On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te kāinga tūturu o Tawa kei Pōneke.
As for Tawa's permanent home, it's in Wellington.
Identity sentences - ko...

Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia tūpato, kei pakaru te tūru.
Be careful, or the chair will break.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia hia ngā tūru?
How many seats are needed?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Hei aha te pata kē, tīkina te pata tūturu.
Never mind the margarine, get the real butter.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Ehara mōu tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for you.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Ehara mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for me.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is not for the elders.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

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

Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

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

Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina he tūru anō.
Fetch another chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

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

Kaua e whakahokia ngā tūru kākāriki.
You shouldn't return the green chairs.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Ka nōhia ngā tūru.
The chairs will be sat on.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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 turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.
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

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kia tūruki whakataha ai.
In order to return to everyday activities.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei

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

I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka tae mai te taraka o Mia me ngā tēpu, me ngā tūru.
Mia's truck arrived with the tables and the chairs.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Nō te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs belong to the marae.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kua whati te waewae o te tūru.
The leg of the chair is broken.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He pai ki a koe tōku tūru hou?
Do you like my new chair?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore ō mātou tūru.
We don’t have any chairs.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tūru tō mātou.
We (excluding you) have a chair.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko tāku tūru tēnā.
That (by you) is my chair.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Tangohia mai ngā tūru.
Take the chairs down.
Towards - mai

E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.
Away - atu

E waru ngā tūru.
There are eight chairs.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

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

Hei korā ngā tūru.
The chairs will be over there.
Future locative - hei

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...

Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair does not belong to Mere.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

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

Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.
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 tūru hei korā.
The chairs will not be over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

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

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

Kāore e waru ngā tūru.
There are not eight chairs.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Mōu tēnei tūru.
This chair is for you.

Raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.

Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.

Kia tūturu, ka whakamaua kia tīna! Tīna!
Permanently fixed, established and understood!

I raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.

Kei konei tō tūru.
Your chair is here.

I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.

E hia ngā tūru i te akomanga?
How many chairs are there in the classroom?

He rare kei runga i te tūru.
There's a lolly on the chair.

E hia ngā tūru kei te tēpu?
How many chairs are at the table?

E rua mano ngā tūru.
There are 2000 chairs.

Kei te ako au i ētehi karakia tūturu.
I am learning some traditional karakia.

He tēpu, he tūru hoki.
A table and a chair too.

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