Māori Grammar


1. ā - Conjunctions - and

2. ā - ā to indicate the future

3. a - Use of 'a' as a personal article

4. A and o categories intro - a, o

5. A chair to sit on is o category, if you make the chair is it a category - a, o

6. ā hea... ai? - Asking "when" with ai

7. ā to indicate the future - ā

8. a, o - A chair to sit on is o category, if you make the chair is it a category

9. a, o - Sentences with two possessives

10. a, o - A and o categories intro

11. ā, tāku... - Possessives - 'a' class

12. About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

13. Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

14. ai - Habitual action

15. Alike in what way? - rite pēwhea nei?

16. And then... - kātahi ka...

17. Asking "when" with ai - ā hea... ai?

18. Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

19. Asking who - Ko wai...?

20. atu - Away

21. au, ahau - Pronouns - singular

22. Away - atu

23. Āwhea? Āhea? - When? (in the future)

24. Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

25. Because - he... nō...

26. Belonging to a place -

27. Belonging to the past -

28. Categorizing sentences - he

29. Command with e! - e!

30. Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

31. Commands without any verb signs - Haere!

32. Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

33. Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

34. Conjunctions - and - ā

35. Conjunctions - but - engari

36. Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

37. Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

38. e - e as a particle of address

39. e - The use of 'e'

40. e as a particle of address - e

41. e or e ka - if and when

42. ...e taea ai hoki tērā... - So something can happen...

43. e! - Command with e!

44. e... ana - Sentences with a subclause

45. e... ana - Simple sentences: present tense

46. ehara... - Negations of identity sentences

47. engari - Conjunctions - but

48. Established possession - nāku, nōku...

49. For the purpose of - hei

50. Future agent emphatic - māku

51. Future locative - hei

52. Habitual action - ai

53. Haere! - Commands without any verb signs

54. Has just... - kātahi anō...

55. he - Categorizing sentences

56. He aha... i kore... aib e - Why didn't...

57. He aha... i... ai? - Why did?

58. He aha? - What?

59. he mea... - The pseudo-passive

60. he rite tonu - This is just like that

61. he... nō... - Because

62. hei - Hei for future location in time

63. hei - The reason for an action

64. hei - Future locative

65. hei - For the purpose of

66. Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@ - Never mind the... No worries!

67. hei aha? - What is this for?

68. Hei for future location in time - hei

69. Homai! Whakarongo! - Commands without e or the passive

70. i - Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i

71. i - Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at'

72. i - Simple sentences: past tense

73. i - Sentences with i

74. i a, i te, i ngā - Statives with 'i'

75. I am able... - Ka taea e...

76. i te - Past - specifying a particular time

77. i te - Locatives - past (something was somewhere)

78. i te - Simple sentences: past tense

79. I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

80. i, ki - Verbs that take 'i' or 'ki'

81. Identity sentences - ko...

82. if and when - e or e ka

83. If... (using me) - me

84. In order to - kia... ai

85. In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

86. ka - Simple sentences: future tense

87. ka - Ka used to indicate the past

88. Ka taea e... - I am able...

89. Ka used to indicate the past - ka

90. Kāore... e... - Negations of the future (I will not go)

91. Kāore... e... - Negating passive sentences

92. Kāore... i te... - Negations of the past tense

93. Kāore... i te... - Negations of the present tense (I am not working)

94. kara - Telling time

95. kātahi anō... - Has just...

96. kātahi ka... - And then...

97. kātahi te... - What a...

98. Kaua e..., kāti... - Negative active commands - Don't!

99. ...kaua ki... - Not to, not with, not against

100. Kaua... (passive) e... - Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't...

101. kei runga... - In, on, by, under...

102. kei te - Simple sentences: present tense with a verb

103. kei te - Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere)

104. kei te - Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective

105. kei te aha? - What is happening at the moment?

106. ki - Verbs that take 'ki'

107. ki - Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something

108. Ki a wai te...? - Who is going to...

109. kia - Mild imperatives (You should be...)

110. kia - Kite takes kia rather than ki

111. kia... ai - In order to

112. kia... kei... - Be careful... lest!

113. Kite takes kia rather than ki - kia

114. Ko wai...? - Asking who

115. ko... - Identity sentences

116. kua - Simple sentences: past completed tense

117. Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

118. Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

119. mā runga - Travelling by means of

120. mā, māku - Unrealised possession

121. mā... e... ai - The reason why something will happen

122. mai - Towards

123. māku - Future agent emphatic

124. mate, ngaro, mau... - Statives

125. me - If... (using me)

126. me - Simple sentences: you should

127. Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

128. mōku, mōu, mōna... - About someone

129. nā - agent emphatic - Past agent emphatic

130. nā reira, nō reira - Therefore

131. nā... e... nei - The reason why something is happeneing

132. nā... i... ai - The reason why something happened

133. nāku, nōku... - Established possession

134. Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

135. Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

136. Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

137. Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

138. Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

139. Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

140. Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

141. Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

142. -nga - Nominaliztion, noun endings

143. - Belonging to a place

144. - Belonging to the past

145. Nominaliztion, noun endings - -nga

146. Nōnahea, inahea - Asking 'when was?' When did something happen?

147. Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

148. o, a - Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories

149. ō, tōku... - Possessives - 'o' class

150. pai ake... - Comparatives (better than...)

151. Passive sentences - tikina...

152. Past - specifying a particular time - i te

153. Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

154. Pēnei au... - I thought mistakenly

155. Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

156. Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

157. Pronouns - singular - au, ahau

158. rata - To like

159. ...rāua ko..., rātou ko... - Talking about more than one person

160. rite pēwhea nei? - Alike in what way?

161. runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu - Above, underneath, outside of

162. Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

163. Sentences with i - i

164. Sentences with two possessives - a, o

165. Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

166. Simple sentences: future tense - ka

167. Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

168. Simple sentences: past tense - i

169. Simple sentences: past tense - i te

170. Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

171. Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

172. Simple sentences: you should - me

173. So something can happen... - ...e taea ai hoki tērā...

174. Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

175. Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

176. Taihoa... e - Don't... just yet!

177. Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

178. Tāpirihia, Tīkina... - Commands using the passive

179. taua, aua - That aforementioned thing

180. te, ngā, he - The article

181. Te... nei, te... nā, te... rā - This and that thing over there

182. Telling time - kara

183. tēnei, te nei - This

184. That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

185. The article - te, ngā, he

186. The pseudo-passive - he mea...

187. The reason for an action - hei

188. The reason why something happened - nā... i... ai

189. The reason why something is happeneing - nā... e... nei

190. The reason why something will happen - mā... e... ai

191. The use of 'e' - e

192. Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

193. This - tēnei, te nei

194. This and that thing over there - Te... nei, te... nā, te... rā

195. This is just like that - he rite tonu

196. tikina... - Passive sentences

197. To like - rata

198. tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai... - Direction markers with adverbs

199. Towards - mai

200. Travelling by means of - mā runga

201. Unrealised possession - mā, māku

202. Use of 'a' as a personal article - a

203. Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

204. Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' - i

205. Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

206. Verbs that take 'i' or 'ki' - i, ki

207. Verbs that take 'ki' - ki

208. waiata, kai - Words that are both verbs and nouns

209. What a... - kātahi te...

210. What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

211. What is this for? - hei aha?

212. What? - He aha?

213. When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

214. Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

215. Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

216. Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... aib e

217. Words that are both verbs and nouns - waiata, kai

218. Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a