On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko ngā tohunga nāna te waka i tārai.
The experts who carved the canoe.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ehara ōna waka i a Aotea, i a Tākitimu, i a Mataaua.
Aotea, Tākitimu and Mataaua are not his canoes.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te horoi a Nikau i te waka.
Nikau is washing the car.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te hari au i ngā pūhera ki te waka.
I am carrying the purchases to the car
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tāraia te waka ki te toki pounamu.
The canoe was carved with a jade adze.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I hoko a Rangi i te waka.
Rangi bought the car.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka rere te waka rererangi ki Tāmaki Makaurau ā te ahiahi.
The plane will fly to Auckland in the afternoon.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka oti te hangai a te waka ā tēnei Paengawhāwhā.
The waka will be finished in April.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua kī te waka.
The car is full.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hoki te waka ki te kāinga.
The car has returned home.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tāria te waka.
The car should be waited for.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka āwhina aua manu i te tīwaiwaka.
Those birds help the fantail.
Sentences with i - i

Tokotoru ngā tohunga e hauhau ana i ngā waka nei.
There were three experts hewing these canoes.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Puritia ngā taha o te waka kei taka koe!
Hold on to the sides of the waka lest you fall!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Puritia ngā taha o te waka kei taka koe!
Hold on to the sides of the waka lest you fall!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia āta haere, kia raru tō waka.
Go carefully, in case your car breaks down.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Āe. Āta huakina ngā kūaha, kei tūtuki ki te waka kei tō taha.
Yes, and open the door carefully, in case it bangs into the car alongside.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kaua e oma, kei tukia koe e te waka.
Don't run, or you might get bowled by a car.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

He rite tō tāua waka ki tō māmā.
Our car is like mum's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kia hia ngā moni ki te hoko i te waka hōu?
How much money do you need to buy the new car?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is not for them.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku kē te waka i whakakī.
I actually filled the car up with petrol.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu te waka e taraiwa.
You will drive the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

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

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kei te whakatikaina te waka.
The car is being fixed.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Fetch the car from the marae.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka rongo a Kauri, ka hihiri kia hoe atu ia mā runga i te waka.
Kauri heard, and wanted to paddle there by canoe.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kāore au i te taraiwa, ka haere mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I'm not driving, I'm going by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere au mā runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere au mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e tāria te waka.
The car shouldn't be waited for.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua tata te waka nei ki Tipitai.
This canoe neared Tipitai.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

I whakatikahia te waka hei painga mō te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka mahia he waka mō tekau tāngata,.
A ten-man canoe was made.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te whakatikangia tōku waka e taku pāpā.
My car is being fixed by my father.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I horoia tōna waka e Pita.
His car was washed by Peter.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka tāria te waka e ngā kaiako.
The car will be waited for by the teachers.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kuia haere taku waka, engari he waka pai tonu.
My car is growing old, but she's still a good car.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei tai te waka.
The boat is by the sea.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei uta te waka.
The boat is ashore.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I te waka te pirihimana.
The policeman was in the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I tai te waka.
The boat was by the sea.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I uta te waka.
The boat was ashore.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea ekoe tōku waka te whakatika?
Are you able to fix my car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Āe, ka taea e au tō waka tde whakatika.
Yes, I am able to fix your car.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

I kohikohi ia i te kawakawa hei rongoā mō te māuiui o tāna tama.
He collected kawakawa as a cure for his son's illness.
For the purpose of - hei

He waka tōna, engari kua pakaru tōna waka.
He has a car, but his car is broken.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore anō te waka kia kī.
The car is not full yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te waka kia hoki ki te kāinga.
The car has not returned home yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei te whakatū waka ki reira i waho o ngā hāora hokohoko.
You're allowed to park there outside of shopping hours.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te tauranga waka tō waka?
Is your car in the carpark?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei a Taika te waka.
Taika has the car.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te tū te waka i te huarahi.
The car's parked on the road.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

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...

I reira te waka.
The car was there.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore a Rangi i hoko i te waka.
Rangi did not buy the car.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore te waka i tū i te pirihimana.
The car was not stopped by the police.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka rere mai ngā waka i tai ki uta.
The canoes came from the sea to the shore.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki te kōrero ki a Hotu i ruku rā i te punga o tō rāua waka.
The story returns to Hotu who had dived for the anchor of their canoe.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite ia i te tīwaiwaka.
He sees the fantail.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoe mai whaka te tauranga waka i Onehunga.
They rowed through the canoe anchorage at Onehunga.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore te waka rererangi e rere ki Tāmaki Makaurau ā te ahiahi.
The plane will not fly to Auckland in the afternoon.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

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

Na wai te waka whero?
Who does the red car belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na Koa taua waka whero.
That red car belongs to Koa.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No tōku tuahine ngā waka whero.
The red car belongs to my older sibling.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

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

Kāore te waka e tāria e ngā kaiako.
The car will not be waited for by the teachers.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ōku waka.
I don’t have any cars.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ō rāua waka.
They don’t have any cars.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He waka hou tōku.
I have a new car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He waka tōu?
Do you have a car?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He waka tōku.
I have a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He waka tōu?
Do you have a car?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He waka tō rāua.
They (two people) have a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko te kihi o tōna waka tēnā.
That's the key of his car.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

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

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

Ko tēhea waka tōu?
Which car is yours?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko ēhea waka ōu?
Which cars are yours?
Which - Ko tēhea?

