On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko ngā pukapuka a Taika ēnā.
Those are Taika's books.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko taku hiahia he pukapuka.
A book is what I want.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai mā te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pānui a Toa i tērā pukapuka.
Toa read that book.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua ngaro taku pukapuka.
My book is lost.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua pau i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mōhio ia ki te kōrero pukapuka.
She knows how to book read.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te pānui te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto i te kāpata te pukapuka e rapu ana ia.
The book he was looking for was in the cupboard.

Ehara mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is not for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nāku te pukapuka hītori i pānui i te Pātaka Kōrero.
I read the history book in the library.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne will return the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) will read the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Tīkina tō pukapuka.
Fetch your book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Pānuitia te pukapuka.
Read the book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Homai ana pukapuka!
Give me her books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Fetch the book from the table.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Put the books on the bookshelf.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tikina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tikina atu āu pukapuka!
Go and get your books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e tikina ngā pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be fetched.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be returned to the library.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kei te torohia e te kairangahau ngā pukapuka.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
I have read that (aforementioned) book.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kōrerohia e ia tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki tā te pukapuka.
According to the book.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Tēnei nā, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She must be reading a book (to just by what I hear).
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei konā tō pukapuka.
Your book is there (by you).
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I konā tō pukapuka.
Your book was there (by you).
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe ngā pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
You are able to return the books to the library.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?
For the purpose of - hei

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei

Kāore au i te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am not reading the book.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rua i te pānui i te pukapuka.
Rua isn't reading the book.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

He pukapuka tērā.
That is a book (over there).
Categorizing sentences - he

Kāore te tama e pānui ana i te pukapuka.
The boy is not reading the book.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Nā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books belong to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore ā rāua pukapuka.
They don’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā Hine pukapuka.
Hine doesn’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He pukapuka tāu?
Do you have a book?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka ā rāua.
They (two people) have books.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka tā Hine.
Hine has a book.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?
What? - He aha?

Kei te pīrangi au ki tēnā pukapuka.
I want that book (of yours).
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pukapuka nui tēnā.
That is a big book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pukapuka tēnā.
That (by you) is a book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe?
Which books have you read?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!
Away - atu

E rima ngā pukapuka.
There are five books.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hei runga te pukapuka i te tēpu.
The book will be on the table.
Future locative - hei

Hei reira te pukapuka.
The book will be there.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Don't fetch the book from the table.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua aua pukapuka a mauria atu!
Don't take those books away!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i roto i te whare.
The books weren’t inside the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore tō pukapuka i konā.
Your book was not there (by you).
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i reira.
The books were not there.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books were not on the right-hand side.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te pukapuka hei reira.
The book will not be there.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne won’t return the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) won’t read the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends won’t return the books to the library.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

He pai ki a koe te pānui pukapuka?
Do you like to read books?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a rāua ngā pukapuka o te whare.
They (two) like the books in the house.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a koe tēnei pukapuka?
Do you like this book?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua oti i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore te pukapuka hei runga i te tēpu.
The book will not be on the table.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore tāu he pukapuka?
Do you not have a book?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e rima ngā pukapuka.
There are not five books.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Ehara ngā pukapuka o te whare i te pai ki a rāua.
They do not like the books in the house.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ehara tēnei pukapuka i te pai ki a koe?
Do you not like this book?
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ko wai kāore i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who didn’t buy the books?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Mā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for the children.

Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au.
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man. — 1172

Nā wai koe i ako ki te kōrero pukapuka?
Who taught you to read? (By whom were you taught to read?)

Kua pānui a Rangi I tētahi pukapuka.
Rangi has read a book.

Kua tuhituhi a Rangi i tētahi pukapuka.
Nah, Nah Rangi's written lots of books.

Nā Mīria ngā pukapuka rā.
Those books (over there) belong to Maria.

Nā rāua tēnei pukapuka.
This book is theirs (those two).

