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Ko wai ngā tamariki koi ngā hinengaro?
Who are the children with sharp minds?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha ngā tamariki i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
Why did the kids return home?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ehara ngā tamariki i te kaitākaro.
The children are not athletes.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki waho
The children are going outside.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te moe ngā tamariki.
The children are sleeping.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te whakamārama ia i ngā kōrero pakitara ki ngā tamariki.
She is explaining the stories to the children.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kōrero ana ia ki ngā tamariki.
He is talking to the children.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E puta ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E oma ana ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children are running to school.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E māngere ana ngā tamariki i te pouaka whakaata.
The television is making the children lazy.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E waiata ana ngā tamariki.
The children are (or were) singing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kai ana ngā tamariki i ngā āporo.
The children are eating the apples.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kai ana ngā tamariki i te hapa.
The children are eating dinner.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I kai ngā tamariki i te parāoa.
The children ate the bread.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tiki au i ngā tamariki.
I got the kids.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tiaki tamariki au.
I looked after kids.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere ā tāua tamariki ki tō rātou wharekura.
Our children went to their school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children were hungry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te rā wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

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

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children have gone to school.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua oma ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children have run in the playground.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kī kē te hōro i te tamariki.
The hall was full of children.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.
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 āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kua mākū katoa ngā tamariki i te ua.
The children are all wet from the rain.
Sentences with i - i

I kaukau ngā tamariki i te whanga.
The children swam in the bay.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto ngā tamariki te te rūma moe e tākaro ana.
The kids are in the bedroom playing.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei hea ngā tamariki e haere ana?
Where are the chidren going?

Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.

Kei te kura ngā tamariki e ako ana.
The children are learning at the school.

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Ari rāua ko Aroha.
The children of Ari and Aroha were born much later.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.
Belonging to the past - nō

Ehara mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mā ngā tamariki tēnei āporo.
This apple is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara ēnei pāua mā ngā tamariki.
These pāua aren't for the kids.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is not for the children.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki i whakangaro ngā mea tākaro.
It was the children who lost the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kairangahau i uiui ia tamariki, o ngā whānau katoa.
The researcher interviewed each group of children from all the families.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki i kato te pūhā.
The children picked the pūhā.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki te pūhā i kato.
The children picked the pūhā.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei āporo.
This apple is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is for the children.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā tamariki e whakapai ngā moenga.
The children will make the beds.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children will play the game.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children will set the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I will lead the children to school.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents will help the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Aria ngā tamariki e tiki.
Aria will be the one to collect the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ā tātou tamariki ā tātou ngeru e whāngai.
Our kids will feed our cats.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ngā tamariki e kato te pūhā.
The children will pick the pūhā.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā ngā tamariki te pūhā e kato.
The children will pick the pūhā.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Take the children to school in the morning.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.
It was as if - ānō nei

E pēwhea ana āu tamariki?
How are your kids?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua ngā tamariki e mau i ngā pōtae.
The children shouldn't wear hats.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua ngā tamariki e tikina i te kura.
The children shouldn't be picked up from school.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua tata pōhara au i aku tamariki.
I'm nearly broke thanks to my children.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being chased by the children,
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tamariki.
The dishes have been washed by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua mahia te mahi e ngā tamariki.
The work was done by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te tākarohia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being played with by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka whakapaingia te papa e ngā tamariki.
The floor will be cleaned by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E nekehia ana ngā pouaka e ngā tamariki.
The boxes are being moved by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whakaakona ngā tamariki e te kaiako.
The children were taught by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka haria ngā tamariki e au ki te papa tākaro.
The children will be taken by me to the playground.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te horoi rīhi ngā tamariki.
The kids are washing the dishes.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I konei ngā tamariki.
The children were here.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi?
Are the children capable of washing the dishes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe ngā tamariki te tiki?
Can you pick up the kids?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea ia te whakaako i ngā tamariki?
Is he/she able to teach the children?
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...

