On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I taku taenga atu ki te kāinga, kua maoa kē i a ia ngā kai.
When I got home, he had already cooked dinner.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua haere kē i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
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

Whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Clean the house before the guests arrive.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Manu.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Manu.
For the purpose of - hei

Kaua e whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Don't clean the house before the guests arrive.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

I te taenga tonutanga atu, ka tīmata te kōrero.
Immediately after the arrival the talks began. — 626

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

Tō rāua taenga atu
Their arrival

No tōku taenga ki Waihī ka kite au i a Te Taaite
When I reached Waihī I saw Te Taaite.

I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before he or she arrives, we should tidy the house.

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

Nō te taenga atu o te tūpāpaku ki te marae, ka timata te tangitangi a te iwi
When the body of the deceased arrived at the marae, the people began to mourn

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

Nō te taenga ki te raumati, ka mahana te kiri o te tangata.
When summer arrived people began to feel warm.

I mua i te taenga mai o te Pākehā, i hanga te Māori i te whare raupō.
Before the arrival of the Pākehā, the Māori built raupō whare (houses of raupō).

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

Ko tēnei te tuatoru o aku taenga atu ki reira.
This was the third time I had been there.

I te taenga tonutanga atu ka tīmata te kōrero
immediately after the arrival the talks began.

I te taenga tonutanga atu ka tīmata te kōrero.
Immediately after the arrival, the talks began.

Taku taenga atu ki te hōhipera, ka rongo au kua hoki kē taku hoa ki te kāinga
When I got to the hospital, I heard that my friend had already gone back home

Whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Clean the house before the guests arrive.

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

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