On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Aroha te tamāhine a Taika.
Aroha is the daughter of Taika.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Rongomai taku tamāhine.
Rongomai is my daughter.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te tamāhine?
Who is the daughter?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.
Habitual action - ai

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent
It was as if - ānō nei

Ka tangi ngā tamāhine ki tō rātou pāpā.
The daughters mourned for their father.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.
The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He tamāhine āku.
I have girls.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kua whati te waewae o tāku tamāhine.
My daughter has a broken leg.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore anō kia kitea e ia tāna tamāhine.
He has not yet found his daughter.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

He tamāhine ā rāua.
Those two have daughters.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Tawa rāua ko Ani.
Mia is the daughter of Tawa and Ani.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He tamāhine hou tāna kātahi anō ka whānau mai.
She has a new daughter than has just been born.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

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

Kei muri au i taku tamāhine.
I am behind my daughter.

Kua whati te wae wae o tāku tamāhine.
My daughter has a broken leg.

Ka haere ia ki te kura e ako ai tana tamāhine.
She will go to the school where her daughter studies.

Te kōtiro hūmārie tō tamāhine.
Your daughter is a humble girl.

Ko Harnah tāku tamāhine.
Harnah is my daughter.

He kiore te mōkai a tāku tamāhine.
My daughter’s pet is a rat.

Kāore āku tamahine.
I have no daughters.

Ko Aria rāua ko Rina ngā tamāhine a Kauri.
Aria and Rina are daughters of Kauri.

Ko Mārama tāna tamāhine.
Mārama is her daughter.

E noho mai ana tāku tamāhine i Ōtautahi.
My daughter is living in Christchurch.

Ko koe te tamahine a Tai, nē rā?
You're Tai's daughter, aren't you?

Kāore anō kia kitea e ia tana tamāhine.
He has not yet found his daughter.

Kei raro i te tēpu te puihi i mauria mai e te tamāhine a Hūhana
The cat (which was) brought by Hūhana’s daughter is under the table

Ko Moana te tamāhine.
Moana is the daughter.

Ko au tā rāua tamāhine.
I am their daughter.

Ko Indya tāku tamāhine.
Indya is my daughter.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai ngā ingoa o ā rāua tamahine?
Do you know what (are) the names of their daughters?

Ko koe te tamāhine a Tawa.
You are the daughter of Tawa.

Ko te tamāhine o te tino tangata i Maungawhau, he kōtiro pai, he wahine ātaahua.
A daughter of the high chief of Maungawhau was a good girl and a beautiful woman.

Āe, he tamāhine tāku, ko Ataahua tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a daughter, her name is Ataahua.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Aroha, ko Mia ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Aroha and Mia.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Ani, ko Aria, ko Rina ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Ani, Aria and Rina.

Ko Rāhera, ko Ihumoana aku tamāhine.
Rāhera and Ihumoana are my daughters.

Ka tonoa e Māhu tana tamāhine, a Haumapuhia, ki te tiki wai hei inu mōna (Kāretu 1974:39)
Māhu sent his daughter, Haumapuhia, to fetch water for him to drink

Kua kai tā rāua tamāhine i āna rīwai.
Their daughter has eaten her potatoes.

Heoi ka moe tonu ngā tamāhine a Hine.
Notwithstanding this Hine’s daughters continued to sleep.

Ngā hū o ā tamāhine.
Our daughters' shoes.

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent.