On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko tēnei te whare.
This is the house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te whare tēnei.
This is the house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tēnā te whare nui.
That (near you) is the big house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tēnei whare te whare o Hone.
This is Hone's house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai kei waho i te whare?
Who is that outside the house?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i hanga i te whare?
Who built the house?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara i a au te whare i whakapai.
I didn't clean the house.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara i a koe te whare i whakapai.
You did not clean the house.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara i a ia te whare i whakapai.
She did not clean the house.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te kōrero mātou i te whare.
We are talking in the house/about the house.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te tahitahi a Tawa i te whare.
Tawa is sweeping the house.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mahi a Rangi i te whare.
Rangi is working at home.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te whakapakari tinana rāua ki te whare hākinakina.
Those two are exercising at the gym.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are coming from the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere a Hemi ki te whare pikitia.
Hemi went to the cinema.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I whakatā māua i te whare.
We (me and one other) rested at the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I waiho ahau i te koti ki tō whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taku whare te hui.
The meeting was at my place.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te whare horoi kākahu.
I went to the laundry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pahure atu au i te whare.
I walked past the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere rāua ki te whare pikitia inanahi.
Those two went to the movies yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere ā tāua tamariki ki tō rātou wharekura.
Our children went to their school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te whare horoi kākahu.
I went to the laundry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka haere mātou ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will go to the cinema on Friday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te hanga rātou i te whare.
They were building the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua mā te wharepaku.
The toilet has been cleaned.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me haere koe ki te wharepaku.
You'd better go to the toilet.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere au ki te whare hokomaha.
I'd better go to the supermarket.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house should be prepared for the guests.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hangaia te whare hou.
The new house should be built.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka hanga a Aroha i tōku whare.
Aroha will build my house.
Sentences with i - i

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

Kei te whare hākinakina a Pāora e whakapakari ana.
Pāora is at the gym working out.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
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Kei muri rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing behind the house.
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Kei waho ia i te whare e tū ana.
He is standing outside the house.
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Kei mua i te whare e tipu ana.
Growing in front of the house.
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Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.
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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...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharekai tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the restaurant!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharepukapuka tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the library!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kei taku whare.
I thought it was in my house.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Kia hia ngā putiputi i te whare karakia?
How many flowers do you need in the church?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia hia ngā whare?
How many houses do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Taihoa koe e haere ki te wharepaku kātahi anō a Pāpā ka puta i reira.
Don't you go to the toilet, Pāpā has just come out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nō te tau 1918 te rewharewha kino.
The deadly influenza struck in 1918.
Belonging to the past - nō

Ehara mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is not for the children.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki te whare i whakapai.
The children were the ones who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakaparuparu?
Who was the one who messed up the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā mātou te whare i whakaparuparu.
It was the parents who messed up the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rātou i whakapai te whare.
It was them who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku tēnei whare i hanga.
I was the one who built this house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rāua i hanga te whare.
It was them (two) who built the house.
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 wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Tame tōku whare i hanga.
It was Tame who built my house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Ataahua tōku whare e hanga.
Ataahua will build my house.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māna te whare e horoi.
She will clean the house.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā kōrua te wharepaku e whakapai.
You (2) will clean the toilet.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Clean the house before the guests arrive.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

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

Hoatu kōrua ki te whare kai, kāore au e roa.
You two go ahead to the dining room, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te whare kai, kāore au i te haere.
You guys go on ahead to the dining room, I'm not going.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.
You guys go on ahead into the dining room. I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?
How far away are the Chatham Islands from the mainland?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kātahi ka tahuna e Rangi te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Rangi lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Ka tahuna te ahi, kāore i roa ka mahana te whare.
The fire was lit and it wasn't long before the house got warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei waenganui i te whare kori tinana me te toa kākahu.
It's between the gym and the clothing store.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Hēmi rāua ko Ani i tō rāua whare.
Hēmi and Ani are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei runga tō mātou whare i tētahi puke.
Our (3/+ exclusive) house is on a hill.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Manu rāua ko Honi i tō rāua whare.
Manu and Honi are inside their (2x) house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i te whare.
He/she's inside.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e omaoma ki roto i te whare.
Don't run in the house.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house shouldn't be prepared for the guests.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be returned to the library.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e hangaia te whare hou.
The new house shouldn't be built.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kei te whakatangi rakuraku ia me te waiata anō i te whare.
He is playing the guitar and singing in the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kotahi atu a Ataahua ki te wharekai me te karanga anō ki ngā mahuhiri.
Ataahua made a beeline to the kitchen and began to call the visitors.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

