On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te horopaki tērā ka tohu i te mahinga tika.
Context is what determines the correct usage.
Identity sentences - ko...

Kei te tika.
That's correct.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te tika tāu whakautu.
Your answer is correct.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mau a Pani i te ika.
Pani is carrying the fish.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere a Hori ki te kanikani ki te kimi hoa wahine.
Hori went to the dance to look for a girlfriend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite au i a rātou e hī ika ana.
I saw them fishing.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka haere ia ki Amerika.
He will go to America.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua whakatika au i te moenga.
I've made the bed.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua whakatika ia i ōna makawe.
He's straightened his hair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere ia ki te toa ki te hoko hikareti.
She's gone to the store to buy cigarattes.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me kai waiū ngā pēpi ka tika.
It's right that babies have breast milk.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mihi ka tika ki a koe.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mihi ka tika ki a kōrua.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you both.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mihi ka tika ki a koutou.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you people.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakatika koe i ō kākahu kura.
You should fix your uniform.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakatika koe i tō rūma.
You'd better tidy up your room.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana.
Liam is fishing at the river.
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Kia tika āu raina.
Make your lines straight.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia tika te mahi, kei panaia koe.
Make sure your work is good or else you'll get fired!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Whakatikaina tō rūma, kei riri tō māmā!
Clean your room or your mother will tell you off!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.
Habitual action - ai

E hika! He rite tō haunga ki tō te kurī.
Heck! You smell like the dog.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Rite tonu a Pāora ki a Elvis ki te kanikani.
Pāora is just like Elvis at dancing.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Tēnā mahi atu a kōrua mahi whakatika?
Could you two please go and do your chores?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna wā anō e tika ana.
No worries/it's all good. That hat will return when the times is right.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Kia ahatia. Māku e whakatika.
It's all good. I will fix it.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes these new procedures?
To like - rata

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

Māna te kanikani e haere.
It will be her that goes to the dance.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kei te whakatikaina te waka.
The car is being fixed.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakatikaina ēnei rerenga!
Correct these sentences.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga paihikara.
I came by bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere a Mere mā runga i te pahikara o Makere.
Mere is going on Mikaere's bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e takahi tikanga.
Do not disregard customs.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tunua te ika.
Don't cook the fish.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua te ika e tunua.
Don't cook the fish.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I whakatikahia te waka hei painga mō te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te whakatikangia tōku waka e taku pāpā.
My car is being fixed by my father.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ika mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka kimihia tētahi tikanga, e kitea ai he moni.
A plan will be sought whereby money will be found.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E kimihia ana he tikanga.
A plan is/was being sought.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E kimihia ana he tikanga e ngā āpiha.
A plan is being sought by the officials.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, ehara te wēra i te ika, he whakangote kē.
According to the scientists, whales are not fish, they are mammals.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E eke pahikara ana a Tawa.
Tawa is bike-riding.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te hī ika a Hēmi.
Hēmi is fishing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I eke paihikara au.
I rode a bike.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka taea e koe te kanikani?
Can you dance?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ekoe tōku waka te whakatika?
Are you able to fix my car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Āe, ka taea e au tō waka tde whakatika.
Yes, I am able to fix your car.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāore e kore ko Roimata te kaikaranga.
Roimata will no doubt be the kaikaranga.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kāore i taea e au te kanikani, engari ināianei, āe, ka taea te kanikani.
I couldn't dance, but now, yeah, I can dance.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ā hea te kura rere atu ai ki Āmerika?
When is the school flying to America?
Direction - ...ai

Kua kuia mārika au, engari kāore anō kia hauā!
I am indeed old, but not yet disabled!
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Homai ana e Mahuika he ahi, whakawetohia ana e Māui. Pēneitia tonutia ā pau noa ngā maikuku katoa, atu i tētehi mea kotahi.
Mahuika gave him fire, Māui doused it. This carried on until all of her fingernails were used up except one.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Tērā pea nō Koa te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Koa.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ka mau te ika.
The fish is caught.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika atu ētahi ki te pōwhiri i waho o te pā.
Some stood to wave outside the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kei te whakatika te ope i Heihei.
The party is setting out from Heihei.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua hoki mai taku hoa i Amerika.
My friend has returned from America.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

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.

Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō Pita te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Pita.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku te motopaika rā.
That motorbike over there is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ko Aotearoa to ika a Māui.
Aotearoa is Māui's fish.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ngā mihi ki a koutou mo ā koutou toa ki te hī ika!
Compliments to you on your fishing skills!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha te tikanga o te raiti whero?
What does the red light mean?
What? - He aha?

He aha te tikanga o te raiti kākāriki?
What does the green light mean?
What? - He aha?

He aha te whakahoki tika?
What's the correct response?
What? - He aha?

He aha ērā tikanga?
What are those customs?
What? - He aha?

