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tae mai - arrive here

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 mai ngā tītī.
The muttonbirds have arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

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

Kua tae mai a Hemi.
Hemi has arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.
Habitual action - ai

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi Rāmere, kāore ia i tae mai ki te mahi.
One Friday, she didn't turn up for work.
Belonging to the past - nō

Kāore e roa ka tae mai te pahi.
It won't be long before the bus arrives.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka tae mai a Mere mā runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka tae mai a Aroha mā runga motukā.
Aroha travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kua tata tae mai te ope.
The visiting party has almost arrived.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?
Be waited for - tāria

Inahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I napō au i tae mai ai.
I arrived last night.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nō whea hoki ia e tae mai ai?
There's no way he will get here?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … 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.

I nahea a Aria i tae mai ai?
When did Aria arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I nahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai.
It was on Sunday that the news arrived.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I nanahi a Manu i tae mai ai.
Manu arrived yesterday.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Kāore anō rāua kia tae mai.
They haven't yet arrived.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō ngā manuhiri kia tae mai.
The visitors have not arrived yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō a Hemi kia tae mai.
Hemi has not arrived yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

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 -

I te Wenerei, ka tae mai taku whanaunga.
On Wednesday my relation arrived.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka tae mai te taraka o Tame me ngā tēpu, me ngā tūru.
Tame's truck arrived with the tables and the chairs.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.
Towards - mai

Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Towards - mai

Kua tae mai a Mia.
Mia has arrived.
Towards - mai

Tokohia kē mai nei ngā tāngata e tae mai ana mō te kai!
What a lot of people are arriving for the food!
Towards - mai

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.
Towards - mai

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ki te tae mai he ope, me pōhiri.
If a group arrives, they must be welcomed.
*If using ki - ki

Kātahi anō ngā manuhiri ka tae mai.
The guests have just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi anō a Pita ka tae mai.
Pita has just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kia tae mai a Rangi, ka peka atu tātau ki te kāinga o Hera.
When Rangi arrives, we will stop by Hera's house.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

He aha a Koa i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
Why didn't Koa come to the hui?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

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...

Kua tae mai ā tātou manuhiri.
Our visitors have arrived.

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

Kua tae mai ki te wā...
We have arrived at the time...

Kua tae mai ngā waka e rua tekau.
The twenty canoes have arrived.

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

Nō nahea koe i tae mai ai? (time)
When did you arrive?

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae
This is my first time on this marae

Mehemea i tae mai ia, ka kite au
If he had come, I would have seen [him]

Āhua rua tekau ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui
About 20 people came to the meeting

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai.
I’ve just arrived. / It’s the first time I’ve come.

Kua tae mai rātou.
They have arrived.

Kua tae mai nei rātou.
They have arrived here.

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

Tō.rāua kāinga i tae mai ai ko Kaka-horoa.
The village they came from was Kaka-horoa.

Anā, kua tae mai tāua.
We've made it. We're here.

Kua tae mai ētahi o ngā manuhiri, kāore anō ētahi.
Some of the guests have arrived, some not yet.

Kua tae mai ia
The dog has died

Me tatari koe kia tae mai tōu whaea
You had best wait until your mother arrives.

Ki te kore a Mere e tae mai āpōpō, ka waea atu ki a Henare.
If Mere doesn't arrive tomorrow I will ring Henare.

Kua tae mai tō mātou tuahine ki te kāinga.
Our sister has arrived home.

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

E tae mai ana ngā manuhiri.
The guests are arriving.

Kia tae mai ia, ka kai tātou.
When/once he arrives, we'll eat.

Inā tae mai koe, ka kai ai tātou.
When you get here, we’ll have a meal.

Kia tae mai ngā mokopuna, ka tunu keke a Kui.
Whenever the grandchildren arrive, Kui bakes a cake.

Māku e hoko mai he koha māu inā tae mai te moni.
I’ll buy you a present when the money arrives.

Nā reira, kua taea i tō tātou taha o te ōkawa, ā, kua tae mai ki tō tātou mahi o te āhua nei. Nā reira, tēnā koutou e hoa mā.
Therefore, it has been accomplished by our side of the formal proceedings, and it has now arrived at our work of this nature. Therefore, greetings to you all, friends.

Kia tae mai a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
When Rangi arrives, the meeting will start.

Kia tae mai rā anō a Rangi, ka tīmata te hui.
Not until Rangi arrives will the meeting start.

Āe, he waimarie i tae mai ai.
Yes, it was (because of) good fortune that we got here.

Ka tae mai a Rangi, ka kai tātou.
When Rangi arrives, we'll eat.

