Results for 'ahau'
Ko ahau te kōtiro tuarua.
I am the second girl.
Identity sentences - ko...
Kei te kai ahau i te āporo.
I am eating an apple.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te kōrero ahau ki a koe.
I am talking to you.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E maumahara ana ahau ki taku tino matukutanga.
I am remembering being very frightened.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E aroha ana ahau ki a Hēmi.
I love Hēmi.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I tupu hoki ahau i reira.
I also grew up there.
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 tono ahau kia mutu te tetū.
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
I te Mane ka haere ahau ki Taupō.
I went to Taupo on Monday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka tunu ahau i te kai.
I will cook food.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua kite noa atu ahau ka ngaro te reo Māori.
I saw long ago that the Māori language will disappear.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua kite ahau i a koe.
I have seen you.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me aha ahau ki ngā toenga kai?
What should I do with the leftovers?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.
Sentences with i - i
Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.
Habitual action - ai
Nā Ponga ahau i āwhina.
I was protected by Ponga.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?
Future agent emphatic - māku
Hoatu koe, kāore ahau e kuhu atu.
You go, I'm not going in.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Hoatu koutou, mā Pāpā ahau e tiki.
You lot go, Dad will pick me up.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
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
I aukatingia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I whakatūngia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I whakanohoia ahau i te kāinga.
I was grounded.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka taea ahau te tākaro i te kita.
I am able to play the guitar.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka taea ahau te tuhituhi i tēnei reta.
I am able to write this letter.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.
Conjunctions - but - engari
He pai ki ahau te mahita, nā te mea, he humarie ia.
I like the teacher, because he's handsome.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kāore e pai ki ahau te mahita, na te mea, he haunga ia.
I don't like the teacher because he smells.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Ka āhei ahau te kōrero ki a ia.
I am allowed to talk to him/her.
Allowed to do something - āhei
Kei te āmaimai ahau i te hui.
I'm nervous about the meeting.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kei te harikoa ahau i te mea kei konei koutou.
I am happy because you are all here.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kei te whakahīhi ahau i te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am proud because my work is finished.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kei te mokemoke ahau i te mea kei rohe kē taku whānau.
I am lonely because my family is in another region.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Kāore ahau i haere me Mia.
I did not go with Mia.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Ka rongo ahau i tētahi waiata pai i tēnei rā.
I heard a nice song today.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
Kawea atu ahau ki tō tumuaki!
Take me to your leader!
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Kei te āwangawanga ahau ki te kōrero.
I'm worried about speaking.
I kite ahau i te tangata paru ngā ringa.
I saw a man with dirty hands.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i
Ka mihi ahau ki tōku kara, arā te kara hui o te Kuini.
I greet my flag, the great flag of the Queen.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
E tangi he pū i ngā pō katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kāore ahau i te kai i te āporo.
I am not eating an apple.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...
Hei konei ahau ā te ata.
I will be here in the morning.
Future locative - hei
He pai ki ahau tēnei kēmu.
I like this game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He pai ki ahau te mea nei.
I like this thing.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Engari, he pai ki ahau te tae.
But I like the colour.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Ehara i ahau te kai i tunu.
It was not me who cooked the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I ahau e haere ana i te rori, ka pahū a Ruapehu.
While I went down the road, Ruapehu erupted.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
I ahau i Pipiripi, ka tūtaki au ki tōku whanaunga.
While I was in Melbourne, I met with my cousins.
While - i... ka...
Kātahi anō ahau ka hoki mai i te toa.
I finally comeback from the shop.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Mā wai ahau e āwhina?
Who will help me?
Who will? - mā wai?
He ātaahua ake ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He ātaahua atu ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
In order to... - kia... ai...
HJomai te hama kia whakatika a ahau i tēnei.
Pass the hammer so that I can fix this.
In order to... - kia... ai...
Kei te wātea ahau ā te pō o te Paraire.
I'm free on Friday night.
Ehara i ahau tēnei.
This does not belong to me.
Kua pānui ahau i tēnei pānui.
I have read this notice.
He kaiāwhina ahau nō te kaiwhakahaere.
I am an assistant to the Director.
Kāaore koe i wareware i a au. I wareware ahau i a koe.
I didn't forget you. You forgot me.
Kāore ahau whakamā i a koe.
I wasn't embarassed by you.
Kua kai ahau i te toroī? E kore rawa!
Have I eaten toroī! Never!
Kei te haere ahau ki to hokomaha hoko ai i te kai.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food.
Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha hoko ai i te kai mā ōku mātua.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food for my parents.
Kei te mānukanauka ahau i te huarere.
I'm worried about the weather.
Kei te mānukanuka ahau i te whakamātautau.
I'm worried about the exam.
Kei te pīrangi ahau ki te whakakaha i tōku reo Māori.
I want to strengthen my Māori language.
Kua oti kē i ahau ngā kākahu te horoi.
I have already washed the clothes.
Kāore ahau e pai ana ki te kai hikareti.
I do not like smoking cigarettes.
I tono ahau kia mutu te tutū
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.
E kore ahau e wareware ki a ia.
I will never forget her.
He tauira ahau ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
I am a student at Massey
He kaimahi ahau ki Te Kōhanga Reo
I am a worker at Kōhanga Reo.
He hoahoa ahau nō Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.
He kaimahi ahau ki Countdown.
I am a worker at Countdown.
He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te WÄnanga o Raukawa
He kaimahi ahau ki ANZ
I am a worker at ANZ
I mea atu rā hoki ahau ki a koe kua whakapuaretia e ia te kēti ki a tātou.
I told you he would open the gate for us.
He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.
I mōhio ahau e haere mai ana koe i tēnei rā.
I knew you would come today.
He kaimahi ahau ki ANZ ki Pōneke.
I am a worker at ANZ, in (or at) Wellington.
Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.
When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.
E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.
Kua mōhio ahau i hē ia.
I know he is wrong.
Mōhio rawa ake ahau kua hē a ia.
I just realised she was wrong.
Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.
Kei muri ahau i a koe.
I am behind you.
I hoko mai ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
I bought a book.
I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.
I mea atu ahau ki a mea.
I spoke to so-and-so.
He tauira ahau ki tē kāinga
I am a student at home
Kore rawa ahau e haere.
I won't go.
Ka haere ahau ki te marae.
I will be going to the marae.
I utu ahau i ngā nama.
I paid the bills.
I toa anō ahau meina i whēke ahau.
I could have won if I'd tried.
E āwhina koe ahau i a Ataahua.
You are helping Ataahua.
Kāore e taea e ahau te hīkoi nā raro.
I'm not able to work.
Māmā, e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere ki te kaukau.
Mum, I want to go for a swim.
Ka whakatā ahau mō te kōtahi wiki.
I'll take a holiday for a week.