He aha a Rangi i tuhi ai i tētahi pukapuka i tērā tau?
Why did Rangi write a book last year?

He pukapuka ēnei.
These are books.

Nā mātou ēnei pukapuka.
These books are ours (us, not you).

Kua ngaro te pukapuka e pīrangi ana a Huia.
The book that Huia wants is missing.

Ehara mā Pāora tēnei pukapuka.
This book isn't for Pāora.

Kei te tirohia ngā pukapuka e te kairangahau.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.

Nā Mere tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to Mary.

Māku tēnei pukapuka.
This book will be mine / is for me.

Ko ngā pukapuka tika ēnā
Those are the right books

Nā wai ngā pukapuka rā?
Whose are those books over there?

Mā rāua tēnei pukapuka.
This book will be theirs (those two).

Mā mātou ēnei pukapuka.
These books will be ours (us, not you).

Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka.
I am reading the book.

Kāore he pukapuka kei a au.
There is not a book at my location

Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka pai?
Which are the good books?

Kāore āku pukapuka.
And you may wonder why I am telling you this. Why am I telling you this?

Nā wai tēnei pukapuka?
Whose book is this?

He pai te pukapuka a Rangi.
The book of Rangi is good.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō te pukapuka.
The book cost one hundred dollars.

Kimihia tāku pukapuka.
Look for my book.

Ka whakahoki te tangata i ngā pukapuka.
The man will return the books.

Ka pānui ahau I te pukapuka ª Rangi.
I will read the book of Rangi.

Kei raro te pukapuka i tē tēpu.
The book is below the table.

He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka nē?
She/he's good at reading eh?

E hia ngā pukapuka i te whare?
How many books are there in the house?

Pānui pukapuka.
Read books.

Ko tēnei te pukapuka a Mere.
This is Mere’s book.

He roa aku tāku pukapuka i tō pukapuka.
My book is longer than your book.

Kua hōmai ia i te pukapuka ki ahau.
He has given the book to me.

Kua hōatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a ia.
I have given the book to him.

Mauria mai ngā pukapuka.
Bring the books.

Oti rawa tēnei pukapuka, kua tino koroua au
By the time this book is finished, I shall be an old man

Homai te pukapuka kia pānui ai au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.

Haere ki te whare pukapuka o te whare wānanga, me kore e kitea te pukapuka e hiahiatia nā koe
Go to the university library to see whether you can find the book you need

He pukapuka waiporoporo tēnei.
This is a purple book.

A tōku māmā Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka a ō mātou hoa.
I am reading our friends' book.

Kei te pānui ngā tamariki i ā rātou pukapuka.
The children are reading their books.

He aha kē a Hone i tāhae ai i tō pukapuka?
Why did John steal your book?

Kotahi rau ngā pukapuka i te whare pukapuka.
One hundred books in the library.

I tuhituhi te kaiako i te pukapuka hou hei whakamārama i te reo Māori ki āna tauira.
The teacher wrote the new book in order to explain the Māori language to her students.

tā Mere pukapuka te pukapuka a Mere
Mere’s book

I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?

ā Mere pukapuka ngā pukapuka a Mere
Mere’s books

Kua whakahoki ia i te pukapuka.
He has returned the book.

Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This is my book.

Whakapūakina ā koutou pukapuka, tamariki mā!
Open your books, children!

Nā Rangi tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to Rangi.

He pukapuka mō te Pakanga Tuarua
A book about the Second World War

Anei he pukapuka hei āwhina i a koe.
Here's a book to help you.

He pukapuka whewhero tāku. He kākāriki āna.
Mine is a reddish book. His or her ones are green.

Kei a koe taku pukapuka?
Have you got my book?

Kei whea tāku pukapuka?
Where is my book?

Kei a wai taku pukapuka?
Whose got my book?

Kei te pānui ia i tētahi pukapuka.
He is reading a book.

