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Ko rātou ngā tāmgata.
They are the people.
Identity sentences - ko...

He aha rātou i kai ai i ērā āporo?
Why did they eat those apples?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha rātou i peka ai ki taua marae?
Why did they visit that marae?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara i a rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They didn't welcome the guests.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te whakapakari tinana rātou ki te papa tākaro.
They are exercising at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma rātou.
They are running.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te oma rātou ki te kura.
They are running to school.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kauhoe ana rātou i ngā ngaru.
They are swimming in the waves.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mātakitaki ana rātou i te netipāora.
They are watching the netball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāua i kī ai.
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tauomaoma rātou e rua maero i te one.
They had a race for two miles along the beach.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere rātou ki te ngahere inānahi.
They went to the forest yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite au i a rātou e hī ika ana.
I saw them fishing.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho rātou ki te kāinga o Honi.
They stayed at Honi's home.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere ā tāua tamariki ki tō rātou wharekura.
Our children went to their school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te hīkoi rātou i nanahi.
They were walking yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te inumanga o te pia, ka hauranga rātou.
On drinking the beer, they got drunk.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te haere rātou.
They were going.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te haere rātou ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were going to the beach to swim.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te hanga rātou i te whare.
They were building the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka taitai rātou ō rātou niho.
They will brush their teeth.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tae katoa mai rātou.
They have all arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua moumou rātou i te rehu horoi.
They have wasted the soap powder.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae mai rātou?
Have they arrived?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te waruwaru rātou i ngā rīwai.
They are peeling the spuds.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te whakaoti rātou i ā rātou taumahi.
They are competing their assignments.
Sentences with i - i

Ko te hapu e noho ana i Maungawhau e mea ana nā rātou taua moana.
The sub-tribe living at Maungawhau said that that sea was theirs.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana.
Then they left me standing while they had a rest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei roto rātou e mahi kai ana.
They are inside preparing food.

Kei runga rātou i te huarahi e haere ana.
They are travelling on the road.

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.
Habitual action - ai

Ki a rātou te tiki i a Hone.
They will fetch Hone.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
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 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 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 te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is not for them.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is not for them.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā rātou i whakapai te whare.
It was them who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They welcomed the guests.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna rātou i manaaki.
She was the one who looked after them.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou ngā pereti i horoi.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu te kai e hari atu ki a rātou.
You can take the food to them.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They will prepare the game.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rātou ā mātou manuhiri e pōwhiri.
They will welcome our guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

I kōrero rātou mō tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rātou.
They will.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rātou e horoi ngā pereti.
They will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā rātou ngā pereti e horoi.
They will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Āwhinatia rātou!
Look after them!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua mahia e Mia he kapu tī mā rātou.
Mia has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I te ngahuru i hauhaketia e rātou ngā riwai.
In the autumn, they harvested potatoes.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa mō Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E haere waiata ana rātou.
They were walking along singing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kia hoki mai rātou i te tāone, ka kai ai tātou.
When they get back from town, then we'll eat.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka tango rātou i ō rātou hū, ka tomo ai i te whare.
They took their shoes off and then went inside.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

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

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

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi a.
On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Kei te pai rātou.
They're (not us) okay.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae mai rātou, ka pōwhiritia.
When they arrive they will be welcomed.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te pōuri rātou?
Are they sad?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hui rātou.
They are at the meeting.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei Matipō Tirīti tō rātou kāinga.
Their house is in Matipō Street.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te aha rātou?
What are they (3+) doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore rātou i te hīkoi i nanahi.
They weren't walking yesterday.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te pōuri?
Are they not sad?
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te haere.
They are not going.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te oma ki te kura.
They are not running to school.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka mīharo rātou, me te tino whakamihi.
They were all full of admiration, and very grateful.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka roherohea taua moana e rātou.
That sea was divided up by them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tātua i a rātou mō te haere.
They girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakataāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many young people reached agreement on the day for their return.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tangi ngā tamāhine ki tō rātou pāpā.
The daughters mourned for their father.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae te ope rā ki ā rātou mea i mahia mai rā i Āwhitu.
The group took their things which had been made in Āwhitu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka haere noa atu te iwi whenua ki ō rātou kāinga.
The local tribe went to their home.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū mai te tumuaki ki te mihi ki a rātou.
The headmaster stood up to greet them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore rātou e haere ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will not go to the beach to swim.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

He whānau pai tō Kauri, he nui tō rātou aroha ki a rātou anō.
Kauri has a good family. They love each other very much.

Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō tā rātou kurī kia hoki mai i te pāmu.
Their dog has not yet returned from the farm.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their house has a door.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore a Kauri i te whāia e rātou.
Kauri is not being chased by them.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ka hōhā tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum's fed up with them.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Koa, ko Taika, ko Hēmi ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Koa, Taika and Hēmi.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Amaru, ko Niko, ko Ari ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Amaru, Niko and Ari.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore ō rātou hū.
They don’t have any shoes.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He hū ō rātou.
They have shoes.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko tā rātou kurī tērā e auau ana.
That is their dog barking.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore rātou i te haere ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were not going to the beach to swim.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere.
Peter, Paul and Mere.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Amaru rātou ko tōna whanau.
Amaru and his family.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Aidan rātou ko Kaia, ko Liam
Aidan and Kaia and Liam
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Hera rātou ko Taika ko Hēmi āku tamariki.
Hera, Taika and Hēmi are my children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka haere mai rātou a te Mane.
They will come on Monday.
Towards - mai

