Māori Grammar

E rua meneti mai i te whā karaka.
Two minutes past four.

Hei te tahi karaka.
See you at one o'clock.

E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.

Hauwhā ki te rua karaka.
Quarter to two.

Nō te iwa karaka rawa, ka tīmata te purei kāri.
Finally, at nine o'clock, the card games started.

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o'clock they had got to Ōmihi.

Ka kai tātou ā te whitu karaka.
We'll eat at seven o'clock.

Nō te whā karaka i te ahiahi rātou i tīmata ai.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they started.

Haurua mai i te rua.
Half past two.

Ko te rima karaka i te ahiahi.
5 o'clock in the afternoon.

Kua whakaritea, me tae rātou ki te mira o Kawerau i te iwa karaka.
It was arranged that they should arrive at the Kawearau mill at nine o'clock.

Hei te ono karaka.
See you at six o'clock.

Haurua mai i te iwa karaka.
Half past nine.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.

Hei te whitu karaka.
See you at seven o'clock.

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.

Haurua mai i te ono karaka.
Half past 6.

Hei te tekau karaka.
See you at ten o'clock.

Hei te tekau mā tahi karaka.
See you at eleven o'clock.

E rima meneti e toe ana.
There are five minutes remaining.

Hei te toru karaka.
See you at three o'clock.

Ko te whitu karaka i te ata.
7 o'clock in the morning.

Ko te tekau mā tahi karaka.
It is eleven o'clock.

A te waru karaka ka haere tātou ki te marae.
We will go the marae at 8 o'clock.

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.

Te hui a te rua karaka, hei te whare wānanga.
The 2 o'clock meeting will be at the university.

Mā runga i te tereina o te ono karaka.
On the six o'clock train.

Hauwhā ki te toru.
Quarter to 3.

Toru karaka te wā.
The time is 2 o'clock.

Hei te rima karaka.
See you at five o'clock.

Hāwhe pahi i te iwa karaka.
Half past 9.

Hei te whā karaka.
See you at four o'clock.

Hauwhā mai i te rua.
Quarter past two.

Hei te rua karaka.
See you at two o'clock.

Hei te waru karaka.
See you at eight o'clock.

Ā te tekau karaka tīmata ai te karakia.
The service starts at ten o'clock.

Hei te tekau mā rua karaka.
See you at twelve o'clock.

Toru hauwhā.
Three quarters.

I ngā ata katoa e ara ana is i te ono karaka.
He gets up at six o'clock every morning.

Āe, i te rima karaka.
Yes, at 5 o'clock.

Ka tūtaki tātou ki te pāmu ā te 3 karaka.
We will meet at the farm at 3 o'clock.

Ka whakaweto te koroua i ngā rama ā te 10 karaka.
The old man will turn the lights off at 10 o'clock.

Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

I te tekau karaka.
At ten o'clock.

I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.

I te whitu karaka, kua haere mai ia.
He will have left at seven o'clock.