On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te hiakai au, engari, kore kau he kai!
I am starving, but, there is absolutely no food!
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I oma mai te katipō nō raro mai i te takapau.
The spider ran out from under the mat.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Nō reira, kia whā atu anō.
So we need four more.
Let there be... - kia...

Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he always have a beard? No!
Habitual action - ai

Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna wā anō e tika ana.
No worries/it's all good. That hat will return when the times is right.
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

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te wā o ngā tūpuna ēnei ritenga.
These customs come from the time of the ancestors.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tau 1918 te rewharewha kino.
The deadly influenza struck in 1918.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri i tana hinganga i te pōtitanga, ka rihaina ia.
After his defeat in the election, he resigned.
Belonging to the past - nō

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

Nō mua noa atu te walkman i te ipod.
The Walkman came long before the ipod.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri mai.
Afterwards.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri tata mai.
Shortly after.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua tata atu.
Shortly before.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō nahea a Mia i tūtaki ai ki a Honi?
When did Mia meet Honi?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā atu tau a Amaru i tūtaki ai ki a Kauri.
Amaru met Kauri the year before last.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Tame rāua ko Ani.
The children of Tame and Ani were born much later.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri tata mai ka whakamōtoro a Tangaroa i a Papa.
Shortly afterwards Papa was seduced by Tangaroa.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri mai ka mate a Aria i te aroha.
Afterwards Aria fell in love.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tau 1987, ka whakaturetia te reo Māori hei reo mana.
In 1987, Māori was made an official language by statute.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā wiki.
Last week.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te Rāhoroi.
On Saturday.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā marama.
Last month.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri, ka āmio haere ia i ngā moutere e rua nei.
Afterwards, he circumnavigated these two islands.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te pō, i a rātou ka taurite ki te kūrae o Taumata-apanui, ka peke a Tōrere.
At night, when they were opposite Taumata-apanui, Tōrere jumped [overboard].
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te whatitoka!
One night, Maui stopped up the chinks in the door.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā Rātū, ka takoki taku raparapa.
Last Tuesday, I sprained my wrist.
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 ata ka kōrero ki a Toto i ngā mea katoa.
In the morning [he] told Toto everything.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena.
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te Hōngongoi, ka haere atu ia ki Tonga.
In July she went to Tonga.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te marama o Paenga-whāwhā i hui ai ngā tāngata whenua o te ao.
In April, indigenous people from round the world gathered.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi rangi o Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tau 1950 taku kitenga mutunga i a ia.
The last time I saw her was in 1950.
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

Nō te Kirihimete rā ka hoki mai ia ki Te Kao.
She returned to Te Kao at Christmas.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te ata, ka kōrero ki a Tame i ngā mea katoa.
In the morning [he] told Tame everything.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Ari taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Ari is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Rakiura tō hoa?
Is your friend from Stewart Island?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara au nō Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara a Rangi nō Whanganui.
Rangi is not from Whanganui.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikanae a ia, nō Ahuriri au.
He came from Waikanae, and I came from Napier.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
I am from Auckland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa hokorua ngā hū.
The shoes come from the second hand shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ōtautahi ia.
S/he's from Christhurch.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Waipounamu toku whaea.
My mum's from the South Island.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Poneke toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea a Ataahua?
Where is Ataahua from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāku kē ētahi kai i hoko, nō reira kua pai tātou.
I already bought some food, so we are alright.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Nō wai ēnei hū māwhero?
To whom do these pink shoes belong?
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te rā āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.
It was as if - ānō nei

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

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei whea te mamae, kei tō uma? Kāo, kei raro iho. Kei taku puku.
Where's the pain – in your chest? it's further down. It's in my stomach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kāo, kāore e taea e au te whakautu i tō pātai.
No, I can't answer your question.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Nō whea tātou i mōhio ai!
We couldn't possibly have known!
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō whea hoki i taea ai!
There's no way that could have been done.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka aroha rātou. Nō hea e oma, nō hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana whārangi pukumata.
The truth of what she put on her facebook page was never questioned.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka kimihihia he rūma mōtēra e wātea ana, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a vacant motel room, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō whea e ora ngā tāngata o te maunga i tēnā pakarutanga?
How cold the mountain dwellers possibly survive that eruption?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka aroha rātou. Nō whea e oma, nō whea e huna.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō whea e toa tērā kōtiro i te tauwhāingaroa?
How can that girl possibly win the marathon?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kāore e kore ko Roimata te kaikaranga.
Roimata will no doubt be the kaikaranga.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kāore e kore kua pau kē ngā tīkiti.
The tickets have no doubt sold out.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Nō Kāpiti, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Kāpiti, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Nō whea hoki ia e tae mai ai?
There's no way he will get here?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nō nahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you get back in?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai.
It was on Sunday that the news arrived.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Kāo, kāore anō au kia tae atu ki reira.
No, I haven't yet been there.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāo, kāore anō au kia kai i te tītī.
No, I haven't yet eaten mutton bird.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Tērā pea nō Pāora te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Pāora.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Mehemea nō konei koe, e āhei ana koe te tono karahipi i te Poari.
If you're from here, you can or are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Board.
Allowed to do something - āhei