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
Up - ake

E rua ō rātou whare.
They have two houses.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Kua whakaritea, me tae rātou ki te mira o Kawerau i te iwa karaka.
It was arranged that they should arrive at the Kawearau mill at nine o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.
Future locative - hei

Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua rātou e āwhinatia!
Don't help them!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore rātou i te hui.
They are not at the meeting.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Ehara mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They won't welcome the guests.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They won't welcome the guests.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They won’t prepare the game.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

I kōrero rātou mō tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Ehara i a rātou te whare i whakapai.
They didn’t clean the house.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kāore rātou i mahue i te pahi.
They were not left by the bus.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore mātou i hinga i a rātou. I toa mātou
We didn't lose to them. We won.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti i a rātou ngā mahi.
The work has been finished by them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti ngā mahi i a rātou.
The work has been finished by them.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā rātou tātou e pōwhiri?
Who will greet us today?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I a mātou i Rānana ka tūtaki ki a Mere mā i a rātou e hoko ana i ng`1a parāoa wīwī.
While they were in London, they met Mary and her group while they were buying French bread.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

I a rātou e waiata ana i tā rātou waiata ka whakarite kai ngā ringawera mā rātou.
While they were singing their song, the cooks prepared food for them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kātahi anō rātou ka tīmata ki te kai.
They have just started to eat.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Mā wai tō rātou kakahu e haenga?
Who will iron our clothes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Nā te aha rātou i kōrero ai?
For what reason did they speak?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Tō rātou kaha hoki.
How strong they are.
How... - tō... hoki, te hoki

Ka haere rātou mā Te Wairarapa mā Tararua rānei.
They will either go via the Wairarapa or Tararua.
Or... - ...rānei

Ka tae mai ana rātou, ka kai tātou.
When they arrive, we will eat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka kai tātou, ka tae mai ana rātou.
We will all eat when they arrive.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Kāore rātou hei te marae.
They will not be at the marae.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

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

I noho mai rātou, tae noa mai ki te Rāhoroi kua hipa nei
They stayed right up till last Saturday

Kua rongo rātou i te kai.
They (3/+) have tasted/smelled the food.

Ka hōatu a Īhu ki a rātou te kaha, he mana e peia ai ngā rewera katoa.
Jesus gave them power and authority (with which) to cast out all devils.

Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai.
They’ve just arrived. — 853

He aha ā rātou mahi āpōpō?
What are their tasks tomorrow?

Kātahi tō rātou rangatira, a Rua, ka mea....
Then their chief, Rua, said...

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

He aha rātou i waiata ai i tērā waiata?
Why did they sing that song?

He tino maha ngā mea whakamīharo i kite rātou i taua rā.
at that day The wonderful things that they saw that day were very numerous.

I peka atu ia ki a rātou mō te wā poto noa iho
She visited them only for a short time

He aha ō rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki tēnā?
What do they think about that?

E hia ō rātou tau i reira e mahi ana?
How many years were they working there?

I kite rātou i ngā mea whakamīharo i taua rā.
They saw the wonderful things that day.

Na rātou ēnā mea.
Those things are theirs.

He pai noa iho ā rātou kai.
Their food was good enough (quite all right).

Ka mīharo rātou ki te ātaahua o te wahine patupaiarehe.
They were astonished at the beauty of the fairy woman.

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

Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare
Then they set the house alight

Ā rātou tahā hinu.
Their gourds of oil.

I mahia tēnei mea e rātou kia rite ai ngā whakahau a te āpiha.
This thing was done by them so that the officer’s orders might be complied (there)with.

Kātahi tonu nei rātou ka tae mai
They’ve just arrived

He aha rātou I kōrero ai
What them past or present talking reason for?

Tēnā ko ngā tama a Iharaira, i haere rātou rā te wāhi maroke i waenganui o te moana (Exodus 14:29)
The children of Israel went by way of the dry area through the middle of the sea

Ka manaaki rātou i a mātou.
They will look after us.

Ehara i te mea mā rātou e horoi ngā kākahu.
They will not wash the clothes.

He aha rātou I kōrero ai?
That's what I said.

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

Ia Rātapu, ia Rātapu haere ai rātou ki te whare karakia.
Every Sunday they go to church.

Ahakoa kei te mākū ō rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

E whakapaipai ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou rūma.
The children are tidying their rooms.

Ahakoa he mākū ō rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Haere ana rātou.
They went on.

Ka haukereherehia rātou e mātou
They (three or more) will get dealt to by us (three or more)

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua
By the time they got there, the koroua had died

Kāore rātou e haukereherehia e mātou
They will not get dealt to by us

Ka riro pea a Puhihuia i te tangata kē anō o rātou.
Perhaps Puhuihuia would be taken by another one of them.

Kei Taranaki kē rātou e noho ana.
They are living away in Taranaki.

He aha rātou i haere ai?
Why did they go?

Kua whakahoki ngā kaimahi i ā rātou taputapu.
The workers have returned their tools.

= Ka whakahau ia kia kaua rātou e haere atu i Hiruharama.
The woman hid the letters in order that the children might not know the truth.

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

Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai (Pōtatau 1991:29)
Then they drew Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried off by the tide

Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.
Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.

Nā, kawea ana e rātou a Kae, ka whakatakotoritia ki te pou tokomanawa o te whare o Tinirau.
Then they carried Kae and laid him at the main supporting post of Tinirau’s house.

