi kai, hī ika rānei.
Remember these customs when you go to the sea to find food, or to fish.

He mātanga a Raimona ki te mahi kai.
Raimona is a master at preparing food.

Nā Hone te mahi i oti ai.
The work was finished by (because of) Hone.

Ko Mahuta te kingi i a Te Puea i uru kaha ai ki ngā mahi o te Kīngitanga (Kāretu 1974:97)
Mahuta was king when Te Puea devoted herself to the activities of the Kīngitanga

Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.

Ko tērā te wheketere e mahi rā a Koro.
That is the factory where Koro is working.

Ahakoa kei te mākū (Ahakoa he mākū) o rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

He kuia kaha ki te kōrero i ngā mahi o tana tamarikitanga.
She is an elderly woman who is good at talking about her childhood.

He aha a mea i mahi ai?
Why did mea do the work?

He mahi pārekareka tēnei.
This is fun work.

Ka oti te mahi i ngā kaimahi
the work is completed by the workers

Manaakitia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.
Respect the work of the ancestors.

Mā tōna reo whakahau ka kori te whare ki te mahi.
Through her commanding voice, the house gets to work.

Kia oti rā anō ngā mahi, ka hoki ngā kaimahi ki te kāinga.
The workers won't go home until the work is finished.

Hai ārahi i ā tātou mahi.
To guide us in our work.

Kua oti tāku mahi.
My work is completed.

He wahine kaha ki te mahi ahakoa te mahi.
She is a woman who is strong in work, no matter the task.

Ka mahi moni rātou katoa.
They will all make money (raise funds).

Mō āpōpō tātou mahi ai i taua mahi
We’ll do it tomorrow (not some other time)

Kua tutuki i ngā tamariki te mahi.
The job has been done by the children.

He pai te tūru *o* tōku pāpā
Now, work or mahi, is in the a category. And my father was a cabinet maker. He made Chairs. Chairs were his mahi,b which is in the a category.

Tokoiwa ngā tāne e mahi ana.
Nine men working.

He kaha nōna i mahi pēra ai a Hau.
It is because he is strong (that) Hau works like that. (For ‘ai

Mauria mai tō mahi.
Bring me your work.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te hī ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.

Kia oti te mahi, ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.

He aha te mahi a Tāmati?
What is Tāmati’s job?, What does Tāmati do?

Ka whakatika au i ō mahi kāinga kia pai ai.
I will correct your homework so that it is good.

Me tika te mahi + kei pukuriri mai a Māmā
Make sure the work is done correctly, or Mum will be angry at us.

Mā tātou tēnei mahi e mahi.
We all will do this job.

Kei te mahi ai tāku taumahi āpōpō.
I'm working on my assignment tomorrow.

Kia tika te mahi.
Be good.

Ko ngā iwi o te uru, o te raki anō hoki, ka kaha mahi i te "e... ana".
The tribes of the west, and also the north, use "e... ana".

E moi, ki a au anō tētehi mahi.
Please, give me another task.

Kei te mahi au i taku taumahi, kei te whapai i tōku whare, ā, kei te haere hoki ki tōku marae.
I'm working on my assignment, I'm cleaning my house and I am going to my marae.

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...".

aua mahi e tika ana
those actions (jobs) that are proper (respectable/fitting)

He wharau mō tōna kuia tāna e mahi ana.
She is working on a shed for her kuia.

Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.
Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.

Nā wai tēnei mahi i mahi?
Who did this job?

I ēnei rā, mā te mīhini e mahi te nuinga o ngā mahi.
These days, machines do most of the work.

Mahi ā-rōpū.
Work as a group .

Kāore te mahi i mutu i te kāwanatanga.
The work was not stopped by the government.

Ko tāu mahi, he hono i te rerenga ki tana whakamārama tika (tuhinga reo Ingarihi).
Your task is to connect the sentence to its correct translation (English language text).

Nā tātou tēnei mahi i mahi
We all did this job

Kāore au mahi.
I do not have work.

He mātanga hoki a Raimona ki te mahi kai, he kaha ki te kai!
Raimona is also an expert at cooking, he loves to eat!

He ringa rehe a Moana ki te mahi māra, ki te purei rakuraku hiko, ka mutu, he rōreka ki te waiata.
Moana is a dab hand at gardening, playing electric guitar, and she loves to sing.

