On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei te horoi?
Who is washing?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is washing the dishes.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te horoi a Manu i te waka.
Manu is washing the car.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E haere ana au ki te rūma horoi hīrere ai.
I'm going to the bathroom for a shower.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E horoi ana a Amaru i a ia.
Amaru is washing himself.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere au ki te whare horoi kākahu.
I went to the laundry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I horoi pēpi au.
I washed baby.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te whare horoi kākahu.
I went to the laundry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu.
I will wash the clothes.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu paru.
I will wash the dirty clothes.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua horoi koe i ngā pereti?
Have you done the dishes?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua moumou rātou i te rehu horoi.
They have wasted the soap powder.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua horoia e koe ō niho?
Have you cleaned your teeth?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me horoi au i ngā rīhi.
I should wash the dishes.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me horoi koe, e te tau!
You should wash, my darling!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me horoi koe i ō toroiho.
You should wash your underwear.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me horoi ō ringaringa.
You'd better wash your hands.
Simple sentences: you should - me

I tākaro netipōro mātou i te ata o te Rāhoroi.
We played netball on Saturday morning.
Sentences with i - i

Ka tīmata rāua ki te horoi i te whare.
They have started to wash the house.
Sentences with i - i

Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
Wash the car properly so that it's shiny.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.
Habitual action - ai

I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.
Habitual action - ai

Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.
Habitual action - ai

Ki a wai te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is going to wash the dishes?
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Ki a wai te horoi i ngā heketua?
Who is going to clean the toilets?
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Ki a au te horoi i ngā rīhi.
I'll wash the dishes.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Ki a au te horoi i ngā kākahu.
I will wash the clothes.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Ki ngā tama te horoi i ngā rīhi.
The boys will wash the dishes.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

He aha tā koutou mahi i te marae i te Rāhoroi?
What were you guys doing at the marae on Saturday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Kia ahatia. He rākau noa iho te papa, he māmā te horoi.
Never mind. It's a wooden floor. It's easy to clean.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Taihoa e mātakitaki pouaka whakaata kia mutu te horoi rīhi.
Hold off watching television until the dishes are done.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Taihoa e horoi i ngā kākahu kia kī te ipu kākahu.
Don't wash the clothes until the clothes basket is full.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te Rāhoroi.
On Saturday.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā Mere mā i horoi ngā pereti.
Mere and the others washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed 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

Nāu i horoi, nāku i tāora.
You washed, I dried.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou ngā pereti i horoi.
They washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who washed the dishes?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku ngā rīhi i horoi.
I was the one who washed the dishes.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i horoi ngā pereti?
Who washed the plates?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ngā pereti i horoi?
Who washed the plates?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māu ngā pereti e horoi.
You will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Ari ngā rīhi e horoi, Tawa, māu e whakamaroke.
Ari will wash the dishes, Tawa, you will dry them.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māky ngā pereti e horoi.
I will be the one to wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu e horoi, māku e tāora.
You will wash, I will dry.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā kōrua ngā rihi e horoi.
It will be you two who will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā tātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Rangi ngā rīhi e horoi.
Rangi will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu ngā rīhi e horoi.
You will wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā tātou e horoi ō tātou kākahu.
We will be the ones to clean the room.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou e horoi ngā pereti.
They will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou ngā pereti e horoi.
They will wash the plates.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Tuatahi, horoia ōu ringaringa!
Firstly, wash your hands!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Horoia ngā kanohi o ngā tamariki nohinohi!
Wash the little children's faces!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu kōrua ki te horoi i ngā rīhi, kāore au e roa.
You two go and wash the dishes, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Me horoi koutou i ngā rīhi me te whakairi anō i ngā kākahu.
You guys should wash the dishes and hang out the clothes too.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tama ā te pō nei.
The dishes will be washed by the boys tonight.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka horoia ngā kākahu mā e ia.
The white clothes will be washed by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I horoia tōna waka e Pita.
His car was washed by Peter.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka horoia ngā kākahu mā e ia.
The white clothes will be washed by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain
Passive sentences - tikina...

