On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ehara ērā i te ngeru.
Those are not cats.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E kihi ana ia i tātahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kihi ana ia i tētahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Ki a Pāpā te whāngai i te ngeru.
Dad will feed the cat.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Inanahi nei he aha te mahi a te ngeru?
What was the cat doing yesterday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Tēna whāngaia te ngeru?
Would you please feed the cat?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Taihoa e whakarere i te ngeru kia mau i a ia te kiore.
Don't shoo the cat until it has caught the mouse.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Āhea ngā ngeru meke ai i ngā māwhitiwhiti?
When will the cats pounce on the grasshoppers?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Kāore au e rata ki te kai a te ngeru, he haunga.
I don't like cat food, it stinks.
To like - rata

Nāku i hoko te ngeru.
It was me who bought the cat.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māku te ngeru e whāngai?
Shall I feed the cat?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Aidan te ngeru e whāngai!
It will be Aidan who will feed the cat!
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ā tātou tamariki ā tātou ngeru e whāngai.
Our kids will feed our cats.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā ngeru e whāngai!
I will feed the cats!
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.
It was as if - ānō nei

Ka pēwhea ngā punua ngeru nei?
How are the kittens?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka patua te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be attacked by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whāngaia te ngeru e a Rangi.
The cat was fed by Rangi.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.
The milk is being drunk by the cat.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E kimihia ana te kiore e te ngeru.
The cat is searching for the rat.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E pakari haere ana te ngeru.
The cat is getting stronger.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te aha te ngeru?
What is the cat doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore te ngeru i kitea i te tamaiti.
The cat was not seen by the child.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore te ngeru e patua e te kurī.
The cat will not be attacked by the dog.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te ngeru i whāngaia e a Rangi.
The cat was not fed by Rangi.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ā rāua he ngeru.
They don’t have any cats.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He ngeru tāu?
Do you have a cat?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He ngeru ā rāua.
They have cats.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He ātaahua tērā ngeru!
That's a beautiful cat!
That (over there) - tērā

Hei konei ngā ngeru.
The cats will be here.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te ngeru i te taha mauī o te tēpu.
The cat wasn’t to the left of the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat was not inside the house.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā ngeru hei konei.
The cats will not be here.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara i a au te ngeru i hoko.
I didn’t buy the cat.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua kitea te ngeru i te tamaiti.
The cat was seen by the child.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

He tāne ā mātou ngeru.
Our cats are male.

Kei hea te ngeru?
Where’s the cat?

He aha tā rātou kurī i whai ai i tērā ngeru?
Why did their dog chase that cat?

I hea anō tāku ngeru?
Where was my cat again?

e kai ai I te kai a tā mātou ngeru?
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Kei waho ngā ngeru i te kuaha.
The cats are outside the door.

Te ngeru me te kurī.
The cat and the dog.

Nā kōrua tōku ngeru i ngaro ai.
You two were the reason my cat went missing.

He iti ake te kiore i te ngeru.
The mouse is more small than the cat.

He iti iho te kiore i te ngeru.
He mouse is smaller than the cat.

Kua ngaro te ngeru i te kōtiro.
The cat has become missing because of the girl.

Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!

Ko Pere te ingoa o tā rāua ngeru.
Their cat’s name is Pere.

Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice. (Kupu)

Kei te rapu tā mātou ngeru i tāna kai.
Our cat is searching for his tea.

Kei te titiro taua ngeru ki tāna kai.
That cat is looking at his meal.

I ruaki te ngeru inanahi.
The cat vomited yesterday.

Kāore te ngeru i ruaki inanahi.
The cat did not vomit yesterday.

Ka pā ngā ngutu o ngā manu ki ngā whatu o te ngeru.
The beaks of the birds strike the cat’s eyes.

Kāore te ngeru i ruaki inanahi?
Did the cat not vomit yesterday?

Ka kī te ngeru ki ngā manu: ‘Kāti, rere atu!
The cat says to the birds: ‘Well then, fly away!

Ka whāngai a Pāpāi tēnei ngeru aitua.
Dad will feed this unlucky cat.

He mōmaona hoki tō ngeru.
Your cat is really really fat.

Kei te mōmona tonu tō ngeru.
Your cat is still fat.

Mehemea ki te wareware i a wai te whaangai te ngeru ka riri·a e koe a wai?
If who forgets to feed the cat, you’ll be angry with them?

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.

Pēnei ia he kurī, engari he ngeru.
He thought it was a dog, but it was a cat.

Kai ai tā rātou ngeru i ngā kiore.
Their cat always eats mice.

Kāore te ngeru i ruaki inanahi
The cat didn’t vomit yesterday

Kāore a Pāpā e whāngai i tēnei ngeru.
Dad will not feed this cat.

I patu te ngeru i te manu.
The cat killed the bird.

I patua te manu e te ngeru.
The bird was killed by the cat.

Ka whāngai a Pāpā i tēnei ngeru aituā.
Dad will feed this unlucky cat.

Kāore e au ana te ngeru.
Cats don't bark.

I whakatuwhera ahau i te kūaha kia puta ai te ngeru.
I opened the door so that the cat could get out.

Kāore tā mātou ngeru i te tatari ki tāna kai.
Our cat is not waiting for his tea.

Kei waho te ngeru.
The cat is outside.

Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.

Ka mātakitakina te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be watched by the dog.

I runga tō ngeru i te rākau.
Your cat was up in the tree.

He ngeru tērā.
That is a cat.

Ko ngeru tērā.
That is the cat.

Ehara tērā i te ngeru.
That is not a cat.

Kei te oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog is running to the cat.

I oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog ran to the cat.

Nā wai te ngeru pīwari nei.
Whose cute cat is this?

Kei te moe te ngeru.
The cat is sleeping.

He ngeru ērā.
Those are cats.

Ehara ēnā i te ngeru.
Those are not cats.

Tēnā whāngaia te ngeru.
Could you please feed the cat?

Kua kainga katoatia ngā mīti e ngā ngeru.
The meat has all been eaten by the cats.

Inanahi, i titiro te kurī i te ngeru ā, ka whai te kurī i te ngeru.
Yesterday, the dog saw the cat and then, subsequently, the dof chased the cat.

He tāne tā mātou ngeru.
Our cat is a male.