Kei te mahi tahi a Hau rāua ko Haora.
Hau and Haora are working together.

Nā.te.mea he mahi nā te Kawanatanga, i kore ai te iwi o Waikato e whakaae ..
Because it was Government work, the Tainui people did not agree ..

ērā wāhine e mahi kaha rā
those women who are working hard (strongly)

He uaua ake te mahi i tāna i whakaaro ai
The job was harder than he had thought,

He horoi i te whare taku mahi i tēnei rā.
My job is to clean the house this day.

Kei te mahi au i taku rorohiko
I am working at my computer.

Tuawhā, i haere atu ahau ki tāku mahi.
Fourth, i went to work

E mahi pai ana ngā ākonga.
The students are working well.

I whakaaturia āna mahi toi.
Her work was exhibited.

I mahi pai ia.
He worked well.

Ko tāna mahi he tiaki i ngā hōiho ō ngā āpiha.
His job is taking care of the officers’ horses.

Kāore he mahi kāinga i tēnei rā.
There's no homework today.

He pai tana mahi.
He works well.

He miraka kau tā rāua mahi.
Milking cows is their job.

He tino pai tō mahi.
You've done a good job.

He aha te mahi a Hata ki teeraa raakau?
What did Hata do to that tree?

Kāore te mahi i oti i ahau.
I did not finish the work.

Kei te mahi tonu ia.
He is still working.

Kāore te mahi i oti.
The work was not completed.

Kua oti taku mahi.
My works finished.

Kāore i oti i ahau te mahi.
I did not finish the work.

Kei hea te wāhi i mahi ai taku tama?
Where is the place where my son worked?

I tērā tau, i mahi ai taku tama i taua wāhi.
Last year my son worked at that place.

Mā Tawa e mahi te parāoa.
Tawa will be the one to make the bread.

I haere taku tama ki taua wāhi, mahi ai.
My son went to that place to work there.

Mā te aha i te mahi kai.
What's better than providing food.

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

Nā wai koe i ako ki te mahi whakairo?
Who taught you to carve?

I ako taku tama i te ture kia mahia ai tēnei momo mahi.
My son learnt the law so that he could do this kind of work.

Kua kaha tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.

Ka mutu → te mahi → i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.

Kua mutu te mahi a Rewi.
Rewi has finished working.

Nā te rorohiko ia i mahi ai.
It was because of the computer that he worked.

I tērā tau, i mahi au i Tāmaki-makaurau
Last year, I worked in Auckland

Kei te mahi huna koe?
Are you being sneaky?

Ko Adrien te tangata (e / ?i) mahi ai i ngā wā katoa.
Adrien is the person who works all the time.

Ā tērā tau, ka mahi au ki Kirikiriroa
Next year, I’ll be working in Hamilton

Kia kaha te mahi!
Work hard!

I mahi taku tama i taua wāhi.
My son worked at that place.

He mahi hīanga hoki tēnā.
That is a naughty thing to do.

Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi.
Because we’ve got too much to do.

Nā tāku mahi au e pukumahi nei.
I am busy because of my work.

Ka tau kē tō mahi.
Your work is awesome.

Kua oti ngā mahi i a rātou
They have completed the work,

Tino pai ngā mahi.
The work is very good.

Me mahi tonu tātau kia rite ai ēnei mea katoa.
We had better keep working so that all these things will be ready.

Ka hōhā au i tēnei mahi roa.
I shall become fed up by (with) this long job.

Māu e mahi. Māu,
for you';

Nō te mea kua manako noa kē te Atua ki āu mahi.
Since God has already approved your actions.

E mahi ana ia i Pōneke.
She works in Wellington.

Ka oti te mahi, ka hoki mai rātou ki te kāinga.
When the job was done, they returned home.

I te mahi ahau
I was working

Ka oti i a koe te mahi nā i te rā nei?
Will you finish that job today?

Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.

Kei te harikoa ahau nā te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am happy because my work is finished.

I mahi toi au.
I did art.

Kua mahi au i taku taumahi.
I have completed my assignment.

I mahi ngā wāhine anake.
Only the women worked. (The men didn't.)

Ko tēhea te mahi → kua oti?
Which is the work which has been completed?

I mahi māra au.
I did gardening.

