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

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

Kei te matekai koe.
You are starving.

I āhua matekai ahau.
I was somewhat starving.

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.

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

I matekai ahau.
I was starving.

I āhua matekai koe.
You were somewhat starving.

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

I tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very starving.

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

I matekai koe.
You were starving.

Ka matekai koe.
You will be starving.

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.

Kei te matekai rātou.
They're starving.

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.

matekai
hungry (desiring food)

I tino matekai ahau.
I was very starving.

Kei te āhua matekai koe.
You are somewhat starving.

KIei te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children are hungry.

I āhua matekai a Mere.
Mere was somewhat starving.

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

I tino matekai koe.
You were very starving.

Kei te tino matekai ahau.
I am very starving.

I āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat starving.

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

Kei te tino matekai koe.
You are very starving.

Kei te matekai au.
I'm starving.

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

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

I tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi was very starving.