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ngā
the, plural
o
Has several uses: of, belonging to
he
a, some
atu
away from current orientation
(often not translatable by a separate English word)
me
Various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should
mai
towards the speaker in space or in orientation
ia
he, she, him, her
kei
Various uses, meanings, eg:
preposition, present time and place location – at, in
verbal particle, non-past time, as in: kei te haere
kia
Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
nā
Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
kua
Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state
rā
Various uses, meanings, eg over there
nei
here, by speaker
haere
go, come
hoki
also, too
tētahi
a, one specific thing
anō
Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self(reflexive) as in: ki a ia anō
mahi
to do, work, make
mea
thing
hei
Various meanings, eg future preposition, at, in, with,
for, to, as a
tonu
still
mō
for, unrealised, ō category possession
about
tēnei
this, by speaker
koe
you, one person
kōrero
to talk, speak
rātou
they, them, three or more people
au
I, me
ai
Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials
mā
Various uses and meanings, eg by, for; plural marker and others, as in: I haere mai a Mere mā.
roto
in
whanaunga
relative, relation
whānau + nominal suffix -nga (note the short first vowel)
ake
Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake
tino
very
ahau
I, me
noa
Various meanings, eg only, just, merely
noho
to sit
rawa
Various meanings, eg quite, very
kātahi
then
nui
big, great, many
kore
zero, nothing
ō
your, one person, neutral category possession, plural
mōhio
to know
reira
there (previously mentioned)
tātou
we, us, inclusive, three or more people
āhua
shape, form, appearance
whakaaro
to think; thought
iho
downwards
tamariki
children (plural form of tamaiti)
kī
to say
tangata
person
whare
house, building
tae
to reach, arrive
kāore
Negative used for verb sentences – not