He aha tō pirangi hei kaikai?
What do you want to eat?
What? - He aha?

He aha te tikanga o tēnā?
What does that mean?
What? - He aha?

Ko Moana te kaikaranga o tērā hapū?
Is Moana the caller of that hapū?
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore tērā kōrero i te tika.
That account is not correct.
That (over there) - tērā

Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!
That (over there) - tērā

Kei te kanikani a Pāora rāua ko Manu.
Pāora and Manu are dancing.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi, the ancestral mountain of the Waikato people.
Towards - mai

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!
Away - atu

I ngā huihuinga ka noho mai ia tika tonu mai i ahau.
He sits opposite me in meetings.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ngā ika o te moana.
The fish of the ocean.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Te ika a Māui.
The fish of Māui.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui
The head of the fish of Māui (a name for the Wellington region).
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!
How... - Te... hoki...

He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāore e taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You are unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore i taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You were unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i a ia tō māua waka i whakatika.
He didn't fix our car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Mā wai te whare e whakatika?
Who will fix the house?
Who will? - mā wai?

Homai koa kia toru ngā ika.
Please give me three fish.
A certain amount - kia

HJomai te hama kia whakatika a ahau i tēnei.
Pass the hammer so that I can fix this.
In order to... - kia... ai...

Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.
Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.
Specifically - ai

Rurea, taitea, kia tū ko taikaka anake.
If you strip away the exterior, reveal the treasure inside.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Ko taku tino hiahia kia haere ki Kanata, ki Amerika, ki Mehiko hoki.
I really want to go to Canada, America and Mexico.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time texting.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Kāhore i āhei te tangata kia haere i te tahatika o te one.
People were not allowed to go to the shore.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Me haere koe i a Hēmi, kaua i a Mikaere.
Go with Hēmi, not with Mikaere.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

Kei te tika, kei te hē rānei ēnei kōrero.
These statements are true or false.
Or... - ...rānei

Ko tērā i mā Waipā, i haere mā roto o Waikato.
Those who went via Waipā went through the Waikato.
Via - mā

Nō te karahipi mō te kotahi tau anake i haere ai rātou ki Amerika.
A scholarship for a year has taken them to America.

Kāore i a au te tikanga.
My hands are tied.

E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.

tika
correct

Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātou, o te Māori.
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people.

E hika mā!
Crikey!

Me mihi mātou ki a koutou ka tika.
It is appropriate we greet you.

He momo ika.
A species of fish.

Mā muri ka tika a mua.
The front will be OK because of the back.

Kua tangi te piana. Kua kanikani ētahi o ngā tāngata.
The piano has started playing. Some of the people have started dancing.

Ke whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare moni ki Whakatipua.
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown.

Ko koe te mea tika.
You are the right person.

Kei te whakatika i te waka.
The car is being fixed.

Kia tika hoki te kōrero, e tama.
Let the talk be correct, son.

Ko te tangata tika, ko koe!
The right person is you!

Titiro ki muri i te whare, kei reira tō paihikara.
Look behind the house, your bike is there.

Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.

I eke paihikara au ki te mahi.
I biked to work.

Kua kai hikareti ia?
Have she ever smoked?

Kei taku kuia tētehi paihikara.
My nanny has a push bike.

kia tika
Be correct

He tika tāu, e Kauri, hoki ora atu ki tō kāinga.
You're right, Kauri, safe travels home.

Ka mate koe i te kai hikareti.
You will become dead/sick by smoking.

Whakatikatikangia tō tātou rūma.
Tidy up our room.

E toru ngā ika.
There are three fish.

E hia ngā ika a mau i a koe?
How many fish did you catch?

Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā.
as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.

He tino mōhio ia ki te mahi kai i te moana, arā ki te ruku mātaitai me te hī ika.
He is very knowledgeable about gathering seafood, that is diving for shellfish and fishing.

Āe marika!
Absolutely!

Kia tika te mahi.
Be good.

Ko Aotea te waka o Waikato?
Is Aotea Waikato's canoe?

Ehara te waka o Waikato i a Aotea.
Aotea is not Waikato's canoe.

Ko tāu mahi, he hono i te rerenga ki tana whakamārama tika (tuhinga reo Ingarihi).
Your task is to connect the sentence to its correct translation (English language text).

Kāore ahau e pai ana ki te kai hikareti.
I do not like smoking cigarettes.

He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.

Whakatikaina tō moenga.
Fix up your bed.

E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete?
How many fish are in your kete?

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

Ko te manaakitanga tētehi tikanga nui o te Māori.
Hospitality is a major tradition of Māori people.

Ko tēnā whaaaro te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.

Āwhea a Tame hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Tame buying his new bike?

Āwhea hoko ai a Rangi i tana pahikara hou?
When is Rangi buying his new bike?

Tika tonu! Pēhea hoki koe?
True! What about you?

