On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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

I oma mai te katipō nō raro mai i te takapau.
The spider ran out from under the mat.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei raro ia i te rākau e putu ana.
He is under the tree in a heap (tired).
-

Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
-

Kei raro te toa o Te Kaha e putu ana.
The Te Kaha champion is spread out on the ground.
-

Kia tūpato, kei raro a Pēpi i te tēpu.
Be careful, Bubba is under the table.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia tūpato kei taka koe ki raro.
Careful in case you fall down.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei mātou kei Rarotonga tonu koe!
We thought you were still in Rarotonga!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.
Belonging to a place - nō

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

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro a Ōamaru i Murihiku.
Oamaru is north of Murihiku.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro ō hū i tō moenga.
Your shoes are under your bed.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Whakairingia ki raro iho i te matapihi.
Hang it below the window.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko Ataahuakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ataahua is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei whea te mamae, kei tō uma? Kāo, kei raro iho. Kei taku puku.
Where's the pain – in your chest? No, it's further down. It's in my stomach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

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

I raro i te tēpu ngā hū.
The shoes were below the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I raro i te tēpu.
Under the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

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 mutu ōna tohu, ka noho ki raro.
When his instructions were ended, he sat down.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te heke iho a Rangi ki raro.
Rangi is heading down to the bottom.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kuhu atu te kī ki raro i te takapau.
Hide the key under the mat.
Away - atu

Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Hei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes will be under the chair.
Future locative - hei

Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.
Future locative - hei

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauraro.
The pā's water source was a spring on the north side.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

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

Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tēpu.
The shoes weren’t below the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tūru.
The shoes aren’t under the chair.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tūru.
The shoes were not under the chair.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ki te haere koe mā raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.
If using ki - ki

Kātahi te motu wera ko Raratonga!
What a hot island Rarotonga is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua kī te pākete i raro i te turuturu i te tuanui.
The bucket under the hole in the roof is full.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He paku iho a Rangotonga i a Aotearoa.
Rarotonga is smaller than New Zealand.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kāore ngā hū hei raro i te tūru.
The shoes will not be under the chair.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kei te haere koe ki raro.
You are going down.

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

Raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.

Auē, kei raro a Mia.
Oh dear, Mia is under.

raro
below or under

Kei raro te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is under the table.

Kei raro i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is under the table

Kei raro te pukapuka i tē tēpu.
The book is below the table.

Whiti ki runga, whiti ki raro.
Cross upwards, cross downwards.

I raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

I raro i te tēpu tō pukapuka.
Your book was under the table.

Ka haere ia mā raro.
She walked.

E takoto whakamā ake ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu.
She was lying embarrassed under the overhanging rocks.

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

Kaua koe e haere i raro i te arawhata!
Don't walk under the ladder!

Haere mā raro i te tēpu.
Go under the table.

Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mīhini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.

Kua kitea te pōhekaheka i raro i te whata.
Mould was discovered underneath the shelf.

Ko ngā paru kei raro i ō hū kia tino rahi.
Let the bottoms of your hoses get really muddy.

Tangohia mai te mea nā i raro i te oko.
Peel off the thing from under the bowl.

Ko te ngaro i ngaoki haere i te taha raro i te oko.
The fly crawled along the underside of the bowl.

Ko te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

Ā tōna raro...
After some time...

Ka haere au mā raro.
I'm walking.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Titiro ki ngā pikitia i raro nei.
Look at the pictures below.

Kāore e taea e ahau te hīkoi nā raro.
I'm not able to work.

Ki raro.
To the downwards.