whakaaro - to think; thought, idea
Ehara tēnā i te whakaaro pai e tama.That's not a good idea guys.Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku tīpuna.I am thinking of my ancestors.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku mātoua tūpuna.I am thinking about my ancestors.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.The job has taken longer than I thought.Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me āta whakaaro koe!You should be careful!Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakaaro koe.You should think.Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.Simple sentences: you should - me
Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.That idea is the right one.Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
Kei te whakaaro ia.He is thinking.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he whakaaro māku.I don't know what to think.Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.He is thinking of going to the sea.Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He aha ō rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki tēnā?What do they think about that?Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He whakaaro ōu?Do you have any ideas?Do you have any...? - He... ?
He whakaaro tōu?Do you have an idea?Do you have any...? - He... ?
Ki tōku whakaaro, e rima tekau aua kāinga.In my estimation, there are fifty of those settlements.How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Hei whakawhiti whakaaro te kaupapa o te hui.Exhanging idea was the purpose of the meeting.
Kia ora Taika, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?Hey Taika, what did you think of the exam?
Kei te hoki ōku whakaaro ki ngā wā o mua.My thoughts are going back to the past.
He whakaaro tōku.I've got an idea.
Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.
Ka āta whakaaro au (mō te kaupapa).I'll think about it.
Tēnā whakaaro tēnā!That's a rubbish idea.
He whakaaro pai!Good idea!
Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaaro mārama.Language is the key to understanding.
Ko te reo te waka kawe i te whakaaro Māori.The Māori language is the vessel that carries a Māori worldview.