Hei koha tēnei pukapuka.
This book is as a gift / will be a gift.

Kei te pānui pukapuka ia.
He is book-reading.

Hei āwhina i ngā ākonga tēnei pukapuka.
This book is to help the students.

Hei pānuitia tēnei pukapuka e ngā ākonga.
This book is to be read by the students.

Kei whea taku pukapuka?
Where's my book?

Nā te pukapuka ahau i katakata ai.
I laughed because of the book.

He pukapuka nā rātou
some books of theirs

Kei runga i te teepu te pukapuka whero
The red book is on the table

Tīkina atu āu pukapuka!
Go and get your books!

Māna ngā pukapuka hou
The new books are for him/her

Kei raro te pene i te pukapuka.
The pen is under the book.

I hoatu e koe te pukapuka ki a wai?
To whom did you give the book?

Kua ngaro i a koe too pukapuka me too aha?
You’ve lost your book and what?

Kei te pīrangi koe ki te pukapuka?
Do you want a book?

I runga āna pukapuka i te tēpu.
Her books were on the table.

Hei te whare pukapuka ahau āpōpō
I will be at the library tomorrow

I kite·a he pukapuka tino pai
[I] found a very good book

I runga i te tēpu āna pukapuka.
Her books were on the table.

I koorero ia i teetahi pukapuka aahua kino
He read a rather bad book

Kohi-a ngā pene me ngā pukapuka.
Collect the pencils and books.

Homai te pukapuka kia pānui *ai* au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.

He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?

Whakatuwheratia tō pukapuka.
Open your book.

He iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is small.

Tohaina ngā pukapuka.
Hand the books out.

He pukapuka iti tēnei.
This is a small book.

He pukapuka iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is a small book.

Āe, kua kōrero ia i tēnei pukapuka.
Yes, he has read this book.

I pānui au i tētehi pukapuka.
I read a book.

I pānui pukapuka au.
I read.

He whero ēnei pukapuka iti.
These little books are red.

Whakahokia ngā pukapuka.
Put the books back.

E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.

Kei te pānuitia te pukapuka e Rangi.
The book is being read by Rangi.

I raro i te tēpu tō pukapuka.
Your book was under the table.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka ki te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to read the book.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia kite ahau i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to see the book.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mōhio ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to know the truth.

He pukapuka mā te tamariki.
A book for children.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mārama ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to understand the truth.

Ka taea pea e au te pukapuka te pānui.
Maybe I am able to read the book.

Kei te pānuitia te pukapuka *e* Rangi.
The book is being read by Rangi

Tīkina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!

Kāore a Mere i te pānui i te pukapuka.
Mere is not reading the book.

He pukapuka tēnei
This is a book

Ko te pukapuka tēnei
This is the book

He tāku pukapuka tenei
This is my book

Ko tāku pukapuka tenei
I think this is Rangi's book

Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.

No! Ko tāku pukapuka tēnei
This is MY book

Māku ngā pukapuka e kawe mai i konei ki korā.
It will be me who carries the books from here to over there.

Kua hōatu ahau i te pukapuka ki ā ia.
I have given the book to him.

Kei hea aua pukapuka āna
Where are those books of his?

etahi pukapuka i hōatu e te minita ki a rātou
some books that were given by the minister to them

Kotahi anake te pukapuka.
There is only one book.

E rua ngā pukapuka.
There are two books.

He pukapuka tēnei.
This is a book.

He pukapuka nāku tēnei.
This is a book belonging to me.

I pānui a Mere i te pukapuka kia ako ai ia i te reo Māori.
Mere read the book to learn Māori.

I hoko mai ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
I bought a book.

Anei ētahi pukapuka hei pānui(-tanga) māu
Here are some books for you to read

E hia ngā pukapuka o te wharepukapuka nei?
How many books are in this library?

E hia āu pukapuka?
How many books do you have?

E rua aku pukapuka.
I have two books.