He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa nō tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kāo, kāore au i te tino mārama.
No, I don't quite understand.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore i tua atu i...
There's no one better than...
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā mō te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.
There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe.
My love for you knows no bounds.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore au e paku pai ki te inu waipiro.
I have no desire to drink alcohol.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He hui āku ki Te Tai Tokerau, nō reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in the Northland region, so I have to go now.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Nō reira...
Therefore...
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

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

Kei konei koutou nō reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei rohe kē taku whānau nō reira kei te mokemoke ahau.
My family is in another region, therefore I am lonely.
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

Nō reira tēnā koutou!
Therefore, greetings to you all!
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Nō rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō wai te whare rā?
Who does that house belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

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

Nō tā māua tama tērā whare.
That house belongs to our son.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō Ngāti Awa a Koa.
Koa belongs to Ngāti Awa.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No Whakatū rāua.
They are from Nelson.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō Ari te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Ari.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No tōku tuahine ngā waka whero.
The red car belongs to my older sibling.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No wai mā ēnei hū?
Who do these shoes belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te whānau tēnei whare.
This house belongs to the family.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs belong to the marae.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle belongs to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land belongs to the family.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He kaumātua a Nikau rāua ko Manu no tērā marae.
Nikau and Manu are elders of that marae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

No Te Tai Rawhiti ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Eastland region.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tāokete ia no tāku wāhine.
He is a brother-in-law of my wife.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Eo! Kāore he hē o tēnā!
Ow! There's no harm in that!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore. He haunga rawa atu tēnā kai.
No. That is the smelliest food.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

No te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.
That (over there) - tērā

No Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ehara no Paikea a Nikau.
Nikau is not descended from Paikea.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara no Te Tai Hauāuru a Koa.
Koa does not come from the Westland region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe nō tēhea rohe?
Which region are you not from?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ōku tūpuna nō Kotirangi, nō Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi nō Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe nō Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Mere nō Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe nō tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara rāua nō Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Hemi nō te rohe o Te Arawa.
Hemi is not from the Te Arawa region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi nō Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku kuia nō Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

No Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song belongs to Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Mehemea ka hoko au i tēnei tarau, ka pau aku moni.
If I buy this shirt, I'll have no money.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Nō tērā tau.
Last year.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Nō te ono kartaka i te pō.
Last night at 6pm.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Kāo, kāore te rimurimu i te kai pai ki a au.
No, seaweed is not the food that I like.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Nō tēnei ata.
In the morning.
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Āe rānei?
Yes or no?
Or... - ...rānei

Nō konei rānei koe?
Are you from here or not?
Or... - ...rānei

He hiahia nō Hāmi ki te kai i te fish 'n chips.
Because Hāmi wants to eat fish and chips.

Nō te karahipi mō te kotahi tau anake i haere ai rātou ki Amerika.
A scholarship for a year has taken them to America.

nō muri tata mai
Shortly after

Kāore i taea te pēhea
Nothing could be done, there was no alternative

nō muri noa mai
A long time after

nō mua tata atu
Shortly before

Ko te Hōne e mōhio ana au nō Kirikiriroa
The Hōne I know is from Hamilton

Ehara i te mea he aha, heoi anō.
It's no big deal.

Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where you go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.

Nō wai te motokā whero rā?
Whose is the red car?

Nō te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.

Kāore he raru!
No problem!

Nō muri i a Tāriana Tūria rāua ko Pita Sharples, ko Te Ururoa Flavell rāua ko Mārama Fox.
After Tāriana Tūria and Pita Sharples came Te Ururoa Flavell and Mārama Fox.

He pai tonu te wawata ahakoa kāore he moni.
It is pleasant daydreaming, although there is no money.

