On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ko mataku māua i a ia.
We were frightened by him.
Sentences with i - i

Kaua e mataku.
Don't be scared.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

He māia ia. Kāore ia i te mataku.
She is brave. She isn't scared.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ka mataku ngā kararehe i te whatitiri.
Thunder frightens animals.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kua mataku ngā heihei i te kuri
The hens have been frightened by the dog (not, ‘the hens have frightened the dog

Nō reira i mataku a Tāne, kāhore i kai, tū tonu.
Therefore Tāne was afraid and would not eat, he just left it standing there.

Kua mataku rātou i te raiona.
They have been frightened by the lion.

Rere ana te mataku i te ruu o te whenua
The earthquake must have been very frightening

I tangi māua i te mataku.
We cried because of fear.

I te mataku o Rātā ka oma (ia).
Because Rātā was frightened he fled.

Kei te mataku rātou i te tangata haurangi.
They are frightened by the drunken man.

Kei te mataku i te kurii nui ngaa tamariki nei
These children are afraid of the big dog

I mataku au kei hoki ia ki te kaainga
I feared that he might return home

Tino mataku ia i te taniwha.
He is very frightened of the taniwha.

He mataku pea nō ngā Kiri Mā kei tere mōhio ngā Kiri Pango ki te whakahaere i a rātau.
Perhaps the whites were afraid the blacks would quickly learn how to administer their own affairs.

Ka auē ōna tuākana i te mataku.
His elder brothers cried out in fear.

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