On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko Niko tērā tangata.
That man is Niko.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te horopaki tērā ka tohu i te mahinga tika.
Context is what determines the correct usage.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Ruahine te ingoa o tērā maunga.
Ruahine is the name of that mountain.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tōku kuia tērā!
That's my nanna!
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai tērā?
Who is that (over there)?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tērā?
Who is that?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?
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 i te kārearea, he kāhu kē.
That is not a falcon, it is actually a hawk.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i a Hēmi.
That is not Hēmi.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i te mea tawhito.
That is not the old one.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā wahine i te kaiako.
That woman isn't a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i a Aroha, ko Amaru kē.
That person is not Aroha, it is Amaru.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā tāne i te rangatira.
That man is not the boss.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

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

Ehara tērā i te Pirimia.
That's not the Prime Minister.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā i te ngeru.
That is not a cat.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E haere ana mātou ki Wānaka ā tērā wiki.
We are going to Wānaka next week.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pēhea ana tērā kerēwatiki?
How is that clever dickie?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu kahurangi.
I want that blue dress.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I rangona e koe tērā haruru?
Did you hear/feel that rumble?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

I kite au i tērā tamaiti tāne.
I saw that boy.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tērā pō, ka tae mai ētahi manuhiri.
Last night, some visitors arrived.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tērā wiki.
Last week.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tērā tau.
Last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I noho au i reira i tērā tau.
I stayed there last year.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pānui a Toa i tērā pukapuka.
Toa read that book.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka haere tonu ia a tērā tau.
He will go next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka āwhina koe i a au ā tērā wiki.
You will help me next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka whakatō te paruauru i ngā tipu ā tērā wiki.
The gardener will plant the seedlings next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua ahatia tērā tāne?
What happened to that man?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he wharekura tērā, engari he wharepukapuka tonu.
I thought that was a school, but it turns out it was a library.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

He rite tonu tērā tamaiti ki tōna matua.
That child is just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tēnei hū ki tērā atu hū.
This shoe is just like that other shoe.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā atu tau a Aria i tūtaki ai ki a Rangi.
Aria met Rangi the year before last.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā wiki.
Last week.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā marama.
Last month.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā Rātū, ka takoki taku raparapa.
Last Tuesday, I sprained my wrist.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena.
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te wahine anake tērā mahi.
That task is done by woman alone.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

I kōrero rātou mō tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e haere ki tērā piko o te awa.
Don't go to that bend in the river.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
Don't stand on that chair!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I mātakitakitua e au tērā hōtaka i tētrā wikil.
That programme was watched by me last week.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I horoia ngā kākahu e au i tērā Rāhoroi.
The clothes were washed by me on Saturday.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki tērā tangata.
According to that person.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka kimihihia he rūma mōtēra e wātea ana, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a vacant motel room, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Nō whea e toa tērā kōtiro i te tauwhāingaroa?
How can that girl possibly win the marathon?
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi a.
On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.
Direction - ...ai

Ā tērā wiki rātou hoki mai ai.
They come back next week.
Direction - ...ai

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea kua haere kē a Ataahua.
Ataahua might have left already.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea ko Niko kē te tuakana.
Perhaps Niko is the tuakana.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea nō Kauri te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Kauri.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea e taea te whare te whakatū anō. Tērā pea e kore.
Maybe it'll be possible to rebuild the house. And maybe not.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ka tōmuri a Ria, ki tō mōhio? Tērā tonu pea. E rongonui ana tōna tōmuri.
Do you think Ria might get here late? Quite possibly. Her tardiness is well-known.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

He mea hoko kē pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā tonu pea nā Pāora te papawīra rā. I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Pāora. He said he had a new skateboard.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā tonu pea ia e toa.
Perhaps she'll win.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Āe tērā pea me tōhi.
Yes, perhaps some toast.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei tērā tamaiti tō waea pūkoro.
That child has your cell phone.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te aha tērā tangata?
What is that person doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ā tērā wiki?
What are you doing next week?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore ia i te pīrangi ki tērā waka.
She does not want that car.
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...

Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He waiata pai tērā.
That's a nice song.
Categorizing sentences - he

He pukapuka tērā.
That is a book (over there).
Categorizing sentences - he

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kaua e mauria tērā poaka ki te kāinga!
Don't bring that pig home!
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we're going to the regatta.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I haere mai ia i tērā taha o Te Kao.
She came from beyond Te Kao.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Tōna tikanga, me hōmai ngā tuhinga roa āpōpō, engari, taku aroha ki a koutou, e pai ana kia hōmai ā tērā wiki.
Strictly speaking, you should hand in your essays tomorrow, but out of the kindness of my heart, I'll let you do it next week.

Ka kite anō i a koe ā tērā wiki.
See you again next week.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Nō rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō tā māua tama tērā whare.
That house belongs to our son.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tērā, nōna tēnā, nōku tēnei.
That belongs to you, that belongs to her, this belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
That's my mobile phone.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He kaumātua a Ari rāua ko Nikau no tērā marae.
Ari and Nikau are elders of that marae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kōrero ki tērā wahine e whakamau ana i tōku pōtae.
Speak to that woman wearing my hat.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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 aha tērā?
What is that (over there)?
What? - He aha?

Kei te pīrangi ia ki tērā waka.
She wants that car.
That (over there) - tērā

He kōwhai tērā rākou.
That tree is a kōwhai.
That (over there) - tērā

He kawa tērā.
That is sour.
That (over there) - tērā

He makariri tērā tī.
That tea is cold.
That (over there) - tērā

He manu tērā.
That is a bird.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāhore kau he kākā kura o tērā pōkai.
That flock didn't have any red kākā.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Kauri te kaikaranga o tērā hapū?
Is Kauri the caller of that hapū?
That (over there) - tērā

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

He kārearea tērā.
That is a falcon.
That (over there) - tērā

He hātekēhi tērā koroua.
That old fellow is a hard case.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Hēmi tērā.
That is Hēmi.
That (over there) - tērā

He pūrotu tērā tāne.
That man is handsome.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore tērā kōrero i te tika.
That account is not correct.
That (over there) - tērā

Tokomaha ngā tāngata o tērā iwi.
There are a lot of people in that tribe.
That (over there) - tērā

He aha tērā?
What is that (over there)?
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tērā.
That one.
That (over there) - tērā

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.
That is a greeting to the extended family.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tērā te manuhiri.
That's the guest.
That (over there) - tērā

Te paruparu o tērā tangata!
What a dirty man.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Pita tērā kei te tapahi i te mīti.
That's Pita chopping the meat.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko tā rātou kurī tērā e auau ana.
That is their dog barking.
That (over there) - tērā

He kararehe nui tērā.
That's a big animal.
That (over there) - tērā

No te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.
That (over there) - tērā

He kaiako tērā wahine.
That woman is a teacher.
That (over there) - tērā

He anuanu tērā kurī.
That dog's ugly.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Hera tērā.
That's Hera.
That (over there) - tērā

He whare nui tērā.
That (over there) is a big house.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Hera tēra.
That's Sarah.
That (over there) - tērā

He waka rererangi tērā.
That (over there) is a plane.
That (over there) - tērā

He ātaahua tērā ngeru!
That's a beautiful cat!
That (over there) - tērā

He pango tērā rēme.
That lamb is black.
That (over there) - tērā

Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!
That (over there) - tērā

He taraka miraka tērā.
That's a milk truck.
That (over there) - tērā

He rawe tērā whakaaro, nē hā?
That is a great idea, eh?
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore au e pai ki te tae o tērā motoka.
I don't like the colour of that car.
That (over there) - tērā

He ara kino tērā?
Is that a bad road?
That (over there) - tērā

Te ātaahua hoki o tērā wahine!
How beautiful that woman is!
That (over there) - tērā

He ngeru tērā.
That is a cat.
That (over there) - tērā

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

I tērā tau, ka haere mātou ki Wānaka.
Last year, we went to Wānaka.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki ka hui tātou ki Papaioea.
Next week we will meet in Palmerston.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I tērā tau ka rima tekau ia.
He will be fifty next birthday.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā wiki?
What did you do last week?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā marama?
What did you do last month?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I aha koe i tērā tau?
What did you do last year?
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki ka tīmata ngā whakamātautau.
The exams will start next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I tērā marama.
Last month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā marama tātou hui ai.
We are meeting next month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā wiki.
Next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā marama.
Next month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ā tērā tau.
Next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

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

Ka haere au ki Uropi ā tērā tau.
I'm going to Europe next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Hoki atu ki tērā kokonga.
Go back to that corner over there.
Away - atu

Tū kē atu tērā maunga.
That mountain stands apart.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Nō tērā tau.
Last year.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Kua ora a Tame i tērā rongoa.
Tame has got well through that medicine.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I hinga katoa i a ia ngā toa o tērā whenua.
All the champions of that country were defeated by him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

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

He mahana ake tērā paraikete i tō paraiketre.
That blanket is warmer than your blanket.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He kaha ake tērā tama i tāna tama.
That boy is stronger than his boy.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He reka atu tēnei rare i tērā rare.
This lolly is yummier than that lolly.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Me hoko kode i tēnei, kaua ko tērā.
You should buy this, not that.
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā

Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei

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

Tērā!
That (over there)!