I horoia ngā kākahu e au i tērā Rāhoroi.
The clothes were washed by me on Saturday.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te horoi rīhi ngā tamariki.
The kids are washing the dishes.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Me kohikohi ngā karaihe, ka horoi ai.
We should collect up the glasses, and then wash them.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi?
Are the children capable of washing the dishes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe te horoi i te motokā?
Are you able to wash the car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ko te Rāhoroi te rā pai hei haerenga ki Pōneke.
Saturday is the best day for going to Wellington.
For the purpose of - hei

I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi a.
On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kei te rūma horoi kākahu ō hū.
Your shoes are in the laundry.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te aha koe ā te Rāhoroi?
What are you doing on Saturday?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

I te ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kua mutu te horoi rīhi.
Washing dishes has finished
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

He pākete kei roto i te horoimanga.
There's a bucket in the laundry.
Categorizing sentences - he

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Tuatahi, horoia ngā kākahu, tuarua whakamarokehia ngā perēti.
First wash the clothes, second dry the plates.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Tuatahi, horoia oū ringaringa.
First, wash your hands.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ko te tuatahi hei te Rāhoroi.
The first will be on Sunday.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I ōku tuāhine e horoi ana i ngā rīhi, ka moe ahau.
While my sisters were washing the dishes, I was sleeping.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Mā wai e horoi ngā pereti?
Who will wash the plates?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai e horoi ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā rīhi e horoi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai e horoi?
Who will wash?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā rihi e horoi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

He aha koe i kore ai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Why didn't you wash the dishes?
Why not? - ha aha i kore ai e?

Mā wai ngā pereti e horoi?
Who will wash the plates?

Kei te horoi ia tana kurī.
She is washing her dog.

Kei te horoi ia i te motoka.
He is washing the car.

Ka horoi au i ō whatu.
I'll wash your eyes.

Ka horoi au i tō upoko me ō makawe.
I'll wash your head and your hair.

E kore e taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi.
The children are unable to wash the dishes.

Kua horoi ngā mātua i ngā rīhi.
The parents have washed the dishes.

I horoi a Mia i tōna waka.
Mia washed his car.

Ehara nā ngā tamariki i horoi te motokā.
The kids did not wash the car.

Māu rānei ngā pereti e horoi?
Will you wash the plates?

I horoi au i aku niho.
I brushed my teeth.

horoi rīhi.
wash dishes.

Kua mutu tana horoi
His wash is finished

Kei te horoi a Mere i a ia anō.
Mere is washing herself.

Kua oti kē i ahau ngā kākahu te horoi.
I have already washed the clothes.

Horoia ngā matapihi.
Was the windows.

I horoi kākahu au.
I did washing.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

Āwhea a Riripeti horoi kākahu ai?
When will Riripeti wash the clothes?

Horoia ō niho.
Clean your teeth.

Kei te horoi a Mere i ōna ringaringa.
Mere is washing her hands.

Māku e horoi.
I'll wash.

Mā Kayte ngā rihi e horoi.
It will be Kayte who will wash the dishes.

Kua horoi koe?
Have you had a wash?

I horoi waka au.
I washed the car.

Ko Mere kei te horoi.
Mere is washing.

Kei te haere rātou ki tātahi ā te Rāhoroi.
They are going to the beach on Saturday.

Ko Mere kei te horoi i ngā rīhi.
Mere is washing the dishes.

te wā horoi
wash time

Kei te whāwhai atu rāua ki waho kia tīkina ngā kākahu horoi.
They are rushing outside to fetch the washing.

Kua horoia ngā rīhi.
The dishes have been washed.

Kua horoi rāua i te whare.
They have washed the house.

Kua horoi ia i te pahi.
She has cleaned the bus.

Āhea koe horoi ai i ngā rihi?
When will you wash the dishes?

Kei te horoi ngā tamariki i ngā rīhi.
The children are washing the dishes.

Me horoi i tō kanohi.
Let's wash your face.

E whakairi ana taku tāne i ngā kākahu horoi.
My husband is hanging the washing.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.