Past
What does this mean: I haere au ki te kura.
I went to school
What does this mean: Kei te korero ngā kotiro.
The girls are talking.
What does this mean: Ka mutu tātou a te rua karaka.
We will finish at 2 o'clock.
What does this mean: Kua kai ngā manuhiri.
The visitors have eaten.
What does this mean: E katakata ana ngā manu.
The birds are laughing.
What does this mean: Inanahi i hoko tātou i te kai.
Yesterday we bought the food.
What does this mean: E peita ana te koroua i te taiapa.
The old man is painting the fence.
What does this mean: A te Rātū ka takaro whutupōro mātou.
On Tuesday, we will play rugby.
What does this mean: Kua tae mai ngā kaihanga.
The builders have arrived.
What does this mean: Kua eke ngā tamariki i te maunga.
The children have climbed the mountain.
What does this mean: Kaore ia i mutu te mahi.
He/She didn't finish the work.
What does this mean: Kaore tātou i te haere ki Rotorua.
We are not going to Rotorua.
What does this mean: Kaore ngā tamariki e maumahara.
The children will not remember.
The children won't remember.
What does this mean: Kaore ano te tama kia pānui i te pukapuka.
The boy hasn't finished reading the book.
What does this mean: Kaore koe i te oma.
You are not running.
What does this mean: Kaore te tīma i wini te kēmu.
The team didn't win the game.
What does this mean: Kāore a Hemi e whana ana i te pōro.
Hemi is not kicking the ball
What does this mean: E kore rawa ia e takaro kirikiti ano.
He/She will never play cricket again.
What does this mean: Kaore ano ngā manuhiri kia tae mai.
The visitors haven't arrived.
What does this mean: Kaore ngā rakau i te tipu.
The trees are not growing.
In Māori, how do you say: I tackled Ropata.
I rutu au i a Ropata.
In Māori, how do you say: We are not surfing.
Kaore tātou* i te eke ngaru.
Kaore tātou* e eke ngaru ana.
*tāua, māua, mātou
In Māori, how do you say: They will not write.
Kaore rātou e tuhituhi.
In Māori, how do you say: They have sold the car.
Kua hoko rātou* i te motokā.
* rāua
In Māori, how do you say: What did you do?
I aha koe?