On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko te kāinga tūturu o Hēmi kei Pōneke.
As for Hēmi's permanent home, it's in Wellington.
Identity sentences - ko...

I noho rātou ki te kāinga o Tawa.
They stayed at Tawa's home.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Me haere mai ki taku kāinga ki te kai.
(You) should come to my house to dinner.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te kāinga a Ataahua e mahi ana.
Ataahua is at home working.
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Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That place is Ngāti Porou territory.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I kainga katoatia te hākari.
The feast was all eaten up.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kainga katoatia te kai.
The food was all eaten up.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E kainga ana ngā rīwai e te pēpi.
The potatoes are being eaten by the baby.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kainga te parāoa e ngā rakiraki.
The bread has been eaten by the ducks.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kainga te keke e Mere.
The cake was eaten by Mere.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Hoki mai ki te kāinga kirihimete ai.
Come back home for Christmas.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kei Pōneke te kāinga tūtru o Tame.
Tame's permanent home is in Wellington.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāinga te pēpi.
The baby is at home.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāinga tōna tuahine.
Her sister is at home.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kāore tōku kāinga e tawhitei i te pāka.
My house is not far from the park.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ko Waikanae te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Waikanae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Hei te kāinga te tamaiti.
The child will be at home.
Future locative - hei

Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.
Future locative - hei

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.
If using ki - ki

E hia rānei ērā kāinga tawhito?
How many of those old settlements would there be?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

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

Kia tae mai a Mia, ka peka atu tātau ki te kāinga o Rangi.
When Mia arrives, we will stop by Rangi's house.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kite ai i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to see my family.
In order to... - kia... ai...

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kore ai au e kite i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to not see my family.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

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

Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Ari.
I want to live in Ari's home.

Kāore he mahi kāinga i tēnei rā.
There's no homework today.

I te kainga o ngā pāua, ka pāterotero ia i te katoa o te pō.
On eating the pāua, he farted all night.

I kainga ngā kina katoa.
All the kina were eaten.

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

Apōpō, ka haere tātou ki te kāinga o Honi.
Tomorrow we are going to Honi's home.

Ka kite kōrua ki te kāinga ā muri i te kura.
See you both at home after school.

I kainga ngā kina katoa e rātou.
All the kina wee eaten by them.

He kāinga iti noa iho a Ōtautahi!
Christchurch is just a little village!

Keo tōu kāinga pea te ngahau nā te tini o te uri ariki.
Perhaps at your home the young chiefs dance.

Ko te heihei te tūmomo mīti e kainga ana e ratou.
The type of meat that is being eaten by them is chicken

Tena koa, kainga e koe tēnei wāhi?
Why don't you try this piece?

Kei te kāinga ōku kamupūtu.
My gumboots are at home.