On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai tō tāua manuhiri?
Who is our visitor?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai mā ō tāua manuhiri?
Who are our visitors?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha a Rangi i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?
Why didn't Rangi get up to greet the guests?
Why? - He aha... ai?

Ehara i a rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They didn't welcome the guests.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara te manu pango i te manu māori.
The blackbird is not a native bird.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

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

Kei te mihi te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.
The elderly man is acknowledging the visitors.
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

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tae katoa mai ana ngā manuhiri.
All the visitors are arriving.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tērā pō, ka tae mai ētahi manuhiri.
Last night, some visitors arrived.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I karanga atu ki ngā manuhiri au.
I called to the guests.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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 manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.
The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tae mai tā tātou manuhiri.
Our visitors have arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

I rārāina ngā tuna i runga ake i te mānuka poa.
The eels were smoked over smouldering mānuka.
Sentences with i - i

Ka hopu a Poti i te manu.
Pussy catches the bird.
Sentences with i - i

Ka āwhina aua manu i te tīwaiwaka.
Those birds help the fantail.
Sentences with i - i

Ko Moana te kuia e karanga ana ki te manuhiri.
Moana is the old woman who calls to the visitors.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai

Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.
Habitual action - ai

Taihoa koutou e kai me whāngai te manuhiri i te tuatahi.
Don't eat yet, feed the visitors first.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They welcomed the guests.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna i pupuhi te manu.
He was the one who shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Koa i pupuhi te manu.
Koa shot the bird.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna ngā manuhiri i karanga.
She called to the guests.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māna ngā manuhiri e karanga.
She will call the guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Henare e whakatau ngā manuhiri.
Henare will welcome the visitors.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā kaikōrero e mihi ngā manuhiri.
It will be the speakers who will greet the visitors.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou ā mātou manuhiri e pōwhiri.
They will welcome our guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Ataahua e karanga ngā manuhiri.
Ataahua will welcome the visitors.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Manaakitia ngā manuhiri ki te kai, ki te kōrero.
Look after the guests with food and good conversation.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Me he manu ahau...
If I were a bird...
If... (using me) - me

Me he manu rere ahau...
If I were a flying bird...
If... (using me) - me

Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenga ō tātou manuhiri i a tātou.
Our visitors are among us.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e mānukanuka.
Don't be anxious.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere.
With feathers a bird can fly.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Ka pōwhiritia te manuhiri e te tangata whenua.
The visitors will be welcomed by the local people.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E takahia ana te whenua e ngā waewae o ngā manuhiri.
The ground is trodden on by the feet of the visitors.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka puhia ia i te manu.
He shot the bird.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka pūhia e ia te manu.
The bird was shot by him.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te ruku pāua a Hēmi.
Hēmi is diving for pāua.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

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

Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore anō ngā wāhine kia pōwhiri atu ki ngā manuhiri.
The women have not yet welcomed the guests.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō ngā wāhine kia pōwhiri atu ki ngā manuhiri.
The women have not yet welcomed the guests.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te marae kia pōwhiri i ngā manuwhiri.
The marae hasn't welcomed the guests yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō ngā manuhiri kia tae mai.
The visitors have not arrived yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

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 āhua mānukanuka rawa atu au.
I'm extremely anxious.
When - Kia

Kei te āhua mānukanuka.
A little anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

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

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whāngaia ngā manu e ia.
The birds were fed by her.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He manu ēnā.
Those are birds.
Categorizing sentences - he

He kaha te iwi te manaaiki i ngā manuhiri.
The iwi is strong at looking after guests.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ka aroha mai ngā manu ki a ia.
The birds take pity on him.

Nā ō tātou manuhiri pea?
Perhaps they belong to our guests?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Otirā ko ngā kai a te manuwhiri rā, he mea kai whakangaio.
But the visitors just pretended to eat their food.
Conjunctions - however - otirā

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

He manu tēnā.
That is a bird.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He manu tērā.
That is a bird.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tērā te manuhiri.
That's the guest.
That (over there) - tērā

I tae mai ngā manuhuri.
The visitors arrived.
Towards - mai

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The guests have arrived.
Towards - mai

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu

Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.
Away - atu

Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā Mere e karanga ngā manuhiri.
Mere won't call the guests.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They won't welcome the guests.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

E whā tekau mā whā ō tātou manuhiri.
We have forty-four guests.
Counting over ten -

Mehe manu rere au, kua rere ki tō moenga.
If I were a bird that could fly, I would fly to your bed.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kua hora ngā kai i a Hēmi.
The food has been spread out by Hēmi.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kātahi anō ngā manuhiri ka tae mai.
The guests have just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.
The moa was bigger than all the other birds.

He manu ērā mea mā.
Those white things are birds.

I rongo ahai i te kōkī a ngā manu.
I heard the dawn chorus.

Ka karanga ia ki ngā manuhiri.
She will call to the guests.

He manu tēnei.
This is a bird.

He manu ēnei.
These are birds.

Kua hoatu he kai ki te manuhiri.
Some food has been given to the visitor.

Te tino haerenga o rātou, 'Koia anō me te huruhuru manu e rere ana i te hau'.
They all ran on "like a bird's feather flying in the wind".

He manu ērā.
Those are birds.

Tangata takahi manuhiri, he maraer puehu.
If you mistreat your guests your marae will be dusty (because no one will come anymore).

Kei te mānukanauka ahau i te huarere.
I'm worried about the weather.

Kei te mānukanuka ahau i te whakamātautau.
I'm worried about the exam.

Kei korā te manuwhiri.
The guest is over yonder.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

Kei waho ngā manuhiri i te whare kai.
The visitors are outside the meeting house.

Kua pōwhiri te marae i ngā manuwhiri.
The marae has welcomed the guests.

Ko koe te manuhiri.
You are the visitor.

E haere ana ngā manuhiri.
The visitors are coming.

Ka pā ngā ngutu o ngā manu ki ngā whatu o te ngeru.
The beaks of the birds strike at the cat's eyes.

Ka kī te ngeu ki ngā manu:
The cat says to the birds: 'Well then, fly away!".

I muri i te hui, i kōrero au ki a Manu.
After the meeting, I spoke with Manu.

He manuhiri kei roto i te rūma noho.
There is a guest in the sitting room.

E hia ngā manu i te wao nui?
How many birds are in the wilderness?

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

Kei runga te manu i te whare.
The bird is on the house.

He manuhiri kei waho.
There's a guest outside.

I rongo au i tētahi manu e tangi ana.
I heard a bird singing.

I rere atu te manu ki tana kohanga.
The bird flew away to its nest.

He manuhiri ērā tāngata.
Those people (over there) are guests.

Ko ngā manuhiri ērā tāngata.
Those people (over there) are the guests.

Kei te āhua mānukanuka ahau.
I'm a little anxious.

Āe ana mai, haere ana, noho ana ia, tunu manu ana nāna.
She agreed and went off, he stayed and cooked birds for himself.

Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu.
Listen to the cry of the bird.

Kua rere atu ngā manu e rima.
The five birds have flown away.

E whā ngā manu kei waho.
There are four birds outside.

Kei te mānukanuka au.
I'm anxious.

Kua tae mai te manuhiri.
The visitors have arrived.

I karanga ia ki ngā manuhiri.
She called to the guests.

He manu.
A kite.

I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.
The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.

Ērā manu mā.
Those white birds.

He whero ērā manu.
Those birds are red.

Kei te mihi te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.
The elderly man is greeting the visitors.

Kei te tino āhua mānukanuka au.
I'm very anxious.