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?
For the purpose of - hei

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei

He aha te tino kai hei kai mā ngā tamariki?
What is best food for the children to eat?
For the purpose of - hei

I haere mātou ki Te Whanaganui a Tara kia mātakitaki ngā tamariki i te kēmu.
We went to Wellington so that the children can watch the game.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.
The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

I haere te whānau ki te pāka kia tākaro ngā tamariki.
The family went to the park so the kids could play.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

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

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I haere ngā tamariki ki te moana kauhoe ai.
The children went to the ocean in order to swam.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Kāore anō ngā tamariki kia haere ki te kura.
The children have not gone to school yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō ngā tamariki kia oma i te papa tākaro.
The children have not run in the playground yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

I a Kuikui e tamariki ana, kāore kau he hiko.
When Gran was young, there wasn't any electricity.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Kāore ngā tamariki e āhei ana ki te kōrero Pākehā.
The children are not allowed to speak English.
Allowed to do something - āhei

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei ngā tamariki te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are allowed to play at the playground.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te pukuriri ngā tamariki.
The children are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiamoe ngā tamariki?
Are the children sleepy?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te aha ngā tamariki?
What are the children doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore ngā tamariki i te pukuriri.
The children are not grumpy.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te hiamoe?
Are the children not sleepy?
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te moe.
The children are not sleeping.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I mua i te kuaha ngā tamariki.
The children were in front of the door.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kāore ngā tamariki i kai i te parāoa.
The children did not eat the bread.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore te wini i pakaru i ngā tamariki.
The window was not broken by the children.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki atu ngā tamariki ki te kura āpōpō.
The children are returning to school tomorrow.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He kaitākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are athletes.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kāore ngā tamariki e oma ana ki te kura.
The children are not running to school.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Nā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite belongs to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kei te kura ā raua tamariki.
Their children are at school.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Whakapuakina ā koutou pukepuka, tamariki nā!
Open your books, children!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ka piki ā rāua tamariki i te maunga āpōpō.
Their children will climb the mountain tomorrow.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He pūtea ā ngā tamariki?
Do the children have any money?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He pūtea ā ngā tamariki.
The children have money.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He Niko ro kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children's teacher is Niko.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei hea ō koutou kamapūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He hū ō ā māua tamariki.
Our children have shoes.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore anō ngā rīhi kia horoia e ngā tamariki.
The dishes have not been washed by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te mahi i mahia e ngā tamariki.
The work was not done by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te pōro i te tākarohia e ngā tamariki.
The ball is not being played with by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te papa e whakapaingia e ngā tamariki.
The floor will not be cleaned by the children.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ā rāua tamariki.
They don’t have any children.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ōku tungāne, he wāhine katoa mātou ngā tamariki.
I don't have any brothers, all of the children are female.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tamariki ā Hine?
Does Hine have any children?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki āu?
Do you have children?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki āu e hoa?
Do you have any children, friend?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki ā rāua.
They (two people) have children.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki āku?
Do you have children?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki āku.
I have children.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te tākaro i te pāmu i te rā wera.
The children were not playing at the farm on the hot day.
Describing how an action is done - I tere tā mātou haere; He pai tana mahi

Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Aroha rātou ko Honi ko Tame āku tamariki.
Aroha, Honi and Tame are my children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

E oma atu ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.
Away - atu

Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Tokotorua āu tamariki?
Have you got three children?
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Kotahi te kuia, tokotoru ngā tamariki.
One grandmother, three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Tokorua ngā tamariki.
There are two children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Tekau mā rua ngā tamariki.
There are twelve children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Ā, tekau mātou, tokowaru ngā tamariki.
Ah, there are ten of us, eight kids.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.
Future locative - hei

Haere ake i aua ope nei he tamariki kau.
Only young people went in those groups.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e haria ngā tamariki ki te kura i te ata.
Don't take the children to school in the morning.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground does not belong to the children.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite does not belong to the children.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore ngā tamariki i mua i te kuaha.
The children weren’t in front of the door.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children are not at the playground.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki i konei.
The children were not here.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children were not playing at the beach.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children were not in the middle of the road.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki hei waenganui i te papa tākaro.
The children will not be in the middle of the playground.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kei te kura ngā tamariki āpōpō.
The children will be at school tomorrow.
*Future locatives - kei te

E toru ngā tamariki a ō māua.
Our friends have three children.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o

Ehara mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children won’t play the game.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children won’t set the table.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I won’t lead the children to school.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents won’t help the children.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

He pai ki ngā tamariki te kēmu hou.
The children like the new game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kāore ia e taea te whakaako i ngā tamariki?
Is he/she unable to teach the children?
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...

Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children from school.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tamariki ngā mea tākaro i whakangaro.
The children didn’t lose the toys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā tamariki i whakaako.
The teachers didn’t teach the children.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i āku tamariki ngā kākau i pōkai.
My children didn't fold the clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua pakaru te wini i ngā tamariki.
The window was broken by the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua oti i a ia te mahi a ngā tamariki katoa.
She has completed all of the children's chores.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pau i ngā tamariki te kai.
The food has been consumed by the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore i a Paora ngā tamariki.
Paora doesn't have the kids.
Negating t possessives - kāore i a...

Nā te aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai?
For what reason did the children play?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn’t the children play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Kāore ā Hine he tamariki?
Does Hine not have any children?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e tokorua ngā tamariki.
There are not two children.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

Kāore e tekau mā rua ngā tamariki.
There are not twelve children.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

Ehara te kēmu hou i te pai ki ngā tamariki.
The children do not like the new game.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ko wai kāore i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who didn’t pick up the children from school?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki e āhei te tākaro i te papa tākaro.
The children are not allowed to play at the playground.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Ahakoa te ua, i haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
Despite the rain, the children went outside.

Mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki?
Who will fetch the children?

Ahakoa te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
Despite the rain, the children went outside.

Tangi tonu te pere o te kura, ka puta ngā tamariki ki te tākaro.
As soon as the school bell rings, the children come out to play. — 1172

Mā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for the children.

He mea tino tauhou ki te kite i te tamariki kāhore he ringa paru.
It is very strange to see a child without dirty henads.

E toru tekau ngā tamariki, kotahi te māhita, tokorua ngā mātua e haere ana.
There were thirty children, one teacher, and two parents who were going.

Kei te whakaohohia ngā tamariki e te kuia
The children are being woken up by the elderly lady

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki konei.
The children are coming here (by the speaker).

He aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai i te papa tākaro?
Why did the children play in the playground?

Kāore ngā tamariki i te whakaohohia e te kuia
The children are not being woken up by the elderly lady

Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.

E kore e taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi.
The children are unable to wash the dishes.

Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?

Nā koutou ēnei tamariki.
These children are yours (you all).

Ko ngā tamariki kāhore e haere ana ki te pikitia ka noho tonu ki te kura.
The children who are not going to the film will remain at school.

E whakapaipai ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou rūma.
The children are tidying their rooms.

Kei te āwhina ia i āna tamariki.
She is helping her children.

Kei hea ngā tamariki?
Where are the children?

Ko Moana kei te tiaki i ngā tamariki.
Moana is looking after her children.

Kua ki kē te hōro i te tamariki (Pōtatau 1991:84)
The hall was full of children

I whakamārama te kaiako i te rapanga ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher explained the problem to the children.

Ko āku tamariki anō.
My own children.

= Me whakaako tātou i ngā tamariki kore mōhio ki te reo Māori.
Give those shoes to the man who has none.

He Hainamana te kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children’s teacher is Chinese.

Ko ia te matua o ngā tamariki e mātakitaki mai ana.
He is the father of the children who are watching.

Kei te kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare.
The children are eating the lollies.

Kei whea aua tamariki?
Where are those children?

Kua patua tēnei kurī e ētahi tamariki.
This dog has been hit by some children.

Tokohia ngā tamariki?
How many children?

Mā koutou ēnei tamariki.
These children will be yours (you all).

Hōatu ēnei rare ki ētahi atu tamariki.
Give these lollies to some other children.

I te ata, ko ō ngā tamariki, nāna nei i tohatoha ngā hea.
In the morning the children who spread the hay got up.

Kua hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga.
The children have returned home.

Kāore ano te mahi kia oti i āku tamariki.
My children have not yet completed the work.

Nā ngā pākeke ngā tamariki i pukuriri ai.
The adults were the reason the children were angry.

