On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei runga i te nohoanga?
Who is that on the sofa?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Me noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho ia.
He should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe.
You should sit.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me

E hia te roa e noho ana koe i reira?
How long have you need living there?
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Ko te hapu e noho ana i Maungawhau e mea ana nā rātou taua moana.
The sub-tribe living at Maungawhau said that that sea was theirs.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei reira ia e noho ana.
She/he is living there.
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Kei Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro is living in Manawatū.
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Kei Tokoroa tōnā matua e noho ana.
His father is living in Tokoroa.
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Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.
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Kei hea tō whānau e noho ana?
Where is your family living?
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Kei Poneke au e noho ana.
I'm living in Wellington.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where do you live?
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Kei hea koe e noho ana?
Where are you living?
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Kei Ōtaki a Hera e noho ana.
Hera is living/staying in Ōtaki.
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Kei Te Tai Hauāuru a Mia e noho ana.
Mia is staying/living in the Westland region.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana i nāianei?
Where are you living now?
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Kei Kirikiriroa au e noho ana.
I love in Hamilton.
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Kei hea koe e noho ana i tēnei wā?
Where are you staying at this time?
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Kia hāneanea te noho.
Have a comfortable stay.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Nō te roa o te noho, ka mōhio a Kupe ko te wairua katoa o Kura e hiahia ana ki a ia.
From the length of time they stayed, Kupe knew that Kura's entire spirit desired him.
Belonging to the past - nō

E noho!
Sit down!
Command with e! - e!

E noho koe!
Sit down!
Command with e! - e!

E noho kōrua!
Sit down, you two!
Command with e! - e!

E noho koutou!
Sit down, all of you!
Command with e! - e!

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho!
Don't sit down!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho iho!
Don't sit down!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua tātou e noho ngū.
Let's not stay silent.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions the air will stay in the mixture.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Mā te noho mai ka puta he hua ki a koe.
By staying (you) will benefit.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Nō Te Waipounamu, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From the South Island, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kei te Kāpiti au e noho ana.
I am living in Kāpiti.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.
Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

I a au i reira e noho ana...
While I was living there...
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Heoi anō tā tātou, he noho, he whakarongo.
All we have to do it sit and listen.
All we have to do... - heoi anō tā tātou... he...

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

E āhei ana tēnei pū-tohu-wā te noho hei wāhipa, wātū hoki rānei.
The time marker can also be used for present or past tense.
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te noho rāua.
They're staying.

E kore te puhi e noho hoa kore.
A virgin would never be without attendants.

He pai te noho kore waka.
It's good not having a car.

E noho e tama.
Sit down please boy.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia.
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among.

E noho.
Sit down.

Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Amaru.
I want to live in Amaru's home.

I Manawatū a Miro e noho ana.
Miro was living in Manawatū.

E noho koe ki te inu i tō tī.
You sit and drink your tea.

E noho koe me tō tī.
You sit with your tea.

E rima ngā iwi e noho mai nei i te Tai Tokerau.
There are five tribes who live in Northland.

E noho koe ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
You sit to watch television.

Kia tika te noho, e te tau.
Sit properly, my darling.

E noho rā.
Stay well (Goodbye).

E noho ki runga i te heketua.
Sit on the toilet.

Kia tika te noho e tama.
Sit properly, son.

Kua maha kē hoki ngā tau e noho ana ki a au.
He has stayed with me for many years.

E noho rā.
Goodbye.

Tēnā koe, e noho mai nā i Ākarana.
Hello to you who will in Auckland.

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

E noho rā. Āe, ka kite.
Goodbye to person staying.

Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.