On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara ngā tamariki i te kaitākaro.
The children are not athletes.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ia i te kaitākaro whutupōro.
She is not a rugby player.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tēnei i te papa tākaro.
This is not a playground.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te whakapakari tinana rātou ki te papa tākaro.
They are exercising at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te tākaro a Pita i te papa tākaro.
Pita is playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tākaro ana rāua i te papa tākaro.
They (two people) are playing at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tākaro mātou i te kōti tuarua.
We played on the second court.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tākaro teihana tākaro au.
I played Play Station.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tākaro poitūkohu au.
I played basketball.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te rā wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played two games.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua oma ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children have run in the playground.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tākaro rāua i te whutupaoro.
They have played rugby.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tākaro!
We should play!
Simple sentences: you should - me

I tākaro netipōro mātou i te ata o te Rāhoroi.
We played netball on Saturday morning.
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

Ehara mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is not for the children.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nā ngā tamariki i whakangaro ngā mea tākaro.
It was the children who lost the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children will play the game.
Future agent emphatic - māku

I pēwhea te tākaro whutupaoro a Hēmi?
How was Hēmi's rugby game?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

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

Kei te tākarohia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being played with by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka haria ngā tamariki e au ki te papa tākaro.
The children will be taken by me to the playground.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played the two games.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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...

I tākaro netipōro au.
I played netball.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I tākaro rīki au.
I played rugby league.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea koe te tākaro i te kita?
Are you able to play the guitar?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ahau te tākaro i te kita.
I am able to play the guitar.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea te kuri te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is able to run in the playground.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I haere te whānau ki te pāka kia tākaro ngā tamariki.
The family went to the park so the kids could play.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kāore anō ngā tamariki kia oma i te papa tākaro.
The children have not run in the playground yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō rāua kia tākaro i te whutupaoro.
They have not played rugby yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei ngā tamariki te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are allowed to play at the playground.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te tākarokaro ki waho.
Playing outside.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro rāua.
Those two are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore a Pita i te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
Pita is not playing at the playground.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te tākaro i tērā kēmu.
I'm not playing that game.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

He kaitākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are athletes.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kāore rāua e tākaro ana i te papa tākaro.
They are not playing at the playground.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Nā ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore te pōro i te tākarohia e ngā tamariki.
The ball is not being played with by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ka haere tātou ki te papatākaro ā tērā wiki.
We will go to the playground next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Kāore ngā tamariki i te tākaro i te pāmu i te rā wera.
The children were not playing at the farm on the hot day.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

E tākaro ana a Koa rāua ko Rangi.
Koa and Rangi are playing.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te papa tākaro tuatahi taku kēmu.
My game is on the first field.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.
Future locative - hei

Ehara i ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground does not belong to the children.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children are not at the playground.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children aren’t playing at the beach.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children were not playing at the beach.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki hei waenganui i te papa tākaro.
The children will not be in the middle of the playground.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children won’t play the game.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

He pai ki a koe te tākaro i te netipōro?
Do you like to play netball?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāore koe e taea te tākaro i te kita?
Are you unable to play the guitar?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore au e taea te tākaro i te kita.
I am unable to play the guitar.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore te kuri e taea te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is unable to run in the playground.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i ngā tamariki ngā mea tākaro i whakangaro.
The children didn’t lose the toys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

He aha a Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn't Tama play?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

Nā te aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai?
For what reason did the children play?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn’t the children play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Nā te aha i Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
What is the reason why Tama didn't play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Ko wai kāore i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who didn’t play at the playground?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who isn’t playing the game?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki e āhei te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are not allowed to play at the playground.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kei te tākaro rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are playing here.

Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children are playing outside.

Kei te tākaro rāua ki konā
They (2) are playing there near you.

He pai te tākaro!
Playing is fun!

He toki a Tūmanako ki te tākaro poitūkohu.
Tūmanako is an expert at playing basketball.

Kei te tākaro rātou i te pā whutupāoro.
They are playing touch rugby.

He toki ki te tākaro poitūkohu me te pā whutupōro.
He is a champion at playing basketball and touch rugby.

Kei te takaro ngā poaka.
The pigs are playing.

Āwhea a Pita tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Pita play netball?

Kei te tākaro kēmu ahau.
I am playing games.

I tākaro whutupōro au.
I played rugby.

Kei te tākaro ki te tahitahi.
They are playing with the broom.

Kei te tākaro koe i ēnei rā whakatā?
Are you playing sports this weekend?

He rawe te tākaro!
It's awesome to play!

Kei te papa tākaro.
At the playground.

I opaina mai te pōro e ia anganui tonu ki tētahi taha o te whīra tākaro.
He threw the ball to the opposite end of the playing field.

Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.

Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.

Kei te tākaro whutupāoro rātou.
They are playing football.

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.

Kei te haere rāua ki te papa tākaro.
Those two are going to the playground.

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera ki te papa tākaro.
Raureka and Te Naera are going to the playground.

Kei te haere rāua ki ngā papa tākaro.
Those two are going to the playgrounds.

I tākaro au i a ia. I tākaro au ki a ia.
I played with her. I played against her.