I titiro atu rātou ki te moana
They looked (away) towards the sea

I hiahia rātou ki te wāhi.
They wanted the place.

Te tino haerenga o rātou, 'Koia anō me te huruhuru manu e rere ana i te hau'.
They all ran on "like a bird's feather flying in the wind".

E haere ana rātou ki te kanikani.
They are going to the dance.

Hiki ana te hui, hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o’clock they had got to Ōmihi.

E haere ana rātou ki te kanikani?
Are they going to the dance?

He hiakai nō rātou.
Because they were hungry,

Hiki ana te hui, hoki hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Ka haere tahi ati anō i a rātou ētahi o te tangata whenua.
Some of the local people accompanied them.

He aha rātou e waiata ai?
Why will they sing?

Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa.
People from all around kept coming to him.

Me mahi hoki rātou.
They should certainly work. (For ‘me

I haere rātou ki te hui
They went to the hui

Ko rātou i haere ki te hui
It was they who went to the hui

Kaua e tū ki runga i tō rātou whāriki hou!
Do not stand on their new carpet!

Ohorere tātou i tō rātou hokinga mai i te kaha o te kōpeke.
We were surprised at their return on account of the cold.

Mā rātou ēnei pene.
These pens will be theirs (they).

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

He aha rātou e waiata nei?
Why are they singing?

Kua kite rātou i ētahi pāua nui.
They have found some big pāua.

Kei te tākaro rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are playing here.

Kimi-hia mai ai e rātou te wāhi.
They were continually searching for the place.

Kua tae mai rātou.
They have arrived.

Kua tae mai nei rātou.
They have arrived here.

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani, and Mere are at the school.

Kua tae tonu mai nei rātou.
They have just arrived here.

Ehara mā rātou e horoi ngā kākahu.
They will not wash the clothes.

I haere rātou ki te wāhi.
They went to the place.

Mā te aha i tae mai rātou ki te tautoko
At least they came to offer their support

Ko tēnei tō rātou waka.
This is their car.

I haehae rawa rātou.
They slashed deeply.

Kei te kāinga ngā tamariki, kei waho rātou i te whare.
The children are at home, they are outside the house.

I haehae rawa iho rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards.

Auē ana rātou katoa.
They all cried out in distress.

Me aha a Ihu e rātou?
What should be done to Jesus by them?

Ko ētahi o ā rātou waiata nā rātou tonu i tito (Kāretu 1974:108)
Some of their songs they composed themselves

I haehae rawa iho nei rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards here.

Kāore rātou i haere.
They did not go.

Tō rātou tūtakihanga tuatahi
Their first meeting

Ka mea ake rātou o te whare, ‘E koe e iri iho nei, kōrero iho rā!
The people in the house said, ‘You hanging up there, speak down to us!

He pai rātou ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.

Kua haere rātou ki te toa
She has arrived

Kua kite rātou i te Kuīni.
They have seen the Queen.

Mai i te tau 1985 tae noa ki te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i Whangārei rātou e noho ana
They were living in Whangārei from 1985 until the beginning of this year

Kua rite rātou?
Are they ready?

kau atu ana rātou ki uta
they swam away to shore

Kua mataku rātou i te raiona.
They have been frightened by the lion.

I kite a Hēnare i a rātou.
Hēnare saw them (a) (c).

Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.

E whakamatakuria ana rātou e te raiona.
They are being frightened by the lion.

I kite rātou i a Hēnare.
They saw Hēnare (b) (c).

E whakamaroke ana rātou i ā rātou tauera.
They are drying their towels.

Ā, ko ā Arama i huaina ai ki ngā mea ora katoa, hei ingoa ērā mō rātou (Genesis 2:19)
And whatever Adam called all the living things, those were their names

I hoki rātou i Maketū.
They returned from Maketū.

Ma rātou e unahi ngā ika.
They will scale the fish.

Ka kī atu ia ki a rātou.
He spoke to them.

I whakahoki mai rātou ki a ia.
They replied to him.

Ko rātou!
It's them!

Kei roto rātou i te whare.
They are inside the house.

Kua oti tā rātou peita.
Their painting is finished.

tō tāua māmā i a rātou.
Our mum’s fed up with them.

Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana (Pōtatau 1991:52)
Then they left me standing while they had a rest

Ka whakamahia rātou kia tuhi i ō rātou whakaaro
They will be asked/caused/made to write their thoughts (about it)

Ā te waru karaka, ka tae mai rātou.
At eight o’clock, they will arrive.

Ka tono a Māui kia haere atu rātou.
Māui ordered that they should go.

Ka kata tātau ki a rātou.
We shall laugh at them.

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger sisters.

Hiki ana te hui, hoki hoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga
When the meeting closes, everyone goes home' (general statement)

Kei te hiahia au kia noho rātou.
I wish them to stay.

E whawhai ana rātou ki te hoariri.
They are fighting with (against) the enemy.

Kei te tino harikoa rātou.
They're very happy.

Kua matakitaki tātou i tā rātou kiriata
We have watched their movie

E karanga rātou.
They will call.

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.

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

Kua piki rātou i te maunga.
They have climbed the mountain.

Ka haere atu rātou ki tōu whare
They will go to your house

tō rātou whare
their house: o-category tō followed by rātou.

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.

Kei te tākaro rātou i te pā whutupāoro.
They are playing touch rugby.

Nā reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tō tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me tā rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

E karanga ana ia i a rātou.
He is calling (summoning) them.

Kāore anō ngā tamariki tāne kia paraihe i ō rātou makawe.
The boys have not brushed their hair yet.

