On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Me hoatu he kapi ki a Hare.
You should give Hare a copy.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys should be given to him/her.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.
Sentences with i - i

Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Kaua e hoatu te māripi ki a Hēmi.
=Don't give the knife to Hēmi.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e hoatu ngā kī ki a Koro.
Do not give the keys to Grandfather.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys shouldn't be given to him/her.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I'll give you these.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kaua e hoatu te huka ki roto i te kāpata.
Don't put the sugar into the cupboard.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kua hoatu he kai ki te manuhiri.
Some food has been given to the visitor.

I hoatu koe i te koha ki a wai?
To whom did you give the koha?

I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.

I hoatu a Mere i te keke mā tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.