Nō muri tata mai i te rū, ko te taiāniwhaniwha.
Shortly after the earthquake came the tsunami.

Nō nahea koe i tae mai ai? (time)
When did you arrive?

Ahakoa te tini, me whāngai.
No matter how many there are, we will feed them.

Nō mua tata atu i tōna matenga, ka puta tana ōhākī ki tana whānau.
Shortly before his passing, he made his dying speech to his family.

a, o, nā, nō, mā, mō
Mā tōku māmā‘for my mother

Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.

No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
(The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.)

No rātou tēnei poupou.
(This house-post belongs to them.)

Nō Ngāitāi anō hoki a Pita.
Pita is from Ngāitāi, too.

Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko Kupe tēnei.
From the lamentation Rehua knew that this was Kupe.

Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea

E hawa e hawa!
no way, you're joking, you're kidding

Koia kei a koe.
Good on you. / You’re the one alright. / lies on you alright. / Get you.

Ko te āhua kau o te waha i hanga, nō reira i mate ai.
Only the appearance of a mouth was formed, and so it died.

Nō reira ka nui te whawhai ki Hawaiki.
Therefore, there were many fights in Hawaiki.

He haruru nui no te rangi anō he hau nui.
A great roaring noise from the sky, like a great wind.

Nō mua rā
Some time ago, some time before

He hiakai nō rātou.
Because they were hungry,

Nō reira i kino ai.
From that cause he was displeased.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

He kaiāwhina ahau nō te kaiwhakahaere.
I am an assistant to the Director.

Nō te ata nei.
This morning.

Kāore he kai.
There is no food.

No Ōpōtiki rāua.
(They are from Opotiki.)

Nō te pō rā.
Last night.

Kāore āku kai.
I have no food.

I whakamā anō, nō reira ia i wiri ai.
She was ashamed, and therefore she shivered.

No Hawaiki tātou katoa (he whakataukī).
(We are all from Hawaiki. (a proverb))

Tangata takahi manuhiri, he maraer puehu.
If you mistreat your guests your marae will be dusty (because no one will come anymore).

Nō nā tata nei.
.Just recently.

Kāore he waka.
There are no cars.

He pouaru tēnā, nō reira i kākahu ai i tōna pare.
She is a widow; therefore she wears her (widow’s) circlet.

No Āhia pea te ritenga Māori.
(Māori culture may have originated in Asia.)

He kuia au nō Taika.
I am a kuia of Taika's.

Nō te whā karaka i te ahiahi rātou i tīmata ai.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they started.

Kāore he pene.
There are no pens.

Ko te teina ia he wahine āhua pai, nō reira i riro ai te tāne i a ia.
The younger sister was a beautiful woman, and so she took the man as a husband.

Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney

Nō reira au tē haere atu ai.
Therefore I would not go.

Ehara nō tōku whaea te hē.
The blame isn't my mothers.

He teina au nō Rangi.
I'm a younger brother of Rangi's.

Nō te Rātapu mātou i haere ai ki Ōtaki.
It was Sunday when we went to Ōtaki.

Kāore he tamariki
The are no children.

Nō Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.

He hoa au nō Pita.
I'm a friend of Pita.

Nō reira anō i ngaro ai tētahi wāhi o te whenua.
Therefore some part of the land disappeared.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau te kapa nei.
This group is from Auckland.

Kāore he tāngata.
There are no people.

Nō tētahi rā i a Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.

He pia nō tāwāhi ēnei momo inu.
These drinks are foreign beers.

Kāhore āna toki.
He has no axes (axe).

He uri au nō Ngāti Raukawa.
I'm a descendant of Ngāti Raukawa.

Kāore ōu hoa.
You have no friends.

Nō reira i mahara nei, ko te tangata rawa anō i runga nei.
So then she realised that he really was that notorious person from the world above.

Kāhore ō rāua whare.
They have no house (houses).

He tinana nō te rākau.
A trunk belonging to the tree.

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.

Ehara i te aha
It’s ing, It’s of b>ortance

Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne (Pōtatau 1991:77)
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed (to stand to speak), because the mana of women is the same as that of men

Kāore āku moni.
I have no money.

He pai tonu te wawata ahakoa kaaore he moni
It is quite pleasant day-dreaming, although there is no money

Kāhore he wai kei roto i te pounamu nei.
There is no water in this bottle.

Nō reira!
Yeah!

Nō reira me tino tūpato tātou katoa.
So we must be extremely careful.

Kāhore he tangata i te toa.
There is no one at the shop.

