On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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

He aha taku motokā i pakaru ai?
Why did my car break down?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara tēnei i te motokā.
This is not a car.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara i a Hēmi ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Hēmi didn't pick these flowers.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
Wash the car properly so that it's shiny.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Nō te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te whatitoka!
One night, Maui stopped up the chinks in the door.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nāku i horoi te motokā.
It was me who washed the car.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Niko ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Niko picked these flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) will drive the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They (two) will fix the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku ōu tukemata e katokato.
I will pluck your eyebrows.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Katia te kuaha o te motokā.
Close the car door.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Haria atu te motokā ki tō Hera whare.
Take the car to Hera's house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia mai te motokā ki a au.
Return the car to me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia atu to motokā ki a Ari.
Return the car to Ari.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

He pēwhea tō motokā?
How is your car?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui a Manu i te rākau me te motokā.
Manu is between the tree and the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere au mā runga motokā.
I traveled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere au mā runga motokā.
I will travel by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga motokā.
By car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga motokā.
I came by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I te taha mauī te motokā.
The car was on the left-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea e koe te horoi i te motokā?
Are you able to wash the car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāore ia i kite i te toka.
He did not see the rock.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I runga i te ara te motokā.
The car was on the road.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I muri i te whare te motokā.
The car was behind the house.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kāore tōna motokā e haere.
His car doesn't go.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore ō Hōne motokā.
Hōne doesn’t have any cars.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He motokā tō Hōne.
Hōne has a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

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

Mauria mai ngā toka ki tēnei taha o te whare.
Bring the stones to this side of the house.
Towards - mai

Hei te taha o te motokā te wahine.
The woman will be by the car.
Future locative - hei

Ehara i a au tēnei motokā.
This car is not mine.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a koe tēnei motokā.
This car is not yours.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te motokā i runga i te ara.
The car wasn’t on the road.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i muri i te whare.
The car wasn’t behind the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te motokā i kō.
The car isn’t yonder.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car isn’t on the left-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car was not on the left-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They won’t fix the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Ehara i a au te motokā i horoi.
I didn’t wash the car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi te motokā ātaahua!
What a beautiful car!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kātahi te motokā ātaahua ko tēnei Ferrari!
What a beautiful car this Ferrari is!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua pakaru i a Pāpā te motokā.
The car was broken by Dad.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pakaru te motokā i a Pāpā.
The car was broken by Dad.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He pōturi iho taku motokā i tōu.
My car is slower than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia haere ai ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to go to the beach.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia kore ai ia e haere ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to not go to the beach.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kāore te wahine hei te taha o te motokā.
The woman will not be by the car.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga.
The car is going up.

Kia toka!
Freeze, dude! Stop!

Nō wai te motokā whero rā?
Whose is the red car?

Kei te horoi ia i te motoka.
He is washing the car.

Titiro ki te motokā nei.
Look at the car here.

Ko tōku motokā tēnei.
This is my car.

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

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga ake.
The car is going upwards to the top.

Kei mua māua i ngā motokā.
We are in front of the cars.

Ehara nā ngā tamariki i horoi te motokā.
The kids did not wash the car.

Tere tana oma ki runga i tētahi toka.
He ran quickly to the top of a rock.

He mā tana motokā.
Her car is white.

Me kukume te per`ki o te motokā.
Put on the car's brake.

Kei hea tō rātou motokā?
Where is their car?

He toka tū moana ia!
She's a rock!

Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.

He whero te motokā.
The car is red.

Ko te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

E hia ngā motokā i te huarahi?
How many cars are on the road?

Mā waenga i ngā toka i āta haere mātou.
We picked our way through the rocks.

Kei hea te motokā?
Where is the car?

Nō tōku māmā tēnei motoka.
This car is my mums.

Kei mate koe i ngā motokā nā.
You might be killed by those cars.

E hia ngā motokā?
How many cars?