I whakairotia a mua o te whare.
The front of the house was carved.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka hangaia te whare e au.
The house is built by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka whakatikahia te whare e ngā kaimahi.
The house will be fixed by the workers.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka kīia te wharepaku e ngā manuhiri.
The bathroom will be used by the guests.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kimihia he whare mō te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka numia ki te pakitara maui o waho o te whare.
And led him past the outside of the left wall of the house.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I taiāwhiotia te whare i te ture.
The house was surrounded by the police.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te piki haere anō te utu o ngā whare, e ai ki tā te niupepa.
House prices are on the rise again, according to the newspaper.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I whakapaipai whare au.
I did housework.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.
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 waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I korā te whare.
The house was over there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table was behind the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka tango rātou i ō rātou hū, ka tomo ai i te whare.
They took their shoes off and then went inside.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe ngā pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
You are able to return the books to the library.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kua hia ngā tau e tāria ana te whare tapere.
The community hall has been waited for for many years.
Be waited for - tāria

Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai.
Go to the wharekai to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Direction - ...ai

Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don't want a casino to be built here.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

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

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

Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
When - Kia

Kei te hanga a Kauri i te whare.
Kauri is building the house.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whare pikitia au.
I'm at the movie theatre.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te wharepaku ia.
She's in the toilet.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kaitiaki whare.
The caretaker has them.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te whare wānanga ngā tauira.
The students are at the university.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore a Rangi i te mahi i te whare.
Rangi is not working at home.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.
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

I roto i te wharepaku a Hine.
Hine was in the bathroom.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te whare pikitia.
At the pictures.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tau 1984 ka haere au ki te whare wānanga.
In 1984 I went to university.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore a Hemi i haere ki te whare pikitia.
Hemi did not go to the cinema.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore māua i whakatā i te whare.
We did not rest at the house.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore te whare i oti i ngā kaimahi.
The house was not completed by the workers.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore te whare i oti i ngā kaimahi.
The house was not completed by the workers.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū a ia, ka karanga mai i waho i te whare.
He stood and called from outside the house.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka oma mai ngā tamariki i muri i te whare.
The children ran up from behind the house.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka pupihi te hau, ha hingahinga ngā rākau, ka rere ngā tīni o te whare.
The wind blew, the trees blew over and roofing iron blew off.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore mātou e haere ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will not go to the cinema on Friday.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore a Hine e whakatika i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will not clean the house in the morning.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He whare kōhatu, he mea hōu.
A new, stone house.
Categorizing sentences - he

Haere atu i roto i tēnei whare.
Go away from this house.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ka haria ki tētahi tohunga te pounamu e tāhaetia i te whare nui.
The greenstone which was stolen from the meeting house was taken to a tohunga.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Nō wai te whare rā?
Who does that house belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te kurī te whare rā.
That house belongs to the dog.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

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

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

No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te whānau tēnei whare.
This house belongs to the family.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku te whare iti.
The small house is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Hoake tātou ki tō rāua whare.
Let's go to their house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tatau tō te whare.
The house has a door.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their house has a door.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te whare e whakatikahia e ngā kaimahi.
The house will not be fixed by the workers.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te wharepaku e kīia e ngā manuhiri.
The bathroom will not be used by the guests.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ō mātou whare.
We don’t have a house.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ōku whare.
I don’t have any houses.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He whare tō mātou.
We have a house.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He whare tōku.
I have a house.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?
What? - He aha?

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

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

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

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.
Away - atu

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu

E iwa ngā whare.
There are nine houses.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

E rua ō rātou whare.
They have two houses.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Te hui a te rua karaka, hei te whare wānanga.
The 2 o'clock meeting will be at the university.
Telling time - kara

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

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

Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.
Future locative - hei

Hei tawhiti te whare.
The house will be in the distance.
Future locative - hei

Hei tua te whare i te marae.
The house will be beyond the marae.
Future locative - hei

Tau kē! Kei hea taua wharekai?
Awesome! Where is that restaurant?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e whakapaingia te whare i mua i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri.
Don't clean the house before the guests arrive.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Don't fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakatikahia ngā mahi i te whare mō te hui.
Don't prepare the work at the house for the meeting.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i a Hine tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to Hine.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i te whānau tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to the family.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a au te whare iti.
The small house is not mine.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

