On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E haere ana mātou ki Wānaka ā tērā wiki.
We are going to Wānaka next week.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere au ki te awa ki to hīkoi i te mutunga wiki.
I went to the river to go walking in the weekend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tēnei wiki.
This week.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
What did you do in the weekend?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tērā wiki.
Last week.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te mutunga wiki i haere au ki te awa,te kura, te toa hoki.
On the weekend I went to the river, to the school and also to the shop.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka āwhina koe i a au ā tērā wiki.
You will help me next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakatō te paruauru i ngā tipu ā tērā wiki.
The gardener will plant the seedlings next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka heke te hukapapa i tēnei wiki?
Will it snow this week?
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

I aha koe i te mutunga wiki.
What did you do in the weekend?
Sentences with i - i

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia wiki ia wiki.
I always drink alcohol every week.
Habitual action - ai

He aha ngā mahi kua oti i a koe i ēnei wiki e rua?
What have you completed this fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha ngā mahi ka oti i a koe ā ngā wiki e rua?
What will you do next fortnight?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Nō tērā wiki.
Last week.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ō kākahu i pōkai i tēnei wiki?
Who was the one who folded the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Kei te aha koe ā tērā wiki?
What are you doing next week?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.

Ka kite anō i a koe ā tērā wiki.
See you again next week.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?
What? - He aha?

He kēmu netipōro i tēnei mutunga wiki?
A netball game this weekend?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Ā tērā wiki ka hui tātou ki Papaioea.
Next week we will meet in Palmerston.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā wiki?
What did you do last week?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau.
The exams will start next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

He paki te rā, he pai te kai, he pai te kōrero. He rawe tērā mutunga wiki i tērā tau.
It was a sunny day, good food, good conversation. That was an excellent weekend last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ka haere tātou ki te papatākaro ā tērā wiki.
We will go to the playground next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ko tēhea rā o te wiki tēnei?
Which day of the week is this?
Which - Ko tēhea?

A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ka rua tekau mā tahi tau tana pakeke ā tērā wiki.
Next week, she turns twenty-one.

He aha a Mere i taraiwa ai i tana motokā ki te mākete i tērā wiki?
Why did Mere drive her car to the supermarket last week?

Te wiki tuatahi.
The first week.

I haere mātou i tērā wiki.
We left last week.

Ā tērā wiki ka haere mātou.
We will go next week.

Ā te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.

Ka haere ahau ki te hui ā tērā wiki.
I will go to the meeting next week.

I te māuiui ia i tērā wiki, engari i nāianei kua ora mai anō
He was sick last week, but now he’s got better again.

I oma ia i tērā wiki?
Did he/she run last week?

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we’re going to the regatta.

Mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s next week that we’re going to Hamilton

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki?
Did he/she not run last week?

Ehara mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s not next week that we’re going to Hamilton (but some other time)

I oma ia i tērā wiki.
He or she ran last week.

Kāore ia i oma i tērā wiki.
He or she did not run last week.

Ka aha koe ā te mutunga wiki nei?
What are you doing this weekend?

Nā tērā wiki i haere atu ai au.
It was last week that I went.

I aha koe i te mutunga wiki? He pai tō āhua!
What did you do in the weekend? You look great!

Ā tērā atu wiki ka taraiwa atu mātou ki Tapuaetahi ki reira hararei ai
The week after next, we are driving to Tapuaetahi to have a holiday

I oma, i kauhoe, i eke paihikara hoki au i te mutunga wiki.
I ran, I swam and I biked over the weekend.

Te rima ngā kura, rua wiki te roa o ia kura.
There are five schools - each school is two weeks long.

Ka haere ahau ki te hokomaha a tērā wiki.
I will go to the supermarket next week.

Hei tērā wiki ka haere ai au ki te hokomaha.
It will be next week that I will go to the supermarket.

Mō ngā wiki e rua i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

E rua ngā wiki i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.

A tērā wiki, kei te haere mai tētahi rangatira ki tō mātou kāinga.
Next week, a chief is coming to our home.

E hoa, he tino pai taku mutunga wiki!
Mate, my weekend was great.

I tērā atu wiki.
The week before last.

Tika tāu e hoa. I aha koe i te mutunga wiki?
You are right! What did you do in the weekend?

I ngā rua wiki.
Two weeks ago.

He rawe te mutunga wiki.
An excellent weekend.

Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau
The exams will start next week

I tērā wiki i kanikani au.
It was last week that I danced.

I kata mai a Rangi ki ahau i tērā wiki i kanikani *ai* au.
Rangi laughed at me last week when *i* danced.

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

Ā rua wiki.
In two weeks.

Kia pai tō wiki.
Have a good week.

Ā tērā wiki rātou hoki mai ai.
They come back next week.

Ka haere atau au ā tērā wiki.
I will go next week.

Ā tērā wiki.
Next week.

I tērā wiki i hīkoi au ki te toa
Last week i walked to the shop

Ā tērā atu wiki.
The week after next.

Hei tēra wiki.
It will be next week.

I hoki mai a Timoti i Pōneke i tērā wiki.
Timoti returned from Wellington last week.

Ka kōrero ahau ki tōku māmā ā tērā wiki.
I will visit my mother next week.

Nō tērā wiki a Timoti i hoki mai ai i Pōneke.
It was last week that Timoti got back from Wellington.

Hei tēra wiki, ka kōrero ai ahau ki tōku māmā.
This contains two ideas..firstly, next week something is going to happen.

Nō tērā wiki, ka hoki mai a Timoti i Pōneke.
Last week, Timoti got back from Wellington.

Hei tērā wiki.
It will be next week.

Kei hea rātou ā tērā wiki?
Where will they be next week?

I tērā wiki, i haere ahau ki Pōneke mā runga i tōku waka.
Last week I went to Wellington in my car.

Ka whakatā ahau mō te kōtahi wiki.
I'll take a holiday for a week.