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roto - in, inside, within; lake

- in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)


kare-ā-roto - sweetheart

ngā kare-ā-roto - emotions

torotoro - hold out hands

kare ā-roto - emotions

turotowaenga - midnight

Ko wai kei roto i te motokā?
Who is that in the car?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei roto i tana motukā?
Who is in her car?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.
The gardener is sleeping in the shed.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.
The spider is hiding in the letterbox.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tērā tau i hūnuku tōku whānau ki ngā roto o Kai Iwi.
Last year, my family moved to the lakes of Kai Iwi.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rototua.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tino ora a roto.
The inside is very well.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tuhituhi koe i roto i tō rātaka.
You should write in your diary.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tāpuke te tūpāpaku i roto i te toru rā.
The body must be buried within three days.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kuhu atu ki roto i tō moenga.
Get in your bed.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto ngā putiputi i te ipu.
The flowers are in the vase.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto ngā tamariki te te rūma moe e tākaro ana.
The kids are in the bedroom playing.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei roto i te kāpata te pukapuka e rapu ana ia.
The book he was looking for was in the cupboard.
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Kei roto rātou e mahi kai ana.
They are inside preparing food.
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Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.
We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.
Habitual action - ai

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

Meatia ki roto!
Put it in!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Riringihia he wai ki roto.
Pour in some water.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu te huka ki roto i te kāpata.
Put the sugar into the cupboard.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kuhu mai ki roto!
Come inside!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei roto tō waea pūkoro i te kīhini.
You mobile phone is in the kicthen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Niko mā i te kīhini.
Niko is in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto tonu ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is still in his bedroom.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ngā kūmara i te umu.
The kumara are in the oven.
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 roto te paruauru i te wharau. E moe ana ia
The gardener is in the shed. He's sleeping.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto tāku kāri nama i tāku pāhi.
My credit card is in my wallet.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto te miraka i te pounamu.
The milk is in the bottle.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That place is Ngāti Porou territory.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto te kāheru i te wharau
The spade is in the shed.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Amaru rāua ko Kauri i tō rāua whare.
Amaru and Kauri are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ō kī i te motukā.
Your keys are in the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto taku kāri utu-ā-hiko i taku pūkoro.
My eftpos card is in my pocket.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto rāua i te kīhini.
Those two are in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i te kihini.
He is in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is in his bedroom.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Aroha rāua ko Honi i tō rāua whare.
Aroha and Honi are inside their (2x) house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i te whare.
He/she's inside.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te haere au ki roto
I am going inside.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e omaoma ki roto i te whare.
Don't run in the house.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kuhu mai ki roto!
Don't come inside!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai te noho a te hau ki roto i te ranunga.
By following these instructions the air will stay in the mixture.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I utaina e au ngā kai ki roto i te torore.
The food was loaded into the trolley by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki te hea o Te Mana Hauora hoki, he māramatanga kei roto i te reo Māori.
According to Te Mana Hauora chair, there was understanding in Māori language use.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te rā. Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I roto i te pouaka ngā āporo.
The apples were in the box.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I roto i te wharepaku a Hine.
Hine was in the bathroom.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki mai nā roto i te nehenehe.
They returned by way of the patch of bush.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kauhoe ia i Rotorua ki Mokoia.
She swam from Rotorua to Mokia.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He pākete kei roto i te horoimanga.
There's a bucket in the laundry.
Categorizing sentences - he

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Haere atu i roto i tēnei whare.
Go away from this house.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kua kite mātou i āu kupu i roto i tēnei reta āu.
We have seen your words in this letter of yours.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

I tupu tōna pukurir i roto i a ia.
His anger grew within him.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ka roa noa atu tōku rerenga i roto i tōku rererangi.
I can go for miles in my airplane.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha kei roto i te pouaka?
What is inside the box?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei roto i te pēke?
What is inside the bag?
What? - He aha?

He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei roto i ana ringaringa? He kiore?
What's that in his hands? A rat?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei roto i te kāpata?
What's in the cupboard?
What? - He aha?

