On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei roto i te motokā?
Who is that in the car?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei roto i tana motukā?
Who is in her car?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.
The gardener is sleeping in the shed.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.
The spider is hiding in the letterbox.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tērā tau i hūnuku tōku whānau ki ngā roto o Kai Iwi.
Last year, my family moved to the lakes of Kai Iwi.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua tino ora a roto.
The inside is very well.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tuhituhi koe i roto i tō rātaka.
You should write in your diary.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tāpuke te tūpāpaku i roto i te toru rā.
The body must be buried within three days.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kuhu atu ki roto i tō moenga.
Get in your bed.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto ngā putiputi i te ipu.
The flowers are in the vase.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto ngā tamariki te te rūma moe e tākaro ana.
The kids are in the bedroom playing.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

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

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

Meatia ki roto!
Put it in!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Riringihia he wai ki roto.
Pour in some water.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu te huka ki roto i te kāpata.
Put the sugar into the cupboard.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kuhu mai ki roto!
Come inside!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei roto tō waea pūkoro i te kīhini.
You mobile phone is in the kicthen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Rangi mā i te kīhini.
Rangi is in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto tonu ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is still in his bedroom.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ngā kūmara i te umu.
The kumara are in the oven.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ngā rākau i te wao.
There are trees in the forest.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto te paruauru i te wharau. E moe ana ia
The gardener is in the shed. He's sleeping.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto tāku kāri nama i tāku pāhi.
My credit card is in my wallet.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto te miraka i te pounamu.
The milk is in the bottle.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto te kāheru i te wharau
The spade is in the shed.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Tawa rāua ko Aria i tō rāua whare.
Tawa and Aria are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ō kī i te motukā.
Your keys are in the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto taku kāri utu-ā-hiko i taku pūkoro.
My eftpos card is in my pocket.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto rāua i te kīhini.
Those two are in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i te kihini.
He is in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is in his bedroom.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Pita rāua ko Koa i tō rāua whare.
Pita and Koa are inside their (2x) house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i te whare.
He/she's inside.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e omaoma ki roto i te whare.
Don't run in the house.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I utaina e au ngā kai ki roto i te torore.
The food was loaded into the trolley by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki te hea o Te Mana Hauora hoki, he māramatanga kei roto i te reo Māori.
According to Te Mana Hauora chair, there was understanding in Māori language use.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

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...

Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te rā. Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

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

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

I roto i te pouaka ngā āporo.
The apples were in the box.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I roto i te wharepaku a Hine.
Hine was in the bathroom.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki mai nā roto i te nehenehe.
They returned by way of the patch of bush.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He pākete kei roto i te horoimanga.
There's a bucket in the laundry.
Categorizing sentences - he

No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

I tupu tōna pukurir i roto i a ia.
His anger grew within him.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha kei roto i te pouaka?
What is inside the box?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei roto i te pēke?
What is inside the bag?
What? - He aha?

He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei roto i ana ringaringa? He kiore?
What's that in his hands? A rat?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei roto i te kāpata?
What's in the cupboard?
What? - He aha?

Ko koe te tuatahi ki te kōrero i roto i tēnei karaihe.
You are the first to speak in this class.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.
Telling time - kara

Hei roto au i tōku tari.
I will be in my office.
Future locative - hei

Hei roto te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman will be in the car.
Future locative - hei

Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.
Future locative - hei

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e hoatu te huka ki roto i te kāpata.
Don't put the sugar into the cupboard.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Don't leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

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

Kāore ngā āporo i roto i te pouaka.
The apples weren’t in the box.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore a Hine i roto i te wharepaku.
Hine wasn’t in the bathroom.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

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

Kāore te pirihimana hei roto i te waka.
The policeman will not be in the car.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te tāne hei roto i te whare.
The man will not be inside the house.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

I roto i ngā tau...
In years past...
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...

I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.
In order to - kia... ai

Kuhu mai ki roto kia kore ai koe e makariri.
Come inside so that you don't get cold.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

He mea hanga i roto i ngā roto i te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
[Some] were built in the lakes on the path going from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Ko tērā i mā Waipā, i haere mā roto o Waikato.
Those who went via Waipā went through the Waikato.
Via - mā

Kāore au hei roto i tōku tari.
I will not be in my office.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

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

i roto i te whakaata,
Now we see only dim reflections in a mirror.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.

I tupu tōna pukuriri i roto i a ia.
His anger grew within him.

Ka tīmata i roto, ka haere ki waho.
Start on the inside, and move out.

Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua.
The taniwha came forth from inside his den.

Haere atu i roto i tēnei whare.
Go from this house.

I roto i ngā rua haora ki mua tana taenga mai.
He will arrive within the next two hours.

Kawea ana ia ki roto ki te whare o te tohunga.
He was carried into the house of the priest.

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

Me whakanoho au i a koe ki roto i te motokā.
I'd better sit you into the car.

