Māori Grammar

Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.

I konei ngā tamariki.
The children were here.

Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.

Ki runga ake.
Upwards.

Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.

I uta te waka.
The boat was ashore.

Ko Ariakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Aria is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.

Kei muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.

I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.

I raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.

Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.

I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.

I tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains were in the distance.

I runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.

Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.

I runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer was on the table.

Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.

Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.

I tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family was overseas.

Kei tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family is overseas.

Kei tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains are in the distance.

I ū te ngaro ki runga ake i te tēpu.
The fly landed above the table.

Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.

I te waka te pirihimana.
The policeman was in the car.

I tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain was beyond the river.

Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.

I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.

I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.

Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.

I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.

Kei kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.

I korā te whare.
The house was over there.

Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.

Kei konā tō pukapuka.
Your book is there (by you).

Kei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.

Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.

I muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table was behind the house.

I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.

Whakairingia ki raro iho i te matapihi.
Hang it below the window.

Kei uta te waka.
The boat is ashore.

Kei whea te mamae, kei tō uma? Kāo, kei raro iho. Kei taku puku.
Where's the pain – in your chest? No, it's further down. It's in my stomach.

Kei tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain is beyond the river.

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.

I tai te waka.
The boat was by the sea.

Kei tai te waka.
The boat is by the sea.

Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.

I te taha mauī te motokā.
The car was on the left-hand side.

Kei runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer is on the table.

I runga ake te kaitohutohu i a kōrua.
The instructor was higher up than you two.

I konā tō pukapuka.
Your book was there (by you).

Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te rā. Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.

Kei runga ake ngā kī i te whata mātao.
The keys are above the fridge.

I reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.

Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.