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

Ehara rātou i te tamariki.
They are not children.

E whakawhiwhi ana te Whare Wānanga i ngā ākonga ki ā rātou tohu.
The university is awarding the students their degrees.

I a rātou i reira, ka mate te koroua
While they were there, the old man died

Ka whakamahia rātou kia tuhi i ō rātou whakaaro.
They will be asked or made to write their thoughts.

Kei te aroha rātou ki tō tātou whenua
They all love our land

I kai rātou.
They ate.

Ahakoa kei te mākū (Ahakoa he mākū) o rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

I haere rātou ki te papa tākaro
They went to the playing field

Kāhore a Tamahae rātou ko Rewi i te miraka kau tonu.
Tamahae and Rewi were not still milking the cows.

Kīhai rātou i kai.
They did not eat.

Kei te mohio au ki tō rātou pāpā
I know their father

Kāhore rātou i kai.
They did not eat.

Kei te whakaako rātou i te reo Māori ki ā rātou tamariki.
They are teaching Māori to their children.

Tokohia rātou kei te haere mai?
How many people are coming?

E raranga ana ngā katipō i ō rātou pūngāwere.
Spiders spin webs.

Kei te whakaako rātou i ā rātou tamariki ki te reo Māori.
They are teaching their children Māori.

Ka tomo rātou mā te kuwaha iti.
They entered by way of the small gateway.

Ko tā rātou he whakainu i ngā pēpi ki te wai hua rākau.
It is their practice to give the babies fruit juice to drink.

He kākahu rangatira ō rātou.
They have flash clothes.

Kia pakeke rā anō ngā tamariki, ka mārama rātou.
Only when the children are older will they understand.

Ka mea tērā ki a rātou, ‘Ko wai koutou?
Who are you?

Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.

Kei te riri tō rātou māmā
But if their mothers are angry

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

Ka mahi moni rātou katoa.
They will all make money (raise funds).

Nā koutou i hari te tangi, ehara nā rātou.
You people led the funeral ceremonies, not them.

Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.

tō rātou ā rātou ō rātou
Inclusive includes the person or people being addressed. Exclusive excludes them.

Kua tino toa rātou!
They have won well!

Kua tae mai ō rātou hoa.
Their friends have arrived.

Kimi-hia mai ai e rātou te wāhi
They were searching for the place.

Ka hoki atu rātou me te amuamu.
They started to go back with grumblings

Heoi ākina ana e rātou a Tēpene ki te kōhatu me ia e karanga ana ki te Ariki.
However Steven was assaulted by them with stones (at the same time) as he was calling to the Lord.

I kite rātou i ngā kōtiro e waiata ana, e kata ana.
They saw the girls (who were) singing and laughing.

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

Ko rātou ngā tāngata i haere ki te ngahere.
They are the men who went to the forest.

Kua tae mai rātou i hea?
Where have they arrived from?

Nā, ka miharo rātou ki tāna kupu, ā whakarongo kau ana.
They marvelled at his word and just listened.

Āpōpō, ka ea i te iwi tā rātou whakataunga.
Tomorrow, the tribe will settle their decision

Ka mea atu ia kia kai rātou.
He told them to eat

Ka haere rātou.
They (3 or more people) will go.

He whero tōku rātou hamarara.
Their umbrella is red.

Kāore rātou i whāia e Rewi.
They were not chased by Rewi.

Ki te kore rātou e whakaae, me whiriwhiri anō.
If they don’t agree, we must think again.

Ka titiro whakawaho atu ngā pirikoti ki te hiwi matomato i kō atu o tō rātou whenua.
The billy goats looked out towards the green hill beyond their land.

Karangatia rātou kia haere mai.
Call (summon) them to come.

Ki te kore rātou e noho puku, ka omaoma ngā tia.
If they do not sit silently, the deer will flee.

Ka haere mai rātou ki te kāinga hei kai i te hākari.
They will come to the house to eat at the feast.

Ka nui o rātou reo e tono ana kia patua ia.
Their voices were great (loud) demanding that he (should) be killed.

Kua takoto te tikanga kia tukuna atu tetahi tangata herehere ki a rātou i te hākari.
The custom had been established that one prisoner should be released to them at the feast.

Kua tae atu rātou.
They have arrived.

Kei te waiata koa rātou.
They are singing joyfully.

Ko āu irāmutu rātou.
They are your nephews.

Ki te haere rātou ki Taupō, ka noho au ki konei.
If they go to Taupō, I shall stay here.

Ehara rātou i āu irāmutu.
They are not your nephews.

Mehemea i noho rātou ki konei ka haere au ki Taupō.
If they had stayed here I should have gone to Taupō.

I oma atu rātou!
They ran away.

Ka patu anō rātou i ngā kurī.
They hit the dogs again.

Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.

E noho puku ana rātou.
They are sitting silently.

He tino kaha rātou ki te whai i tā rātou e hiahia nei
They are very energetic at pursuing their own goals

Kei te kōrero rātou mō te tāke hōu i pānuitia e te kāwanatanga
They are talking about the new tax which was announced by the government

Tā rātou kimihanga i te mea ngaro.
Their search for that which is lost.

Ko te reo Māori tō rātou reo tuatahi
Māori is their first language

Kua tomo atu rātou ki roto i te whare.
They have entered the house.

E haere mai ana rātou ki tōku whare.
They are coming to my house.

He wāhine rātou, he tāne tātou.
They are women, we are men.

Kua puta mai rātou i roto i te whare.
They have come out of the house.

Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?