Tokohia āu tamariki?
How many children have you?

He aha ngā tamariki e katakata nei?
Why are the children laughing?

I pau katoa ngā rare i ngā tamariki te kai.
The children ate all the lollies.

Kāore āku tamariki.
I dont have any children.

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.

I pau katoa ngā rare te kai e ngā tamariki.
The children ate all the lollies.

Whakawhiwhi-a ai ngā tamariki Māori ki tēnei karahipi ia tau, ia tau.
The Maori children are awarded this scholarship every year.

Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children are playing outside.

Ehara nā ngā tamariki i horoi te motokā.
The kids did not wash the car.

Kei runga ngā tamariki i te waka.
The children are in the car.

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

E toru ngā tamariki a ō māua hoa.
Our friends have three children.

Kāore ngā tamariki i haere.
The children did not go.

Tokorua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

Kāore ngā tamariki i tākaro i te kēmu.
The children did not play the game.

Tukua ngā tamariki nohinohi kia haere mai ki ahau =
Permit that the little children should come to me; or allow the little children to come to me.

Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.

Kāore te keke i kainga e ngā tamariki.
The cake was not eaten by the children.

E oma ana ngā tamariki i te wharekura.
The children are running from the school.

Na Hata ērā tamariki.
(Those children are Hata’s.)

Kāore ā Māia tamariki.
Māia doesn't have any children.

Kei waho ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are outside the house.

Kei te waiata ngā tamariki.
The children are singing.

I te waiata ngā tamariki.
She were singing.

I waiata ngā tamariki.
The children sang.

I hīkoi ngā tamariki ki te moana kauhoe ai.
The children walked to the ocean in order to swam.

Kei hea ō koutou kamupūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?

Kua kainga te keke *e* ngā tamariki.
The cake was eaten by the children.

Kua pau te keke *i* ngā tamariki.
The cake was consumed by the children.

Kāore anō ngā tamariki tāne kia paraihe i ō rātou makawe.
The boys have not brushed their hair yet.

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

Ehara rātou i te tamariki.
They are not children.

Mā wai ngā tamariki e āwhina?
Who is to help the children?

Tangi tonu te pere o te kura, ka puta ngā tamariki ki te tākaro
As soon as the school bell rings, the children come out to play

Āe, he tamariki āku.
Yes, I have children.

Kāore, kāore āku tamariki.
No, I don't have children.

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki.
The children are coming towards us.

E tamariki ana au
I was/am young

I haere ngā tamariki ki hea
Where did the children go to?

Tokohia ngā tamariki a ō kaumātua?
How many children do your grandparents have?

Kia manawanui tamariki mā.
Be patient children.

I pau te miraka i ngā tamariki.
The milk was consumed by the children.

Kei roto i te whare ngā tamariki.
The children are in the house.

Kei te whakaako rātou i te reo Māori ki ā rātou tamariki.
They are teaching Māori to their children.

Kei te whakaako rātou i ā rātou tamariki ki te reo Māori.
They are teaching their children Māori.

Kia pakeke rā anō ngā tamariki, ka mārama rātou.
Only when the children are older will they understand.

Haere mai, tamariki mā!
Come here, children!

Ehara mā ngā tamariki ēnei pāua.
These pāua aren't for the kids.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away, children!

Kua tutuki i ngā tamariki te mahi.
The job has been done by the children.

āta whakarongo tamariki mā.
Listen carefully children.

Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho tākaro ai.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside to play.

Kei te whakaohohia ngā tamariki e te kuia.
The children are being woken up by the elderly woman.

Kei te kura ā rāua tamariki.
Their children are at school.

Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was because of the rain that the children got wet

Kei te pānui ngā tamariki i ā rātou pukapuka.
The children are reading their books.

Kāore ngā tamariki i te whakaohohia e te kuia.
The children are not being woken up by the elderly woman.

Ehara nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was not because of the rain that the children got wet (but because of something else)

E umere ana ngā tamariki.
The children are shouting.

Kei te kai te tāne i te keke a ngā tamariki a te wahine.
The man is eating the woman's children's cake.

E oma atu ana ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.

E umere ana te tamariki.
Children shout.

Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside.

Me whakatā ngā tamariki.
The children should rest.

