On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tīmata ngā mihimihi.
The speeches have begun.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka tīmata rāua ki te horoi i te whare.
They have started to wash the house.
Sentences with i - i

Kia tere te tīmata.
Start quickly.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Pēnei au kua timata kē te hui.
I thought the meeting had already started.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Taihoa e tīmata te hui.
Hold on, don't start the meeting just yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nō te whā karaka i te ahiahi rātou i tīmata ai.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they started.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te iwa karaka rawa, ka tīmata te purei kāri.
Finally, at nine o'clock, the card games started.
Belonging to the past - nō

Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Bob te waiata e tīmata.
Bob will start the song.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kāore e roa ka tīmata te kiriata 'Maramataka'.
The movie 'Maramataka' will start soon.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura.
It won't be long until school starts again.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura.
It won't be long until school starts again.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kia tae katoa mai ngā tāngata, kātahi ka tīmata ai.
When everyone arrives, then we'll begin.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kāore anō ngā mihimihi kia tīmata.
The speeches of welcome have not begun yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te kēmu kia timata.
The game hasn't started yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

I te ata pō tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

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

Tīmata ana ki te raranga i tana kete harakeke.
She is starting to make a flax kit.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

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

Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.
Away - atu

Ā te tekau karaka tīmata ai te karakia.
The service starts at ten o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Nōnanahi te hui i tīmaia i tīmata ai.
The meeting began yesterday.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...

Ki te tīmata te ua, ka noho tātou ki te kāinga.
If the rain starts, we will stay home.
If using ki - ki

He pai ake tō tīma i tōku tīma.
Your team is better than my team.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi te tāone makariri ko Timaru!
What a cold town Timaru is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kātahi anō rātou ka tīmata ki te kai.
They have just started to eat.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Ā hea te hui tīmata ai?
When will the meeting begin?
Asking "when" with ai - ā hea... ai?

Āpōpō te hui tīmata ai.
The meeting will begin tomorrow.
Asking "when" with ai - ā hea... ai?

Inahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

He pai ake te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He pai atu te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Ko to ono karaka te wā e tīmata ai te hui.
The meeting starts (specifically) at 6 o'clock.
Specifically - ai

Ka mutu ana te karanga, ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero.
When the karanga has finished, the whaikōrero will start.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero, ka mutu ana te karanga.
The whaikōrero will start when the karanga has finished.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

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

Kua timata koe?
Have you started?

Kua tīmata ngā karaehe.
Classes have started.

Kua motu koe i tō matimati.
You've cut your finger.

He roa ōu matimati.
Your fingers are long.

E hia ō matimati?
How many fingers do you have?

Tekau ō matimati.
You've got ten fingers.

Āwhea a Koa tīmata ai?
When does Koa start?

Ā te ata o te Mane a Rangi tīmata ai.
Rangi starts on Monday morning.

Ā te ata o te Mane tīmata ai a Aroha.
Aroha starts on Monday morning.

E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.

Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?

I tīmata te ao i te moenga o Papa i a Tangaroa.
The world began with the union of Papa, the earth mother, with the sea, Tangaroa.

Te Tīma Poitarawhiti o Aotearoa.
The New Zealand Netball team.

Ā te Mane, ka tīmata te hanga o tōku whare.
On Monday, the building of my house will begin.

Whitu karaka te tāima tīmata o te purei kāri.
7pm is the time the card games will start.

Ka tīmata te kura ā te Huitanguru.
School starts in February.

Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te wā haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.

Ka tīmata ngā hui ki te karakia.
Meetings begin with a prayer.

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".