English To Maori Dictionary Form Of Verbs

Form of Verbs

Present Form	Meaning	Past Form	Past Participle
awake	ara	awoke	awoken
bear	mau	bore	born
bear	mau	bore	borne
abide	noho	abode	abode
arise	whakatika	arose	arisen
be	kia	was	been
draw	te utu	drew	drawn
do	mahi	did	done
fight	whawhai	fought	fought
eat	kai	ate	eaten
drive	puku	drove	driven
drink	inu	drank	drunk
dig	keri	dug	dug
beat	whiua	beat	beaten
become	riro	became	become
bid	tono	bid	bid
begin	timata	began	begun
bind	here	bound	bound
find	kitea	found	found
fly	rere	flew	flown
forget	wareware	forgot	forgotten
forgive	whakarerea noatia	forgave	forgiven
bite	ngau	bit	bit, bitten
blow	pupuhi	blew	blown
come	haere mai	came	come
choose	whiriwhiri	chose	chosen
break	whati	broke	broken
behold	na	beheld	beheld
sit	noho	sat	sat
sink	totohu	sank	sunk
sing	waiata	sang	sung
shine	whiti	shone	shone
shake	ruru	shook	shook
see	kite	saw	seen
get	whiwhi	got	got,gotten
go	haere	went	gone
give	hoatu	gave	given
grow	tupu	grew	grown
run	oma	ran	run
ring	mowhiti	rang	rung
hide	huna	hid	hid,hidden
hang	hang	hung	hung
hold	mau	held	held
know	mohio	knew	known
lie	takoto	lay	lain
mistake	hape	mistook	mistaken
ride	eke	rode	ridden
slay	patua	slew	slain
speak	korero	spoke	spoken
spin	miro	spun	spun
stand	tu	stood	stood
write	tuhituhi	wrote	written
win	wini	won	won
wear	kakahu	wore	worn
wake	ara	woke	woke
steal	tahae	stole	stolen
stick	rakau	stuck	stuck
swear	oati	swore	swore
swim	kaukau	swam	swum
take	tango	took	taken
tear	haehae	tore	torn
sting	wero	stung	stung
throw	maka	threw	thrown
chide	ka ngangau	chid	chid
cleave	piri	clove,cleft	cloven,cleft
cling	piri	clung	clung
spring	puna	sprang	sprung
smite	patua	smote	smitten
slide	kiriata	slid	slid
tread	takahi	trod	trodden
swing	tārere	swang	swung
strive	feinga	strove	striven
string	aho	strung	strung
shrink	holomui	shrank	shrunk
lead	arahi	led	led
grind	huri paraoa	ground	ground
freeze	whakatio	froze	frozen
forsake	whakarere	forsook	forsaken
fling	maka	flung	flung
wring	whakawiri	wrung	wrung
wind	hau	wound	wound
weave	mumu	wove	woven
bet	bet	bet	bet
cast	maka	cast	cast
cost	utu	cost	cost
cut	tapahia	cut	cut
hit	patua	hit	hit
hurt	kino ia	hurt	hurt
let	kia	let	let
put	hoatu	put	put
rid	maka	rid	rid
set	huinga	set	set
shed	whakaheke	shed	shed
split	ritua	split	split
shut	tutaki	shut	shut
thrust	aki	thrust	thrust
spread	horapa	spread	spread
burst	pakaru	burst	burst
abuse	tūkino	abused	abused
abolish	whakakahore	abolished	abolished
avail	he pai	availed	availed
attract	kukume	attract	attract
appoint	whakarite	appointed	appointed
apply	te tono	applied	applied
approve	whakaaetia	approved	approved
accept	manako	accepted	accepted
accompany	tahi	accompanied	accompanied
acquire	whiwhi	acquire	acquired
annoy	matalili	annoyed	annoyed
alter	whakarereketia	altered	altered
aim	whāinga	aimed	aimed
add	tāpiri	added	added
adapt	urutau	adapted	adapted
attack	whakaeke	attacked	attacked
assure	haapapû	assured	assured
ask	ui	asked	asked
ascend	kake	ascended	ascended
agree	whakaae	agreed	agreed
advise	tohutohu	advised	advised
adopt	tango	adopted	adopted
bend	piko	bent	bent
believe	whakapono	believed	believed
behave	whakahihi	behaved	behaved
beg	i inoi	begged	begged
bleed	tahe	bled	bled
bring	kawea	brought	brought
charge	atu tenei	charged	charged
cheat	tinihanga	cheated	cheated
compare	whakataurite	compared	compared
build	hanga	built	built
burn	tahu	burnt	burnt
buy	hoko	bought	bought
call	karanga	called	called
cry	tangi	cried	cried
deliver	whakaora	delivered	delivered
debar	Rotepara	debarred	debarred
deal	mahi	dealt	dealt
dare	maia	dared	dared
catch	hao	caught	caught
cook	tuari	cooked	cooked
creep	ngokingoki	crept	crept
change	huringa	changed	changed
complain	amuamu	complained	complained
compose	tito	composed	composed
convict	riria i	convicted	convicted
cure	rongoa	cured	cured
decide	whakatau	decided	decided
dedicate	whakatapua	dedicated	dedicated
hear	rongo	heard	heard
hate	kino ana	hated	hated
have	E	had	had
hang	hang	hanged	hanged
demand	tono	demanded	demanded
deny	whakakahore	denied	denied
depend	whakawhirinaki	depended	depended
destroy	whakangaro	destroyed	destroyed
gather	kohikohi	gathered	gathered
gaze	matakitaki	gazed	gazed
flee		fled	fled
feel	ite	felt	felt
feed	whāngai	fed	fed
determine	whakatau	determined	determined
deviate	afe	deviated	deviated
die	mate	died	died
dream	moemoea	dreamt	dreamt
divide	wehenga	divided	divided
