On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ngā mahi a tō mātou rōpū.
Our group's tasks.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Kua oti te mahi a te rōpū mahi taiepa.
The fencing gang has finished its work.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
In order to - kia... ai

I kōrero ia kia āwhina ai i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to help the group.
In order to - kia... ai

I kōrero ia kia kore ai ia e āwhina i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to not help the group.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Ā muri i ngā kōrero, ka [harirū] ā ka hongi ngā rōpū e rua.
After the speeches, the two groups will [shake hands] and press noses.

Ko ia tētahi o tō tātou rōpū.
She is one of our group.

I piki ake tō mātou rōpū ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed up to the summit of Mt Taranaki.

I rawe te rōpū waiata!
The band was excellent!

I tino rawe te rōpū waiata!
The band was really excellent!

He aha ngā whāinga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?

I ngā rōpū kura ērā paraikete.
The school groups had those blankets.

I hea tō rōpū?
Where was your group?

Ko ngā rōpū e rua i te totohe.
The two groups were arguing.

Ko ngā rōpū e rua
The two groups were arguing.

I haere ia ki te whakarongo ki te rōpu waiata.
He went to listen to the choir.

I tope te rōpū i ngā rākau
The gang felled the trees

Kua oti → te mahi a te rōpū mahi taiepa.
The fencing gang has finished its work.

I tino rawe rawa atu te rōpū waiata!
The band was out of this world!

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

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