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

Kāore ngā tauira i te whare wānanga.
The students are not at the university.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i roto i te whare.
The books weren’t inside the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

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

Kāore a Hine i roto i te wharepaku.
Hine wasn’t in the bathroom.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house isn’t over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te tēpu i muri i te whare.
The table isn’t behind the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat isn’t inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog isn’t outside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house was not over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te tēpu i muri i te whare.
The table was not behind the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat was not inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog was not outside the house.
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 tāne hei roto i te whare.
The man will not be inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te whare hei tawhiti.
The house will not be in the distance.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te whare hei tua i te marae.
The house will not be beyond the marae.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara māna te whare e horoi.
She won’t clean the house.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends won’t return the books to the library.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Tenau mā rima ngā whare.
There are fifteen houses.
Counting over ten -

Te ātaahua hoki o te whare nei!
How beautiful this house is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te ātaahua hoki o tō tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!
How... - Te... hoki...

Arā te whare o Pita!
There's Pita's house.
Over there - āra

He pai ki a rāua ngā pukapuka o te whare.
They (two) like the books in the house.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i a rātou te whare i whakapai.
They didn’t clean the house.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a rāua te whare i hanga.
They didn’t build the house.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi te whare nunui!
What a big house!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua oti te whare i ngā kaimahi.
The house was completed by the workers.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti te whare i ngā kaimahi.
The house was completed by the workers.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā wai te whare e whakatika?
Who will fix the house?
Who will? - mā wai?

He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kua hangaia tōku whare e te kāmura ki te rākau.
My house has been built with wood.
By means of - ki

He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai ki tōku whare?
Why didn't you come to my place?
Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... aib e

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 e iwa ngā whare.
There are not nine houses.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Ehara ngā pukapuka o te whare i te pai ki a rāua.
They do not like the books in the house.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ko wai kāore i hanga i te whare?
Who didn’t build the house?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

tēnei whare.
this house.

I haere ia ki te wharepaku.
She/he went to the toilet.

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

Mō tātou tēnei whare.
This house is for us.

Kei te kimi te whare wānanga i tētahi tangata e hāngai nei ngā tohu mātauranga hei whakaako.
The university is looking for a suitably qualified person to teach.

Mō te whare hou ngā moenga nei.
These beds are for the new house.

Kei korā te whare hākinakina.
The gym is over there.

Ka hanga au i te whare.
I build the house.

He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.
My house is bigger than Hoani's.

Titiro ki te whare ātaahua rā.
Look at that beautiful house.

Kua mutu i a ia te peita whare.
She has finished painting the house.

Ka haere ki te whare o te matua o Ari.
[He] went to the house of Ari's parent.

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare moni ki Whakatipua.
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown.

I roto i te whare.
Inside the house.

Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.

Kei te kāinga ngā tamariki, kei waho rātou i te whare.
The children are at home, they are outside the house.

Kei Pōneke te Whare Pāremata.
Parliament is situated in Wellington.

Titiro ki muri i te whare, kei reira tō paihikara.
Look behind the house, your bike is there.

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

I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before their arrival, we should tidy up the house.

He kākāriki te whare.
The house is green.

Kei waho ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are outside the house.

Kei roto rātou i te whare.
They are inside the house.

He whare nui tōna.
She has a big house.

I roto i ngā tau, i tū taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.

Ko Rāhera te reo o te whare.
Rāhera is the voice of the house.

Mā tōna reo whakahau ka kori te whare ki te mahi.
Through her commanding voice, the house gets to work.

Kei te mahi au i taku taumahi, kei te whapai i tōku whare, ā, kei te haere hoki ki tōku marae.
I'm working on my assignment, I'm cleaning my house and I am going to my marae.

He tata rawa te horohoro ki tō Aria whare.
The landslide was very close to Aria's house.

Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.

Kei korā te whare paku.
The toilet is over there.

Anei tōna whare.
Here's his house.

Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.
Then they set the house alight.

Haere ki te roro o te whare.
Go to the front of the house.

Kia ora e Mere. He ātaahua tō whare.
Thanks, Mere. Your house is beautiful.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

Kei waho ngā manuhiri i te whare kai.
The visitors are outside the meeting house.

Kei te kimi whare ia mōna.
He is looking for a house for himself.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

Ka mau ki waho i te whare.
And carried it inside.

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ētahi tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school, some students will go to the whare wānanga (place of higher learning).

I ahu mai au i te whare.
I walked away from the house.

