On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sad.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kaua e pōuri.
Don't be sad.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

E pōuri haere ana te rā.
The day is getting darker.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Kei te pōuri ngā wāhine.
The women are sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri ahau.
I am sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri koe.
You are sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri rātou?
Are they sad?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri te tamaiti.
The child is sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pōuri ahau.
I am somewhat sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pōuri koe.
You are very sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pōuri ia.
He or she is very sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore ngā wāhine i te pōuri.
The women are not sad.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore rātou i te pōuri?
Are they not sad?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Ataahua i pōuri.
Ataahua was not unhappy.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

He uaua tēnei mahi nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Ki te kore koe e whakaae, ka pōuri ahau.
If you don't agree, I will be sad.
If not... - ki te kore...

Kei te pōuri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sad.

I tino pōuri ia.
He or she was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri ia.
He or she will be very sad.

Kei te tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is very sad.

I tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sad.

I pōuri ia.
He or she was sad.

Kei te tino pōuri a Mere.
Mere is very sad.

Kei te pōuri ia.
He or she is sad.

Ka tino pōuri te wahine i a Amaru.
The woman is very sad because of Amaru.

I āhua pōuri ahau.
I was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri ahau.
I will be somewhat sad.

Kei te tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sad.

I tino pōuri a Mere.
Mere was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri a Mere.
Mere will be very sad.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sad.

I pōuri ahau.
I was sad.

Ka pōuri ahau.
I will be sad.

I āhua pōuri koe.
You were somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri koe.
You will be somewhat sad.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Mere.
Mere is somewhat sad.

I tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very sad.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sad.

I pōuri koe.
You were sad.

I āhua pōuri ia.
He or she was somewhat sad.

He pouri te rangi.
The sky is dark.

Ka āhua pōuri ia.
He or she will be somewhat sad.

I āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sad.

I tō rātou taenga atu, e pōuri tonu ana te hōro.
When they arrived, the hall was still dark.

Kei te āhua pōuri koe.
You are somewhat sad.

I tino pōuri ahau.
I was very sad.

Ka tino pōuri ahau.
I will be very sad.

Pōuri atu!
Excuse me! Get out of my way!

Kei te āhua pōuri ia.
He or she is somewhat sad.

I āhua pōuri a Mere.
Mere was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat sad.

I pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was unhappy.

Kei te tino pōuri ahau.
I am very sad.

Kei te pōuri au.
I'm sad.

I tino pōuri koe.
You were very sad.

Ka tino pōuri koe.
You will be very sad.

I āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat sad.

Ka āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat sad.

Kei te āhua pōuri au.
I'm somewhat sad.

Kei te tino pōuri au.
I'm very sad.