Kua ruru mātou ki a rātou.
We shook hands with them.

Kei te hanga rātou i tētahi whare.
They are building a house.

I tū ake rātou ki te waiata
They stood up to sing (together, as a group).

Kei te hī ika rātou.
They (three or more) are fishing.

Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.
Then they set the house alight.

Kei te hanga whare rātou.
They are house building

I tō rātou tomokanga ki te pā, kāhore he tangata o roto.
When they entered the pā, there was nobody inside.

Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that they may all eat.

I titiro atu rātou ki te moana.
They looked towards the sea.

I waiata rātou.
They sang.

Kātahi-tonu-nei rātou ka tae mai.
They have just arrived.

Hokona he kai kia kainga ai e rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will be eaten by them all.

Ka aroha atu au ki a rātou.
I felt sorry for them.

Haere ai rātou ia raumati ki te wāhi i noho ai ō.rātou tūpuna.
They went every summer to the place where their ancestors lived.

Hokona he kai kia pau ai i a rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will all be consumed by them.

Ka kitea e rātou tēnei kurī he tino paru te āhua.
They found this dog of very dirty appearance (this dirty-looking dog).

Hei te Hānuere rātou e haere mai ana.
They’ll be coming in January.

Ko rātou ngā tāngata.
They are the people.

Kua mahue rātou i te kaiārahi
They have been left behind by the guide

Ā tokorua ā rātou i whakarite ai, ko Hohepa rāua ko Matiaha.
And two of them were therefore proposed (put forward for selection), Hohepa and Matiaha.

Kei te tiro rātou i te pukapuka
They are thoroughly studying/scrutinising the book

I rā uta mai rātou.
They came by way of the shore.

Kei te tiro rātou ki te pukapuka
They are looking at the book, The book is the thing to which they are directing their eyes

E tūmi mai ana ngā kaikōrero ki te whakaputa i ō rātou whakaaro.
The speakers are standing up in turn to express their views.

Ki ō rātou whakaaro.
In their (3+) thinking / In their view.

Nā te kōrero rātou i riri ai.
They were angry because of the talking.

Kua haere rātou ki te toa?
Has she arrived?

Ka hōhā → ia → i a rātou.
She’s fed up with them.

Kei te matekai rātou.
They're starving.

I tae atu rātou ki reira me ā rātou pū.
They arrived there with their guns.

Kei roto ngā kōtiro i te whare o tō rātou hoa.
The girls are in their friend’s house.

Kei te mataku rātou i te tangata haurangi.
They are frightened by the drunken man.

Kua tutuki tō rātou wawata.
Their dream has been fulfilled.

Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai.
They arrive next Monday.

Kei hea tō rātou motokā?
Where is their car?

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.

Ka tomo rātou ki roto ki te whare rūnanga.
They went into the meeting house.

I kainga ngā kina katoa e rātou.
All the kina were eaten by them.

Kua haere tō rātou pāpā ki tāwāhi
Their father has gone overseas

Ka rite i te tokomaha te whakaāe te rā hei hokinga mō rātou.
The many people reached agreement on the day for their return.

Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.
They have arrived in Rotorua.

Me kai ngā tamariki i tā rātou kai
The children should eat their food.

Hōatu ki a rātou tā rātou e hiahia ai.
Give to them that which they desire.

I taea e rātou ā rātou tuhinga te whakaoti i mua i te rā i whakaritea hei tāpaetanga atu
They were able to finish their essays before the due date

Ka whakangāwaritia e rātou tā rātou haere kia tae atu ai te wahine nei ki a rātou.
They slowed their pace so that this woman could catch up with them.

Ka oti te mahi, ka hoki mai rātou ki te kāinga.
When the job was done, they returned home.

He tohunga katoa ki ā rātou kaupapa ngā kaiako o tēnei whare wānanga.
The teachers at this university are all experts at their subject.

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.

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rotorua.

Ka whakahu ake rātou, ka akiaki iho te waha.
They shouted up, and the voice protested from above.

Pātai atu ki ngā tāngata kei te aha rātou.
Ask the people what they are doing.

Ā hea rātou (e) haere ai (ki Rānana)?
When will they go (to London)?

I aha rātou?
What did they do?

I tō rātou taenga ki te wāhi e kīa nei ko Korokota (Matthew 27:33)
When they arrived at the place called Golgotha

Me horoi rīhi ō rātou tuākana
Your older brothers should wash the dishes

I mate ia i te iwi o Rangi-houhiri, i a rātou i whakaeke ai i Maketū.
He was killed by the people of Rangi-houhiri when they attacked Maketū.

Ā te Hātarei rātou haere ai.
They will go on Saturday.

I noho rātou.
They sat down.

I mea atu te māhita ki ngā tamariki kia kaua e waiho ō rātou hū ki te papa tākaro
The teacher told the children not to leave their shoes on the playing field

Ehara nā rātou te whare i hanga.
They didn't build the house.

Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.

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

E aha ana rātou? (Kei te aha rātou?)
What are they doing?

Kua kitea e rātou he tikanga
They have found a plan,

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga ki te purei tēnehi.
They have gone to the university to play tennis.

I a rātou te motukā.
They had the car.

E kai ana rātou (Kei te kai rātou).
They are eating.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have gone to the university to be taught Māori.

I a rātou te motukā?
Did they have the car?

I hea rātou, inanahi?
Whjere were they yeterday?

I haere rātou ki te whare wānanga ki te ako i te reo Wiwi.
They went to the university to learn French.

I haere rātou katoa ki roto i te wharekai.
They all went into the dining hall.

