On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I hiainu koe.
You were thirsty.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te inumanga o te pia, ka hauranga rātou.
On drinking the beer, they got drunk.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka inu koe i te miraka.
You will drink the milk.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka inu te manuhiri i ngā inu i te marae.
The guest will drink the drink at the marae.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua hiainu ia.
He or she will be somewhat thirsty.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua hiainu a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat thirsty.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me inu!
You should drink!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe.
We should go for a coffee.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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

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

Inu ai au i te kawhe ia ata, ia ata.
I always drink coffee every morning.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Rite tinu a Aroha ki tōna kuia.
Aroha is just like her mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He aha te mahi a Tainui i te rā nei?
What is Tainui doing today?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Nā wai taku wai i inu?
Who drank my water?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Inumia te miraka!
Drink the milk!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Inumia te wai!
Drink the water!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

E inu!
Drink up!
Command with e! - e!

Kaua e inu!
Don't drink!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka inumia te miraka e koe.
The milk will be drunk by you.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua inumia te miraka e te tamaiti.
The milk has been drunk by the child.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.
The milk is being drunk by the cat.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua inumia ā tātou waireka.
Our fizzy drinks have all been drunk.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua inumia ā tātou waireka e ngā pakeke.
Our soft drinks have been drunk by the adults.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua inu pia koe?
Have you been drinking beer?
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E inu wai ana ia.
She is drinking water.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Inumia te wai māori hei oranga mōu.
Drink fresh water for your wellbeing.
For the purpose of - hei

Ke kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
They gathered miro berries to make scented oil.
For the purpose of - hei

Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore e āhei te inu pia, te kai paipa rānei, i konei.
Drinking or smoking is not allowed here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ākuanei tō waea i a au. Taihoa ka porowhiua e au.
Your phone is gonna get it in a minute. I'm gonna throw it away.
You’d better watch it! - Ākuanei!

Kei te hiainu māua.
We're thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiainu au.
I'm thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiainu au.
I'm somewhat thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiainu ia.
He or she is very thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Ka noho au ki te moenga inu ai i taku kawhe.
I sat in bed and drank my coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rongo tana whaea i tana ui ki te hinu rautangi.
His mother listened to his question about scented oil.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore au e paku pai ki te inu waipiro.
I have no desire to drink alcohol.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka haere tonu a Tainui, ā, ka pahemo i tētahi moutere.
Tainui went on and passed an island.
Conjunctions - and - ā

I haere mai au ki te inu,.
I came here to drink.
Towards - mai

E rua meneti mai i te whā karaka.
Two minutes past four.
Telling time - kara

E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.
Telling time - kara

E rima meneti e toe ana.
There are five minutes remaining.
Telling time - kara

Kei te hiainu rawa atu au.
I'm extremely thirsty.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Te nuinui hoki o tēnei rākau!
How big this tree is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Kua pau te wai te inu e te kurī.
The dog has finished drinking the water.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Whakakīngia te waka ki te hinu kaua ki te diesel.
Fill the car up with petrol, not with diesel.
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

Kei te kai, kei te inu rānei koe?
Are you eating or drinking?
Or... - ...rānei

He reka rawa te inu?
Is the drink too sweet?

Kei te tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is very thirsty.

He kawa rawa te inu?
Is the drink too sour?

Kei te hiainu koe.
You are thirsty.

Ā rātou tahā hinu.
Their gourds of oil.

He kino ēnei inu.
These drinks are bad.

Kotahi rita hinu.
A litre of oil.

Rua tekau meneti mai i te ono karaka.
Twenty minutes past six o'clock.

I āhua hiainu ahau.
I was somewhat thirsty.

Kei te tino hiainu a Mere.
Mere is very thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu ahau.
I will be somewhat thirsty.

Kua inu te tamaiti i te miraka.
The child has drunk the milk.

Kei te hiainu ia.
He or she is thirsty.

I tino hiainu a Mere.
Mere was very thirsty.

Ka tino hiainu a Mere.
Mere will be very thirsty.

Kei te tino hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very thirsty.

Kore rawa au i te inu waipiro.
I never drink alcohol.

Kua inu rama a Aroha?
Has Aroha drunk rum?

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

Kāore au mō te inu.
I don't care for drink.

Atu i tēnei rā, e kore au e inu.
From today, I will never drink.

I hiainu ahau.
I was thirsty.

I kaha taku inu.
I had lots to drink.

Anei tō rongoā. Inumia.
Here's your medicine. Drink it up.

Ka hiainu ahau.
I will be thirsty.

I āhua hiainu koe.
You were somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu koe.
You will be somewhat thirsty.

I tino hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very thirsty.

Ka tino hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiainu a Mere.
Mere is somewhat thirsty.

Kei te hiainu koe?
Are you thirsty?

Tino kawa te inu.
This drink is very bitter.

Tino reka te inu.
This drink is very sweet

I āhua hiainu ia.
He or she was somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat thirsty.

He inu māu, e kui?
Would you like a drink, grandma?

He hinuhinu rawa atu!
That is really greasy.

Nā te ngākau kē tēnei hiainu.
This thirst belongs to the heart.

I āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat thirsty.

I hiainu ia.
He or she was thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiainu ahau.
I am somewhat thirsty.

I tino hiainu ahau.
I was very thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiainu koe.
You are somewhat thirsty.

I āhua hiainu a Mere.
Mere was somewhat thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiainu ia.
He or she is somewhat thirsty.

Ko Tainui te waka.
Tainui is the canoe.

Ko Tainui me Te Arawa ngā waka.
Tainui and Te Arawa are the canoes.

Pai ake te hinuhinu i te rimurimu!
Greasy is better than seaweed!

Kātahi aua tini tamariki rā, te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.

I tino hiainu koe.
You were very thirsty.

Kei te tino hiainu ahau.
I am very thirsty.

Ka tino hiainu koe.
You will be very thirsty.

I āhua hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat thirsty.

He inu māu?
Do you want a drink?

Kei te tino hiainu koe.
You are very thirsty.

Kei te pānui a Tainui te pukapuka ki ngā kōhungahunga.
Tainui is reading the book to the young people.

Kāore au e pai ki te inu waipiro i te ata.
I do not like drinking wine in the morning.

E kore rawa au e inu waipiro.
I will never drink alcohol.

I tino hiainu ia.
He or she was very thirsty.

Ka hoko ia i te inu.
She will buy the drink.

Ka tino hiainu ia.
He or she will be very thirsty.

Kei te hiainu ahau.
I am thirsty.

I tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi was very thirsty.

Ka tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi will be very thirsty.

Kei te tino hiainu au.
I'm very thirsty.