Kei roto ngä tioka i te pouaka.
The chalks are in the box.

I roto i te whare.
Inside the house.

Whakautua ngā pātai i roto i te reo Māori.
Answer the questions in Māori.

Tae atu ana, ka uru ninihi atu te wuruhi ki roto.
When he arrived, the wolf slipped inside.

Ka roa noa atu tōku rerenga i roto i tōku rererangi.
I can go for miles in my airplane.

Tokohia kei roto i tō whānau?
How many in your family?

Kāhore he wai kei roto i te pounamu nei.
There is no water in this bottle.

Heoi anō kāore ngā tungāne o Puhiwahine i pai ki te whaiāipotanga o te wahine nei ki tana whanaunga, nā reira ka tikina mai e rātau tō rātau tuahine, ka whakahokia ki roto o Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Well Puhiwahine’s brothers did not approve of this woman's affair with her relative, so they fetched their sister, and returned her to Ngāti Tuwharetoa.

Ka kite au i roto i ngā nūpepa e kōrero ana mō ētahi tohorā e rua, he tāne, he uwha.
I saw in the newspaper where they were talking about two whales, a male and a female.

He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.

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

Ā i ia rā e whakaako ana ia i roto i te temepara.
And every day he was teaching in the temple. (Luke 21:37)

He taniwha kei roto i tērā ana
There are monsters in that cave

Kāore he taniwha i roto i tērā ana
There are no monsters in that cave

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 roto ia i te motokaa raa
She is in that car

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

Pēhea koe? Tokohia kei roto i tō whānau?
What about you? How many in your family?

Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.
We have seen your words in this letter of yours.

I roto i ngā tau, i tū taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.

Kei roto i te whare ngā tamariki.
The children are in the house.

He kōtiro kei roto i te kīhini.
There is a girl in the kitchen.

Ka mutu te kai, ka hui te iwi rā, ki roto i te whare.
When the meal was over the people assembled in the house.

Ko wai kei roto i te kaapata raa?
Who is in that cupboard?

Ko eewhea kei roto i te kaapata raa
Which ones are in that cupboard?

kakariki, i roto i taku waahi mahi·nga
On Tuesday, in my office, I wrote to my sister with my new pen, on a piece of green paper

kei roto i
is in

i roto i
was in

Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō
Shining through (literally ‘by way of in

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

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

E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete?
How many fish are in your kete?

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

Tū ana anō a ia i roto i te wai.
She was still standing in the water.

Haere mai ki roto.
Come inside.

Kei roto ngā moni i ngā kāpata i ngā toroa (hoki).
Exercise 14b

Kei roto ngā kapu i te kāpata nui
The cups are in the big cupboard.

Kite ake nei au i roto i te pepa i te pō nei.
I’ve just seen it in tonight’s paper.

I tītiro ia ki ngā kākahu ātaahua i roto i te matapihi o te toa.
She looked at the beautiful dresses in the shop window.

Ka pēhi i te tahā rā ki roto i te wai.
She dipped the gourd into the water.

I te aha koutou ko Mānia, ko Himiona i roto rā?
What were you and Mānia and Himiona up to in there?

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.

Kei roto i te moemanga
in the bedroom.

Ko tēnei he mea nō roto i te waea.
This is something from the inside of your phone.

I haereere mātou i roto i te ngahere.
We walked through the bush.

Kei roto a Hine i tōna rūma, e moe ana.
Hine is in her room, sleeping.

Kei roto i te kēkē mauī he rāwaru anake ngā ika o reira.
Within (her) left armpit only the fish called rāwaru are there.

He aha kei roto i tāu kete?
What is in your kit?

He rīwai kei roto i tāku kete.
There are potatoes in my kit.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

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

Kei roto i te whare ngā kōtiro i waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
The girls who sang to the guests are in the house.

Kei roto tōu pōtae i tāku pēke
Your hat is in my bag

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

I te pō kua tārore te tāne i a ia i roto i tōna rūma.
At night the man locked her in her room.

Tokomaha kei roto i tana whānau.
There are heaps in her family.

Kei roto ngā kapu i te kāpata.
The cups are in the cupboard.

Kei roto i te kāpata ngā kapu.
The cups are in the cupboard.

I roto ngā kapu i te kāpata.
The cups were in the cupboard.

I roto i te kāpata ngā kapu.
The cups were in the cupboard.

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.

Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka?
Whose are the things in this box?

He wāhine kei roto i tērā rūma.
There are women in that room.

Whaka-uru-a ngā rīhi ki roto i te kāpata.
Put the dishes in the cupboard.

Kei roto ngā wāhine i tērā rūma.
The women are in that room.

Raua ō taputapu ki roto i tō pēke.
Put your gear in your bag.

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

Kei raro te puihi i te tēpu i roto i te wharekai
The cat is under the table in the dining hall

He tino makariri a waho, engari he mahana a roto.
It is very cold outside, but warm inside.