Kei te haere mai rātou ki konei.
They are coming here.

Kei te kimihia e rātou he tikanga e ea ai ngā wawata
A plan is being sought by them for achieving their desires

I Te Kuiti rātou, inanahi.
They were in Te Kuiti yesterday.

I haere rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Wiwi.
They went to the university to be taught French.

I tae mai rātou ki Kāwhia.
They arrived at Kāwhia.

Oma ai rātou.
They are always running.

Kei Kawatiri rātou.
They are in Westport.

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

Kua tomo atu rātou, ki roto i te whare.
They have entered into the house.

Ko rātou, ko ngā poaka e toru.
Them (over there), the three little pigs.

Kua puta mai rātou, i roto i te whare.
They have come forth out of the house.

Ka noho rātou ki te whāriki.
They will sit on the mat.

Me te mea nei kei te moe kē rātou.
It looks as if they are already asleep.

Nā rātou ēnei pene.
These pens are theirs (they).

Kei te karo rātou i te uwhiuwhi.
They are avoiding the shower.

Nā Hēmi rātou i āwhina
It was Hēmi who helped them,

Ka haere au ki te paku āwhina i a rātou.
I'll go and give them a bit of a hand.

Kei waho i te kēti te ope o te Kuīni, arā o Te Atairangikaahu rātou ko ōna hoa rangatira.
The party of Queen Te Atairangikaahu and her chiefly supporters is outside the gate.

Kei te haere rātou ki ngā pikitia i te rangi nei.
They (3+) are going to the movies today.

Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.

Nā rātou anō rātou i kuhu
They looked after themselves

I kite rātou i tētahi kōtuku.
They saw a white heron.

Me kai rātou.
They had better eat.

Kua piki rātou i te pātū.
They climbed the wall.

E whakarongo ana rātou ki te aha?
What are they listening to?

Kei te haere rātou ki tātahi ā te Rāhoroi.
They are going to the beach on Saturday.

He tauranga tapu tērā i te wā i a rātou.
That was a protected fishing-ground in their time.

Kei muri rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing behind the house.

Nā te makariri rātou i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.

Kei te haere ngā akonga ki te inu, tē mahi kē (ai) i ā rātou mahi
The students are going drinking, instead of doing their work

E karanga ana ia ki a rātou.
He is calling to them.

I tae mai ngā tamariki mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
The children arrived on their horses

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua
They are house building for their parents

Kei te hangāia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua
A house is being built by them for their parents

Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai.
Then they pulled Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried away by the tide.

Kei te haere a Justin rātou ko Aaron mā ki hea?
Where are Justin, Aaron and the others going?

Nā te aha rātou i hoki mai ai
Through what cause (why) did they come back?

Ko Hari mā ngā tāne nā rātou ngā toki.
Hari and the others are the men who own the axes.

Nā te ua rātou i hoki mai ai
Because of the rain they came back

I tae pai katoa rātou ki uta.
They all reached the shore safely.

Kua haere rātou.
They have gone.

Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka
Their writing of their answers must stop at three o’clock (i.e., they must stop writing their answers at three o’clock)

I whakahoki mai rātou ki ā ia.
They replied to him.

E tuhituhi ana rātou i ā rātou whakautu
They are writing their answers

Ka oma rātou ki muri o te whare.
They ran behind the house.

Heoti anō ka haere rātou.
Accordingly they went.

Ka oma rātou.
They ran.

Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.

Tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu.
Their writing of their answers.

Ka waiho te tūpāpaku ra e rātou ki reira takoto ai, ā hoki ana rātou ki te kāinga kōrero ai.
They left the body to lie there and then went home to talk.

He mā tō rātou whare.
Their house is white.

Ko rātou ka toa.
They will win.

Mā ratou e hīkoi.
They will be the ones to walk.

Kua tino toa rawa atu rātou!
They have won convincingly!

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua
They have arrived (here) from Rotorua

I tō rātou taenga atu, e pōuri tonu ana te hōro.
When they arrived, the hall was still dark.

Kua oti → tā rātou peita.
Their painting is finished.

E whakaae ana mai rātou kia haere tāua.
They agreed that we should visit them.

Ko Raima rātou ko Tanira, ko Aniwa ōku tuāhine.
Raima, Tanira and Aniwa are my sisters.

Ka waiho a Ruru, māna e pīkau te hanga o te waka ki uta, ki roto ki tētahi whare mā rātou, tiaki ai.
to inside to a house for them guard ai Ruru was left to bring ashore the things on the canoe, then carry them into a building and guard them.

He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.

Ehara mā ratou e hīkoi.
They will not be the ones to walk.

Kei te ruku kōura rātou.
They are crayfish diving.

Me mutu tā rātou tuhituhi i ā rātou whakautu i te toru karaka.
They must stop writing their answers at three o’clock.

Ka mōhio rātou kua kite ia i tētahi ānahera.
They knew that he had seen an angel.

Kua waiata rātou.
They have sung.

I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.

I whakapono rātou he tangata kino a Hoani.
They believed that Hoani was an evil man.

Āe, kua tae mai rātou.
Yes, they've arrived.

Ka mōhio rātou i te ora tō rātou pāpā.
They knew that their father was well.

Tae rawa atu rātou ki te kāinga, kua tae kē ō rātou hoa
When they eventually reached home their friends had already arrived

He pēhea tā rātou mahi?
What is their job like?

Haere mai ai rātou ki Rotorua, ia Tūrei ia Tūrei
They usually come to Rotorua, each Tuesday

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

He tino pai tā rātou mahi.
Their job is very good.

