On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Pāora tērā tangata.
That man is Pāora.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te horopaki tērā ka tohu i te mahinga tika.
Context is what determines the correct usage.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Ruahine te ingoa o tērā maunga.
Ruahine is the name of that mountain.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tōku kuia tērā!
That's my nanna!
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara, he rimu kē.
That is not a tōtara, it's actually a rimu.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i te kārearea, he kāhu kē.
That is not a falcon, it is actually a hawk.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i a Hēmi.
That is not Hēmi.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i te mea tawhito.
That is not the old one.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā wahine i te kaiako.
That woman isn't a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i a Pāora, ko Rangi kē.
That person is not Pāora, it is Rangi.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā tāne i te rangatira.
That man is not the boss.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara.
That tree is not a tōtara.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i te Pirimia.
That's not the Prime Minister.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E haere ana mātou ki Wānaka ā tērā wiki.
We are going to Wānaka next week.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pēhea ana tērā kerēwatiki?
How is that clever dickie?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu kahurangi.
I want that blue dress.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I rangona e koe tērā haruru?
Did you hear/feel that rumble?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

I tērā wiki.
Last week.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tērā tau.
Last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au i reira i tērā tau.
I stayed there last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

Ka haere tonu ia a tērā tau.
He will go next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āwhina koe i a au ā tērā wiki.
You will help me next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakatō te paruauru i ngā tipu ā tērā wiki.
The gardener will plant the seedlings next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua ahatia tērā tāne?
What happened to that man?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

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

Pēnei au he wharekura tērā, engari he wharepukapuka tonu.
I thought that was a school, but it turns out it was a library.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tēnei hū ki tērā atu hū.
This shoe is just like that other shoe.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā atu tau a Tawa i tūtaki ai ki a Amaru.
Tawa met Amaru the year before last.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā wiki.
Last week.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā marama.
Last month.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā Rātū, ka takoki taku raparapa.
Last Tuesday, I sprained my wrist.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena.
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te wahine anake tērā mahi.
That task is done by woman alone.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your 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

Kaua e haere ki tērā piko o te awa.
Don't go to that bend in the river.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I mātakitakitua e au tērā hōtaka i tētrā wikil.
That programme was watched by me last week.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I horoia ngā kākahu e au i tērā Rāhoroi.
The clothes were washed by me on Saturday.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tērā tangata.
According to that person.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Nō whea e toa tērā kōtiro i te tauwhāingaroa?
How can that girl possibly win the marathon?
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

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.

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Tērā pea kua haere kē a Hera.
Hera might have left already.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Tērā pea ko Mia kē te tuakana.
Perhaps Mia is the tuakana.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Tērā pea nō Honi te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Honi.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Tērā pea e taea te whare te whakatū anō. Tērā pea e kore.
Maybe it'll be possible to rebuild the house. And maybe not.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Ka tōmuri a Ria, ki tō mōhio? Tērā tonu pea. E rongonui ana tōna tōmuri.
Do you think Ria might get here late? Quite possibly. Her tardiness is well-known.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

He mea hoko kē pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Tērā tonu pea nā Manu te papawīra rā. I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Manu. He said he had a new skateboard.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Tērā tonu pea ia e toa.
Perhaps she'll win.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Āe tērā pea me tōhi.
Yes, perhaps some toast.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei tērā tamaiti tō waea pūkoro.
That child has your cell phone.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te aha tērā tangata?
What is that person doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ā tērā wiki?
What are you doing next week?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore ia i te pīrangi ki tērā waka.
She does not want that car.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te tākaro i tērā kēmu.
I'm not playing that game.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I haere mai ia i tērā taha o Te Kao.
She came from beyond Te Kao.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.