inform	whakamōhio	informed	informed
inspire	faauru	inspired	inspired
introduce	whakamōhio	introduced	introduced
embellish	maihi	embellished	embellished
enter	tomo	entered	entered
expressed		expressed	expressed
maintain	mau tonu	maintained	maintained
marry	marena	married	married
make	hanga	made	made
insist	tohe	insisted	insisted
invade	whakaekea	invaded	invaded
invite	fakaafe'i	invited	invited
involve	whai wāhi	involved	involved
lose	ngaro	lost	lost
look	titiro	looked	looked
like	rite	liked	liked
light	marama	lighted	lighted
lie	takoto	lied	lied
joke	paki	joked	joked
keep	pupuri	kept	kept
kill	patua	killed	killed
kneel	tuturi	knelt	knelt
laugh	kata	laughed	laughed
lend	tuku moni	lent	lent
leave	waiho	left	left
learn	ako	learnt	learnt
lead	arahi	led	led
lay	takoto	laid	laid
owe	nama	owed	owed
order	kia	ordered	ordered
omit	waihotia	omitted	omitted
occur	puta	occurred	occurred
observe	mau	observed	observed
open	tuwhera	opened	opened
occupy	noho	occupied	occupied
pray	inoi	prayed	prayed
punish	whiua	punished	punished
play	tākaro	played	played
pay	utu	paid	paid
preside	peresideni	presided	presided
prevent	ārai	prevented	prevented
negotiate	whiriwhiri	negotiated	negotiated
mow	tapahi	mowed	mowed
move	nekehanga	moved	moved
mix	uru	mixed	mixed
mend	tapitapi	mended	mended
meet	Ka tutataki	met	met
mean	tikanga	meant	meant
manage	whakahaere	managed	managed
prepare	faaineine i	prepared	prepared
preserve	tiaki	preserve	preserved
pretend	whakaahua	pretended	pretended
proceed	puta	proceeded	proceeded
prohibit	Ka rāhuitia e	prohibited	prohited
reject	paopao	rejected	rejected
rehabilitate	whakaauraki	rehabilitated	rehabilitated
refuse	kore	refused	refused
refund	moni	refunded	refunded
recover	ora	recovered	recovered
propose	tono	proposed	proposed
prosecute	hāmene	prosecuted	prosecuted
prove	whakamatau	proved	proved
persist	tohe	persisted	persisted
realize	ite	realized	realized
raise	whakaara	raised	raised
receive	riro	received	received
reach	tae	reached	reached
read	te pānui i	read	read
quarrel	whawhai	quarrelled	quarrelled
say	mea	said	said
sew	tuitui	sewed	sewed
seek	rapu	sought	sought
remind	whakamahara	reminded	reminded
remit	whakarerea noatia e	remitted	remitted
return	hoki	returned	returned
respond	whakautu	responded	responded
rob	pahuatia	robbed	robbed
repair	hanga	repaired	repaired
reply	whakautu	replied	replied
rescue	whakaora	rescued	rescued
swell	pupuhi	swelled	swelled
sell	hoko	sold	sold
sweep	tahitahi	swept	swept
send	unga	sent	sent
shoot	kopere	shot	shot
spoil	pahua	spoiled	spoiled
sleep	moe	slept	slept
show	whakaatu	showed	showed
sow	poaka	sowed	sowed
stay	noho	stayed	stayed
spend	noho	spent	spent
work	mahi	worked	worked
wish	hiahia	wished	wished
wait	tatari	waited	waited
warn	whakatupato	warned	warned
smile	ataata	smiled	smiled
smell	kakara	smelt	smelt
teach	whakaako	taught	taught
want	hiahia	wanted	wanted
walk	haere	walked	walked
visit	toronga	visited	visited
vanish	memeha	vanished	vanished
tell	korero	told	told
think	whakaaro	thought	thought
travel	haere	travelled	travelled
tremble	wiri	trembled	trembled
utter	puaki	uttered	uttered
unite	whakakotahi	united	united
twinkle	whaka	twinkled	twinkled
treat	hamani	treated	treated
bend	piko	bent	bent
breed	uri	bred	bred
clothe	whakakakahu ana	clothed	clothed
gird	whitiki	girded,girt	girded,girt
hew	Kipiri	hewed	hewed
lean	kikokore	leant	leant
load	kawenga	loaded	loaded
melt	rewanga	melted	melted
rend	haehae i	rent	rent
spell	takikupu	spelled,spelt	spelled,spelt
knock	patoto	knocked	knocked
repeat	tukurua	repeated	repeated
pick	tiki	picked	picked
join	uru	joined	joined
clean	ma	cleaned	cleaned
match	ōrite	matched	matched
offer	tuku	offered	offered
plunge	rumakina	plunged	plunged
watch	mataara	watched	watched
slip	pepa	slipped	slipped
chatter	nga korero	chattered	chattered
shock	ru	shocked	shocked
shook		shooked	shooked
affect	pā	affected	affected
last	whakamutunga	lasted	lasted
plan	mahere	planned	planned
expose	maka atu	exposed	exposed
tip	matamata	tipped	tipped
need	Me	needed	needed
suit	take	suited	suited
fold	korukoru	folded	folded
decorate	whakapaipai	decorated	decorated
disappear	ngaro	disappeared	disappeared
plough	parau	ploughed	ploughed
ban	kanga	banned	banned
protect	tiaki	protected	protected
reproduce	whakaputa uri	reproduced	reproduced
contain	Kei roto	contained	contained
stretch	totoro	stretched	stretched
notice	pānui	noticed	noticed