Kaua ngā tamariki e whakatā.
The children should not rest.

Ka oma ngā tamariki ki te papa tākaro hei tākaro i tētahi kēmu.
The children will run to the playground in order to play the game.

Kāore āna tamariki.
S/he doesn't have any children.

Ka noho ia ki konei hei tiaki i ngā tamariki.
She will stay here to look after the children.

E ono rau e rua tekau mā whitu ngā tamariki i te kura.
There are 627 children at the school

E oma atu ana ngā tamariki.
The children are running away.

Kei te waiata ngā tamariki ono rau rua tekau mā whitu i te kura.
And we don't need an e.

Nā ngā tamariki tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to the children.

He mea waiata te waiata hou e ngā tamariki.
The new song was sung by the children.

Whakapūakina ā koutou pukapuka, tamariki mā!
Open your books, children!

Ki a Hōri, me ako katoa ngā tamariki kura i te reo Hapanihi
According to Hōri (in Hōri’s opinion), all school children should learn Japanese

I aawhina a Hata i ngaa tamariki iti
Hata helped the small children

Ko ā tātou tamariki o nāianei ko ngā rangatira o te wā kei te haere mai.
Our children today are the leaders of the future.

Āku tamariki.
My children.

Hoihoi tamariki mā!
Too loud children! (Be quiet!).

Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei wā.
No, I don't have children at the moment.

Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai.
The rain was the reason the children got wet.

Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku nei.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.

Horoia ngā kanohi o ngā tamariki nohinohi!
(Wash the little children's faces!)

Mā te ua ngā tamariki e māku ai.
The rain is the reason the children will get wet.

Nā ngā tamariki *te māmā* i riri ai.
*The mother* was angry because of the children.

Kei te moe tonu ngā tamariki.
The children are still sleeping.

Ka whakareri ngā tamariki ki te haere ki Rotorua.
The children got ready to go to Rotorua.

Kia tekau ngā tamariki i te kura āpōpō.
There should be ten children at school tomorrow.

Kei hea āna tamariki?
Where are his children?

I hea ngā tamariki?
Where were the children?

I tōku whare ngā tamariki.
The children were at my house.

He hōhā nō ngā tamariki.
Because the children were annoyed.

Tākaro ai ngā tamariki.
The children always play.

Tākaro ai ngā tamariki i ngā Rāhoroi.
The children usually play on Saturdays.

Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku ai.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.

I pau katoa ngā rare i ngā tamariki te kai
The children ate all the lollies, the lollies were all used up by the children through their eating them

Mā te ua ngā tamariki e mākū ai.
It is because of the rain that children will be wet.

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.

I te aha ngā tamariki inanahi?
What were the children doing yesterday?

I te tākaro ngā tamariki inanahi.
The children were playing yesterday.

I te ata o te Rā Horoi ka moata te oho o ngā tamariki.
On Saturday morning the children woke early (the children’s waking changed to early).

Me kai ngā tamariki i tā rātou kai
The children should eat their food.

I whāngai tamariki ai ia.
She fosters children.

Kei te mataku i te kurii nui ngaa tamariki nei
These children are afraid of the big dog

I mea atu te māhita ki ngā tamariki kia kaua e waiho ō rātou hū ki te papa tākaro
The teacher told the children not to leave their shoes on the playing field

I aha ēnā tamariki?
What did those children do?

I ahau e tamariki ana ..
When I was growing up ..

Me whakaronga ngā tamariki ki ngā mātua.
Children should listen to the parents.

Kua kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare anake.
The children have only eaten the lollies.

Kua kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare katoa.
The children have eaten all the lollies.

Mā ēnei tikanga hoki ka ngāwari ai ngā ara, ngā huarahi, mō ā.tātou tamariki e whai ana, e rapu ana rānei i te mātauranga o te Pākehā.
In this manner you will ease the way for our children as they seek the knowledge of the Pākehā.

Kua kai ngā tamariki anake i ngā rare katoa.
Only the children have eaten all the lollies.

He pai a Ataahua ki te tiaki i ngā tamariki.
Ataahua is good at looking after children.

Kua kai ngā tamariki katoa i ngā rare anake.
All of the children have only eaten the lollies.