He tōtika ia.
She is straight.

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

He tika ia.
He is correct.

He tika tāu.
You are right. (Yours is correct.)

Kei te tika tēnei?
Is this correct?

Whakatikaina tōu rūma
Get your room in order (tidy your room up)!

I tōna tikanga ko Pita tana ingoa.
It is her intention that his name will be Peter.

Ā, he tika! Kia ora kia ora!
Huh, you're right! Good on ya!

tikanga Māori.
Maori etiquette.

Auē, e hika mā.
Goodness me.

Ka whakatika rāua.
They stood up.

Ka whakatika a ia.
He stood up.

Kei runga koe i te ara tika.
You're on the right path.

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

Ko Nīkau taku tama.
Nīkau is my boy.

Whakahokia ngā kupu ki te wāhi tika.
Put back the missing words.

Ko te pō tika tony tēnei.
This is certainly the correct night.

Whakatikahia tō rūma.
Clean up your room.

He pāika tōku. He 'Morrison 'tāua pāika.
I've got a bike. It's a 'Morrison'.

Ika me te maramara rīwai.
Fish and chips.

Tika tonu!
Too right!

Ko te kahikatea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa.
The kahikatea is the tallest tree in Aotearoa.

Te tikanga, me kōrero kia tika.
Supposedly, one should talk correctly.

Ko te tikanga tēnei o tana hakiraratanga i a ia.
This is the way he insulted her.

He rarangatanga nāna i ngā rourou, ka tino mamae ana matikara.
She wove the food baskets, and her fingers were very sore.

He tika tāu!
You're right!

Ka mōhio ngā tāngata ki ngā tīkanga.
The people know the protocol.

Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.

Kia ora, kia ora! He kamupene hāpai i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Thank you, thank you! It is a company that elevates the language and its customs.

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

Kore tonu ia e kai hikareti i ngā pō.
He never smoked in the evenings.

E ono tekau tau tōna pakeke, ka ū ia ki ngā tikanga Māori i a ia i te māra.
She is 60 years old. She is resolute in Māori customs in the garden.

Ko te tikanga nui ka karakia ia i mua i āna mahi i te māra.
The main one is that she does karakia before working in the garden.

Kia tika a muri, kia tika a mua.
If things out the back are going well, things out the front will go well.

E hia ngā ika i te moana?
How many fish are in the sea?

Mā Aroha tēnei ika.
This fish is for Aroha.

Taihoa! Kei uta ngā ika.
Hold up! The fish are towards the land.

Kei tai ngā ika.
The fish are seaward.

Āe, he tika tāu, ka haere i nāianei.
Yes, you are right, I'll go now.

Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.

I taua pō, ka tū te kanikani.
That night, there was a dance.

Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.

Kei a wai te tikanga?
Who is it up to?

Kei a koe te tikanga.
It is up to you.

Kāore e taea e au te kanikani.
I can't dance.

Ka hao i te ika, ka keri i te roi.
[They] caught fish in nets, they dug up fern roots.

Kāore au mō te kanikani.
I don't care for dancing.

Nō wai te paihikara pīataata nei?
Whose is this shiny bike.

Tekau aku ika.
I have 10 fish.

Tika tāu. Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
That's true. That's the most important thing.

Kia mutu tātou i te wā tika, nei?
Please let's try to finish on time, shall we?

Ko ngā poupou o te whare he kōhurihuri kahikatea.
The side posts supporting the rafters were composed of the solid trunks of white pine.

Kua matika ake a Honi.
Honi has stood up.

Kua tae tātou! E kaikaha ana au ki te puta.
We’ve arrived! I can’t wait to get out.

E tā Rangi, he pai ake tēnei momo paihikara.
According to Rangi, this type of bike is better.

Kei te kaukau te ika ki konā.
The fish is swimming over there.

E hoa, he tika tō kupu.
Friend, your words are true.

Taihoa. Me tatari kia tū mārika te waka.
Hold on. You need to wait until the car has come to a complete stop.

Kāore e taea te taraiwa tika me te kai hamupaka anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time eating a hamburger.

He tika te kī a tō tātou ariki, nā te kōtiro nei i pai mai ki a Ponga, kāti me āwhina e tātou.
The words of our leader are just; because this girl loves Ponga, we should support her.

Mō te kuia tēnā ka tika.
That would be fine for an old lady.

Ka tika hoki! Tokohia kei tō whānau?
That's right! How many in your family?

He tika te rahi mōku.
The size is correct for me.

Ko te tohu tērā i tika atu ai ia ki Waikimihia.
This was the sign that led her straight to Waikimihia.

Kei te tika, nē rā?
That's right, isn't it?

Kei te tika tēnei kōrero?
Is this correct?

E hika mā.
Gosh.

Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori.
Let the language be correct, let it flow, let it be inherently Māori.

Ā! He tika.
Ah! True.