On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Pango te kurī.
Pango is the dog.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko ā matou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te kurī te hoa o te tangata.
The dog is the friend of the man.
Identity sentences - ko...

E kai ana te kurī i te kai.
The dog is eating the food.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whāngai ana a Nikau i te kurī.
Nikau is feeding the dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I kite au i te kurī i te pāmu.
I saw the dog at the farm.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hīkoi au me te kurī.
I walked the dog.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I rongo a Rangi i te kurī.
Rangi heard the dog.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very grumpy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat grumpy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

I te kurī e auau ana, ka oma atu to kaiā.
While the dog was barking, the thief ran away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kia tūpato kei ngaua koe e te kurī.
Careful in case you get bitten by the dog.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta kōrero ki a Hera, kei pukuriri ia.
Talk carefully to Hera - he might get angry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

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

He rite tonu tēnei kuri ki tōna pāpa.
This dog is just like its father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kia hia ngā kuri?
How many dogs do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

He aha te mahi a te kurī inanahi nei?
What is the dog doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

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

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

Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e pukuriri - kia tau.
Don't be angry. Chill out.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka tukua te kurī e au.
The dog was released by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I ngaua te tangata e to kurī.
The man was bitten by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka patua te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be attacked by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E whāngaihia ana ngā kurī e Niko.
The dogs are being fed by Niko.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I patua te kurī e te tamaiti.
The dog was hit by the child.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei whaia koe e te kurī.
You might get chased by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea te kuri te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is able to run in the playground.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I hoko au i tētaho kurī hei mōkai mā taku tama.
I bought a dog as a pet for my son.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kei te tino pukuriri a Mere.
Mere is very grumpy.
When - Kia

Kei te āhua pukuriri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiamoe ngā kurī.
The dogs are sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri ngā tamariki.
The children are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi is very grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri koe.
You are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri ia.
He or she is grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Mere.
Mere is somewhat grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri ngā koroua.
The male elders are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pukuriri koe.
You are somewhat grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore ngā kurī i te hiamoe.
The dogs are not sleepy.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te pukuriri.
The children are not grumpy.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore au i kite i te kurī i te pāmu.
I did not see the dog at the farm.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kua mate te kurī?
Has the dog died?
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mahue te kurī.
The dog has been left behind.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka herea e ia tā tāua kurī.
He tied up our dog.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He kino ēnā kurī.
Those dogs are bad.
Categorizing sentences - he

I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kāore te kurī e kai ana i te kai.
The dog is not eating the food.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kei konei koutou nō reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei te whāngai a Rangi i nga kurī.
Rangi is feeding the dogs.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Nō te kurī te whare rā.
That house belongs to the dog.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore anō tā rātou kurī kia hoki mai i te pāmu.
Their dog has not yet returned from the farm.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

I tupu tōna pukurir i roto i a ia.
His anger grew within him.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te ngeru e patua e te kurī.
The cat will not be attacked by the dog.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore āku kurī.
I don't have any dogs/I don't have a dog.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He kuri ā rāua?
Do they have a dog?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He kurī tāku. Ko Auau tōna ingoa.
I have a dog, his name is Auau.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?
What? - He aha?

Ko tā rātou kurī tērā e auau ana.
That is their dog barking.
That (over there) - tērā

He anuanu tērā kurī.
That dog's ugly.
That (over there) - tērā

E rua ngā kurī.
There are two dogs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E toru ngā kurī.
There are three dogs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Hei mua te kurī i te kuaha.
The dog will be in front of the door.
Future locative - hei

Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.
Future locative - hei

Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.
Future locative - hei

Kaua ngā kurī e herea i waho!
Don't tie the dogs up outside.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i a koe tēnei kuri.
This dog does not belong to you.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.
The dog wasn’t to the right of the car.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog isn’t in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog isn’t outside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog was not outside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

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

Kāore te kuri e taea te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is unable to run in the playground.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

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 te kurī e whakahiato ana i ngā hipi ā te kaipāmu ka whakakao ētahi kurī i ngā kau.
While the dog was herding the farmer's sheep, some dogs were herding the cows.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?
Will will feed the dogs?
Who will? - mā wai?