He tāokete ia nō tāku wahine.
He is a brother-in-law of my wife.

Kāo!
No!

Nō Hēmi tērā whare.
That house is Hēmi's.

Kaore he pōtae
There are no hats

Nō reira ka tangi a Ue-roa ki tōna iwi.
It was taken right away, out to the fishing ground at Karanga-tū. Then Te Awa-riki sent

Kāore he pukapuka
There are no books.

Kāore he tangata i tua atu i a ia.
There's no one apart from him.

Nō reira, i whānau mai koe i Kirikiriroa?
So, you were born in Hamilton?

No Paikea ia.
(He is descended from Paikea.)

Kāo, i tupu ake au i reira.
No, I grew up there.

Kāhore e Mā, māku te papa e tahitahi.
No worries Mum, I will clean the floor.

Ka whai haere rāua i ahau ahakoa haere ahau ki hea.
They followed me no matter where I went.

No Tāmati te pāhikara.
(The bike belongs to Tamati.)

Nō koutou e hari ana i te tangi ka hemo atu te wahine a te kaumātua.
While you were holding the funeral ceremonies the old man’s wife died.

No mātou tēnei whare.
(This house belongs to us.)

Kāore he taniwha
There are no monsters

Me he mea kaahore ahau e noho ana i konei, kaahore he tangata hei hoa moou.
If I were not living here (but I am) there would be no one to be your friend.

Kāore he taniwha i roto i tērā ana
There are no monsters in that cave

Nā, nō ka kaha ngā tama a Iharaira, ka meinga e rātou ngā Kanaani hei kāmahi
When the Israelites became stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labour

Kāore he tamaiti i whānau.
No child was born.

E kore rātou e ngaro ake ake, e kore anō hoki tētahi e kapo atu i a rātou i roto i tōku ringa
They will never be lost, and no one will ever steal them from my hand.

Ā, nō ka hukea te hāngi, he hāwareware kau anō
Then, when the oven was opened, there was nothing but skin and bones

Nō Whakatāne ahau.
I’m from Whakatāne.

Kāore ōna hoa
He has no friends

Nō rātou ka rongo, ka werowero i roto i ō rātou ngākau (Acts 2:37)
When they heard (this), they were cut to the heart

Kāore he urupā o taua marae
That marae has no cemetery (attached to it)

Kāore āku pene.
I have no pens / I don’t have a pen.

Kāore, kāore āku tamariki.
No, I don't have children.

Nō te tangata.
The man’s.

Nō Hōne te hē
It is/was Hōne’s mistake, The mistake is/was Hōne’s

Tekau ngā tūru.
There are ten chairs. No e in front of tekau.

Nō hea koe?
A person’s home place or affiliation

No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.

Ehara nō Hōne te hē
It is/was not Hōne’s mistake (it is/was someone else’s)

Kāore.
No.

Ehara nō Hamutana te tangata rā.
That man is not from Hamilton.

Nā, tērā tetahi wahine mōhio no te kāinga o Matangi.
Tera’ can also be used to mean ‘that person’ or ‘he/she

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

Kāore he hua,
there is no benefit

Kei te riri ō rātou māmā.
And we don't want to get their mothers angry. Oh no!

Ehara a Hōne i te rangatira Nō Hōne te hē
It was Hōne’s mistake

Kāore āku tamahine.
I have no daughters.

Nō reira, e hoa mā, haere mai, haere mai, haere mai!
Therefore, friends, welcome, welcome, welcome!

Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei pū tohu wā e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.

He uri nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, Te Rarawa ki tōku pāpā taha; ko tōku māmā taha nō Tūhoe, nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui hoki.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, and Te Rarawa on my father’s side; and on my mother’s side, I am from Tūhoe and also Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.

Kāhore he moni kei runga i te tēpu.
There is no money on the table.

He kaumātua a Hōri rāua ko Ani no tērā marae.
Hōri and Ani are elders of that marae.

Kāhore he moni i runga i te tēpu.
There is no money on the table.

No Tokaanu ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Tokaanu.

Koinā anō mātau i raru ai i a Te Hiakai.
No wonder Te Hiakai was able to trouble us.

Kāore rānei koe e haere ana?
Are you not going? And the answer will either be yes or no.

No te ahiahi anō ka haere a Whakatāu
Whakatāu went that same evening.

No te matenga o te rangatira ka tangihia te tangi mōona
When the chief died the lament was sung for him.

No tōku taenga ki Waihī ka kite au i a Te Taaite
When I reached Waihī I saw Te Taaite.

Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei
It was on Monday that she arrived, not on Tuesday

Ki te kore he atua, ko taua wānanga rā te kaitohu aituā.
If there was no god, that wānanga, a sacred vessel, was the preserver against accidents.

Ā, i tōna mōhiotanga no te rangatiratanga ia o Hērota ka tonoa ia ki a Hērota i Hiruhārama hoki ia i aua rā.
And, when he (Pilate) was informed that he (Jesus) belonged to Herod’s province he (Jesus) was sent to Herod as he (Herod) was in Jerusalem in those days.

Mōku nei, kāore he raruraru
As far as I am concerned, there’s roblem

Kei te tangi koretake ia.
He is crying for no reason at all.

Āpōpō tāua te rongo i te kōrero.
No determiner other than te appears to be possible in this construction:

Kāore ōna hoa.
He or she has no friends.

He pai nō tāku noho i patu mai ai ia.
Someone wants to attack because of my excellent situation.

Nō Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My father is from Napier or belongs to Napier.

Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei wā.
No, I don't have children at the moment.

Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea, kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has heels!

Kāore. Ka haere koe?
No. Are you going?

Ko taua wāhi kaukau he awa wai māori, he kaukaunga nō te tini o te tangata.
That bathing place was a freshwater stream, a bathing place for all the people.

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

Nō te Rātapu a Pita i hoko ai i te motokā.
(It was on Sunday that Peter bought the car.)

Nō te Rātapu i hokona ai te motokā.
(It was on Sunday that the car was bought.)

Atu i tērā, kāore he raruraru.
Beyond that, there are no problems.

Nō te ahiahi nei a Hine i tunu ai i te kai.
(It was this afternoon that Hine cooked the food.)

Nō te ahiahi nei i tunua ai te kai.
(It was this afternoon that the food was cooked.)

Ko tēnei he mea nō roto i te waea.
This is something from the inside of your phone.

He hōhā nō Rangi.
Because Rangi was annoyed.

He hōhā nō ngā tamariki.
Because the children were annoyed.

He wera nō re rā.
Because the day was hot.

Ākuanei ka haere mai tētahi tangata nō Te Reinga, he wairua, ko Tū-horopunga te ingoa.
This is a story about Hine-kōrangi, a woman whose father made her a puhi and wouldn’t

Kāo, kāhore ōna motukā
No, he does not have a car

Nō te mea ko ia tōku hoa.
Because she is my friend.

Nō māua tērā whare
That house belongs to us

Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has heels!

Kāore a Hōne mō te haere
Hōne has no intention of going, Hōne is definitely not going to go

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

Tēnā pea te aituā nō mua atu i te toru karaka.
The accident must have happened before three o’clock.

Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne.
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed to stand to speak, because the mana of women is the same as that of men.

kuia nō / o
A grandmother or senior female relative.

Nō te wehenga rua o te pō rā anō mātou tokotoru i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
In the middle of that night we three returned home.

Nō Rangi tērā whare
That is Rangi's house.

teina nō / o
A younger sibling of the same sex; younger siblings still normally take o.

Nō te hinganga o te taniwha nei, ka pakaru a Ngāti Porou ka whati.
When (because) this chief fell, Ngāti Porou broke and fled.

Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana.
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea.

I mahue ai ahau nō te mea nāu i mau te mapi.
I got lost because you took the map.

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

No hea Māwhera koe?
(Where are you from? I’m from Greymouth.)

Kāore ā māua moni
We have no money

He ua te rangi, nō reira ka noho au ki te kāinga.
It’s raining, so I will stay home.

He tuahine a Horowai nō Hoani.
Horowai is a sister of John’s.

No hea a Hēmi?
(Where’s Hēmi from? He’s from that other island.)

Nō te katanga a Tīwaiwaka i a Māui i kūtia ai e Hine-nui-te-pō, ā, mate ana.
It was because Fantail laughed at Māui that he was crushed by Hine-nui-te-pō and died.

Kāore he wā i tēnei rā, nō reira āpōpō tātou kōrero ai.
There’s ime today, so we’ll talk tomorrow.

Nō te rima karaka au i kai ai.
I ate at five o’clock.

No Pani tēnei whare?
(Is this house Pani’s?)

Nō tētahi tangata nui noa atu taua hāte.
That shirt belonged to a bigger man.

He uri rātou nō Tahuāpōtiki.
They are descendants of Tahuāpōtiki.

He hoahoa ahau nō Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.