Kei te haere atu ngā tamariki ki korā.
The children are going away over there.

I a e tamariki ana
L254: “When I was young

He rawa ngā tamariki ki te tuhituhi, ki te pānui hoki.
The children are good at writing and reading.

Ko āna tamariki tonu ki te āwhina haere i a ia (Kāretu 1974:106)
Her own children used to help her

E whio ki ngaa tamariki kia haere mai
Whistle out to the children to come!

E kai ana ngā tamariki i te aha?
What are the children eating?

Kei te mea hoki ia ki toona kore i paatai ki ngaa tamariki raa ko teewhea a Ruataupare
He was asking himself why he had not questioned those children as to which was Ruataupare

I haere ngā tamariki i runga i te tinana rākau.
The children walked along the tree trunk.

I aha ērā tamariki?
What did those children do?

I tahitahi ngā tamariki i te papa.
The children swept the floor.

Ka pau ngā pihikete i ngā tamariki.
The biscuits will be consumed by the children.

He mahi tēnei mā ngā tamariki katoa
This is a job for all the kids

Kei te kai *anō* nga tamariki i te keke katoa.
The children have eaten all the cake again.

E tatari ana ngā tamariki ki te pahi.
The children are waiting for the bus.

Ki te kura ngā tamariki i oma *ai*.
It was to the school that the children ran.

Ka huna te wahine i ngā reta kia kore ai ngā tamariki e mōhio ki te pono.
The woman hid the letters so that the children would not know the truth. — Foster.

I tae mai ngā tamariki mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
The children arrived on their horses

He pukapuka mā te tamariki.
A book for children.

Ko te kura i oma ai ngā tamariki.
It was to the school that the children ran... still need ai.

Ka hoki anō ngā tamariki ki te kura mahi ai.
The children returned to school to work.

Mō ngā tamariki tērā papa tākaro.
That playground is for the children.

Ka hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, moe ai.
The children went home to sleep there.

Tīkina aku tamariki.
Fetch my children.

Mahia ngā mahi kei tamariki ana.
Get things done while (you’re) young.

E whakarongo ana ngā tamariki ki te kaiako.
The children are listening to the teacher.

Kia ora, tamariki mā!
Hello, children!

Ka hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, ka moe.
The children went home, and slept.

Kia tere, tamariki mā.
Hurry up, children.

Ka hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga ki.te moe.
The children went home to sleep.

Kia hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, ka moe ai.
When the children go home then they will sleep.

Ko Joseph te mātāmua o āku tamariki.
Joseph is the eldest of my children.

Hoki ana ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, moe ana.
The children returned home and slept.

Ki te papa tākaro i oma ai ngā tamariki.
It was to the playground that the children ran.

E rua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

I reira ia e kōrero ana ki ngā tamariki.
She was there talking to the kids.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki Ōtaki.
The children are going to Ōtaki.

Kei te matewai ngā tamariki.
The children are thirsty.

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.

He hōhonu rawa te wai mō ngā tamariki.
The water is too deep for the children.

KIei te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children are hungry.

Ki te papa tākaro e oma ai ngā tamariki.
It will be to the playground that the children will run

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki i te tāone.
The children are walking from town.

Ka whakatōkia te rākau e ngā tamariki i korā.
The tree will be planted by the children over there.

Ka oma mai ngā tamariki i muri i te whare.
The children ran up from behind the house.

E mōhio ana ia kei hea ngā tamariki?
Do you know where the children are?

Nā ngā tamariki te keke i kai i korā.
It was the children who ate the cake over there.

Ka pai → te mahi, tamariki mā!
Well done, children!

Tokorima ngā tamariki.
There are five children.

I a wai ngā tamariki?
Who had the children?

ki ngaa tamariki raa ko teewhea a Ruataupare
He was asking himself why he hadn’t questioned the children as to which was Ruataupare

Ko te mate i mate katoa ai te tangata tae noa ki ngā tamariki.
A disaster in which all are killed including children.

Kua māki katoa ngā tamariki i te ua
The children are all wet from the rain

E waiata ana ngā tamariki i ngā waiata.
The children are singing the songs.

