Verbs Flashcards
To Read
Pānui
To Jump
Peke
To whistle
Whiowhio
To stand
Tū
To sit
Noho
To hear
Rongo
To shout
Hāmama
To think
Whakaaro
To walk
Hīkoi
To clean
Horoi
To sleep
Moe
To dance
Kanikani
To run
Oma
To sing
Waiata
To drink
Inu
To laugh
Katakata
To play
Tākaro
To watch
Mātakitaki
To board a vehicle, embark, mount, ride
Eke
To descend, come down, get off, dismount
Heke
To lift
Hiki
To shop
Hoko
To eat
Kai (-nga)
To drive
Taraiwa
To pack
Huaki
To feed
Whāngai
To dream
Moemoeā
To work
Mahi
To wait
Tatari
To write
Tuhituhi (tuhia)
To drive (a vehicle)
Taraiwa
To teach, learn
Ako
To swim
Kaukau
To climb
Piki
To fly
Rere
To smile
Menemene
To cuddle, to hug, to embrace
Awhi
To help, to assist
Āwhina
To translate (to Te Reo)
Whakamāoritia
To translate (to English)
Whakapākehātia
To answer
Whakautua
To ask, to question
Pātai
To shout, cheer
Ūmere
To see
Kite
To love
Aroha (-ina)
To eat
Kai (-nga)
To enter / To put on (clothes)
Kuhu (-na)
(e.g. Kuhu mai = Come in.)
To exit, to go out
Puta
(e.g. Puta atu = Go out.)
To clap
Pakipaki
To finish
Mutu (-a)
To fasten, fix, attach
Whakamau (-a)
To close
Kati (-a)
To open
Huaki (-na)
To fetch / go and get / come and get
Tiki (-na)
To go
Haere (-a)
To speak
Kōrero (-tia)
To photograph/take a picture
Whakaahua (-tia)
To move (house)
Hūnuku
To build
Hanga
To cook
Tunu
To call (on the phone)
Waea
To pay
Utu
To look
Titiro (tirohia)
To blow
Pupuhi (pūhia)
To know, to understand
Mōhio (-hia, -tia)
To haunt
Kēhua
To start
Tīmata
To Give
Homai (give to me) /
Hoatu (give away from me)
To rest, to relax
Whakatā
To wake up
Oho
To need / to want / to desire
Pīrangi (-hia,-tia)
To join, attach, connect
Tūhono (-a, -ngia)
To be sick, to get sick
Māuiui
To support, back, agree
Tautoko
To work together
Mahi tahi
To volunteer
Tūao
To treat someone, to shout (a drink, etc.)
Haute (-hia)