On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children were hungry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āhua matekai a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino matekai ia.
He or she will be very starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kāore anō au kia kai, ernmgari kei te matekei au.
I have not yet eaten, but I am starving.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Whakamaua tō pōtae, kei mate koe i te makariri.
Put on your hat lest you get sick from the cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Katia te wini, kei mate tātou i te makariri.
Shut the window, or we'll die of cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta kai, kei mate tō puku.
East slowly; you might get a sore stomach.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Habitual action - ai

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...

Nō mua tata atu i tōna matenga, ka puta tana ōhākī ki tana whānau.
Shortly before his passing, he made his dying speech to his whānau.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri mai ka mate a Pita i te aroha.
Afterwards Pita fell in love.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?
Belonging to a place - nō

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
It was decided not to kill him with a club.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Engari ka whakaarotia kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
But it was decided that [he] would not be killed with a weapon.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

I tata mate au i te hiakai.
I just about died from starvation.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.
The deceased will be bereaved by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pāngia taua wahine e te mate.
That woman has been touched by sickness.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki tā te tākuta, kāore ia e hemo i tōna mate.
According to the doctor, her illness isn't terminal.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, nō hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

E hoki ki tōu maunga kia pūrea ai koe e ngā hau a Tāwhirimātea.
Return to your mountain so that you may be refreshed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

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

Kei te matekai a Pita.
Pita is hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te matekai koe?
Are you hungry?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

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

Kei te matekai ahau.
I am starving.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore a Pita i te matekai.
Pita is not hungry.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore koe i te matekai?
Are you not hungry?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

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

I mate ia ki te awa.
He died at the river.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate te Pirimia.
The Prime Minister has died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua.
By the time they got there, the old man had died.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua mate noa atu ia.
He has passed away.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

I mate ia ki te hōhipera i Ākarana.
He died in hospital in Auckland.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka māharahara te rōpā rā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi became sleeopy.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Ko tēnei te kōrero o te matenga o Kae.
This is the story of the death of Kae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Pū, e hoa, he aha tēnā?
Phew, mate, what is that?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Tuatahi me mihi ki te hunga mate. Tuarua me mihi ki te hunga ora.
Firstly you should acknowledge the dead (group of dead people). Secondly you should acknowledge the living (group of living people)
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ka rere iho te tīwaiwaka, rere iho hoki tana hoa.
The fantail flew down, and so did her mate.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

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

Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

E mate ana ia i te aroha.
She is dying of love.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Hoea tō waka, e hoa!
Go for it, mate!

Kei te matekai koe.
You are starving.

Aroha mai e hoa. I tōmuri te pahi.
Sorry mate, the bus was late.

I āhua matekai ahau.
I was somewhat starving.

Mō taku hē e hoa.
My bad mate.

Ka āhua matekai ahau.
I will be somewhat starving.

Kei te tino matekai a Mere.
Mere is very starving.

Kei te matekai ia.
He or she is starving.

I tino matekai a Mere.
Mere was very starving.

Ka tino matekai a Mere.
Mere will be very starving.

Mate atu he tētēkura, ara mai he tētēkura.
When one plant does, another rises up to replace it.

Tama tū, tama ora. Tama noho, tama mate.
If you stand, you live. If you sit down, you'll die.

Ngā mate ki runga i a koutou.
The deaths you bear with you.

I pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has covid.

Ko Tāwhiri-Mātea.
Ko Tāwhiri-Mātea te atua o ngā hau.

Kei te tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very starving.

Mahi noa, nāwai rā, ka puta mai te mate moe ki a Te Tahi.
They worked on, and then presently Te Tahi felt sleepy.

Kei te kōrero ia: "He mate kei taku waewae. Kei te toto! E mamae ana taku turi!".
He says: "My leg is sore! There's blood! My knee hurts!".

Kua mate taku rākau panana i te makariri.
My banana tree died because of the cold.

I matekai ahau.
I was starving.

Kua mate tō tātou mea kahurangi.
Our precious one has passed away.

Ka mate koe i te kai hikareti.
You will become dead/sick by smoking.

mate kanehe
desire (for someone), lust.

I āhua matekai koe.
You were somewhat starving.

Kei te āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat starving.

Kia ora e hoa!
Hello friend/mate!

He hātākēhi tō hoa.
Your mate is hardcase.

I tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very starving.

Ka tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very starving.

Kia ora e hoa mā!
Hello friends/mates!

E hoa!
Hey mate!

Tangihia ngā mate kua ngaro ki te pō.
Grieve those who have gone into the night.

I matekai koe.
You were starving.

Ka matekai koe.
You will be starving.

Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.

I āhua matekai ia.
He or she was somewhat starving.

Ka āhua matekai ia.
He or she will be somewhat starving.

Kei te āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat starving.

Whū! Kei a koe mō te ako reo, e hoa.
You're awesome at learning languages mate.

Kua pāngia taku pāpā ki te mate korona.
My father has gotten sick with Covid.

E kare!
Address to an intimate friend.

Kia ora e hoa. Pai te tutaki i a koe.
Hi mate. Nice to meet you.

E hoa e, titiro! Kei mua i a koe!
Jees mate, look! It's right in front of you!

Kei te matekai rātou.
They're starving.

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

Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

I āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat starving.

Ka āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat starving.

I matekai ia.
He or she was starving.

Kei te āhua matekai ahau.
I am somewhat starving.

Kāō, kua mate.
No, he has died.

E hoa e!
Jees mate!

matewai
thirsty (desiring water)

matekai
hungry (desiring food)

E hoa, he tino pai taku mutunga wiki!
Mate, my weekend was great.

I tino matekai ahau.
I was very starving.

Kei te matewai ngā tupu.
The plants are thirsty.

Kei te āhua matekai koe.
You are somewhat starving.

Kei te matewai ngā tamariki.
The children are thirsty.

KIei te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children are hungry.

I āhua matekai a Mere.
Mere was somewhat starving.

E tā, i reira hoki au.
Come on mate, I was there too.

E hoa.
Hey mate.

Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

Kei te āhua matekai ia.
He or she is somewhat starving.

E hoa, kei te pai.
Mate, it's okay.

Tama tū, tama ora, tama moe, tama mate.
The boy that stands, lives. The boy that sleeps, dies.

I tino matekai koe.
You were very starving.

Kei te tino matekai ahau.
I am very starving.

E mate ana tēnei.
This one is sick.

Kia ora e hoa.
Hi mate.

Ka mate he toa, ka whānau anō he toa.
A champion dies, another champion is born.

I āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat starving.

Hei te ahiahi ka m,āminga e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend you are thirsty.

Ka āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat starving.

Ko Tāwhirimātea te atua o te hau me ngā āwhā.
Tāwhirimātea is the god of the wind and storms.

Kei te tino matekai koe.
You are very starving.

Kei te matekai au.
I'm starving.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā.
You might be killed by those cars.

Hei te ahiahi ka māmingā e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend to be thirsty.

E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?

I tino matekai ia.
He or she was very starving.

Kei te tino matekai ia.
He or she is very starving.

Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.

I tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi was very starving.

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

E hoa, he Mane!
Mate, it's Monday!