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haere - go, come

hoki - to go back, return; also, indeed

whakahaere - to run something, manage, make something go

kuhu - to enter, to go or come in

tukua - let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

tomo - to enter, go into

nau - come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

uru - join; enter; participate, go in; west

whakataki - to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

taiāwhio - to go around, encircle

whakahēngia - to disagree, contradict, find fault with, condemn, object to, criticise; to cause to go astray, lead astray (pass of whakahē)

hihiratia - go over carefully! check! (pass. of hihira)

kuhuna - entered; enter! go in! (pass. of kuhu)

taki puta - go outside!

Karawhiua! - Give it heaps! Go hard!

Kaua e mutu takiwā noa iho. - Don't limit yourself! Go beyond the comfort zone.

Kia hūkere te hoe. - Go hard! Dig deep!

whakatoreke - to dawdle, go slowly

Rehekō! - Let's go!

Hoea tō waka! - Go for it!

Pai tū, pai hinga. - Give it a go! (You might win, you might lose.)

Pōkaihia ō tueke. - Pack your bags and go!

Kaore e haere ko te rae anake. - Don't go emptyhanded.

Hoake! - Let's all go!

Hoatu! - You go, I'll stay!

Hoake tātou ki Ahuriri, kaua ki Heretaunga. - Let's all go to Napier, let's not go to Hastings.

Me haere koe i a Hēmi, kaua i a Mikaere. - Go with Hēmi, not with Mikaere.

He aha koe i haere ai ki te taone?
Why did you go to town?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha a Rangi i haere ai ki Hawai'i?
Why did Rangi go to Hawai'ī?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha koe i haere ai ki te pāpara kāutu?
Why did you go to the pub?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

E hiahia ana ia ki te haere ki tāwāhi.
Do you want to go to.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tono ana ia kia haere ia ki te whakatā.
He is requesting to go for a break.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere au ki te awa ki to hīkoi i te mutunga wiki.
I went to the river to go walking in the weekend.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.
I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere koutou ki te aha?
What did you go for?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka haere au ki te toa āpōpō ki te hoko kai.
I will go to the shop tomorrow to buy food.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

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 haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere ngā tama ki te kura.
The boys will go to school.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere ia ki Amerika.
He will go to America.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere au ki te kura, āpōpō.
I will go to school tomorrow.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere ngā tamariki ki te toa.
The children will go to the shop.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere tonu ia a tērā tau.
He will go next year.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me haere au ki taku karaehe.
I'd better go to my class.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koe ki te mahi ākuanei.
You'd better go to work soon.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koe ki te kaiwhakahaere.
You should go to the co-ordinator.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tātou raro.
We should go by foot.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tino haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
Children have to go to schol.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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

Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me toropuku te haere!
We should go secretly/quietly.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere ngā wāhine ki mua.
The women should go to the front.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koe ki te toa!
You should go to the shop!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koutou ko Ataahua ko Honi ki te tāone.
You and Ataahua and Honi should go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koe ki te toa ki te hoko miraka.
You should go the shop and buy milk.
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 haere koutou ki te hui kei hinga te take.
You should go to the meeting, or the matter might be defeated.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe.
We should go for a coffee.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere au i nāianei.
I'd better go now.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koe ki te hui.
You should go to the meeting.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tino haere koe ki te hui.
You really must go to the meeting.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere koe ki te kaukau.
You should go for a swim.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka haere au ki te tiki miraka i te pouaka makariri.
I will go and fetch the milk from the fridge.
Sentences with i - i

Kaua e haere ki waho, kei te ua.
Don't go outside, it's raining.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

E , kia āta haere me te kapu , kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.
Habitual action - ai

Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.
We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.
Habitual action - ai

E taku tau, he aha nei ngā mahi tāua kia haere atu ki tātahi?
My love, what tasks do we have to do so we can go to the beach to holiday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Tēnā mahi atu a kōrua mahi whakatika?
Could you two please go and do your chores?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Taihoa e haere.
Don't (you) go yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Taihoa e moe.
Don't go to sleep just yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

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

Taihoa kōrua e haere!
Don't you two go just yet!
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Taihoa e haere!
Don't go yet!
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Taihoa e moe!
Don't go to sleep just yet!
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Pita ia e tiki.
Pita will go and collect him.
Future agent emphatic - māku