He tawhiti te toa, nō reira ka haere mā runga pahi mātou.
The shop is far, so we’ll go by bus.

Kāore he moni a Hēmi.
Hēmi has no money.

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

He tarau tēnei nō Mātene.
These are Martin’s trousers.

Ehara au nō Ōtautahi.
I am not from Christchurch.

Kāore he hua o te noho mai.
There is no benefit of staying here.

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

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

E kāo! He rūkahu tēnā!
No way! That's rubbish (an exaggeration).

Kāore he hua o te ngutungutu.
There is no benefit of gossip.

Kāore he huka i te kīhini, nā reira ka inu au i te tī kāore he huka.
There is no sugar in the kitchen, so I’ll drink tea without sugar.

Kāti te waiata!
No singing (cease singing)!

Kāore he hua o te tākaro kēmu ipurangi.
There is no benefit of playing online games..

No Peti taua waka whero.
(That red car belongs to Peti.)

Kāore he hua o te moeroa.
No good comes of sleeping late.

Kua makariri te ruma, nō reira ka whakakā au i te whakamahana.
The room is cold, so I’ll turn on the heater.

Kāo, ehara tōku whare i te wharenui
No, my house is not big

No wai ngā waka whero?
(Who owns the red cars?)

Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he have a beard? No!

Nō reira, tēnā koutou katoa.
Therefore/so, greetings to you all. (New Zealand Curriculum)

Kāore aku pene.
I have no pen or pens.

Nan, he kaihana te paukena nō te kamokamo?
Nan, is the pumpkin a cousin of the kamokamo?

Ko ngā tuākana, kāore e mate te kai
As for his elder brothers, the food would not die (i.e., they could catch no birds)

He kuia au nō Rāniera.
I am a kuia of Rāniera’s.

Ehara au nō Ākarana.
I am not from Auckland.

He teina au nō Kiwa.
I’m a teina/younger brother of Kiwa’s. I’m one of Kiwa’s teina/younger brothers.

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera — nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that—in 1886.

Kāō, kua mate.
No, he has died.

He hoa au nō Te Ngae
I’m a friend of Te Ngae’s. / I’m Te Ngae’s friend.

Nō muri noa mai te kitenga o Kāpene Kuki i Aotearoa, tēnā i tō Kupe.
Captain Cook discovered Aotearoa a long time after Kupe did.

nō muri mai, nō muri tata mai, nō muri noa mai
L282: “Afterwards, shortly after, much later

Tē moenga tē whakaarahia
The sleep from which there is no awakening

Kua kore a Hōne e haere.
Hōne is no longer going.

nā te mea, nō te mea, i te mea
Introduce reasons or explanations in their respective constructions.

Kāore a Hōne mō te haere.
Hōne has no intention of going.

Tēteahi rangatira no Te Waipounamu.
A certain chief from the South Island.

Nō nanahi nei au i hoki mai ai i Pōneke
It was yesterday (not today) that I got back from Wellington

Kua māuiui māua.
The two of us (but no you) are sick.

Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei.
It was on Monday that she arrived, not Tuesday.

Nō te marae o Te Herenga Waka tēnei.
This belongs to Te Herenga Waka marae.

Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.

Nō muri noa mai.
Much later.

Nō mua noa atu.
A long time before.

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

No hea too hoa, e Rewi?
Where does your friend come from, Rewi?

No Te Whanganui-a-Tara ahau.
I'm from Wellington.

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where is your father from?

Ehara!
No, on the contrary!

kore take noa iho
Don’t you beat that man for eason at all!

Nō hea ia e mōhio ai ki tēnā!
There's no way he knows that!

Engari mō tēnā!
Not on your nellie! No way! I would never do that!

No! Ko tāku pukapuka tēnei
This is MY book

Nō hea au e mōhio!
How would I know!

He kore hiahia nō Hāmi.
Because Hāmi doesn't want to.

Noona anō taua kāinga: otirā, nō mātou katoa.
That place is his own; however it belongs to us all.

Nō hea tēnei kai?
Where is the food from?

He uri a ia nō Tā Apirana Ngata.
He is a descendant of Apirana Ngata.

Nō hea tō kai?
Where is your food from?

Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā nō tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.

Nō hea he kai!
There is absolutely no food!

Nō te taenga atu o te tūpāpaku ki te marae, ka timata te tangitangi a te iwi
When the body of the deceased arrived at the marae, the people began to mourn

Nō hea, nō whea
a strong or emphatic negative.

