On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko tōku kuia tērā!
That's my nanna!
Identity sentences - ko...

E moe ana te kuia rā.
The old lady is speaking.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ko Ani te kuia e karanga ana ki te manuhiri.
Ani is the old woman who calls to the visitors.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei mua te kuia e karanga ana.
The kuia is calling in front.
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He aha te mahi a ngā kuia i te marae?
What is the work of the elderly women at the marae?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.
Future agent emphatic - māku

E hūrori haere ana te kuia ānō nei kua māuiui.
The old woman was staggering along as if she was sick.
It was as if - ānō nei

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 kuia haere taku waka, engari he waka pai tonu.
My car is growing old, but she's still a good car.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Kua kuia mārika au, engari kāore anō kia hauā!
I am indeed old, but not yet disabled!
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

He kuia tōku whaea.
My mother is an elder.
Categorizing sentences - he

He toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

No te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.
That (over there) - tērā

Ehara tōku kuia nō Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Nō te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.

He kuia au nō Rangi.
I am a kuia of Rangi's.

Kei taku kuia tētehi paihikara.
My nanny has a push bike.

Kua moe te kuia rā.
The kuia over there has gone to sleep.

He kuia kaha ki te kōrero i ngā mahi o tana tamarikitanga.
She is an elderly woman who is good at talking about her childhood.

He wharau mō tōna kuia tāna e mahi ana.
She is working on a shed for her kuia.

He kuia aroha a Mere.
Mary is a loving elder.

Kei te āwhina mai te kuia i ahau.
The grandmother is helping me.

He kuia hūmarie tōku kuia.
My nan is a humble kuia.

tā te kuia mokopuna
the old woman's grandchild

ā te kuia mokopuna
the old woman's grandchildren

Ka raranga ngā kuia i ngā kete.
The old women will weave the bags.

Kei te kohete te kuia i ngā tamariki.
The old woman is telling the children off.

Mō te kuia tēnā ka tika.
That would be fine for an old lady.