Ka kite anō i a koe ā tērā wiki.
See you again next week.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Nō rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō tā māua tama tērā whare.
That house belongs to our son.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tērā, nōna tēnā, nōku tēnei.
That belongs to you, that belongs to her, this belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
Ehara i a au tērā waea pūkoro.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He kaumātua a Hēmi rāua ko Nikau no tērā marae.
Hēmi and Nikau are elders of that marae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te pīrangi ia ki tērā waka.
She wants that car.
That (over there) - tērā

He kōwhai tērā rākou.
That tree is a kōwhai.
That (over there) - tērā

He kawa tērā.
That is sour.
That (over there) - tērā

He makariri tērā tī.
That tea is cold.
That (over there) - tērā

He manu tērā.
That is a bird.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāhore kau he kākā kura o tērā pōkai.
That flock didn't have any red kākā.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Moana te kaikaranga o tērā hapū?
Is Moana the caller of that hapū?
That (over there) - tērā

He tōtara tērā rākau.
That tree is a tōtara.
That (over there) - tērā

He kārearea tērā.
That is a falcon.
That (over there) - tērā

He hātekēhi tērā koroua.
That old fellow is a hard case.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Hēmi tērā.
That is Hēmi.
That (over there) - tērā

He pūrotu tērā tāne.
That man is handsome.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore tērā kōrero i te tika.
That account is not correct.
That (over there) - tērā

Tokomaha ngā tāngata o tērā iwi.
There are a lot of people in that tribe.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tērā.
That one.
That (over there) - tērā

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.
That is a greeting to the extended family.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tērā te manuhiri.
That's the guest.
That (over there) - tērā

Te paruparu o tērā tangata!
What a dirty man.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Pita tērā kei te tapahi i te mīti.
That's Pita chopping the meat.
That (over there) - tērā

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

He kararehe nui tērā.
That's a big animal.
That (over there) - tērā

No te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.
That (over there) - tērā

He kaiako tērā wahine.
That woman is a teacher.
That (over there) - tērā

He anuanu tērā kurī.
That dog's ugly.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Hera tērā.
That's Hera.
That (over there) - tērā

He whare nui tērā.
That (over there) is a big house.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Hera tēra.
That's Sarah.
That (over there) - tērā

He waka rererangi tērā.
That (over there) is a plane.
That (over there) - tērā

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

He pango tērā rēme.
That lamb is black.
That (over there) - tērā

Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!
That (over there) - tērā

He taraka miraka tērā.
That's a milk truck.
That (over there) - tērā

He rawe tērā whakaaro, nē hā?
That is a great idea, eh?
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore au e pai ki te tae o tērā motoka.
I don't like the colour of that car.
That (over there) - tērā

He ara kino tērā?
Is that a bad road?
That (over there) - tērā

Te ātaahua hoki o tērā wahine!
How beautiful that woman is!
That (over there) - tērā

I tērā tau, ka haere mātou ki Wānaka.
Last year, we went to Wānaka.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki ka hui tātou ki Papaioea.
Next week we will meet in Palmerston.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I tērā tau ka rima tekau ia.
He will be fifty next birthday.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā wiki?
What did you do last week?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā marama?
What did you do last month?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā tau?
What did you do last year?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau.
The exams will start next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I tērā marama.
Last month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

He paki te rā, he pai te kai, he pai te kōrero. He rawe tērā mutunga wiki i tērā tau.
It was a sunny day, good food, good conversation. That was an excellent weekend last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā marama tātou hui ai.
We are meeting next month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā tau.
Next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ka haere tātou ki te papatākaro ā tērā wiki.
We will go to the playground next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hoki atu ki tērā kokonga.
Go back to that corner over there.
Away - atu

Nō tērā tau.
Last year.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

He pai ki te kōtiro tērā pōtae.
The girl likes that hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kua ora a Tame i tērā rongoa.
Tame has got well through that medicine.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I hinga katoa i a ia ngā toa o tērā whenua.
All the champions of that country were defeated by him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He teitei ake tērā rākau i tērā rākau.
That tree is taller than that tree.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He mahana ake tērā paraikete i tō paraiketre.
That blanket is warmer than your blanket.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He kaha ake tērā tama i tāna tama.
That boy is stronger than his boy.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He reka atu tēnei rare i tērā rare.
This lolly is yummier than that lolly.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Me hoko kode i tēnei, kaua ko tērā.
You should buy this, not that.
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā

Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei

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

Ehara tērā pōtae i te pai ki te kōtiro.
The girl does not like that hat.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Kāore tērā putiputi i te ātaahua.
That flower is not beautiful.
Negating he with characteristic - Kāore

Tērā!
That (over there)!