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 mua, kei te pai au i konei.
You guys go up the front, I'm fine here.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koe ki mua o te rārangi.
You go to the front of the queue.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu kōrua ki te horoi i ngā rīhi, kāore au e roa.
You two go and wash the dishes, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou. Ko au ā taihoa ake.
You three go. I'll go a bit later.
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

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

Ka haere au ki te mahi runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere au ki te mahi runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e tukuna to taiapa.
Don't let go of the fence.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e haere ki tērā piko o te awa.
Don't go to that bend in the river.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e haere atu!
Don't go away!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e puta ki waho.
Don't go outside.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua koutou e haere takirua.
You should not go in pairs.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

E ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kaua tātou e tatari kia pari haere te tai, ka haere ai. Me haere ināianei.
Let's not wait until the tide starts coming in and then go. We should go now.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kāre e taea a au te haere ki te mahi āpōpō.
I can't go to work tomorrow.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea rāua te haere ki te kura?
Are they (two) able to go to school?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ngā tamariki te haere ki te kura.
The children are able to go to school.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Tēnā koe e hoa, e pīrangi ana koe ki te haere ki te tāone hei whakanui i ā tāua mahi?
Thanks mate, do you want to go to town to celebrate our work?
For the purpose of - hei

Kia tino tere haere ai.
So that it should go very quickly.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Ka haere au ki te toa hoko tītī ai.
I will go to the shop to buy muttonbird.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka haere au ki Ōhope whakatā ai.
I go to Ōhope in order to relax.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka āhei tātau ki te haere ki te hui?
Are we allowed to go to the meeting?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei koe te haere ki te pāti.
You are allowed to go to the party.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei te kaiako te haere ki waho.
The teacher is allowed to go outside.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei rāua te haere ki te toa.
They (two) are allowed to go to the store.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
When - Kia

Kia oti te mahi ka hoki tātou.
When the work is done, we will go home.
When - Kia

Kāore au e haere i te hekenga o te ua.
I won't go because of the falling rain.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore mātou i haere ki te tāone.
We did not go to town.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

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

Did you go to the shop?
Did you not go to the shop?
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore ahau i haere me Aroha.
I did not go with Aroha.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone i nga Tāite.
We go to town on Thursdays.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
I will not go to work.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore tātou e whai ki te haere ki te awa.
We're not going to have time to go to the river.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore mātou e haere ki te tāone i ngā Tāite.
We do not go to town on Thursdays.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore mātou e haere ki te tāone āpōpō.
We won't go to town tomorrow.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Kāore au e haere ki te toa āpōpō ki te hoko kai.
I will not go to the shop tomorrow to buy food.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

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 rātou e haere ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will not go to the beach to swim.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Ka haere tāua ki te pura kaukau.
Shall we go to the pool.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te kura.
Tomorrow, I will go to school.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Me haere tātou ki tua o tēnei maunga.
We've got to go over this mountain.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kua tīkina ngā tamariki i te kura, ka rite te whānau ki te haere ki tātahi, hararei ai.
The kids have been fetched from school, the family is ready to go to the beach for a holiday.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

He hui āku ki Rakiura, reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in Stewart Island, so I have to go now.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kāore tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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

Ka roa noa atu tōku rerenga i roto i tōku rererangi.
I can go for miles in my airplane.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ka haere tātou ki te papatākaro ā tērā wiki.
We will go to the playground next week.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Manu ki te tiki i a Nikau.
Soon Manu and I will go to fetch Nikau.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka heare tonu atu nei ahau.
I'll go right now.
Away - atu

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?
Away - atu

A te waru karaka ka haere tātou ki te marae.
We will go the marae at 8 o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Hei te Rāmere haere atu ai au ki Otepoti.
I will go to Dunedin on Friday.
Future locative - hei

Mehemea ka ua āpōpō, kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
If it rains tomorrow, I won't go to work.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka whiti te , ka haere mātou ki tātahi.
If the sun shines we will go to the beach.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea heke te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka heke te hukapapa, ke haere mātou ki te maunga.
If the snow falls, we will go to the mountain.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ki te whiti te āpōpō, ka haere tātau ki tātahi.
If the sun shines tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
If using ki - ki

Ki te haere koe raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.
If using ki - ki

Kāore rāua e taea te haere ki te kura?
Are they (two) unable to go to school?
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Kāore ngā tamariki e taea te haere ki te kura.
The children are unable to go to school.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Inahea koe i haere ai ki te toa?
When did you go to the shop?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Inahea koe i haere ati ai?
When did you go there?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Me hoki atu koe ki te kāinga, kei pukuriri māmā.
You had better go back now - your mum might get mad.
In case... - kei

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Me haere wawe tātou kia pai ai tātou tirohanga atu.
Let's go early so that we can get a good view.
In order to... - kia... ai...

