On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me pukumahi koe.
You should work hard!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Mā te pukumahi e tutuki ai.
Through hard work [it] will be achieved.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kei te tino pukumahi ahau.
I am very busy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

He tangata pukumahi ia, nērā?
She's a hardworker, eh?
Categorizing sentences - he

Nā taku pukumahi i paru ai.
Because of my hard work, they are dirty.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

I tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi was very busy.

Ka tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi will be very busy.

I pukumahi ia.
He or she was busy.

Ka pukumahi ia.
He or she will be busy.

Kei te tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is very busy.

Kei te pukumahi koe.
You are busy.

Kei te tino pukumahi a Mere.
Mere is very busy.

Kei te pukumahi ia.
He or she is busy.

I āhua pukumahi ahau.
I was somewhat busy.

I tino pukumahi a Mere.
Mere was very busy.

Ka tino pukumahi a Mere.
Mere will be very busy.

Kei te tino pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very busy.

I pukumahi ahau.
I was busy.

He tangata pukumahi tō māmā.
Your mum is a hard working person.

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat busy.

I āhua pukumahi koe.
You were somewhat busy.

Ka āhua pukumahi koe.
You will be somewhat busy.

I tino pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi was very busy.

He pukumahi au i te ao, i te pō!
I'm busy night and day!

Ka tino pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very busy.

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Mere.
Mere is somewhat busy.

I pukumahi koe.
You were busy.

Ka pukumahi koe.
You will be busy.

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat busy.

I āhua pukumahi ia.
He or she was somewhat busy.

Ka āhua pukumahi ia.
He or she will be somewhat busy.

He pukumahi ia.
He is a hard worker.

I āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat busy.

Ka āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat busy.

Kei te āhua pukumahi ahau.
I am somewhat busy.

Kei te āhua pukumahi koe.
You are somewhat busy.

He kaimahi pukumahi koe.
You are a hard worker.

I tino pukumahi ahau.
I was very busy.

I āhua pukumahi a Mere.
Mere was somewhat busy.

Ka āhua pukumahi a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat busy.

Tō pukumahi hoki!
How hardworking you are!

Kei te āhua pukumahi ia.
He or she is somewhat busy.

I tino pukumahi koe.
You were very busy.

Ka tino pukumahi koe.
You will be very busy.

I āhua pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi was somewhat busy.

Ka āhua pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat busy.

Kei te tino pukumahi koe.
You are very busy.

Kei te tino pukumahi ia.
He or she is very busy.

Kei te pukumahi ahau.
I am busy.

I tino pukumahi ia.
He or she was very busy.

Ka tino pukumahi ia.
He or she will be very busy.