Ko te pukapuka tika tēnei
This is the right book

Ko te pukapuka tēnei.
This is the book.

Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book isn't on the chair.

Hōatu te pukapuka ki a Mere
Give the book to Mere

He pukapuka kākāriki tāku. He whero āna.
Mine is a green book. His or her ones are red.

Ko tēnei te pukapuka tika
This is the right book

He ingoa kē tō tēnei pukapuka.
This book has a different name.

Kei hea aku pukapuka?
Where are my books?

Nāku tēnei pukapuka i tuhituhi
I wrote this book

Mā wai tēnā pukapuka?
Who is that book for?

Kei a wai te pukapuka?
Who has the book?

Te pukapuka a te māhita.
The master's book.

Hei āpōpō pānui au ai i ētahi pukapuka reo Māori.
Tomorrow I will read some Māori books.

Nāku te pukapuka i pānui.
I was the one who read the book.

Nāku te pukapuka rā i pānui.
I was the one who read that book.

Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.

Mauria mai ērā pukapuka ki konei.
Bring those books here. (For ‘mauria

Nāna tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to her/him.

Māku te pukapuka rā e pānui.
I will be the one who will read that book.

He pai rānei tēnei pukapuka?
Is this book good?

Ki te whakahoki i ana pukapuka.
To return her books.

He pukapuka pai tēnei, ehara rānei?
Is this a good book, or isn't it?

I runga āna pukapuka i te tēpu (I runga i te tēpu āna pukapuka)
Her books were on the table

Ki te whare pukapuka?
To the library?

E āhei i a koe te kōrero pukapuka.
You are capable of reading.

Kei te pānui a Tainui te pukapuka ki ngā kōhungahunga.
Tainui is reading the book to the young people.

Maku te pukapuka e pānui.
I will be the one to read the book.

(Kei runga ngā pukapuka i te tēpu
The books are on the table

Ko ngā pukapuka hou kei runga i te tēpu.
(It is) the new books (that) are on the table.

Ngā pukapuka ā tā rāua tamaiti.
Their children's books.

He tino pai tēnei pukapuka āna.
This book of his is very good.

E toru ngā pukapuka kei runga i te tēpu.
There are three books on the table.

He pukapuka ā.mātou hei tuhi i ngā kōrero, kia kore ai ia e mau i a mātou.
We had books to write the stories in so that they would not be forgotten.

He tino pai ēnei pukapuka āna.
These books of his are very good.

Ko taku pukapuka tēnei
This is my book

Kaua aua pukapuka | e mauria atu!
Don't take those books away!

Nā Te Rangi Hīroa, nā Tā Apirana i tuhituhia ngā pukapuka pai mō te Māori.
Te Rangi Hīroa and Sir Āpirana wrote fine books about the Māori.

He pukapuka tāku.
I have a book.

Inanahi, i mahi ahau, ā, ka pānui ahau i te pukapuka.
Yesterday i worked, i, and then, subsequently, ka, i read the book.

Kei te pānui ētahi tauira i ētahi pukapuka.
Two new words

Tēnā pea, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She might be reading a book; I’m guessing.

E kōrero pukapuka pea ana ia.
Perhaps she’s reading a book; I’m guessing.

E kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She’s reading a book; I know because I just peeped in and saw her.

Mauria mai taku pukapuka waiata.
Pass me my song book.

Nā Mere tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to Mere.

He pukapuka āku.
I have books.

Nā Mere tēnei pukapuka i tuhituhia.
It was Mere who wrote this book (Mere wrote this book).

Nā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.

Mā Mere tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Mere.

Mā Mere tēnei pukapuka e tuhi.
Mere will write this book.

Ko Mere te wahine nāna tēnei pukapuka.
Mere is the woman to whom this book belongs.

Ko Mere te wahine nāna tēnei pukapuka i tuhituhia.
Mere is the woman who wrote this book (by whom this book was written).