I mahi ngā wāhine katoa.
All the women worked.

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.

I mahi kapahaka au.
I did kapahaka.

I mahi tahi tātou katoa.
We all worked together.

Taihoa, kātahi anō tātou kia mahi i Mana Whenua, Mana Ao Tūroa, Mana Tangata, Mana Reo
Ehara te aromatawai i te whainga nui. Engari kē, mā te aromatawai koutou e kōrero ai. The assessment isn't the destination. The assessment is the reason to speak.

He uaua tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.

Mā pango mā whero ka oti te mahi.
By chiefs and commoners the work is finished.

He māmā tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.

Kia mutu taua mahi
once you have completed that mahi,

Kua oti taku mahi, nō reira ka whakatā au.
My work is finished, so I will rest.

E oti ai tēnā mahi i te wā tika, me whakaaro ake he tikanga.
In order to finish that job in time, you should develop a plan.

He āwhina i te tākuta tāna mahi.
Her job is helping the doctor.

Whakaotihia te mahi.
Finish the work.

Kua whakaoti ahau I te mahi.
I have finished the work.

Whakaotia te mahi!
Finish the work!

I te mahi te kāmura i te aha?
What was the carpenter making?

Kia mutu taua mahi ka whakamākūhia ki te wai
Once that's completed then dampen with water.

I te mahi ia i te tēpu hou.
He was making the new table.

Ehara i te mea he tohunga ia ki tēnei mahi.
It is not as if he were an expert at this work.

He koretake au ki te mahi pangarau.
I'm useless at maths.

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

He mahi tēnei mā ngā tamariki katoa
This is a job for all the kids

Ka haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I will go to the town where I worked.

E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.

Kei te haere ngā akonga ki te inu, tē mahi kē (ai) i ā rātou mahi
The students are going drinking, instead of doing their work

Kua whakaoti a Mere i te mahi.
Mere has completed the work.

Kua whakaotia te mahi e Mere.
The work has been completed by Mere.

Ka hoki anō ngā tamariki ki te kura mahi ai.
The children returned to school to work.

Mahia ngā mahi kei tamariki ana.
Get things done while (you’re) young.

He aha ai ia i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn’t he go to work?

Kei tāwāhi ia e mahi ana.
He is working overseas.

Nō muri mai ka whakamā a Aroha i tāna mahi.
Afterwards Aroha felt embarrased about what she'd done.

Kei te pai noa iho taku mahi.
My work is easy peasy.

Kua oti te mahi.
The job is finished.

I mua rā, ko tana mahi hoki he puhipuhi pūkeko.
He used to shoot pūkeko.

I haere au i te taha o tōku pāpā ki tōna wāhi mahi.
I went with my father to his work.

Kua kaha → tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.

Ko te karanga te mahi a ngā kuia.
The call of welcome is the job of the elderly women.

He pai rawa atu tāu mahi.
Your work is very good.

Ka kino → tō mahi.
You are doing wrong.

He roa ngā haora mahi o te tūmau.
The working hours of the chef are long.

Pai rawa atu tāu mahi!
Your work is terrific!

Ka taea e koe te mahi toi?
Can you do art?

Mahi-a ai tēnei mahi ia tau ia tau.
This work was done every year.

Hīkoi ai ahau ki te mahi ia rā.
I walk to work every day.

Kua oti → te mahi a te rōpū mahi taiepa.
The fencing gang has finished its work.

Ka pai → te mahi, tamariki mā!
Well done, children!

He uaua te mahi.
The job is hard.

mahi tahi
work together

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Ko ngaa mema tonu o te Paremete te tupuna o taua mahi nei.
But the very members of Parliament are the originators of the fault.

Ko tērā te wheketere + e mahi rā a Koro.
That is the factory + Koro is working.

Ka mutu → tā tātou mahi āpōpō.
Our work will be finished tomorrow.

Mā pango, mā whero ka oti te mahi!
Black and red will get it dome!

Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.

Ka mea a Hata: Kāhore e kore ka wini i a tātou te hīra mō ngā whakataetae mahi Māori.
Hata said: There is no doubt that we will win the shield for the Māori Cultural Competition.

Kātahi ka hoki mai ki Maketū noho ai, mahi ai hoki.
Then he returned to Maketū and lived and also worked there.