Kua tae mai a Hōne.
Hone has arrived.

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

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

Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei
It was on Monday that she arrived, not on Tuesday

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?

Noo te poo i tae mai ai
At night, [it] arrived

Āhua rua tekau ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te hui.
About twenty people came to the meeting.

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

Kua tae mai te pahi i Rotorua
The bus has arrived from Rotorua

Hei te pō ka tae mai.
He will come tonight.

Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa

Kua tae mai a Moana te moeroa.
Moana the dreamer has arrived.

Kua tae mai ia?
Has the dog died?

Hei āpōpō au tae mai ai.
I will come tomorrow.

Kua tae mai te kaiako e ako ana i te reo Māori.
The teacher who teaches Māori has arrived.

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

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

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

Kua tae mai tō māua hoa
Our friend has arrived

I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.

Nā te waipuke o te awa mātou i kore ai e tae mai.
It was because of the flooding of the river that we did not arrive.

Nā te aha a Rangi i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Rangi did not come to the meeting?

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived (here).

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri i te Tai Rāwhiti
The visitors have arrived from the East Coast

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

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri ki konei.
The guests have arrived here.

Kua tata tae mai te ope
The visiting party has almost arrived

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

Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei.
It was on Monday that she arrived, not Tuesday.

Ka tae mai rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived (here where I am) in Christchurch.

B. Mā runga wakarererangi (au tae mai ai)
I got here by plane

Kātahi anō au kua tae mai.
I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).

B. Mā runga wakarerangi (au tae mai ai)
I (got here) by plane

Kei te tae mai, te tino tangata rā, ki te hui.
That very man is arriving at the meeting.

Mā Taupō (au tae mai ai)
I (got here) by way of Taupō

I teatahi pōo ka tae mai te waea ki a Hata kua mate tana mokopuna.
One night a telegram reached Hata (telling him that) his grandchild was dead.

Tāua ka noho i konei tatari ai kia tae mai.
Let's sit down here and wait until she arrives.

Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai
It was on Sunday that the news arrived

Kei te tae mai ia mā runga i te pahi.
She is arriving by bus.

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

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
Just at this moment, Toto’s daughters arrived

Ko te tuumanako, kia tae mai koutou ki taa taatou hui
It is [our] wish that you should come to our meeting

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

I tae mai te pahi o Rotorua me tō Waitomo i te wā kotahi
The bus from Rotorua and the one from Waitomo arrived at the same time

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai?
When will they arrive?

I whānau mai a Rangi i te tau i tae mai ai ngā Beatles ki Aotearoa.
Rangi was born in the year when the Beatles visited New Zealand.

Kaaore au i te maumahara oo whea a ia i tae mai ai
I don’t remember when he arrived

Ā te Rāhina tae mai ai te ope.
The group arrives on Monday.

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

Nōnāhea ngā manuhiri i tae mai ai?
When did the guests arrive?

E tatari ana mātou kia tae mai ō mātou hoa.
We are waiting until our friends arrive.

Kua tae mai te kootiro naa·na i hoko mai ngaa whurutu
The girl who bought the fruit has arrived

Kua tae mai ō taokete ki.te tiki mai i a tāua kia haere atu.
Sir, your brothers-in-law have arrived to fetch us so that we will go.

Kāore anō ia kia tae mai.
He hasn’t arrived yet.

(I tae mai ngā tāngata ki te hui
The people came to the meeting

Taihoa kia tae mai ōku tuākana.
Wait until my older brothers come along.

Taihoa kia tae mai taku tuākana.
Wait until my older brother comes along.

Kua tae mai te manuhiri.
The visitors have arrived.

Tokohia i tae mai ki te whakarongo ki te pirimia?
How many people are coming to hear the Prime Minister?

Kā tae mai ki a ia te hiahia kia kite i ōna tuākana.
The desire to see his older brothers came to him.

Ka tae mai raa hoki ia, ka mahi·a e ahau he kapu tii
When he arrived, I made a cup of tea

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

Mehemea ka tae mai ia, *ka* kōrero māua.
If he arrives, then we will talk.

Kia tae mai koe, ka kai (ai) taatou
When you get here, well have a meal

Maa·ku e hoko mai he koha maa·u inaa tae mai te moni
I’ll buy you a present when the money arrives

Inaa tae mai koe, ka kai ai taatou
When you get here we’ll have a meal

Kua tae mai tā tātou manuhiri.
Our visitor has arrived.

Nōnahea koe tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?

Correct: Nō te Rāhina ahau tae mai ai.
I arrived on Monday.

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