Me pānui ō rātou ingoa
Their names had better be read out (passive); a strong suggestion, or mild order.

Āhea rātou ka wehe atu?
When are they leaving?

E whakarongo ana rātou ki tā Rewi e whakamārama ana ki a rātou.
They are listening to that which (what) Rewi is explaining to them.

Āhea rātou wehe atu ai?
When are they leaving?

Kei te whakaoti rātou i ā rātou taumahi
They are completing their assignments (now)

He aha rātou i kata ai?
Why did they laugh?

He aha tā rātou e hiahia ana?
What is it that they desire? (What do they want?)

Ko te Rātapu te rā e hoki ai rātou ki tō rātou kāinga
Sunday is the day on which (when) they go back to their home

He aha rātou i waiata pērā ai?
Why did they sing like that.

He harikoa nō rātou.
Because they were happy.

Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Aria, ko Mia, ko Moana ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have a sister, their names are Aria, Mia and Moana.

Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?

Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa
buy some food so as they may all eat (in order that they might all eat thereby)

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.

Nā te aha rātou i ngenge ai?
Why are they tired?

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Nikau, ko Tame, ko Pāora ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Nikau, Tame and Pāora.

Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.

= Nā te roa o te haerenga rātou i ngenge ai.
Why did you wake up? (What caused you to wake?)

Mā te kaumātua rātou e poroporoaki
The kaumātua will farewell them

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Aroha, ko Ani, ko Rina ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Aroha, Ani and Rina.

= He aha te take i hoki mai ai rātou?
(Because of) a wish to see their mother.

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

I auau tā rātou kurī.
Their dog barked.

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

Hiki ana te hui, hokihoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Kāorɛ tā rātou kurī i auau.
Their dog did not bark.

Nā rātou te waka taua i hoe mai
They paddled the war canoe

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Niko, ko Tawa, ko Manu ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Niko, Tawa and Manu.

Nā te matenga o tō rātou rangatira, ka noho pani te iwi
The tribe was bereaved (left “orphaned

I a wai ā rātou āporo?
Who had their apples?

Kei te pānui rātou i te pukapuka
They are reading the book.

Kei tō rātou whare
I am their house

Ā tērā wiki rātou hoki mai ai.
They come back next week.

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

I pānui rātou i te pukapuka
They read the book.

Kei tō rātou kura rātou.
They are at their school.

Ka haere anō rātou ki.te wero.
Then they went spearing again.

E katakata ana rātou.
They are laughing.

Kei Pōneke tō rātou whare?
Their house is in Wellington.

Kāore rātou e katakata ana.
They aren't laughing.

Ka haere a Ruatapu rātou.ko āna tuākana ki.te tārai waka.
Ruatapu and his brothers went to adze out a canoe.

E auau ana tā rātou kurī.
Their dog was, or is will be barking.

Kei Otaki rātou e hui ana.
They are meeting at Otaki.

Ko te amuamu te tino rongoā a te Pākehā hei patu i ngā ture e kinongia e rātou.
Grumbling is the best remedy of Europeans for putting down laws which are disliked by them.

Kāore tā rātou kurī e auau ana.
Not barking.

He aha te take i hoki mai ai rātou?
What is the reason they have returned?

E mataku ana rātou kei kore e oti te mahi.
They are afraid the job might not get done.

Ā miharo noa rātou katoa.
And they all just marvelled.

Ka tupu te whakaaro i a Ngā Tokorua kia whakatupu i a i tana iwi kia nui hei rapu utu, ā, kia hoki anō ai rātou ki tō rātou whenua tupu
Ngā Tokorua had determined to build up his tribe in order to take revenge and to return to their homeland

Nō rātou tēnei whare.
This house is theirs.

I āwangawanga rātou kei kore ia e tae atu i te wā tika.
They were worried that she might not arrive at the right time.

Kei tātahi rātou.
They are at (the) seaside.

Tū ana ngā tāngata tokorua i ō rātou taha, uira tonu ngā kākahu.
The two men stood at their side,

Ka tīmata rātou ki te waiata
They will start to sing

E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa mō Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.

He tino pai rātou ki te waiata
They are very good at singing

Ā haere ana mai rātou ki a ia i ngā wāhi katoa (Mark 1:45)
People from all around kept coming to him

Rātou ko.
Them (three or more).

I te ahiahi ka tīmata te hokihoki o ngā tāngata ki ō rātou whare.
In the evening, the people began to return to their houses.

I tō rātou kura ngā tamariki
The children were at their school

I hea rātou inanahi?
Where were they yesterday?

Ā rokohanga atu e rātou kua hurihia te kāmaka i te urupā.
And so they found that the boulder had been rolled from the burial place.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga ki te purei tēnehi
They have gone to the university in order/so as to play tennis

Ko Tanya rātou ko Sarah, ko Hugh
Tanya and Sarah and Hugh

Ā rātou tamariki.
Their children.

I Te Kūiti rātou inanahi.
They were in Te Kūiti yesterday.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori
They have gone to the university in order/so as to be taught Māori

Kei runga tā rātou kurī I tōku moenga?
What? Their dog is on my bed?

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

Kua wehe rātou i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.

Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.

Ka haere ia i mua i a rātou.
He went before (ahead of/in front of) them.

Ka aru rātou i muri i a ia.
They followed after (behind/in the rear of) him.

Kua haere atu rātou ki tātahi
They have gone beachward

Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, kei te ngenge rātou.
The children played and they are tired.