I Rotorua te whakataetae i tērā tau.
The competition was held in Rotorua last year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.
They have arrived in Rotorua.
Away - atu

Ko koe te tuatahi ki te kōrero i roto i tēnei karaihe.
You are the first to speak in this class.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.
Telling time - kara

E tū ana mātou i te roto.
We were standing by the lake.
Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' - i

Hei roto au i tōku tari.
I will be in my office.
Future locative - hei

Hei roto te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman will be in the car.
Future locative - hei

Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.
Future locative - hei

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e hoatu te huka ki roto i te kāpata.
Don't put the sugar into the cupboard.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakarerea ngā tūru ki roto i te rūma hui.
Don't leave the chairs in the meeting room.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i roto i te whare.
The books weren’t inside the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā āporo i roto i te pouaka.
The apples weren’t in the box.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore a Hine i roto i te wharepaku.
Hine wasn’t in the bathroom.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat isn’t inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat was not inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te pirihimana hei roto i te waka.
The policeman will not be in the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te tāne hei roto i te whare.
The man will not be inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

I roto i ngā tau...
In years past...
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

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

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

He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...

I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.
In order to... - kia... ai...

Kuhu mai ki roto kia kore ai koe e makariri.
Come inside so that you don't get cold.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

He mea hanga i roto i ngā roto i te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
[Some] were built in the lakes on the path going from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Ko tērā i mā Waipā, i haere mā roto o Waikato.
Those who went via Waipā went through the Waikato.
Via - mā

Kāore au hei roto i tōku tari.
I will not be in my office.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Ka tīmata i roto, ka haere ki waho.
Start on the inside, and move out.

Me whakanoho au i a koe ki roto i te motokā.
I'd better sit you into the car.

Kei roto ngä tioka i te pouaka.
The chalks are in the box.

I roto i te whare.
Inside the house.

Whakautua ngā pātai i roto i te reo Māori.
Answer the questions in Māori.

Tokohia kei roto i tō whānau?
How many in your family?

He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.

roto
inside

Kei roto rātou i te whare.
They are inside the house.

Pēhea koe? Tokohia kei roto i tō whānau?
What about you? How many in your family?

He tino rongonui ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua.
The hot springs of Rotorua are very famous.

I roto i ngā tau, i tū taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.

E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete?
How many fish are in your kete?

Tū ana anō a ia i roto i te wai.
She was still standing in the water.

I tītiro ia ki ngā kākahu ātaahua i roto i te matapihi o te toa.
She looked at the beautiful dresses in the shop window.

Ka pēhi i te tahā rā ki roto i te wai.
She dipped the gourd into the water.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

Ko tēnei he mea nō roto i te waea.
This is something from the inside of your phone.

I haereere mātou i roto i te ngahere.
We walked through the bush.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

Tokomaha kei roto i tana whānau.
There are heaps in her family.

He pēhea a Ōtautahi ki a koe?
What do you think of Christhurch?

Kei taku nei whakaaro, he tāone ātaahua a Rotorua.
In my thinking, Rotorua is a beautiful town.

Raua ō taputapu ki roto i tō pēke.
Put your gear in your bag.

Tangohia ō hu i roto nei.
Take your shoes off inside.

I ruku ngā kōtiro ki roto i ngā ngaru.
The girls plunged into the waves.

Ko Rotorua te tāone nui te haunga.
Rotorua is the town with the bad smell.

Ka mōhio ngā tāngata ki ngā tīkanga.
The people know the protocol.

He whakahirahira Rotorua.
Rotorua is famous.

Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.

hoki mai ki roto!
come back inside!

He manuhiri kei roto i te rūma noho.
There is a guest in the sitting room.

Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.

He kotahi te kūmera i roto i te rourou mā ngā tāngata tokorua.
There was one small round basket containing one kūmera belonging to two men.

Ko wai kei roto i te uwhiuwhi i nāianei?
Who'se in the shower now?

Auē, kua ngaro anō? Kei roto pea i tō pēke.
Oh no, has it disappeared again? Maybe it's in your bag.

Auē, e Mā, kua wera a roto nei.
Gosh, Mā, it's got hot in here.

Kei te tākaro te tamaiti i runga i te ī-papa i roto i te akomanga.
The child is playing on the i-Pad in the classroom.

"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.

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".

Ki roto
to the inside.

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