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

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

E tohu ana ia i mua o ngā matua rā, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngā ringa.
He was gesticulating before the battalions as if the taiaha would break in pieces in his hands.

Tangohia ō hu i roto nei.
Take your shoes off inside.

I ruku ngā kōtiro ki roto i ngā ngaru.
The girls plunged into the waves.

E puare katoa ana a roto.
All the inside was hollow.

Mō Hauata ngā paraikete kei roto i te whata rā
The blankets in that wardrobe over there are for Hauata

I hāereere mātou i roto i te ngahere.
We walked through the bush.

Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.

hoki mai ki roto!
come back inside!

E maumahara ana ahau i whiu·a koe moo te haehae i roto i too pukapuka
intgen the scribble at inside at sggenIIsg book ‘I remember that you were punished for scribbling in your book

He manuhiri kei roto i te rūma noho.
There is a guest in the sitting room.

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.

Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.

Kei roto i te kāpata.
It is in the cupboard.

He kotahi te kūmera i roto i te rourou mā ngā tāngata tokorua.
There was one small round basket containing one kūmera belonging to two men.

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That settlement is in Ngāti Porou territory.

Ko wai kei roto i te uwhiuwhi i nāianei?
Who'se in the shower now?

E hia ngā rīwai kei roto i te kete?
How many potatoes are in the kit?

E waru ngā rīwai kei roto i te kete.
There are eight potatoes in the kit.

Kei roto tō korowai i te whata kākahu.
Your cloak is in the wardrobe.

E tū ana mātou i te roto.
We were standing by the lake.

Kāore a Hine i roto i te wharepaku.
Hine isn't in the bathroom.

Kei te haere au ki roto.
I am going inside.

He aha koe e noho nei i roto i te waiariki?
Why are you sitting in the hot pool?

Kaua e kuhu mai ki roto!
(Do not come inside!)

E rua ngā whare kei roto i tēnei rori.
There are two houses in this street.

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou
That place is in Ngāti Porou [territory].

Kotahi te whare kei roto i tēnei rori.
There is one house in this street.

Kei te oma ahau i roto i te whare.
I am running inside the house.

Tērā kei roto i te whareherehere nei ētahi tāngata tokorua he kaimahi nā Parao.
There were in the prison two people who were servants of the Pharaoh’s.

Meatia ki roto.
Put it inside.

Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka (Pōtatau 1991:10)
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew (started to fly) into the canoe

Auē, kua ngaro anō? Kei roto pea i tō pēke.
Oh no, has it disappeared again? Maybe it's in your bag.

Ko ia te tangata tuarua i tae atu ki tērā roto.
He was the second man to reach (who reached) that lake.

Whakahanumitia ngā mea mākū ki roto i te oko nui.
Mix the wet ingredients together in the large bowl.

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai.
After the olives have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating.

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions, the air will stay in the mixture.

I toru ngā iwi i uru mai ki roto ki a mātau, ko Tūhourangi, ko Ngāti Rarua, ko Ngāti Awa.
Three other tribes helped us: Tūhourangi, Ngāti Rarua and Ngāti Awa.

E kauhoe ana tērā kōtiro ki tāwāhi o te roto.
That girl is swimming to (the) other side of the lake.

Ka karakiatia e ia kia kore a Tainui e uru mai ki roto i te moana o Whaingaroa.
at the sea of Whaingaroa He prayed so that Tainui might not enter the Raglan Harbour Heads.

I roto i te whare
Inside the house

Ka tahuna te whare ki te ahi, me ngā tāngata anō i roto.
The house was burnt, and the people inside too.

Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka
Whose are the things (that are) in this box?

Ka puta ake te taniwha i roto i tōna rua
The taniwha came forth from in his den

Ka tū ia i roto i te rūnanga, ka waiata i te waiata nei.
She stood up in the assembly and sang this song.

He kotiro kei roto i te kīhini.
There is a girl in the kitchen / Girls are in the kitchen.

Ka mea a Īhu ki te wairua poke, ‘Puta mai i roto i a ia.
Jesus said to the evil spirit, ‘Come out from inside him.

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.

Auē, e Mā, kua wera a roto nei.
Gosh, Mā, it's got hot in here.

Kei te tākaro te tamaiti i runga i te ī-papa i roto i te akomanga.
The child is playing on the i-Pad in the classroom.

(I kōpikipiko au i roto o Waikato i aua marama
I wandered around Waikato during those months

"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."

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai (Pōtatau 1991:156)
After they (olives) have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating

Nā te mea e ua ana, ka noho mātou ki roto.
Because it is raining, we are staying inside.

He tino makariri te roto i te wā i kauhoeatia ai e Hinemoa.
The lake was very cold at the time (at which) it was swum by Hinemoa.

Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

Ka whakatika ake a Hinemoa i roto i te wai.
Hinemoa arose out of the water.