On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai te tangata e hīkoi mai nei?
Who is the person walking this way?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te hīkoi a Pita ki te kura.
Pita is walking to school.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te hīkoi au ki te tāone.
I'm walking to town.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.
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 haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.
I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hīkoi au.
I walked.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hīkoi au me te kurī.
I walked the dog.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te pāka ki te hikoi.
I went to the park to walk.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te pāka hei te hikoi.
I went to the park in order to walk.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hīkoi ia ki te kura.
She walked to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te hīkoi rātou i nanahi.
They were walking yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te hīkoi a Hera ki te kura.
Hera was walking to school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka hīkoi a Kauri ki te kura.
Kauri will walk to school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Āe. Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Yes, I always walk each and every day.
Habitual action - ai

Hīkoi ai a Manu ki te kura.
Manu always walks to school.
Habitual action - ai

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he kau.
He is walking like a cow.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.
It was as if - ānō nei

E hīkoikoi ana a Koro me te whiowhio anō.
Koro was walking along whistling as he went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka taea mātou te hīkoi ki te tāone?
Are we (excluding you) able to walk to the town?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea mātou te hīkoi ki te tāone.
We (excluding you) are able to walk to town.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.
The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

I hīkoi au ki te marae kia kōrero te iwi mō te kaupapa.
I went to the marae so the iwi can discuss the initiative.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

I haere au ki te pāka hikoi ai.
I went to the park to walk.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore anō a Mia kia hīkoi ki te kura.
Mia has not yet walked to school.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.
When - Kia

Kāore rātou i te hīkoi i nanahi.
They weren't walking yesterday.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Tawa i te hīkoi ki te kura.
Tawa isn't walking to school.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ia i te hīkoi.
She is not walking.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te ata i hīkoi au.
In the morning I walked/went for a walk.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore a Rangi i hīkoi ki te kura.
Rangi didn't walk to school.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka kite mātou i te Wind Wand, ā, ka hīkoi i te ara moana.
We saw the Wind Wand, and walked on the beach walkway.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tae ki te teihana, ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
We arrived at the station and we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kāore a Rangi e hīkoi ana ki te kura.
Rangi isn't walking to school.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.
Future locative - hei

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone?
Are we (excluding you) unable to walk to the town?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone.
We are unable to walk to town.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kite ai i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to see my family.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I haere au hei hīkoi.
I went in order to walk.

Kei te hikoi māua.
We're walking.

Kei te hīkoi kōrua.
You two are walking.

I hīkoi a Tame ki te kura.
Tame walked to school.

Kua hīkoi a Honi ki te kura.
Honi has walked to school.

E hīkoi ana a Taika ki te kura.
Taika is walking to school.

E kore a Pāora e hīkoi ki te kura.
Pāora won't walk to school.

I hīkoi haere au.
I went for a walk.

Ka hīkoi mātou ki pāremata.
We (but not you) will walk to parliament.

He tere a Nikau ki te hīkoi, ki te omaoma hoki.
Nikau is fast at walking and running.

Kei te hīkoi ki te tāone.
Walking to town.

Ā, ka hīkoi mātou i te taha moana ki Te Papa.
And we walked by the sea to Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum.

Ka hīkoi koe ia rā, ia rā?
Do you walk each and every day?

Kei te haere raua ki te hīkoi akuanei
They are going for a walk soon.

Kīhai ia i hīkoi ki te kura.
She didn't walk to school.

Kāore e taea e ahau te hīkoi nā raro.
I'm not able to work.