He tohunga katoa ki ā rātou kaupapa ngā kaiako o tēnei whare wānanga.
The teachers at this university are all experts at their subject.

Ehara nā rātou te whare i hanga.
They didn't build the house.

Ka oma rātou ki muri o te whare.
They ran behind the house.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ngā tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school the students will go to university (the house of learning).

He nui te whare.
The house is big.

He nui te whare nei.
This house is big.

He kikorangi tōna whare.
His house is sky blue.

Kei whea te whare Paremata o Aotearoa?
Where is the Parliament of New Zealand?

Kei Pōneke te whare Paremata o Aotearoa.
The parliament of New Zealand is in Wellington.

E takoto whakamā ake ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu.
She was lying embarrassed under the overhanging rocks.

E haere ana au ki te whare.
I am going to the house.

Ka kite a Kōuraraka i tētehi whare.
Kōuraraka sees a house.

He pakupaku te whare.
The house is small.

He whare pai te whare nei.
This house is a good house.

He whare kōhatu te whare nei.
This house is a good house.

He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.

Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.

te whare
the house

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Kei te hiahia te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

E hia ngā whare i te tāone?
How many houses are in the town?

Kei waho te kurī i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.

He whare nui tēnei.
This is a big house.

He whare nui tēnā.
That (by you) is a big house.

Kā tonu te whare karakia.
The church was full.

E hia ngā whakaahua i te wharetaonga?
How many pictures are in the museum?

Nōna te whare nei?
Is this his/her house?

E hia ngā wharekura o te tāone nei?
How many schools are in this town?

E hia ngā whare o te kāinga nei?
How many houses are in this village?

E hia ngā pukapuka o te wharepukapuka nei?
How many books are in this library?

Kei runga te manu i te whare.
The bird is on the house.

Kua horoi rāua i te whare.
They have washed the house.

I karapoti haere mātou i te whare.
We walked around the house.

E hia ngā tauira o te whare wānanga nei?
How many students are in this university?

E kō, haere ki te wharepaku. Kia tere!
Girl, go to the toilet. Hurry up!

He mā tō rātou whare.
Their house is white.

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

He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.

Ko te whare nui tēnei.
This is the big house.

E kore te whare kōrero, e puta he kupu mā tētahi tangata i muri i te kupu a te tino ariki.
It was not allowable according to the rules of debate for any person to say anything after the high chief had spoken.

He rawe tō whakapaipai whare!
Your house cleaning is excellent!

Rere ai au ki Wharekauri ki te kite i te whānau.
I fly to the Chatham Islands regularly to see the family.

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

He kokonga whare ka kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea.
You can see the corners of a house, but you cannot see into the recesses of the heart.

Pāpā, nāku kē i raka te whare, nā Amaru i whakaweto te hikohiko. Kua pai tātou.
Pāpā, I locked the house. Amaru turned the power off. We are fine.

Kua oti tōku whare.
My house is complete.

Kei hea ō kōrua whare?
Where are your houses?

Te whare o te tangata.
The man's house.

tō rāua whare
their (2) house

Kei te hanga a Haki i tētehi whare.
Jack is building a house.

te whare o te māhita.
The master's house.

ō rāua whare
their (2) houses

Tēnei taha o te whare.
This side of the house.

Tō kōutou whare.
Your house.

Nō rātou te whare rā.
That is their house/That house belongs to them.

Te whare ō tōu hoa.
Your friend's house.

Kei te pīrangi te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Te whare o ō mātou mātua.
Our parents' house.

Kei te hiahia ia ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
He wants to go to the toilet.

Ko ngā poupou o te whare he kōhurihuri kahikatea.
The side posts supporting the rafters were composed of the solid trunks of white pine.

Tēnei whare o tātou.
This house is ours.

Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.

Tōku nei whare.
This house of mine.

Ka tū te pō whakangahau ki tōku whare, kaua ki tōna.
The party is at my place, not his.

He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.

Mōna te whare nā.
That house by you is for her.

Kua hangā he whare.
A house has been built.

Ko Paraukau te whare tūpuna.
Paraukau is the ancesteral house.

I hanga a Taika i tōku whare.
Taika built my house.

He whare ō rātou.
They have houses.

He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.

He iti ake tōku whare i tōna.
My house is smaller than hers.

He whare tēnei.
This is a house.

Ehara nōu tēnei whare.
This is not your house.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

He nui tēnei whare.
This house is big.

Ehara i a koe tēnei whare.
This is not your house.

Ki te whare karakia
To church.

Kei muri i te whare.
Behind the house.

Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.