On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E tohu ana ia i mua o ngaa matua raa, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngaa ringa
the taiaha at inside at the(pl) hand ‘He was gesticulating before the battalions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands’ (TWh, 22)

Ka haere ia ki te kiitini tao ai i ngaa kai
She went to the kitchen to cook the food

I toomuri maatou, i te mea i puni te huarahi i ngaa horonga
We were late because the road was blocked by slips

I toomuri maatou i te puni·nga ai o te huarahi i ngaa horonga
the road from the(pl) slip ‘We were late because of the blocking of the road by slips

Mehemea naa·na i tahae ngaa moni, tamaiti kino ia
If he stole the money, he’s a naughty child

Mehemea ka rui·a ngaa kakano i te waa nei, ka tupu
If you plant the seeds now, they will grow

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

E whaa ngaa kurii
There are four dogs

Tekau maa tahi ngaa taangata purei hoka
Eleven people play soccer

Ka nui ngaa toenga miiti
There’s plenty of left-over meat

Kei te kai raaua i ngaa kuumara
They are eating the kumaras

Ka paatai a Hata kei whea ngaa ika
Hata asked where the fish were

Kei whea ngaa ika?
Where are the fish?

Kua pau ngaa paraoa i ngaa kiore te kai
The bread has been eaten up by the rats

Kua pau ngaa paraoa te kai e ngaa kiore
The bread has been eaten up by the rats

I nuku·hia e au ngaa ahi wera mai i ngaa koohatu ki te pouaka ki toku hawera
the(pl) stone to the box instr sggenIsg shovel ‘I moved the hot ashes from the stones to the box with my shovel

Maa wai e whaangai ngaa kaawhe?
Who will feed the calves?

Ko wai kei te whaangai i ngaa kurii?
Who is feeding the dogs?

I aawhina a Hata i ngaa tamariki iti
Hata helped the small children

Ka whaangai·a ngaa manu (e ia)
The birds were fed by her

Kua pau ngaa kai i ngaa kurii
The dogs have eaten up all the food

Ko ngaa manu ka whaangai·a e ia
It was the birds that were fed by her

Kua pau ngaa kai i te aha?
What ate up the food?

Naa Rewi i whaangai ngaa manu
Rewi fed the birds

Naa te aha i pau ai ngaa kai?
What ate up the food?

Naa te aha i whaka·pau ngaa kai?
What ate up the food?

I peehi·a rawa·tia ngaa waahine
The women were severely oppressed

Naa Hata raaua ko wai i horoi ngaa riihi?
Hata and who washed the dishes?

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

Naa ngaa kau, naa ngaa aha i kai ngaa kuumara?
the(pl) kumara The cows and what ate the kumaras?

I whaangai·a, i aha·tia hoki ngaa kau?
He fed and what the cows?

I whaangai·a, i aha·tia raanei ngaa kau?
He fed or what the cows?

E whio ki ngaa tamariki kia haere mai
Whistle out to the children to come!

Ka haere ia ki te kai
This could mean either ‘He went to eat’ or ‘He went to the food’, (but kaild be more expected in the latter case).

Kei te mea hoki ia ki toona kore i paatai ki ngaa tamariki raa ko teewhea a Ruataupare
He was asking himself why he had not questioned those children as to which was Ruataupare

Kua riro maa raatou e tango ngaa ika i ngaa taumanu
It had come to be the habit for them to take the fish (themselves) from the thwarts

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.

ki ngaa tamariki raa ko teewhea a Ruataupare
He was asking himself why he hadn’t questioned the children as to which was Ruataupare

Kaatahi raatou ka whakarite ki te tautoko i te take a Te Arawa kia tua·ina ngaa raakau paina
case gen Te Arawa subj fell·pass. the(pl) tree pine ‘Then they arranged to support the Te Arawa case that the pine trees should be cut down

Ka tono·a e ia ngaa heepara ki te whiu mai i ngaa hipi ki te wuuruhete
The shepherds were ordered by him to chase the sheep to the woolshed

Ka tono a Hata i tana kurii ki te whiu i ngaa hipi
Hata ordered his dog to chase the sheep

I paatai mai a ia kei whea ngaa pene
He asked where the pens were

I rongo au i te tangi·hanga hotuhotu·tanga o ngaa taangata i te tangihanga ki a Maui Poomare Maui Pomare
I heard the people sobbing at Maui Pomare’s tangi

E whakahee ana au ki te mate·kai·tanga rawa·tanga o ngaa iwi i teenei
extreme·nom gen the(pl) tribe cause this

Ko ngaa raakau i tua·ina e maatou he ri·riki katoa
The trees, which we cut down, were all small

Kua tae mai te kootiro naa·na i hoko mai ngaa whurutu
The girl who bought the fruit has arrived

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke oo raatou tau ki te tekau maa tahi
plgenIIIpl year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

I whakawhaiti·tia ngaa moni i kohi·a (ai) e te komiti
The money that was raised by the committee was collected up

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke ngaa tau ki te tekau maa tahi
the(pl) year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

Tae moata atu, e moe tonu ana ngaa tamariki
When [we] arrived early, the children were still sleeping

Kei te kaakahu ngaa waahine raa, kei te titiro whakatau mai ki a ia
While the women were putting on their clothes, they gazed intently at him

Kia hauhake·tia ngaa riiwai, ka wehe·a ai ngaa purapura
When potatoes are harvested, the seeds are set aside

hauhake·tanga i ngaa riiwai
The seeds are set aside when potatoes are harvested