Nō whea e ora ngā tāngata o te takutai i tēnā taiāniwhaniwha.
How could the coastal dwellers possibly survive that tsunami? OR There was no chance of the coastal dwellers surviving that tsunami.

Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai
It was on Sunday that the news arrived

Nō whea e mutu te whawhai a ngāi tāua, te tangata.
Humankind will never stop fighting.

Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana CV.
The truth of what he put in his CV was never questioned.

Nō whea tātou i mōhio ai?
There was no way we could know. / We couldn’t possibly have k?

E kore...
There is no... (future).

Nō whea e pēnā te Māori!
A Māori would never do that!

Nō whea hoki i taea ai?
There’s ay that could have been achieved/done.

Nō whea e hoki te tihe ki te ihu.
A sneeze can’t possibly return to the .

Ka kimihia he puna wai, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a spring, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
Just at this moment, Toto’s daughters arrived

He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.

Nō whea e toa te poroheahea i te pōtitanga?
How could a nutter possibly win an election ! OR How on earth did a nutter win the election?

Nō te Tari o ngā Ngahere tērā taraka.
That truck belongs to the Forest Service.

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.

Kore e kore, ka teka tāu.
There is no doubt, what you say is false.

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te rā āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.

nā wai / nō wai
Asking about an intended recipient

Kāo, kāhore ā rāua tamariki.
No, they have no children.

Nō te iwa karaka rawa, ka tīmata te purei kāri.
Eventually, at nine o’clock, the card-playing started.

He whakateke nō ētahi o āna tamariki, oma ana ki rō ngahere haere noa atu ai.
move freely away ai It was a trick some of his children played on him, running off into the forest, far away.

B. Kāo, kua haere kē
No, (it's not for Hēmi to do it), Pita should (instead)

Nō mātou tēnei kāinga
this home is our own

Nō mātou te kāinga nei
this home is (one of ) our own

Nō mātou nei te kāinga
this home is ours (and not theirs)

No Te Tai Tonga tōku pāpā.
My father is from Southland.

Nō wai ēnei tōkena?
Who do these sock belong to?

He harikoa nō rātou.
Because they were happy.

B. Kāo, kei Papaioea kē
No, in Palmerston North

Nō te ahiahi ka haere a Whakatāu.
Whakatāu left in the evening.

Nō te tau kotahi mano, e iwa rau mā whitu, tēnei haerenga ōku.
This journey of mine was in the year nineteen hundred and seven.

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te matapihi, i te whatitoka o tō rātou whare.
One night Māui stuffed up the window and the door of their house.

Nō te horonga o Mokoia ka riro ngā wheua o Tūhourangi i a Ngāpuhi.
The bones of Tūhourangi were taken away by Ngāpuhi at the time when Mokoia was captured.

He mamae nō taku tuara.
Because my back is sore.

Nō te taenga ki te raumati, ka mahana te kiri o te tangata.
When summer arrived people began to feel warm.

Nō te matenga o Hawe-pōotiki, ka pokai a Turi te manawa.
When Hawe-pōotiki was dead Turi cut out his heart.

Nō te haerenga ka paakia te ringaringa o Hākawau ki te paepae o te whare.
When he left Hākawau slapped his hand against the threshold of the house.

Auare ake!
No way!

Nō te mutunga o te tangihanga, ka kīia atu e Rehua, ‘Tahuna he ahi.
When the greeting was done, Rehua said, ‘Light a fire.

= He hiahia nō rātou kia kite i tō rātou whaea.
What is the use of...?

Ha aha hoki!
No way!

Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko tōna teina tēnei.
Rehua knew from the lament that this was his junior relative.

Nō tata noa iho.
From very close by.

Ehara no Ōpōtiki a Maru.
Maru does not come from Ōpōtiki.

Nō tō mātou haerenga tuatahitanga atu ki reira, ka tūtaki mātou ki a Tamati
We met Tāmati on our first journey there

Kāore he raru.
No problem.

Kei patua e koe te tangata rā mō te kore take noa iho!
Don’t you beat that man for eason at all!

Kāo, i a Roberta mā kē ōu kākahu hākinakina!
No, Roberta and the others had your sports gear!

Nō tō rātou taenga atu
When they arrived, on their arrival

He makariri rawa nō waho mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
We stayed at home because it was too cold outside.

Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, we kthat you have come from God as a teacher; for ne could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him

Auē, kua ngaro anō? Kei roto pea i tō pēke.
Oh no, has it disappeared again? Maybe it's in your bag.

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.

