On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I te whakareri a Mere mō te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was preparing for the trip to Queenstown.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua mutu tana mahi whakareri i ngā kai.
He has finished preparing the food.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house should be prepared for the guests.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kua whakareri tāku tāne i te parakuihi.
My husband has prepared breakfast.
Sentences with i - i

Kaua e whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house shouldn't be prepared for the guests.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kāore a Mere i te whakareri mō te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was not preparing for the trip to Queenstown.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Ka whakareri ngā tamariki ki te haere ki Rotorua.
The children got ready to go to Rotorua.

I whakareri a Pita i ngā kai
Peter prepared the food

Ehara nā Hata ngā kai i whakareri.
It was not Hata who prepared the food.

Mā Pita e whakareri ngā kai
It is Pita who will prepare the food, It is for Pita to prepare the food

Ehara mā Pita ngā kai e whakareri.
It is not for Peter to prepare the food, but someone else.