Kātahi rātou ka mōhio ki ā ia.
Then they knew him.

Kātahi ka haere a Tū rātou ko āna tama ki te tatau o te whare.
Then Tū and his sons went to the door of the house.

Kei te tākaro whutupāoro rātou.
They are playing football.

I tū nga tāngata, engari, kei te noho rātou.
The people stood, but at the moment - kei te - they are sitting.

Ko te heihei te tūmomo mīti e kainga ana e ratou.
The type of meat that is being eaten by them is chicken

Ki tonu ā rātou kete ka hoki rātou ki te kāinga.
When their kits were quite full they returned to the village.

He āhua mate tō rāua whaea, heoi ka haere atu rātou katoa ki tātahi.
Their mother was a little ill, however they all set off to the beach.

Mō rātou tēnā waka
That car is for them

E kōrerorero ana rātou i ēnei take nunui.
They are discussing (talking over) these important subjects.

Kāhore rātou kia kai
They have not eaten

Ko Ponga tētahi tangata rangatira o rātou.
Ponga was one of their chiefs.

Ka tae te ropa rā ki ana hoa, ka rongo rātou, heoi anō rongo kau anō, ka oho te mauri o ērā.
The slave got to his friends, and they listened, but when they listened, their fear was aroused.

Kāhore rātou e kai ana
They are not eating

Kei te kai rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are eating here.

Mehemea i whakarongo rātou ki te reo o Māui, e kore e kino te whenua.
the land If they had heeded Māui’s voice the land would not have been bad.

E kimi haere ana rātou i āna moni ngaro.
They are going along seeking his lost money.

Me pēhea rātou e mōhio ai?
How are they to know?

Kāhore rātou i te kai
They are not eating

Kāore a Rewi i te whāia e rātou.
Rewi is/was not being chased by them.

Kei mua rātou i te kura.
They are in front of the school.

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoka, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.

Tokohia ō rātou kaikōrero i tēnei rā?
How many speakers have they got today?

Ka mahi rātou i ngā māra taea noatia te Rā Tapu.
They worked in the gardens right up to Sunday.

Ka nui haere ā rātou kāhui hipi.
Their sheep flocks will increase (become large).

Ka kore rātou e kai
They will not eat

Kei Matipō Tītīri tō rātou kāinga.
Their house is in Matipo Street.

Ka mīharo rātou, me te tino whakamihi (Pōtatau 1991:16)
They were full of admiration, and very grateful

Kaua rātou | e āwhinatia!
Don't help them!

I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāna i kī ai
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said

Tokoiwa rātou i tū ki te kōrero.
Nine of them stood to talk.

Ka hōhā ia i a rātou.
She is fed up with them.

Nā rātou ngā pāua i kohi.
They gathered the pāua.

(I heke iho rātou mā te ara
They descended by way of the path

Tekau mā tahi rātou e haere ana.
Eleven of them are going.

Ā muri, ka whakapai nga tamariki i tō rātou rūma
In the future the children will tidy their room

He whare ō rātou.
They have houses.

"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

Ka whai atu rā hoki te kupu kanga i muri i a rātou.
And the curse followed them.

I kōrero rātou mōku.
They talked about me.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, ka haere rātou ki te whare, ā, ka kai rātou.
The children played, subsequently, they went to the house and then they ate.

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the elder had died.

I tanumia oratia a Te Heuheu rātou ko tōna iwi.
Te Heuheu was buried alive, together with his people.

Kei te waiata rātou.
They (3 or more) are singing.

Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, ka moe rātou, ā, ka waiata rātou, ā ka pānui rātou, ā, ka kōrero rātou
I am saying that children played and slept and sang and read and spoke

Nō/I Te Rāhoroi rātou i tae mai ai
They arrived on Saturday. It was on Saturday that they arrived.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, katahi ka waiata rātou, ā, kātahi ka pānui rātou, ā, katahi ka moe rātou
Then I am saying what happened, in order one thing after another.

Mā hea rātou haere ai?
How are they going?

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira. – Tō rātou āhua, ā rātou tikanga – ngā mea katoa.
I really like the people from there – how they act, their customs – everything about them.

I tango pea i te ingoa Ngāti Hotu kia ora ai rātou ..
They perhaps took the name Ngāti Hotu so that they would be spared ..

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

Kei hea rātou ā tērā wiki?
Where will they be next week?

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

Kei waho rātou.
They're outside.

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.

Kei waho rātou i a Rotorua e mahi ana.
They will be on the outskirts of Rotorua working.

I tū ake rātou ki te waiata.
They stood up to sing together as a group.

Ko rātou ngā kaimahi nāna tōku whare i hanga.
They are the workmen who built my house.

Nā te mahi rātou i hoki ai ki Pōneke.
They returned to Wellington because of the work.

o tā rātou taurekareka
of their slave

Haere ai rātou ki te karakia ia Rā Tapu iā Rā Tapu.
They regularly go to the service each Sunday.

He aha tā rātou mahi āpōpō?
What is their task tomorrow?

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga hōiho
They travelled to the gathering by horse

Ki te kai ngā tamariki i te keke, ka harikoa rātou.
If the children are eating the cake, they are happy.

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
They travelled to the gathering on their horses

Ko ētahi o ā rātou waiata nā rātou tonu i tito.
Some of their songs they composed themselves. — 934

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

Tekau mā waru rātou.
There are eighteen of them.

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

Ka kōrero ana ākona mō ngā merekara katoa i kite ai rātou.
His disciples talked about all the miracles that they had seen.