Correct: Ko tērā te mea pai.
That one is the best.

He manu, he rererangi rānei tērā mea?
Is that thing a bird or an aeroplane?

He tino nui tērā whare.
That house (building) is very large.

He pō makariri noa atu tērā.
It was an extremely cold night.

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
That's my mobile phone.

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

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki Kirikiriroa.
After that, I went to Kirikiriroa.

Nō te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.

Hei tēra Mane rāua tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pepuere
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February

Titiro ki tērā taraka nui kua tae mai
Look at that big truck that has arrived

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

Ka rua tekau mā tahi tau tana pakeke ā tērā wiki.
Next week, she turns twenty-one.

E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tāne Mahuta.

Koia pea tērā te kaha me te tiketike o ngā rākau whakamarumaru o te ngahere i ēnei rā.
That it perhaps why the tall trees have such strength, and such height in the forests of today.

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

Ka moe ahai i tērā rūma moe āpōpō.
I will sleep in that bedroom tomorrow.

He aha a Mere i taraiwa ai i tana motokā ki te mākete i tērā wiki?
Why did Mere drive her car to the supermarket last week?

Ka waiata Tērā wahine
That woman over there will sing

Ka kai tēra kuri I tenei kai.
That dog over there will eat this food, near me.

Tērā a Tūrongo kei te tatari kia hauhaketia tana kūmara, ā, kia mene mai i a ia ngā kai pērā i a Whatihua, ka karanga ai a ia kia haria mai a Rua-pū-tahanga.
Meanwhile Tūrongo was waiting for his sweet potatoes to be harvested, so that he would have food stored up like Whatihua, at which point he would send for Rua-pū-tahanga.

I ngā rā o mua, he wharekura tēra whare
In days gone by that building was a school (past)

Nā Mere tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to Mary.

Kei te hīkoi a Hana I tēnei whare ki tērā toa
Hana is walking from this house near me to that shop over there.

Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.
When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.

He ataahua atu tērā kotiro i te tamāhine a Hine.
That girl is more beautiful than Hine’s daughter.

Māu tērā kai.
That food will be yours / is for you.

He waiata pai tērā.
That’s a nice song.

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihiku i tērā rau tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.

He rite tāku kurī ki tērā.
My dog is the same as that.

Tērā tētahi rangatira.
There was a certain chief.

Ko te kaikōrero tērā koroheke
That older man is the orator

Nā, tērā anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.

He makariri ake tēnei takurua i tērā.
This winter is colder than the last.

He aha tērā?
What is that over there?

Ehara tērā tangata i te mōhio.
That man is not clever.

He kererū tērā.
That is a pigeon.

Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney

Time Ko tērā te wā i huihui ai ngā whanaunga katoa
That was the occasion on which/when all the relatives gathered

Ko wai tērā?
Who is that over there?

Nō Hēmi tērā whare.
That house is Hēmi's.

I kite au i tērā tamaiti tāne.
I saw that boy.

Ā tērā tau au hoki atu ai ki reira.
I am going back there next year.

I haere mātou i tērā wiki.
We left last week.

Ā tērā tau ka hoki atu au ki Ōtepoti.
Next year, I am going back to Dunedin.

Ā tērā wiki ka haere mātou.
We will go next week.

Ka haere ahau ki te hui ā tērā wiki.
I will go to the meeting next week.

I oma ia i tērā wiki
He/She ran last week

I te māuiui ia i tērā wiki, engari i nāianei kua ora mai anō
He was sick last week, but now he’s got better again.

Pai atu tēnei i tērā.
This is better than that.

He nui ake tērā kurī i tērā ngeru
That dog is bigger than that car.

