On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ehara ia i te tamaiti kaha.
He is not a strong child.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E kōwhiti ana te tamaiti nā i ngā kuku.
The mussels are being shelled by that child by you.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka aha koe ki te tamaiti hīanga?
What will you do with the mischievous child?
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua whakahokia ki a ia te tamaiti i mauria e ngā pirihimana i te marama o Oktopa.
The child who was taken by the police in October has been returned to her.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kei te titiro au ki te tamaiti e menemene mai ana.
I am looking at the child who is smiling at me.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe tamaiti nei!
Go away, lest you make the child cry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

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

Māku te tamaiti e whāngai.
I will feed the child.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.
It was as if - ānō nei

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if I was a kid.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei waenganui te tamaiti i ngā kuia.
The child is between the elderly women.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I whāngaihia te tamaiti e tana kuia.
The child was adopted by his grandmother.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua inumia te miraka e te tamaiti.
The milk has been drunk by the child.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I patua te kurī e te tamaiti.
The dog was hit by the child.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kōrerotia te tamaiti e tōna kaiako.
The child has been spoken to by his/her teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha mā te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te pōuri te tamaiti.
The child is sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

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

Kāore te ngeru i kitea i te tamaiti.
The cat was not seen by the child.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore te kī i ngaro i te tamaiti.
The key was not lost by the child.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He tamaiti kaha ia.
He is a strong child.
Categorizing sentences - he

E aroha ana te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.

Na wai tēnei tamaiti?
Who does this child belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ko ia te tamaiti kēkē a Tawa and Rina,
She is the niece of Tawa and Rina.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He tamaiti tāu?
Do you have a child?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko Kauri te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Honi rāua ko Amaru.
Kauri is the child between Honi and Amaru.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko James te tamaiti tuarua o te whānau
James is the second child in the family.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hei te kāinga te tamaiti.
The child will be at home.
Future locative - hei

Te kaha hoki o tāu tamaiti!
How strong your child is!
*How... - Te... hoki...

Kātahi te tamaiti kōioio, ko Aria!
What a mischievous child Aria is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua kitea te ngeru i te tamaiti.
The cat was seen by the child.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua ngaro te kī i te tamaiti.
The key was lost by the child.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore te tamaiti hei te kāinga.
The child will not be at home.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

I pekepeke te tamaiti i te taiapa.
The child jumped backwards and forwards over the fence.

Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tā tōna hoa i kī ai.
The child didn't believe what his friend said.

Me he mea nāau te tamaiti, kua mōhio koe ki te roanga o tōona ingoa.
If the child was yours you would have known its full name.

Nā tāua tēnei tamaiti.
This child is ours (you and me).

I tū tētāho tamaiti tāne.
A certain boy stood.

Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau ai te tarakihi.
Tamahae was the boy who caught the tarakihi.

Mehemea naa·na i tahae ngaa moni, tamaiti kino ia
If he stole the money, he’s a naughty child

Kua mahi he tamaiti i te pahi.
A child was left behind by the bus.

Mā tāua tēnei tamaiti.
This child will be ours (you and me).

He tamaiti a Hēmi
In the category of child is Hēmi.

I tūkino he tangata i tēnei tamaiti.
A man abused this child.

I kite au i te tamaiti tāne ra.
I saw that boy.

He tau tō tamaiti.
Your child is relaxed.

He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Mia.
He's Mia's adopted child.

He tamaiti koretake ia
He is a lazy child

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

Kua inu te tamaiti i te miraka.
The child has drunk the milk.

Kua ora mai anō te tamaiti.
The child is well again.

Kei tō tamaiti aku kī.
Your child has my keys.

He tamaiti rānei e mōhio ana ki te whakautu?
Does any child know the answer?

Ko te tamaiti i hurihia hei mangō (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:11)
As for the child, he was turned into a shark

Ko te tamaiti i hurihia hei mangō.
As for the child, he was turned into a shark.

Kāore he tamaiti i whānau.
No child was born.

Me hoki, te tamaiti rā, ki te kāinga.
That child must go home.

Ka hoko ahau i te hōiho e whāngai ana e te tamaiti.
I will buy the horse that is being fed by the child.

Ka takoto te tamaiti, ka moe.
The child lay down and slept.

I tū tētahi tamaiti tāne.
A certain boy stood.

Kāore tētahi tamaiti tāne i tū.
A certain boy did not stand.

Kātahi te tamaiti paru!
What a dirty child!

Ko wai te tamaiti kua hoki ki te kāinga?
Who is the child who has gone back to the village (who has gone back home)?

Kei hea tāku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Ko te tamaiti kēkē a Rangi rāua ko Hēra.
She is the niece of Rangi and Hēra.

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 aha kua mahue i te tamaiti?
What has the child left behind?

Whānau rawa mai te tamaiti.
At last the child was born.

Kei hea taku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Ka awatea, ka kite atu te tamaiti rā i te Kīngi e haere mai ana.
When it was day the child saw the King approaching.

E tū ana te tamaiti tāne.
The boy is standing. / The boy was standing. / The boy will be standing.

Ka tū he tamaiti.
A boy stands. / A boy will stand.