I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.
Towards - mai

Kō ēnei waka e rua, i ū mai ki Hokianga.
These two canoes landed at Hokianga.
Towards - mai

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

E whitu ngā waka.
There are seven cars.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Ka rere iho te tīwaiwaka, rere iho hoki tana hoa.
The fantail flew down, and so did her mate.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Hei taha mauī te waka i te whare.
The car will be to the left of the house.
Future locative - hei

Hei roto te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman will be in the car.
Future locative - hei

Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.
Future locative - hei

Hei tai te waka.
The boat will be by the sea.
Future locative - hei

Hei uta ngā waka.
The boats will be ashore.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e titiro ki te waka.
Don't look at the car.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e tīkina te waka ki te marae.
Don't fetch the car from the marae.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i a au tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is not mine.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a au tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is not mine.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te waka i reira.
The car wasn’t there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.
The dog wasn’t to the right of the car.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog isn’t in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka i tai.
The boat isn’t by the sea.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka i uta.
The boat isn’t ashore.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman was not in the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka i tai.
The boat was not by the sea.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka i uta.
The boat was not ashore.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te pirihimana hei roto i te waka.
The policeman will not be in the car.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka hei mua i te whare.
The car will not be in front of the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te waka hei tai.
The boat will not be by the sea.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā waka hei uta.
The boats will not be ashore.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Ehara māu te waka e taraiwa.
You won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Kāore e taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You are unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore i taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You were unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i a ia tō māua waka i whakatika.
He didn't fix our car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua tū te waka i te pirihimana.
The car was stopped by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti kē i a Pou te Tārai tōna waka.
Pou had already finished adzing out his canoe.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore i a au te waka.
I don't have the car.
Negating t possessives - kāore i a...

Te mahi a te waka.
There were heaps of cars.
There were lots of... - te maha a te...

Whakakīngia te waka ki te hinu kaua ki te diesel.
Fill the car up with petrol, not with diesel.
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

Kāore te waka hei taha mauī i te whare.
The car will not be to the left of the house.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore tōu he waka?
Do you not have a car?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e whitu ngā waka.
There are not seven cars.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Roa-noa, ka titiro ki te waka rā.
For a long time, he looed at that canoe.

Hoea tō waka, e hoa!
Go for it, mate!

Hoea tō waka!
Please yourself! (sarcastically)

Anei he waka mōu.
Here is a car for you.

Kāore he waka.
There isn't a car.

Tē taea te haere i te mea kua pakaru te waka.
[We] couldn't go because the car was broken down.

He pai te noho kore waka.
It's good not having a car.

Ko Puhihuia i noho i te whakarei o te waka.
Puhihuia sat in the stern of the canoe.

I horoi a Tame i tōna waka.
Tame washed his car.

Kei te whakatika i te waka.
The car is being fixed.

Ngā rauawa o ngā waka.
The sides of the canoe.

Ko tēnei tō rātou waka.
This is their car.

Kei runga ngā tamariki i te waka.
The children are in the car.

Ko te waka kākāriki ra tō mātou.
Ours is that green car.

He hono tangata e kore e motu; ka pa he taura waka e motu.
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.

Kāore ōna waka.
She doesn't have a car.

Ahakoa te kohu, ka rere atu te waka rererangi.
Despite the mist, the plane took off.

He karaka te waka.
The car is orange.

Kei whea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?

Kua eke waka koe?
Have you been on a waka?

Kei hea te uru o te waka, e Kupe?
Where is the canoe headed, Kupe?

Kei hea te waka?
Where is the waka?

Kei tātahi te waka.
The waka is at the beach

Ko Aotea te waka o Waikato?
Is Aotea Waikato's canoe?

Ehara te waka o Waikato i a Aotea.
Aotea is not Waikato's canoe.

Ko Aotea, ko Tākitimu, ko Mataatua ōna waka.
Aotea, Tākitimu and Mataatua are his canoes.

He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.

Kei hea tōku waka?
Where is my waka?

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

Haere koe hei kaituki i tā tātou waka.
Go and be the chanter for our canoe.

Nōna te waka. He koretake taua mea.
The car is his. It's a useless one.

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.

I horoi waka au.
I washed the car.

Kei te marae o Te Herenga Waka ia.
She is at Te Herenga Waka marae.

Kei te whakatoi te tīwaiwaka ki a Poti.
The fantail is teasing the pussycat.

Nō te marae o Te Herenga Waka tēnei.
This belongs to Te Herenga Waka marae.

Ko tō te iwi rā i ana waka.
That tribe pulled its canoes.

Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.

He waka tōna.
She has a car.

Ko Tainui te waka.
Tainui is the canoe.

Ko Tainui me Te Arawa ngā waka.
Tainui and Te Arawa are the canoes.

He waka rererangi ērā.
Those (over there) are planes.

Tōna ka
His car.

Tino turituri te wakarererangi.
Aeroplanes are noisy.

ōna waka
his cars

Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.

tō te tāne waka
the man's car

ō te tāne waka
the man's cars

Nō Niko te waka rā.
That car belongs to Niko.

Tō tāua waka.
Our (2 incl) car.

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

Nō Jeff tērā waka.
That car belongs to Jeff.

Taihoa. Me tatari kia tū mārika te waka.
Hold on. You need to wait until the car has come to a complete stop.

Ko Aotea te waka.
The canoe is Aotea.

Nō wai te waka whero?
Whose is the red car?

Nō Mia te waka whero.
The red car is Mia's.

Hoea tō waka!
Go for it!

Ehara nōku tēnā waka.
That isn't my car.

Ko te reo Māori, he waka eke noa.
Māori language is an accessible vessel for everyone.

Ko te reo te waka kawe i te whakaaro Māori.
The Māori language is the vessel that carries a Māori worldview.

Ehara i a au tēnā waka.
That is not my car.