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera te ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe was Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

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

I patua ia e tērā wahine kūware
She was hit by that ignorant woman

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

Kōrero ki tērā wahine e whakamau ana i tōku pōtae.
Speak to that woman wearing my hat.

I oma ia i tērā wiki?
Did he/she run last week?

Rite tonu tērā kaiwaiata ki te manu tioriori ki te waiata.
That singer is just like a songbird at singing.

He kino iho tēnei whare i tērā whare..
This house is worse than that house.

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we’re going to the regatta.

Tērā kōrua e aru i a ia ki tōna whare.
You will follow him to his house.

Rite tonu tērā whakaputa mōhio ki a koe ki te whakautu pātai.
That know-it-all is just like you at answering questions.

Kei te titiro ahau ki tērā motukā hou
I am looking at that new car

I mātakitaki au i tērā hōtaka i tētrā wikil.
I watched that programme last week.

He weriweri tērā āhuatanga.
That's an ugly situation.

Ko tērā te wheketere e mahi rā a Koro.
That is the factory where Koro is working.

He wera tērā!
That's hot!

Rite tonu tērā tauira ki tōna kaiako ki te kōrero Māori.
That student is just like their teacher at speaking Māori.

Tū kē atu tērā maunga.
That mountain stands apart.

He tino wera tērā!
That's very hot!

He pai atu tēnei i tērā.
This is better than that.

He pai ake tēnei i tērā.
This is better than that.

Rite tonu tērā kaiwaiata ki te manu tioriori te ātaahua.
That singer is just as beautiful as a songbird.

Nā, tērā tetahi wahine mōhio no te kāinga o Matangi.
Tera’ can also be used to mean ‘that person’ or ‘he/she

Rite tonu tērā whakaputa mōhio ki a koe te whakahīhī.
That know-it-all is just as conceited as you.

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

Ka kino tērā.
That is bad.

Ka kino kē tērā.
That is worse.

Ka kino rawa tērā.
That is awful.

Tērā tētehi kōhine, ko Ataahua tōna ingoa.
There once was a young girl, Ataahua was her name.

Rite tonu tērā tauira ki tōna kaiako te koretake.
That student is just as useless as their teacher.

Nāku tērā pene.
That pen belongs to me! It is my pen - not yours!

He aha ahau e māharahara ai mō tērā?
Why should I worry about that?

He kaumātua a Hōri rāua ko Ani no tērā marae.
Hōri and Ani are elders of that marae.

Mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s next week that we’re going to Hamilton

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki?
Did he/she not run last week?

I Pōneke au e noho ana i tērā tau.
Last year I was living in Wellington.

Ehara mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s not next week that we’re going to Hamilton (but some other time)

Ehara tērā i te ara tika
That is not the right path

ā tērā tau
next year

Ko hea tērā maunga?
What is that mountain?

He aha tērā ika
What is that fish?

He aha te ingoa o tērā ika
What is the name of that fish?

Koia ka puta te ingoa mō tērā taha moana ko Mangonui.
Hence the name Mangonui was given to that harbour.

He kahawai tērā ika
That fish is a kahawai

Rite koe ki tērā pēpī.
You are like that baby.

Ka rere te teina i mua ki te kāinga ki.te kōrero atu ki a Hotu-nui, tērā tana tamaiti a Maru-tūahu te haere atu rā.
The younger girl rushed off home to tell Hotu-nui that his son Maru-tūahu was coming.

He kahawai te ingoa o tērā ika
Kahawai is the name of that fish

Rite tonu koe ki tērā pēpī.
You are just like that baby.

He aha tērā tangata
What is that person? and

E pēhea ana tērā wahine koi?
How is that sharp (intelligent) woman?

I oma ia i tērā wiki.
He or she ran last week.

He pirihimana tērā tangata
That person is a policeman

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki.
He or she did not run last week.

Ko wai tērā tangata
Who is that person with the answer

Ko Rewi tērā tangata
That person is Rewi.

Kua kōrero mōhio tērā tangata.
That man has spoken wisely.

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine
What is the name of that woman, literally Who is the name of that woman?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga tapu
What is the name of that sacred mountain?