He pō makariri noa atu tērā.
It was an extremely cold night.

Nō te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.

Ka moe ahai i tērā rūma moe āpōpō.
I will sleep in that bedroom tomorrow.

He makariri ake tēnei takurua i tērā.
This winter is colder than the last.

Nō Hēmi tērā whare.
That house is Hēmi's.

I mātakitaki au i tērā hōtaka i tētrā wikil.
I watched that programme last week.

He weriweri tērā āhuatanga.
That's an ugly situation.

Ka kino tērā.
That is bad.

Ka kino kē tērā.
That is worse.

Ka kino rawa tērā.
That is awful.

Tērā tētehi kōhine, ko Aria tōna ingoa.
There once was a young girl, Aria was her name.

E pēhea ana tērā wahine koi?
How is that sharp (intelligent) woman?

Ko te mea tawhito tērā.
That is the old one.

Kei hea rā tērā wahine koi?
Where is that sharp woman?

He kaiako ia i te tērā wā.
She was a teacher then.

Tokomaha ngā tāngata o tērā iwi.
What a lot of people in that tribe.

Ehara tērā i a Paora.
That is not Paora.

A tērā wiki, kei te haere mai tētahi rangatira ki tō mātou kāinga.
Next week, a chief is coming to our home.

I tērā atu wiki.
The week before last.

Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā nō tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.

I tērā atu marama.
The month before last.

I tērā atu tau.
The year before last.

Ko te āhua nei, tērā e hokihoki anō ana ia ki Taranaki.
It appears that he used to go back to Taranaki fequently.

Ka wani kē! He mīharo! Kātahi rā te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.

Tērā tētahi pukepuke rarauhe, he nehenehe i tētahi pito i tua tata mai o te pā.
There was a fern hill with a patch of bush at one end on the near side of the fort.

He ātaahua tērā tangata.
That person is beautiful.

Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.

Ko te moana kei tērā taha o ngā puke onepū.
The sea is beyond the sand-dunes.

I tērā wā kua haere a Riu-ki-uta ki tua atu o Maunga-whau.
At that time, Riu-ki-uta had gone beyond Mount Eden.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki tāwāhi.
After that, I went overseas.

He tangata tino poto tērā.
That's a really short person.

He tawhito tērā.
That's old.

I tērā tau i kauhau a Hera i Ōtautahi.
Last year Hera gave a lecture in Christhurch.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki te hokomaha.
After that, I went to the supermarket.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki tāwāhi.
After that, I went overseas.

I muri i tērā, ka haere ki Kirikiriroa.
After that, I went to Hamilton.

He kōwhai tērā rakau.
That tree is a kōwhai.

Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.

Ā tērā atu wiki.
The week after next.

Ā tērā atu marama.
The month after next.

Ā tērā atu tau.
The year after next.

Nāna tērā.
That is hers/his.

Nōna tērā.
That is hers/his.

Ā tērā Rāmere, ka haere māua ki Temuka.
Next Friday, we (2 exclusive) will go to Temuka.

Nāna tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to her/him.

Nōna tērā koti.
That coat is her/his.

He pai tērā kōrero, nē rā?
That was a good talk, wasn't it?

Nō wai tērā waka?
To whom does that car belong?

Nō Jeff tērā waka.
That car belongs to Jeff.

I te kōanga te wā pai mō te tirotiro i tērā wāhi.
The best time to see that area is in the spring.

Nā ngā kōtiro tērā kurī.
That dog belongs to the girls.

Nā wai tērā kōrero?
Who said that? (Literally: That speech belongs to whom?)

Ko tērā taku tūrangawaewae.
That's my place to stand.

Ko te tohu tērā i tika atu ai ia ki Waikimihia.
This was the sign that led her straight to Waikimihia.

He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.
That was a greeting to the extended family.

Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.