E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua.
This job is too difficult to finish in one day.

He mahi pai te mahi nei.
This work is good work.

Kātahi te mahi uaua!
What a hard job!

Ka haere koe ki te tāone, kimi mahi ai.
You will go to town to find work.

Ka kite tāua + kei te mahi tonu ia.
We see + he is still working.

I mahi rātou
They worked (active); simple past.

He pēnei tonu au ki te mahi.
I always work like this.

I mahia ngā mahi katoa
All the tasks were worked on/done (passive); simple past.

Kia mutu taua mahi, ka whakamākūhia ki te wai.
When that work is finished, water the garden.

He aha tō mahi?
What is your work?

E kōrerotia ana ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna
The deeds of ancestors are/were being talked about (passive); continuing action set in past, present or future time.

Ko te tāne a te wahine nei i haere ki te mahi i tētahi whenua tawhiti.
The woman’s husband had gone to a distant place to work. When he returned home the woman went hokianga mai ki te kāinga, ka haere te wahine ki te wharekai ki te hi

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the town where I worked.

Peti, māku koe e tohutohu ki te mahi keke mā te ringa tonu.
Peti, I will teach you to make a cake entirely by hand.

He pēhea tā rātou mahi?
What is their job like?

He tangata i pai, he tangata i kino ki te mahi a Ponga.
Some said Ponga's action was good, and some said it was bad.

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone e mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the rown where I *will* work.

He tino pai tā rātou mahi.
Their job is very good.

Haere tonu kia mutu rawa te mahi.
Keep going till the work is completed.

Waiho mō tētahi atu rā mahi ai.
Leave it for another day, leave it and do it another day.

Me haere māua ki te ngahere, ki reira mahi ai.
We should go to the forest, and work there.

Kaha rawa ia ki te haututū me ērā atu mahi a te tamariki tāne.
He’s too much into playing up and the other things that boys will get up to.

I reira, ka kitea tētahi mahi ātaahua rawa.
From there a beautiful project was seen.

He aha tāna mahi?
What is her job?

Kāhore rāua e mahi ana
they are not working

He aha te mahi a Rangi?
What is Rangi doing?

Mā te aha te mahi e oti ai?
How did the work be completed?

E kīa ana he tino mōhio ia ki tēnei mahi, ki te tārai waka
It is said that he is very knowledgeable about carving out canoes

Te mahi a te kai.
Lots of food.

Kai pai tō mahi.
Have a good time at your work.

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou
When the work is done, we will go home

Kāore e taea e au te haere ki te mahi āpōpō.
I am unable to go to work tomorrow.

Mā Hone e mahi.
It's up to Hone to do.

Ka kino tō mahi.
Your are doing wrong.

Kua mutu a kōrua mahi?
Have you both finished your work?

Kei tāna mahi ia.
She is at her work.

Ka pai te mahi, tamariki mā!
Well done children!

Ko tā rāua nei mahi tākaro he whakatangitangi pūtorino.
Their hobby was flute-playing.

He mahi pai te kai
Eating is a nice activity

E mataku ana rātou kei kore e oti te mahi.
They are afraid the job might not get done.

Kia kaha tonu te mahi, ā tutuki noa te wawata.
Keep working hard until you achieve what you desire.

Nō te mea kua manako noa kē te Atua ki āu mahi (Ecclesiastes 9:7)
Since God has already approved your actions

Māku e mahi?
Shall I do it?

Kei tāwāhi ia e mahi ana
He’s working abroad

He kaha ki te mahi.
She's hardworking.

Ka taea e au tēnei mahi uaua.
I shall carry out this difficult work.

He mahi āhuareka te waiata
Singing is a pleasant activity.

Ki te whakaae tā tātou tono, ka tīmata te mahi āpōpō
If our application is approved, work will start tomorrow

Meatia tēnei mahi i runga i tōku ingoa.
Do this work in (in association with) my name.

He uaua ake te mahi i tāna i whakaaro ai.
The job was harder than he had thought.

E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whawhe ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.

He aha tāu mahi?
What are you doing?

Ko ngā mahi kāinga me hōmai ki a au, me waiho rānei ki te tari o te hekeretari.
Homework should be given directly to me or left in the secretary’s office.

E mahi ana rāua
They are working

He pai rawa kē ki a ia tērā mahi.
For her, that job instead is better.

