On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei roto tāku kāri nama i tāku pāhi.
My credit card is in my wallet.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e utua te nama.
The debt shouldn't be paid.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Nāku tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He aha te nama?
What's the number?
What? - He aha?

Ehara i a au tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is not mine.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

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.

Kei taku hoa tō nama waea.
My friend has your phone number.

Mā te iwi tēnei nama e utu
It is for the tribe to pay this bill

Ehara mā te iwi tēnei nama e utu
It is not for the tribe to pay this bill, it is not the tribe who should pay this bill (but someone else)

Ehara mā te iwi tēnei nama e utu.
It is not for the iwi to pay this bill.

Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mīhini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.

Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mihini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.

E kore ia e haere atu kia utua katoatia rā anō ā koutou nama.
He won’t go away until all your debts are paid.

I utu ahau i ngā nama.
I paid the bills.