I peewhea·tia te tamaiti raa?
What happened to that child?

Kātahi nā te tamaiti mōhio, ko koe.
What a clever child you are.

Ka kuru te tamaiti i a Mere
The child struck Mere (Mere is actually affected by the punch)

Ka kuru te tamaiti ki a Mere
The child hit out at Mere (though the punch did not land, so Mere was not affected)

Ka patua ia e te tamaiti rahi.
Passive translation: He was hit by the big boy.

Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei tamaiti?
What is the name of this child?

He tamaiti pai ia i te kura
She is a child who is good at school

Ko Rita te ingoa o tēnā tamaiti.
Rita is the name of that child.

tamaiti atawhai nā / a
A child in relation to the parent or caregiver.

Ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He is like a child.

I tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He was crying as if he was a child.

Kei te tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He is crying as if he is a child.

Hoatu ēnei āporo ki te/tētahi tamaiti e hiakai ana
Give these apples to a hungry child

Ka tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He will cry as if he is a child.

E tangi pēnei ana ia i te tamaiti.
He is crying like a child.

He tamaiti atawhai ia nā Rangi.
He is an adopted child of Rangi. He's Rangi's adopted child.

Ka kuru te tamaiti i a Mere.
The child struck Mere.

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.

Ka kuru te tamaiti ki a Mere.
The child hit out at Mere.

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

Tīkina taku tamaiti.
Fetch my child.

Ko te tamaiti a Pānia i hurihia hei mangō taniwha
Pānia’s son turned into, became a shark

Tana tamaiti.
Her child.

Kei te moe te tamaiti.
The child is sleeping.

Ka patu te tamaiti i te poro ki te taiapa.
The child hits the ball to the fence.

Kei te aroha te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.

Kei te aroha te whaea ki te tamaiti.
The mother loves the child. (active)

Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother. (passive)

Ka tae rāua ki reira ka waiho te tamaiti rā a Kape-taua e Tara-kumikumi i aua toka rā noho ai.
When they reached there, that child, Kape-taua, was left to stay on that rock by Tara- kumikumi.

Ko Tāmaiti te pāpā o Matiu.
Tāmati is the father of Matiu.

Similarly ‘taua tamaiti a rāua’ =
that child of theirs

Kei te hiahia te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Kātahi te tamaiti haututū!
What a mischievous child! (Te Aka Māori Dictionary)

Ko tana tamaiti, ko Orokewa, peka ana ki tahaki noho ai.
His son, Orokewa, waited a short distance away.

I tata toremi taku tamaiti.
My child just about drowned.

Na te rangatira teenei tamaiti.
This child is the chief's.

Kaaore au i te maumahara ko teehea tamaiti e pupuri ana i te paaoro
I don’t remember which child was holding the ball

Tēnā pea ko ētahi atu o ngā tamaiti rā i kite i te tahaetanga.
Other boys may have seen the theft.

E iti anō ana te tamaiti, e waha tonu i te tuarā.
The baby was still small and being carried on her back.

I patua tēnei tamaiti e wai?
By whom was this child hit?

Hoatu ēnei āporo ki tētahi tamaiti e hiakai ana
Give these apples to a hungry child

Homai te koko e kai ai te tamaiti i tana hupa.
Give me the spoon with which the child eats her soup.

Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe te tamaiti nei!
Go away, you might make the child cry!

Kaaore au i te moohio ko teewhea tamaiti hei whiu·nga paakaha·tanga maa·ku
punish·nom severe·nom intgen·Isg ‘I don’t know which child to punish severely

Kua tino tāroaroa haere tō tamaiti!
Your son has really grown!

Tā rāua tamaiti.
Their child (two people, one child).

Ko Joseph taku tamaiti.
Joseph is my child

Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau nei i a ia te tarakihi
Tamahae is the child by whom the tarakihi was caught

Kaaore te tamaiti i paatai ai te maahita i te whakarongo
The child that the teacher asked wasn’t listening

E kōrero ana tō kōutou rangatira ki tāna tamaiti.
Your chief is talking to his child.

I tuutaki a ia ki te tamaiti i moohio a Rewi
He met the child that Rewi knew

Kei te pīrangi te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Ngā pukapuka ā tā rāua tamaiti.
Their children's books.

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.

Ko Paki te tamaiti e kai ana i te aihikirimi
Paki is the child eating the ice cream.

Kei te māuiui te tamaiti, nō reira, kei te tangi ia.
The child is sick, therefore she is crying.

He tamaiti tā tāua.
We have a child.

He tamaiti pea au nā te tangata kē.
Perhaps I am a child of some other person.

He tangi tonu te mahi a te tamaiti nei.
This child is always crying. — 137

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.

Kei te aroha tētahi tangata ki tetahi tamaiti.
If some people love the children

Kāore te tamaiti tāne e tū ana.
The boy is not standing.

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if /like I was a kid.

I waiatatia e tana wairua i runga i te whare i tōna mauranga ai i te tamaiti.
It was sung by his supernatural being on the roof of the house when it took a child.

Ka whānau he tamaiti.
A child will be born.

I peke te tamaiti i te taiapa.
The child jumped the fence once.

Kāore he tamaiti e whānau.
No child will be born.