On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I kite au i tērā tamaiti tāne.
I saw that boy.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kite a Tawa i te katipō.
Tawa saw a katipō.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

I kite a Tawa i a ia anō.
Tawa saw himself.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kitea e koe?
Have you seen it?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kite noa atu ahau ka ngaro te reo Māori.
I saw long ago that the Māori language will disappear.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kite koe i taku pene? He mā whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

I a ia e kai ana, ka kite ia i tōna hoa.
While he was eating, he saw his friend.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei ngā pō mārama, kei ngā pō rākaunui o te marama, e kitea atu ana a Rona.
On clear nights, on nights when the moon is full, Rona can be seen.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua mate kē a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

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...

Nō te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te tau 1950 taku kitenga mutunga i a ia.
The last time I saw her was in 1950.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Me i konei koe kua kite koe i a ia.
If you had been here, you would have seen him.
If... (using me) - me

Mā te kimi ka kitea te roumamao.
Through searching the remote will be found.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

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

Kitea rawatia ake rāua i runga i te maunga.
They were finally seen on the mountain.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki te kitea noatia e tētahi tangata mea...
If someone just sees something...
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka kimihia he puna wai, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a spring, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka kimihihia he rūma mōtēra e wātea ana, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a vacant motel room, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka kite hoki i ētahi atu rerekētanga, engari, mō te reremahi, kahore.
There are other differences as well, but for verbal sentences, there aren't any.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka utaina te whakaahua ki a Pukamata, mea ake kua kitea e te mātinitini.
The photo was posted on Facebook, and suddenly all and sundry had seen it.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Kāore au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Kāore ia i kite i te toka.
He did not see the rock.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te poutūtanga i kite au i taku hoa.
At lunchtime I saw my friend.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka kitea au.
I am seen.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka nui taku hiahia kia kite i a koe!
I greatly desire to see you.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite a Pita i te kōrua.
Pita saw the crayfish.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite a Tū i te mamaha e puta ake ana i mua o te tereina.
Tū saw the steam rising from the front of the train.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite ia i te tīwaiwaka.
He sees the fantail.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite o reira taitamariki rangatira i taua kōtiro nei, i a Puhihuia,.
The young chiefs from there was this girl, Puhihuia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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 kitea kua puta i tētahi taha o te pā, kua haere whakatētahi taha o te pā.
They were seen emerging from one side of the pā, going towards the other side.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite au i a ia, ka aroha atu.
When I saw her I was moved.
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

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I kite ahau i te tangata paru ngā ringa.
I saw a man with dirty hands.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ka kite au i a ia.
I will see him.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Aroha mai, kua kite koe i a Mere?
Excuse me, have you seen Mere?
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ka kite anō i a koe.
See you again.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ka kite anō i a koe e Kui.
See you again Nan.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ka kite anō i a koe ā tērā wiki.
See you again next week.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Kua kite koe i a ia?
Have you seen her?
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.
We have seen your words in this letter of yours.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ka kite mātou i tāna kāhui kuihi.
We saw his flock of geese.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro iti.
The little girl has not yet been found.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore anō kia kitea e ia tāna tamāhine.
He has not yet found his daughter.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro a ngā kaikimi.
The girl has not yet ben found by the searchers.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ka kitea ia e Aroha i ngā toa.
Aroha saw him at the shops.
Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' - i

Ka kite mātou i a Amaru. Kua mate taua koroua.
We saw Amaru. That old man is ill.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Mehemea ka kite he kurī i tētahi tangata, ke auau.
If a dog sees someone, it barks.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi ka haere ki te kite i tētehi pikitia.
And then we went and saw a movie.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kia āta titiro ki te whakaahua, kia kite ai koe.
Look carefully at the picture so you can see.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I haere mātou ki Kaharore kia kite ai i ngā kererū.
We went to Kaharore to see the kererū.
In order to... - kia... ai...

Ka kite au i a koe ā te pō nei.
I will see you tonight.

Ka kite!
See ya!

Ka kite anō!
See you again!

He mea tino tauhou ki te kite i te tamariki kāhore he ringa paru.
It is very strange to see a child without dirty henads.

Ākuanei ka kite anō tāua i a tāua.
Soon we'll see each other again.

Ka kite au.
I see.

I kite au i a Mea inapō. Pai tōna āhua.
I saw Thingy last night. S/he was looking good.

Hei āpōpō tāua kite anō ai i a tāua.
Tommorow we'll see each other again.

I reira, ka kitea e ia tētahi pounamu i Arahura.
There, he saw a piece of greenstone at Arahura.

Ka kite ā te pō nei!
See [you] tonight!

Ka kite au i a koe ā te pō nei.
I will see you tonight.

Kua kite koe i a Makere?
Have you seen Marg?

Kua kitea a Manu?
Has Manu been seen (by you)?

Kite mahi.
To work.

Ka kite au i a koe.
I will see you.

I kite te tangata i te kurī.
The person saw the dog.

I kite au i taku hoa.
I saw a friend.

Ka kite anō i a koe!
See you again!

Kua kite koe i a Aria?
Have you seen Aria?

Kite ā-kanohi.
See with own face.

I kitea te kupu i te papakupu.
The word was seen in the dictionary.

I kite au i te tamaiti tāne ra.
I saw that boy.

Ka kite i a kōrua, nē?
See you both, eh?

Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.

Ka kite a Kōuraraka i tētehi whare.
Kōuraraka sees a house.

Kāore te Māori e pai ki te tangata whakahīhī.
Māori people don't like skites.

Kua kitea te pōhekaheka i raro i te whata.
Mould was discovered underneath the shelf.

He pai te kite i a koe.
Nice to see you.

Kua kitea tāku.
I have found mine.

I kite a Kauri i a Rangi.
Kauri saw Rangi.

I kite a Hera i a ia.
Hera saw him.

Taku kitenga i a rāua i nanahi, i te tautohetohe rāua.
When I saw them yesterday, they were quarrelling.

I reira, ka kitea tētahi mahi ātaahua rawa.
From there a beautiful project was seen.

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

Rere ai au ki Wharekauri ki te kite i te whānau.
I fly to the Chatham Islands regularly to see the family.

He kokonga whare ka kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea.
You can see the corners of a house, but you cannot see into the recesses of the heart.

Ka kite i a koe āpōpō.
See you tomorrow.

Ka kite kōrua ki te kāinga ā muri i te kura.
See you both at home after school.

Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.

Kua kite koe i te tītī?
Have you seen the muttonbird?

Kei te kite atu au.
I see that.

He manu.
A kite.

I aua huihuinga, ka kite a Hinemoa i a Tūtānekai.
At those meetings, Hinemoa would see Tūtānekai.

Ka kite ā te pō nei!
See [you] tonight!