He aha tā koutou mahi inanahi nei?
What did you guys (3 or more) get up to yesterday?

Kei te mahi.
At work.

He aha tā kōrua mahi i Pōneke?
What did you two get up to in Pōneke?

He kaha ia ki te mahi.
She is a hard worker.

He aha tō mahi i Te Wānanga o Raukawa?
What are you going to do at Te Wānanga o Raukawa?

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering food from the sea.

Taihoa rā e mahi, kia maoa mai he kai.
Let the work wait until some food has been cooked.

(I mahia ngā mahi o neherā i taua wāhi
The activities of olden times were carried out in that place

He aha tā koutou mahi i te kura i tēnei rā?
What did you guys get up to at school today?

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi māra.
She is very knowledgeable about gardening.

He aha tā koutou mahi i te marae i te Rāhoroi?
What were you guys doing at the marae on Saturday?

Ko Raka-tāura te tohunga whakahaere i te mahi.
Raka-tāura was the overseer of the work.

Mea mahi ngā poi ki te kōrari.
Poi are made of flax.

Ko tā te tāne mahi he haere ki te pakanga kia ora ai tōna iwi.
The man’s job was to go to war so that his people would be safe.

E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whakahāwea ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.

Tēnā mahi atu a kōrua mahi whakatika.
Could you two please go and do your chores.

Ka mahi rātou i ngā māra taea noatia te Rā Tapu.
They worked in the gardens right up to Sunday.

He rangatira te tangata e pērā ana āna mahi.
The man whose actions are like that is a gentleman.

I mahi ahau *i* tēnei rā
I worked today - i indicates its in the past

He pātai tāku mō te mahi āpōpō.
I have a question about tomorrow's work.

Ka mahi ahai ā tēnei rā
I will work today - and ā indicates that is future.

Kua oti i a au te mahi.
I have completed the work.

Me i konei ia e mahi ana, kua kore e panaia
If he were/had been working here, he would not have been fired

"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

Heoi anō, he uaua te mahi nei.
However, this task is difficult.

Inanahi, i mahi ahau, ā, ka pānui ahau i te pukapuka.
Yesterday i worked, i, and then, subsequently, ka, i read the book.

Nāna ērā tukutuku i mahi i whakapaipai.
It was she who has made and decorated those tukutuku.

I ngā Tūrei me ngā Tāite,, he pikitia te mahi.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there are movies.

Hei aha a Tīwana, he hīānga tana mahi.
Never mind Tīwana, he's up to mischief.

Kua oti tā māua mahi.
Our (two people, not your) work is done.

He whakaako tana mahi i ngā tamariki o te kura o Te Kaha ki te tao kai.
Her job was to teach cooking to the children of the Te Kaha school.

He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.

He tangi tonu te mahi a te tamaiti nei.
This child is always crying. — 137

Koirā anake te mahi e pahawa i a koe!
That's all you're good for!

Kei waho rātou i a Rotorua e mahi ana.
They will be on the outskirts of Rotorua working.

Nā te mahi rātou i hoki ai ki Pōneke.
They returned to Wellington because of the work.

I mahi kai mātou i mua i te hui.
We prepared food before the meeting.

Ahakoa te ua, ka mahi tonu.
Regardless of the rain, work continued. — 3592

He aha tā rātou mahi āpōpō?
What is their task tomorrow?

Mahi-a ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā o mua.
This work was done in the past.

Kia kaha tonu te mahi, ā tutuki noa te wawata
Keep working hard, until you achieve what you desire

E kore tāua e mahi tahi i te taumahi ākuanei.
We won't be working on the project together anymore.

E mahi ana rāua.
Those two are working.

Ka mahi te iwi i te kai, ka kawe maa Poroumaataa i te hinu, i te ika, me eeraa atu kai katoa
When the tribe procured food, they brought for Poroumata game, fish, and all other kinds of food

Hei aha tō mahi?
What is the point of your work? (There is no point!)

Kua haere kē ngā kaimahi nāna nei i mahi te hei.
The labourers who did the work on the hay have already gone.

Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai
The job has taken longer than I thought

Kua oti ā māua mahi.
Our (two people, not your) work (plural) is done.

Kāhore rānei ia e mahi ana?
Is he not working?