Nō rātou tēnei whare.
This house is theirs.

Nō wai te paihikara pīataata nei?
Whose is this shiny bike.

Nō te hokinga rā anō mai ki te kāinga (Kāretu 1974:89)
On my return home, it wasn’t until I came back home, that ...

Nō reira heke ai te iwi.
Therefore the tribe migrated.

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

Nō Hera te waka rā.
That car belongs to Hera.

Nō Hēmi tēnei pōtae.
This is Hēmi's hat.

Nō rātou te whare rā.
That is their house/That house belongs to them.

Nō tana kitenga tuatahitanga i a ia, ka tino pirangi atu.
He fell in love with her the first time he saw her.

Hei aha koa.
Never mind; no matter.

Kāore kau he rorohiko i ērā wā.
There were no computers whatsoever in those days.

Me aha koa.
So what? No matter.

He tikanga anō nō te tāne, he tikanga anō nō te wahine.
Men have their ways, and women have their ways.

Karekau aku tōkena mā.
I’ve got absolutely lean socks.

He pia nō tāwāhi ēnei momo inu
These drinks (by me) are foreign beers

Nō tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.

Korekau ōna painga.
It’s got edeeming features whatsoever.

Nō muri nei tēnei ingoa tuarua.
This second name is from recent times.

Ka rongo tētahi wahine nō runga i te rangi ki te toa o Tāwhaki.
A certain woman in the sky heard about Tāwhaki’s bravery.

Nō Ākarana au.
I am from Auckland.

Nō tōna kitenga i a Peta rāua ko Hoani meake tomo ki te temepara, ka tono ia i tētahi mea māna.
When he saw Peta and Hoani soon to enter the temple, he requested something for himself.

No Paikea a Warihi.
(Warihi is a descendant of Paikea.)

Kāo, kāore anō au ki haere ki Ahuriri.
No, I haven't been to Napier yet.

Ehara no Paikea a Warihi.
(Warihi is not a descendant of Paikea.)

No Ōpōtiki a Maru.
(Maru comes from Ōpōtiki.)

Nō wai tērā waka?
To whom does that car belong?

Nō Jeff tērā waka.
That car belongs to Jeff.

Kei te hiakai ahau, nō reira, ka kai au.
I am hungry, therefore I will eat.

Kei te māuiui te tamaiti, nō reira, kei te tangi ia.
The child is sick, therefore she is crying.

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.

He pō inaienei, nō reira kāore a Hēmi e taraiwa.
It is night, therefore Hēmi will not drive.

He ninipa tō kapa ki te hopu pōro
Your team has no ball-catching skills

Kua pātāi koe, nō reira, ka whakautu ahau.
You have asked, therefore I will answer.

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don’t actively look after those children of Tāne, they’ll become extinct in b>e at all/ in the blink of an eye

E kāo. Kei te pai au.
No, I am fine.

Kei te hiakai a Rangi, nō reira, kei te riri ia.
Rangi is hungry, therefore he is angry.

Nō reira, ka tīmata anō tātou āpōpō.
Therefore, we will start again tomorrow.

Nō tērā wiki a Timoti i hoki mai ai i Pōneke.
It was last week that Timoti got back from Wellington.

Nō tērā wiki, ka hoki mai a Timoti i Pōneke.
Last week, Timoti got back from Wellington.

Kāhore he moni kei/i runga i te tēpu
There is no money on the table

Nō reira, tēnā koutou.
So, hello to you all.

He pahi tēnei nō te kura.
This is a bus belonging to the school.

Nō Hēmi tērā whare
That house is Hēmi’s

Nō wai te waka whero?
Whose is the red car?

Nō Tawa te waka whero.
The red car is Tawa's.

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai
It was last Saturday that they arrived (there)

Nō nahea rātou i wehe atu ai?
When did they leave?

He haunga? Ehara!
Smelly? No way!

I ora ai a Kahukaka, nō Ngāpuhi ia.
And so Kahukaka was saved because she was Ngāpuhi.

Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te papa tākaro, ka mutu te ua
When they arrived at the playing field, the rain stopped

Ehara nō tāua te marae nei.
This marae is not ours.

no tata noa iho
from very close

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

Nō mua ake i tērā.
Before that.

Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.

Nō tō rātou taenga atu ki te marae, ka kite rātou kua timata kē te hui
When they arrived at the marae, they saw that the meeting had already begun

Correct: Nō te Rāhina ahau tae mai ai.
I arrived on Monday.

Kāore he tamaiti e whānau.
No child will be born.