E hia ngā tamariki i te kura?
How many children are at the school?

= He tamariki ā rāua
I have an axe

Mā ngā tamariki nā rā e kawe he wai.
Those children there will bring some water.

E toru ngā tamariki a ō mātou hoa.
Our friends have three children.

Kāo, kāhore ā rāua tamariki.
No, they have no children.

He whakateke nō ētahi o āna tamariki, oma ana ki rō ngahere haere noa atu ai.
move freely away ai It was a trick some of his children played on him, running off into the forest, far away.

Kei te kōrero te māmā ki ngā tamariki i aroha *ai* ia.
The mother is talking to the children whom she loves.

Kei te kōrero te māmā ki ngā tamariki e aroha *ana* ia.
The mother is talking to the children whom she loves.

Nā ngā tamariki te kēmu i tākaro.
It was the children who played the game.

I te tau i anga te tamariki nei ki konei, i haere mātou ki runga i ngā motu nā, tirotiro tuatara ai.
at the(pl) island LOC look tuatara ai The year the children headed out here, we went onto the islands looking for tuatara there.

Ehara i ngā tamariki te kēmu i tākaro.
It was not the children who played the game.

E hia ngā tamariki o te whānau nei?
How many children are in this family?

Āwhea tākaro ai ngā tamariki?
When will the children play?

Kaha rawa ia ki te haututū me ērā atu mahi a te tamariki tāne.
He’s too much into playing up and the other things that boys will get up to.

I a ia e tamariki ana...
When she was young...

Tokohia ā rāua tamariki?
How many children do they have?

Kei hea kē ngā tamariki?
Where are the children? They are not where I expected them to be.

Tokorima ā rāua tamariki.
They have five children.

Kua haere kē ngā tamariki.
The children have gone somewhere else.

Ko te utu mō te tamariki kotahi tāra.
The price for children is one dollar.

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.

Hōatu ēnei rare ki ētahi tamariki.
Give these lollies to some children.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children are going outside.

Ko āna tamariki tonu kei te āwhina haere i a ia (Kāretu 1974:106)
Her own children used to help her

Kei te haere mai ngā tamariki ki konei.
The children are coming here.

Kei āu tamariki ōu hū omaoma
Your children have got them

Kātahi aua tini tamariki rā, te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.

A te raumati, ka haere aku tamariki ki tō rāua kuia.
In summer (coming) my children will go to their grandmother.

Kei te harikoa ngā tamariki.
The children are happy.

I harikoa ngā tamariki .
The children were happy

I whakahau ia kia kawe atu ngā tamariki i ngā parapara
He instructed the children to take away the rubbish

Kei te āwhina i a ia ngā tamariki katoa o te tāone o Te Tai Tokerau.
All the children of the town of the Northland region are helping her.

Kei te horoi ngā tamariki i ngā rīhi.
The children are washing the dishes.

Ngā pene ā ngā tamariki.
The children's pens.

Nā tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These are the children of my Pākehā friend.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki te aha?
What are the children going to?

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are coming from the house.

Tokohia ā kōrua tamariki?
How many (are) your children? (How many children have you?)

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa Pākehā.
These are not the children of my Pākehā friend.

Ngā kākahu ō ngā tamariki.
The children's clothes.

Ko āna tamariki tonu ki te āwhina haere i a ia.
Her own children used to help her.

Kei hea ngā mātua o ēnei tamariki?
Where are the parents of these children?

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki hea?
Where are the children going?

Ka pai te mahi, tamariki mā!
Well done children!

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki Kei Pōneke te tāne
The man is in Wellington

Nā Manu ērā tamariki.
Those are Manu's children.

Tekau heneti te utu mō te tamariki.
The price for children is ten cents.

Nā ngā tamariki te kemu nei i tākaro.
The children were the ones who played this game.

Ā rātou tamariki.
Their children.

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke oo raatou tau ki te tekau maa tahi
plgenIIIpl year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki e tākaro ana
The mother is watching the children who are playing

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.

Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki kāore e tākaro ana.
The mother is watching the children who are not playing.

Ka tonoa e Māhu āna tamariki kia haere ki te tiki wai mōna (Kāretu 1974:38)
Māhu sent his children to go to fetch water for him

Mā ngā tamariki te kemu nei e tākaro.
The children will be the ones who will play this game.