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

He aha koe i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn't you go to work?
Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?

te aha koutou i haere ai ki te tāone?
For what reason did you (plural) go to town?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) o town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Ko taku tino hiahia kia haere ki Kanata, ki Amerika, ki Mehiko hoki.
I really want to go to Canada, America and Mexico.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Kāhore i āhei te tangata kia haere i te tahatika o te one.
People were not allowed to go to the shore.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

Ka haere rātou Te Wairarapa Tararua rānei.
They will either go via the Wairarapa or Tararua.
Or... - ...rānei

Ka haere tātou, ka mutu ana te hui.
We will go when the hui finishes.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He aha koe e haere ai ki te hui?
Why will you go to the hui?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?

Kāore koe e āhei te haere ki te pāti.
You are not allowed to go to the party.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kāore te kaiako e āhei te haere ki waho.
The teacher is not allowed to go outside.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kāore rāua e āhei te haere ki te toa.
They are not allowed to go to the store.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

E ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.

pirangi haere ki te retireti?
Wanna go to the slide?

pirangi haere ki te tārere?
Wanna to go to the swing?

Haere kōrua ki korā
you two go over there.

Enei ka haere tātou ki tātahi.
When we're finished, we'll go to the beach.

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

Haere ake
go upwards.

Haere tāua ki tātahi?
Shall we go to the beach?

Ia , ia , ka haere au ki te kura.
Every day I go to school.

Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.

Kia haere tāua ki Kai Reka, kei reira taku hoa, a Aria, e mahi ana.
Let's go to Kai Reka, my friend, Aria, works there.

Ka hiahia ngā tamariki ki te haere ki te tāone.
The children want to go to town.

hea haere ai ki reira?
How shall we go there?

Hoake! Hoatu!
Let's all go! You go and I'll stay!

Ā Te Aranga ka haere au ki...
At Easter I will go to...

Āpōpō ka haere tātou ki te marae.
Tomorrow we will go to the marae.

I haere koe ki tēhea pāparakauta?
Which pub did you go to?

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).

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).

Kāhore ia i haere ki te kura.
She didn't go to school.

Ka haere au ki te paku āwhina i a rātou.
I'll go and give them a bit of a hand.

Āpōpō ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
Tomorrow we will go to town.

Kāore taea e au te haere ki te tāone.
I can't go to town.

Kia kaha e hoa !
Let's go team!

Ko te āhua nei, tērā e hokihoki anō ana ia ki Taranaki.
It appears that he used to go back to Taranaki fequently.

E, pai ake te haere ki te awa.
Yes, it's better to go to the river.

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

Kia tika a muri, kia tika a mua.
If things out the back are going well, things out the front will go well.

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

Kei te hiahia haere koe ki hea, ki tāwāhi?
Do you want to go to where, overseas?

Pai noa, me haere koe ki te tiki i ngā tamariki ki te kura i nāianei tonu.
All good, you should go get the kids now.

Āe, he tika tāu, ka haere i nāianei.
Yes, you are right, I'll go now.

Ka haere tātou ākuanei.
We'll go soon.

Kāore e taea e au te haere ki te mahi āpōpō.
I am unable to go to work tomorrow.

Hoake tātou ki tātahi!
Let's go to the beach!

Ka haere au ā te Rāmere.
I will go on Friday.

Ka haere kōrua āpōpō.
You should go tomorrow.

Ā tērā Rāmere, ka haere māua ki Temuka.
Next Friday, we (2 exclusive) will go to Temuka.

A te Rātapu, ka haere tātou ki te karakia.
On Sunday we will go to church.

Kaua hei puta ki waho.
Don't go out.

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

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

Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te haere ki te hopu tītī.
The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.

Hei hoa kapu ?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

Māmā, e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere ki te kaukau.
Mum, I want to go for a swim.

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