Ko te mea tawhito tērā.
That is the old one.

I tērā wā
At that time

Rite tonu koe ki tērā pēpī ki te tangi.
You are crying just like that baby.

Ko te aha tērā whare mā
What is that white building?

I tērā wā ka haere a Haumoe ki Kaipara.
At that time Haumoe went to Kaipara.

Rite tonu koe ki tērā pēpī te pōuri.
You are sad just like that baby.

E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu whewhero.
I want that reddish dress.

Nā tērā wiki i haere atu ai au.
It was last week that I went.

Rite tonu tērā kaiwaiata ki te menu tioriori
That singer is just like a song bird.

Ā tērā atu wiki ka taraiwa atu mātou ki Tapuaetahi ki reira hararei ai
The week after next, we are driving to Tapuaetahi to have a holiday

Rite tou tērā tauira ki tōna kaiako
That student is just like her teacher.

I tērā tau, i mahi ai taku tama i taua wāhi.
Last year my son worked at that place.

Atu i tērā, kāore he raruraru.
Beyond that, there are no problems.

I tērā tau, i mahi au i Tāmaki-makaurau
Last year, I worked in Auckland

Ā tērā tau, ka mahi au ki Kirikiriroa
Next year, I’ll be working in Hamilton

Kei hea rā tērā wahine koi?
Where is that sharp woman?

Nō māua tērā whare
That house belongs to us

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

Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha a tērā wiki.
I will go to the supermarket next week.

Mai ā tērā tau ko Pou te heamana.
The chairman from next year onwards will be Pou.

Hei tērā wiki ka haere ai au ki te hokomaha.
It will be next week that I will go to the supermarket.

I tērā pō, ka tae mai ētahi manuhiri.
Last night, some visitors arrived.

Nō Rangi tērā whare
That is Rangi's house.

He kauri anake ngā rākau o tērā ngahere.
There are only kauri trees in that forest.

Ko koe tērā?
Is that you?

I Rotorua te whakataetae i tērā tau.
The competition was held in Rotorua last year.

Mō Rangi tērā whare
That will be Rangi's house.

He kaiako ia i te tērā wā.
She was a teacher then.

He kurī tērā.
That is a dog.

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

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

Kōrero ai tērā tāne.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!

Auau ai tērā kurī.
That dog is always barking.

Ko Heni te kaikaranga o tērā hapū?
Is Heni the caller of that hapū?

Tokohia ngā heremana o runga o tērā kaipuke?
How many sailors are aboard that sailing ship?

Ehara tērā i te poaka.
That is not a pig.

He ara kino tēra?
Is that a bad road?

He aha tēra?
What’s that?

Ehara tērā kōtiro i a Hera.
That girl is not Hera.

Ā tērā tau au hoki atu ai ki reira
I’m going back there next year (it’s next year that I’m going back there)

Ā tērā tau ka hoki atu au ki Ōtepoti
Next year, I’m going back to Dunedin

Ehara tērā i a Paora.
That is not Paora.

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera — nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that—in 1886.

Ko tērā taku tūrangawaewae.
That's my place to stand.

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki
He/She did not run last week

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

Mōku tērā tarakihana
That tractor is for me

He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.

Mō ngā tamariki tērā papa tākaro.
That playground is for the children.

He pō tino makariri noa atu tērā.
That was an extremely dark night.

Tērā pea ka haere atu ahau.
Maybe I'll go. Maybe I won't.

Mōna tērā ingoa tūpuna
That ancestral name is for her

Tērā pea ka harikoa anō ia.
Maybe she'll be happy again.

A tērā wiki, kei te haere mai tētahi rangatira ki tō mātou kāinga.
Next week, a chief is coming to our home.

tērā tangata mōhio
that wise man

Ko wai tērā tāne?
Who is that man?

I tērā atu wiki.
The week before last.

Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā nō tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.

Ko Hōne tērā tāne.
That man is Hōne.

Ā tērā tau, ka haere mātou ki Aihitereiria, ki Ingarangi, ki Ūropi, ki Merika hoki.
Next year, we are going to Australia, England, Europe and America.