Kua karangatia ngā tamariki.
The children have been called.

Kei te oma ngā tamariki.
The children are running.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, kei te ngenge rātou.
The children played and they are tired.

Kāhore anō kia karangatia ngā tamariki.
The children have not been called (yet).

Kāore ngā tamariki i te oma.
The children are not running.

Kei te kura ngā tamariki.
The children are at school.

I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.

Ngā ringaringa ō āku tamariki.
My children's hands.

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

I te kura ngā tamariki.
The children were at school.

I kaute ia i ngaa tamariki kua eke ngaa tau ki te tekau maa tahi
the(pl) year to the ten and one ‘He counted the children whose age had reached 11

Ngā tamariki a te kaiwhakaako.
The teacher's children.

Kāorɛ tāua e umere ki ngā tamariki.
You and I will not shout at the children.

Kei te piki ngā tamariki i te hiwi ki te kehokeho o te hiwi.
The children are climbing the ridge to the summit of the ridge.

Kei te mātakitaki ngā tamariki i ngā mea katoa.
The children are gazing around at everything.

Kāorɛ a Rangi ɛ katakata ki ngā tamariki ɛ tākaro ana.
Rangi will not laugh at the playing children.

Me tuku mātau i ā mātau tamariki ki te kura kia pai ai tō rātau hoki mai ki te tāhae, ki te whānako?
Should we send our children to school so that they can return better at cheating and

Tokotoru āu tamariki?
Have you got three children?

E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.

Hei te kura ngā tamariki.
The children will be located at the school.

Nā tērā kōtiro, nā Hine ngā tamariki i ako.
The children were taught by that girl, Hine (That girl, Hine, taught the children).

Ka takaro nga tamariki.
The children will play.

Tokowhā āku tamariki.
I have four children.

Kā tāria nei a Rona e āna tamariki kia hoki mai ki te kāinga.
Rona’s children waited for her to come back home.

Nā ngā tamariki te whare i whakapai.
The childred were the ones who cleaned the house

Ā muri, ka whakapai nga tamariki i tō rātou rūma
In the future the children will tidy their room

Kua mahue tana tāne i a ia kia ora ai ngā tamariki.
She has left her husband so that the children would be safe.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, ka haere rātou ki te whare, ā, ka kai rātou.
The children played, subsequently, they went to the house and then they ate.

E waiata ana ngā tamariki.
The children are singing.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, ka moe rātou, ā, ka waiata rātou, ā ka pānui rātou, ā, ka kōrero rātou
I am saying that children played and slept and sang and read and spoke

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, katahi ka waiata rātou, ā, kātahi ka pānui rātou, ā, katahi ka moe rātou
Then I am saying what happened, in order one thing after another.

I haere ngā tamariki mā runga pahikara
The children travelled by bike

He whakaako tana mahi i ngā tamariki o te kura o Te Kaha ki te tao kai.
Her job was to teach cooking to the children of the Te Kaha school.

Āe, i haramai ki konei ki.te kai i ā.tātau tamariki.
Yes, it must have come here to eat our children.

Ka pai taku hari i aku tamariki ki te pō whakangahau?
Can I take my kids along to the entertainment night?

Hei ake nei, hei kaumātua ēnei tamariki.
In a future time, these children will be elders.

Ko ngā tamariki waiata ai i ngā kōnohete.
It is the children who usually sing at the concerts.

Ki te kai ngā tamariki i te keke, ka harikoa rātou.
If the children are eating the cake, they are happy.

Ehara nā Mia ngā tamariki, nā Rina kē ngā tamariki.
The women are not Mia's, they are actually Rina's children.

Rua haora noa-atu-rā i waiata ai ngā tamariki.
The children sang two hours ago.

Pēhea hoki koe? He tamariki āu?
How about you? Do you have any children?

He tamariki ā tāua.
We have children.

E rua tekau āna tamariki.
She has twenty children.

Kua mahue ngā tamariki i te pahi
The children have been left behind by the bus.

I a au e tamariki ana, i noho mātou i Taupō
While I was young, we lived in Taupō