On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei raro i te rākau?
Who is that under the tree?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara, he rimu kē.
That is not a tōtara, it's actually a rimu.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara.
That tree is not a tōtara.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.
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

I pou māua i ētahi rākau māori: he tōtara, he tarata, he kōwhai hoki.
We planted some native trees: tōtara, tarata and kōwhai.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te topenga o te rākau, ka riri te iwi.
When the tree was cut, the people were angry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te piki au i te rākau.
I was climbing the tree.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Me āta pao te māhunga ki te rākau.
Hit the head gently with the stick.
Simple sentences: you should - me

E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.
Sentences with i - i

Kei ngā pō mārama, kei ngā pō rākaunui o te marama, e kitea atu ana a Rona.
On clear nights, on nights when the moon is full, Rona can be seen.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei raro ia i te rākau e putu ana.
He is under the tree in a heap (tired).
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Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
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Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai

Kia ahatia. He rākau noa iho te papa, he māmā te horoi.
Never mind. It's a wooden floor. It's easy to clean.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Topea te rākau!
Chop the tree!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakairihia ngā kākahu ki runga i te rākau.
Hang the clothes on the line.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei raro ia i te rākau.
He is under the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

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 roto ngā rākau i te wao.
There are trees in the forest.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui a Rangi i te rākau me te motokā.
Rangi is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I tata taka au i te rākau.
I just about fell out of the tree.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Kei te topea te rākau e ia.
The tree was felled (by him).
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kōrerohia te pūrākau ki te reo Māori.
They story was told in the Māori language.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kōrerohia a Amaru te pūrākau.
The story is being told by Amaru.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I topea te rākau e Rōpata.
The tree was cut by Bob.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te tope rākau ia.
He is chopping a tree.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

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

Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.
For the purpose of - hei

I raro i te rākau a Rangi.
Rangi was under the tree.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore te rākau i hinga i te hau.
The tree was not knocked down by the wind.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka noho ia i tētahi rākau e noho rā he tāngata i raro.
[He] came to rest in a tree under which some people sat.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka pupihi te hau, ha hingahinga ngā rākau, ka rere ngā tīni o te whare.
The wind blew, the trees blew over and roofing iron blew off.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kore rawa au i mōhio i tīmata mai te pepa i te rākau.
I didn't know that paper came from trees.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kei te heke iho a Manu i te rākau.
Manu is descending down from the tree.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

E titiro ana ngā tauhou ki te nui o tērā rākau, o Tāne Mahuta.
The strangers gazed at the size of that tree, Tane Mahuta.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tōtara tērā rākau.
That tree is a tōtara.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tēhea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa?
Which tree is the tallest in Aotearoa?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Hei runga te manu i te rākau.
The bird will be on the tree.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e whakairihia ngā kākahu ki runga i te rākau.
Don't hang the clothes on the line.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore a Rangi i raro i te rākau.
Rangi wasn’t under the tree.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore taua rākau i korā.
That tree is not over there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te manu hei runga i te rākau.
The bird will not be on the tree.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ngā rākau a ō tātou rangatira.
Our chief's weapons.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o

Te nuinui hoki o tēnei rākau!
How big this tree is!
How... - Te... hoki...

E hia ngā rākau whero?
How many red sticks are there?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Kua hinga te rākau i te hau.
The tree was knocked down by the wind.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

He teitei ake tērā rākau i tērā rākau.
That tree is taller than that tree.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

I patua te kau me ngā hipi e te kaipāmu ki te rākau.
The cow and the sheep were hit by the farmer with the stick.
By means of - ki

Kua hangaia tōku whare e te kāmura ki te rākau.
My house has been built with wood.
By means of - ki

Kei te tope ia i te rākau.
He is felling the tree.

He tinana nō te rākau.
A trunk belonging to the tree.

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

E ngungu ki te rākau,
turn to the tree

Kua whati te rakau i tāku waewae.
The stick has been snapped by my foot.

He pūrākau tā Tame e kōrero ana.
Tame is talking about an ancient narrative.

Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.

Kei konei te hua rākau.
The fruit is here.

Whakakoingia tō pene rākau.
Sharpen your pencil.

I haere koe ki tēhea pāparakauta?
Which pub did you go to?

He nunui ngā rākau.
The trees are big.

I haere ngā tamariki i runga i te tinana rākau.
The children walked along the tree trunk.

Anei tētahi rākau nui. He tōtara tēnei.
Here's a mighty tree. It's a tōtara.

Ko te kahikatea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa.
The kahikatea is the tallest tree in Aotearoa.

Nō Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau rā.
The horse under that tree is Hata's.

He rākau.
A tree.

He nui te rākau.
The tree is big.

E hia ngā rākau i te ngahere?
How many trees are in the forest?

I oma rātou nā tua o ngā rākau.
They ran past beyond the trees.

Hōatu te rākau ki a Aria.
Give the stick to Aria.

Hōmai te rākau ki ahau.
Give the stick to me.

E hia ngā rākau o te ngahere nei?
How many trees are in this forest?

He kōwhai tērā rakau.
That tree is a kōwhai.

Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass.

Kua porongia te rākau e ia ki te toki.
The tree has been felled by him with the axe.

Erā peka o te rākau.
Those branches of the tree.,.

Kei te rere te rūrū ki te rākau ki te kai i ngā ngārara.
The rūrū is flying to the tree to eat the insects.

He roroa ngā rākau rā.
These trees are tall.