Māori Grammar


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

2. ā - Conjunctions - and

3. ā - ā to indicate the future

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 and o categories intro

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

10. a, o - Sentences with two possessives

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. Categorizing sentences - he

28. Command with e! - e!

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

30. Commands without any verb signs - Haere!

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

32. Conjunctions - and - ā

33. Conjunctions - but - engari

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

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

36. e - The use of 'e'

37. e - e as a particle of address

38. e as a particle of address - e

39. e or e ka - if and when

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

41. e! - Command with e!

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

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

44. ehara... - Negations of identity sentences

45. engari - Conjunctions - but

46. Established possession - nāku, nōku...

47. For the purpose of - hei

48. Future agent emphatic - māku

49. Future locative - hei

50. Habitual action - ai

51. Haere! - Commands without any verb signs

52. Has just... - kātahi anō...

53. he - Categorizing sentences

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

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

56. He aha? - What?

57. he mea... - The pseudo-passive

58. he rite tonu - This is just like that

59. he... nō... - Because

60. hei - The reason for an action

61. hei - Future locative

62. hei - Hei for future location in time

63. hei - For the purpose of

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

65. hei aha? - What is this for?

66. Hei for future location in time - hei

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

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

69. i - Simple sentences: past tense

70. i - Sentences with i

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

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

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

74. i te - Simple sentences: past tense

75. i te - Past - specifying a particular time

76. I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

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

78. Identity sentences - ko...

79. if and when - e or e ka

80. If... (using me) - me

81. In order to - kia... ai

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

83. ka - Simple sentences: future tense

84. ka - Ka used to indicate the past

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

86. Ka used to indicate the past - ka

87. Kāore... e... - Negating passive sentences

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

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

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

91. kara - Telling time

92. kātahi anō... - Has just...

93. kātahi ka... - And then...

94. kātahi te... - What a...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

104. ki - Verbs that take 'ki'

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

106. kia - Kite takes kia rather than ki

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

108. kia... ai - In order to

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

110. Kite takes kia rather than ki - kia

111. Ko wai...? - Asking who

112. ko... - Identity sentences

113. kua - Simple sentences: past completed tense

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

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

116. mā runga - Travelling by means of

117. mā, māku - Unrealised possession

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

119. mai - Towards

120. māku - Future agent emphatic

121. mate, ngaro, mau... - Statives

122. me - Simple sentences: you should

123. me - If... (using me)

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

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

126. nā - agent emphatic - Past agent emphatic

127. nā reira, nō reira - Therefore

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

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

130. nāku, nōku... - Established possession

131. Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

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

133. Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

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

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

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

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

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

139. -nga - Nominaliztion, noun endings

140. - Belonging to a place

141. Nominaliztion, noun endings - -nga

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

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

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

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

146. Passive sentences - tikina...

147. Past - specifying a particular time - i te

148. Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

149. Pēnei au... - I thought mistakenly

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

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

152. Pronouns - singular - au, ahau

153. rata - To like

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

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

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

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

158. Sentences with i - i

159. Sentences with two possessives - a, o

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

161. Simple sentences: future tense - ka

162. Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

163. Simple sentences: past tense - i te

164. Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

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

167. Simple sentences: you should - me

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

169. Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

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

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

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

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

174. te, ngā, he - The article

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

176. Telling time - kara

177. tēnei, te nei - This

178. The article - te, ngā, he

179. The pseudo-passive - he mea...

180. The reason for an action - hei

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

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

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

184. The use of 'e' - e

185. Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

186. This - tēnei, te nei

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

188. This is just like that - he rite tonu

189. tikina... - Passive sentences

190. To like - rata

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

192. Towards - mai

193. Travelling by means of - mā runga

194. Unrealised possession - mā, māku

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

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

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

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

199. Verbs that take 'ki' - ki

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

201. What a... - kātahi te...

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

203. What is this for? - hei aha?

204. What? - He aha?

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

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

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

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

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

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