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rātou - they, them, three or more people
tātou - we, us, inclusive, three or more people
koutou - you, three or more people
rātou ko - and also (joining 3 or more names eg. Bob, Jim and Fred)
ā koutou - your [plural, addressed to three or more people]
ā rātou - their [plural - three or more people]
ā tātou - our [plural, three or more people]; our
mātou - we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
more - bare; plain, not decorated; toothless
ō koutou - your (plural, three or more people)
ō rātou - their (plural, three or more people)
rātau - them; they (three or more people)
tā koutou - your (singular, addressed to three or more people)
tā rātou - their (singular, three or more people)
tā tātou - our (singular, three or more people)
tēnā koutou! - hello! (to three or more people); thank you
tō koutou - your (addressed to three or more people)
tō rātou - their (singular - three or more people)
rawa atu - even more, very
Mā te aha i tēnā. - More than adequate. That will do. It's OK.
Kua eke. - I've had enough to eat. No more is to be said in this discussion.
More (i). 1. n. Tap-root.
2. fig. Cause.
3. Extremity. Hikakatia ra te more o to ihu (M. 229). So top of a tree, point of a whipping top, etc.
Williams Dictionary
More (ii), n. 1. A fresh-water fish.
2. A variety of kauri timber in which the wood is reddish.
Williams Dictionary
E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Nō reira, kia whā atu anō.
So we need four more.
Let there be... - kia...
Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
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 kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He reka ake te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He reka atu te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He ātaahua atu ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He ataahua atu tērā kotiro i te tamāhine a Hine.
That girl is more beautiful than Hine’s daughter.
He mōhio atu ia i a Rewi.
She is more knowledgeable than Rewi.
Kua piki haere ngā utu mō ngā whakaākoranga o te whare wānanga, me te aha, kua nui haere ngā ākonga e noho nama ana ki ngā pēke
University course fees continue to rise, with the result that more and more students are owing money to the banks.
He pōtae ªku
I have hats, because I have more than one
Kei te ako au i te reo Māori, hei kōrero ai i te marae.
This is more grammatically formal. It links the purpose l of speaking on the marae explicitly to the learning.
Kia ora rā koutou.
Cheers to you three or more people.
He ātaahua ake ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.
He ora ake a Mere i a Rangi.
Mere is more well than Rangi.
Ngā mihi matakuikui ki a koutou.
joyful greetings to you three or more.
He iti ake te kiore i te ngeru.
The mouse is more small than the cat.
Ngā manaakitanga o te wāhi ngaro ki a koutou.
Celestial blessings to you three or more.
He kino ake a Trump i a Obama
Trump is more bad than Obama?
Kia piki te ora ki a koutou.
May you three or more be in perfect health.
tō rāua ā rāua ō rāua
Our — three or reinclusive
tō tātou ā tātou ō tātou
Our — three or reexclusive
tō mātou ā mātou ō mātou
Your — three or reeople addressed
tō koutou ā koutou ō koutou
Their — three or reeople
Ka haere rātou.
They (3 or more people) will go.
Kei te tākaro mātou?
Are we (all of us, three or more, but not you) playing?
Haere mai koutou!
Come here all of you! (three or more people)
Kei te whare rūnanga a Tom e kōrero ana ki te manuhiri.
(Note 'te' is quite usual, even though there is more than one guest.)
rātou
they, them, three or more people
tātou
we, us, inclusive, three or more people
koutou
you, three or more people
Ka haere ia ki te kai
This could mean either ‘He went to eat’ or ‘He went to the food’, (but ngaa kai would be expd in the latter case).
Heoi anō, he mōmona ake ētehi wāhi o te māra i ētehi atu.
However, some parts of the garden are more fertile than others.
He kaha atu a Tū i a Pou ki te kai.
Tū eats more than Pou.
Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
There's nothing more commendable than that.
E oti ai tō tohu, me mātua haere ki te whare wānanga mō te toru tau, neke atu rānei.
To finish your degree, you will have to go to the university for three years or more.
He kai anō māu?
Do you want more?
He hopunga kōrero reo Māori anō ka tāpirihia atu ki ngā mīhini hei ngā marama tata ake nei.
More audio in te reo Māori will be added to the system in the next few months.
Mā te aha i tēnā.
More than adequate. That will do. It's OK.
Taumaha atu i te whā tōne te kōhatu i taka ki runga i te waka
The rock that fell on the car weighed more than four tonnes