I tērā atu marama.
The month before last.

I tērā atu tau.
The year before last.

Ko te āhua nei, tērā e hokihoki anō ana ia ki Taranaki.
It appears that he used to go back to Taranaki fequently.

Ka wani kē! He mīharo! Kātahi rā te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.

Ā, ka haere atu tērā ki tāwāhi.
And so she went overseas.

I Rotorua te whakataetae i tērā tau
The competition was (held) in Rotorua last year

Ko wai tērā kōtiro?
Who is that girl?

E hoa mā, kāore tērā i hoki mai ki a Kupe.
Friends, that (bird) never returned to Kupe.

= I ahatia tērā tangata herehere?
(Don’t use ‘ki

He tino pai tērā whare ō rāua
That house of theirs is very nice

Ka haere au ki Uropi ā tērā tau.
I’m going to Europe next year

Ko tērā te wheketere + e mahi rā a Koro.
That is the factory + Koro is working.

Tērā tētahi pukepuke rarauhe, he nehenehe i tētahi pito i tua tata mai o te pā.
There was a fern hill with a patch of bush at one end on the near side of the fort.

He ātaahua tērā tangata.
That person is beautiful.

Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.

Nō te Tari o ngā Ngahere tērā taraka.
That truck belongs to the Forest Service.

Kaua e mauria tērā poaka ki te kāinga!
Don’t bring that pig home!

Tū kē atu tēra maunga.
That mountain stands apart.

Ko te moana kei tērā taha o ngā puke onepū.
The sea is beyond the sand-dunes.

Ko wai tērā wahine?
Who is that woman?

I tērā wā kua haere a Riu-ki-uta ki tua atu o Maunga-whau.
At that time, Riu-ki-uta had gone beyond Mount Eden.

Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau
The exams will start next week

He tangata tino poto tērā.
That's a really short person.

He rorohiko hou tērā.
That (over there) is a new computer.

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.

He kurī tērā?
Is that a dog?

I tērā wiki i kanikani au.
It was last week that I danced.

He aha tērā tangata?
What is that person?

He tawhito tērā.
That's old.

I kata mai a Rangi ki ahau i tērā wiki i kanikani *ai* au.
Rangi laughed at me last week when *i* danced.

He pūkeko tērā manu
That bird is a pūkeko

I tērā tau i kauhau a Kauri i Ahuriri.
Last year Kauri gave a lecture in Napier.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki te hokomaha.
After that, I went to the supermarket.

Mōu tērā whare, mōna tērā atu.
That house over there is yours, and the other one is his.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki tāwāhi.
After that, I went overseas.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki Te Tai Hauāuru.
After that, I went to the Westland region.

I tērā wiki i tae mai ai te ope.
Last week the group arrived.

He kōwhai tērā rakau.
That tree is a kōwhai.

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

Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
(Do not stand on that chair!)

He nui kē atu tēnei i tērā.
This, on the other hand, is bigger than that.

Ko Rōpata te kaimahi nāna tērā whare i hanga
Rōpata is the workman who built that house

Kia nui mai te utu o tērā poraka!
How expensive that dress is!

He ngeru tērā.
That is a cat.

Ko ngeru tērā.
That is the cat.

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

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.

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

Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.

Nāna tērā.
That is hers/his.

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

Nōna tērā.
That is hers/his.

Ā tērā Rāmere, ka haere māua ki Temuka.
Next Friday, we (2 exclusive) will go to Temuka.

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

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

Ka taea e koe tērā maunga te piki?
Can you climb that mountain over there?

Āe, ka taea e au tērā maunga te piki.
Yes, I can climb that mountain.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai tērā kōtiro?
Do you know who that girl is?

Nōna tērā koti.
That coat is her/his.

Ko Esther tērā kōtiro
That girl is Esther

Nā, tēra anō tētahi pā nui onamata, ko Maunga-whau.
Now, there was a certain great fortress in days of old named Maunga-whau.

Ka mutu tērā, ka kī anō te waha o te tuatoru.
When that was finished, the voice of the third also spoke.

