On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko ahau te kōtiro tuarua.
I am the second girl.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai ō koutou ingoa, kōtiro mā?
What are your names, girls?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te tangi te kōtiro.
The girl is crying.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I tākaro mātou i te kōti tuarua.
We played on the second court.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I waiho ahau i te koti ki tō whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Me kokoti ngā rōhi i a Hōngongoi.
The roses should be pruned in July.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Whakamaua tō koti kei mākū koe.
Put you coat on or you'll get wet.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au he kōtiro ia.
I thought he was a girl.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Tō kōtiro, he rite ki a koe.
Your girl is like you.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Nō tēnei wā, ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mō Kauri tēnei koti.
This coat is not for Kauri.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā te kōtiro te kurī e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the dog.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei waenganui te kōtiro i ōna mātua.
The girl is between her parents.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I huakina te kūwaha e te kōtiro.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I huakina e te kōtiro te kūwaha.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

He marama pai a Hōngongoi kia kokotia ngā rōhi.
July is a good month to prune the roses.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Nō whea e toa tērā kōtiro i te tauwhāingaroa?
How can that girl possibly win the marathon?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

Kia whiwhi te tamaiti tāne ki te moni, ka hoko mai ia i te koha mā te kōtiro.
When they boy got the money, he bought a present for the girl.
When - Kia

Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

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 hokona e ua te koti rā mō te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau anō te kōtiro rā i te ipu.
That girl picked up the calabash again.
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 hoki ake anō te kotiro rā ki te pā.
The girl returned once more to the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te kotiro rā ki tana whaea...
That girl said to her mother...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kua hoki mai ngā kōtiro i te toa.
The girls have returned from the shop.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Mate noa ake rātou katoa i te aroha ki taua kōtiro.
They were all overcome with love for that girl.

He kōtiro aroha nui ki tōna kuikui.
She is a girl who loves her grandmother very much.

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai ēnā kōtiro mōhio?
Whose are those clever girls?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He whāiti, he kōtiti ngā ara ki tōna takiwā.
The roads to her district are narrow and winding.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro iti.
The little girl has not yet been found.
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...

Kei te mekemeke te kōtiro i tana teina.
The girl is punching her sister.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

He panekoti hou tōku.
I have a new skirt.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te rahi o tēnei pane koti?
What size is this skirt?
What? - He aha?

He pai ake tēnei koti i tēnā koti.
This coat is better than that one.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He mātau ia, ā, he kōtiro pākiki hoki.
She is smart, and also a stubborn girl.
Conjunctions - and - ā

Ngā kanohi o taua kōtiro rā.
The eyes of that girl there.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ka pai te waiata a aua kōtiro.
Those girls sang well.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
Future locatives - kei te

Ka kōrero a Toto, ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted husbands.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted to get married.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

He ataahua te kōtiro nui rā.
That big girl is beautiful.

kua ngaro tōku kōti.
I've lost my coat.

Mō Nikau tēnei koti.
This coat is for Nikau.

Mā reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.

Kei te oma te kotiro ki konā.
The girl is running there near you.

Kei mua te kotiro i ana mātua.
The girl is in front of her parents.

Ka pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei pane koti whero.
I would like to buy this red skirt.

Te kōtiro hūmārie tō tamāhine.
Your daughter is a humble girl.

nōu tēnei kōti waiporoporo?
does this purple coat belong to you?

Kua ngaro te ngeru i te kōtiro.
The cat has become missing because of the girl.

He kōtiro pūrotu a Atawhai.
Atawhai is a pretty girl.

Ka pai te waiata a ngā kōtiro.
The girls sang nicely.

Kei te mau ia i panekoti.
She is wearing a dress.

Kei hea te kōtiro?
Where is the girl?

I hea tana koti?
Where was her coat?

Kei hea tana koti?
Where is her coat?

Mā reira pea te matua o to kōtiro rā ka rongo ai ki tō reo.
Perhaps as a result, the girl's mother will hear you calling.

Puta kau anō te kōtiro rā me te rama kāpara i te ringa.
That girl went out alone with hardwood torch in her hand.,.

Ko Sue tāku kōtiro.
Sue is my daughter or girl

Ko Mere tāku kōtiro.
Mere is my girl.

E ea ana te koti rā mō te ono rau tāra.
That dollar is worth six hundred dollars.

He kōtiro mōhio ia.
She's an intelligent girl.

I ruku ngā kōtiro ki roto i ngā ngaru.
The girls plunged into the waves.

Kei a Pita taku koti.
Pita has my coat.

He mā tōna panekoti.
Her dress is white.

Kei muri to koti i te kūaha.
Your coat's behind the door.

He kōtiro pai ia.
She's a good girl.

Ka patu te kōtiro i te paoro.
The girl hits the ball.

Ko te tamāhine o te tino tangata i Maungawhau, he kōtiro pai, he wahine ātaahua.
A daughter of the high chief of Maungawhau was a good girl and a beautiful woman.

He koti tino pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's an extremely nice coat there.

He pai tō panekoti.
Your skirt is nice.

tōku koti
my coat

Ko Hana tāku kōtiro.
Harnah is my girl.

He parauri tana koti.
His coat is brown.

Tokoono ngā kōtiro kua haere.
The six girls have gone.

Nōna tērā koti.
That coat is her/his.

He pai te kounga o tēnei panekoti.
The quality of this skirt is good.

Kei te pīrangi kai te kōtiro nei.
The girl wants to eat.

Kei hea tōku koti?
Where's my coat?

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.

Nā ngā kōtiro tērā kurī.
That dog belongs to the girls.

Kei Ōtaki tōku koti.
My coat's in ÅŒtaki.

Kei te haere te kōtiro ki te kura.
The girl is going to school.