Me hoki atu koe ki te kāinga, kei pukuriri tō māmā.
You had better go back now - your mum might get mad.
In case... - kei

Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai tō māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kāore te kurī hei mua i te kuaha.
The dog will not be in front of the door.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore ā rāua he kuri?
Do they not have a dog?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e toru ngā kurī.
There are not three dogs.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Kei korā te kurī.
The dog is over there.

Kei te pukuriri ahau.
I am grumpy.

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

Na Mere tēnei kurī.
This dog belongs to Mere.

I tino pukuriri ia.
He or she was very grumpy.

Ka tino pukuriri ia.
He or she will be very grumpy.

Ka tuku ia i te kurī.
He releases the dog.

I tino pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi was very grumpy.

Ka tino pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very grumpy.

I pukuriri ia.
He or she was grumpy.

Nā wai ērā kurī?
Whose are those dogs (over there)?

Te ngeru me te kurī.
The cat and the dog.

Ka hokona e ia te kurī rā mō te rua rau tāra.
He sold that dog for two hundred dollars.

Tekau mā rua ngā kurī.
There are twelve dogs.

Kei te patu ia i tana kurī.
She is beating her dog.

Kei te patua e ia tana kurī.
Her dog is beaten by her.

I āhua pukuriri ahau.
I was somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri ahau.
I will be somewhat grumpy.

Kei te tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very grumpy.

I tino pukuriri a Mere.
Mere was very grumpy.

Ka tino pukuriri a Mere.
Mere will be very grumpy.

He hoa taku kurī.
My dog is a friend.

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat grumpy.

I pukuriri ahau.
I was grumpy.

Ka pukuriri ahau.
I will be grumpy.

I āhua pukuriri koe.
You were somewhat grumpy.

I tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very grumpy.

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat grumpy.

I pukuriri koe.
You were grumpy.

E hoa e, ko tana kurī!
Jees mate, it's her dog!

Ka puta he kurī, ka auau.
A dog appeared and barked.

I āhua pukuriri ia.
He or she was somewhat grumpy.

Ka āhua pukuriri ia.
He or she will be somewhat grumpy.

Hei whāngai i ngā kurī.
For feeding the dogs.

Ke pai te kurī.
The dog is good.

Kei te āhua pukuriri ahau.
I am somewhat grumpy.

I āhua pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat grumpy.

Ka āhua pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat grumpy.

E whā ngā kurī.
There are four dogs.

Ko te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

Na Mere tēnei kurī.
This dog belongs to Mere.

Kei waho te kurī i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

Kei hea tāku mōkai kurī?
Where's my pet dog?

He kino tēnei kurī.
This dog is bad.

I tino pukuriri ahau.
I was very grumpy.

Ka mātakitakina te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be watched by the dog.

Ka tino pukuriri ahau.
I will be very grumpy.

Herea ngā kurī i waho!
Tie the dogs up outside!

Kei te āhua pukuriri ia.
He or she is somewhat grumpy.

I āhua pukuriri a Mere.
Mere was somewhat grumpy.

Ka āhua pukuriri a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat grumpy.

Kei te oma te kurī.
The dog is running.

Ka herea e ia ā tāua kurī.
He tied up our dogs.

Kei te haere ngā kurī ki hea?
Where are we two going?

Kei te tino pukuriri ahau.
I am very grumpy.

Kei te oma ngā kurī.
The dogs are running.

Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.

I tino pukuriri koe.
You were very grumpy.

Ka tino pukuriri koe.
You will be very grumpy.

Kei te pararē te koro ki ngā kurī i te pātiki.
The old man is shouting at the dogs in the paddock.

Kei te pukuriri au.
I'm grumpy.

Te kai a ā rāua kurī.
Their dogs' food.

Kei te oma te kurī ki korā.
The dog is running over there.

Kei te tino pukuriri koe.
You are very grumpy.

I āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat grumpy.

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

Kei te āhua pukuriri au.
I'm somewhat grumpy.

Kei te haere te kurī ki te moana.
The dog is going to the sea.

He kurī ā Taika.
Taika has dogs.

He kuri a Hoani.
Hoani is a dog.

Kei te auau te kurī.
The dog's barking.

Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.

Kei te tino pukuriri ia.
He or she is very grumpy.

Kei te tino pukuriri au.
I'm very grumpy.