He pai rawa kē ki a ia tērā mahi.
For her, that job instead is better.

He pai tērā kōrero, nē rā?
That was a good talk, wasn't it?

I tērā wiki
Last week

Ko tōu waka hou tērā?
Is that (over there) your new car?

Ka haere atau au ā tērā wiki.
I will go next week.

I tērā marama
Last month

Nō wai tērā waka?
To whom does that car belong?

Ā tērā wiki.
Next week.

I tērā tau
Last year

Nō Jeff tērā waka.
That car belongs to Jeff.

Ā tērā marama.
Next month.

I tērā wiki i hīkoi au ki te toa
Last week i walked to the shop

Nā tērā kurī ā māua kai i tāhae.
That dog stole our food.

I te kōanga te wā pai mō te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.

Ā tērā atu wiki.
The week after next.

I tērā marama i waiata ia
Last month she sang

Ā tērā atu marama.
The month after next.

Ka hoko au i ngā hū ā tērā wiki
I will buy the shoes next week

Ko te ara tērā i whiti mai ai a Rongo-i-amo.
That was the path by which Rongo-i-amo crossed over here.

Nā tērā kōtiro, nā Hine ngā tamariki i ako.
The children were taught by that girl, Hine (That girl, Hine, taught the children).

Ā tērā atu tau.
The year after next.

Ka whakarongo au ki te waiata ā tērā marama
I will listen to the song next month

Ka ako ia i whitirea ā tērā tau.
She will study at whitirea best year.

Hei tēra wiki.
It will be next week.

Nā ngā kōtiro tērā kurī.
That dog belongs to the girls.

Hei tēra tau.
It will be next year.

Nā wai tērā kōrero?
Who said that? (Literally: That speech belongs to whom?)

Tērā pea, ehara tēnei i te pō tika.
Perhaps this isn’t the right night.

He kākama tērā iwi ki te pūtaiao
That tribe are very astute scientists

I hoki mai a Timoti i Pōneke i tērā wiki.
Timoti returned from Wellington last week.

Ka kōrero ahau ki tōku māmā ā tērā wiki.
I will visit my mother next week.

Tērā pea e haoa e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ki te kupenga, te tere kahawai rā.
Perhaps that school of kahawai will be caught by Te Whānau-a-Apanui with a net.

Ka pai tērā.
That is good.

Nō tērā wiki a Timoti i hoki mai ai i Pōneke.
It was last week that Timoti got back from Wellington.

Hei tēra wiki, ka kōrero ai ahau ki tōku māmā.
This contains two ideas..firstly, next week something is going to happen.

Ka tika pea tērā.
Perhaps that’s correct.

Kāore tērā i te pai.
That is not good.

Nō tērā wiki, ka hoki mai a Timoti i Pōneke.
Last week, Timoti got back from Wellington.

Ko te tohu tērā i tika atu ai ia ki Waikimihia.
This was the sign that led her straight to Waikimihia.

Hei tērā wiki.
It will be next week.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki tāwāhi.
After that, I went overseas.

He kai anake pea te mea e pahure i tērā.
Perhaps the only thing he is accomplished at is eating.

Nō Hēmi tērā whare
That house is Hēmi’s

Ehara tērā i taku pukapuka
That is not my book

He tūī tērā manu
That bird is a tūī

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?

Noho ai ngā kaumātua i runga i tēra nohoanga.
The elders customarily sit on that seat.

Ehara tērā manu i te tūī
That bird is not a tūī

Hei tērā tau, hei nēhi ia.
This has two uses of hei.

Tērā pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei, e taea pea e ia te whakamārama ki te hunga e noho ware ana.
Perhaps there’s somebody who knows the rest of this story and who perhaps will be able to explain it to those of us who live in ignorance.

I tērā wiki, i haere ahau ki Pōneke mā runga i tōku waka.
Last week I went to Wellington in my car.

Ehara tērā i te waka
That is not the canoe

Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.

Kei hea tērā?
Where is that?

Nō mua ake i tērā.
Before that.