Māori Grammar

Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.

Ka haere au ki te toa āpōpō ki te hoko kai.
I will go to the shop tomorrow to buy food.

Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.

Ka horoi koe i ngā rīhi i muri i te kai.
You will wash the dishes after the meal.

I te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I was going to the shop to buy food.

I te ako a Pita i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was learning te reo Māori at school.

I te mātakitaki au i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was watching the movie with my friends.

I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te rā wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.

I te whakareri a Mere mō te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was preparing for the trip to Queenstown.

I te hoki mai a Rewi i te mahi i te ahiahi.
Rewi was returning from work in the evening.

Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will write the letter for his friend.

Ka tunu a Mere i te kai mō te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will cook dinner for the family tonight.

I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.

Ka haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.

Ka kōrero a Rewi ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will speak to the teacher on Tuesday.

Ka haere mātou ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will go to the cinema on Friday.

Ka rere te waka rererangi ki Tāmaki Makaurau ā te ahiahi.
The plane will fly to Auckland in the afternoon.

I te tunu a Hana i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.

I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.

I te haere rātou ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were going to the beach to swim.

I te Mane ka haere ahau ki Taupō.
I went to Taupo on Monday.

I te whakarongo koutou?
Were you listening?

I te pānui au.
I was reading.

I te tū ia.
He was standing.

I te moe a Tawa.
Tawa was asleep.

I te kōrero a Rangi.
Rangi was talking.

I te hīkoi rātou i nanahi.
They were walking yesterday.

I te hari katoa hāunga anō a Mia.
Everyone was happy except Mia.

I te topenga o te rākau, ka riri te iwi.
When the tree was cut, the people were angry.

I te moe ngā pēpi.
The baby was sleeping.

I te kai te kōtero i te āporo.
The girl was eating the apple.

I te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children were hungry.

I te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy was kicking the ball.

I te mutunga o te pōwhiri, ka tū te hākari.
At the end of the welcome, a feast was held.

I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?

I te kaha o te rā ki to whiti, ka pōngia iho ahau.
The sun was so bright I had to close my eyes.

I te raka tonu te hōro.
The hall was still locked.

I te whakawhitinga o te katipō i te matapihi, mea oma.
The spider ran across the window.

I te mutunga wiki i haere au ki te awa,te kura, te toa hoki.
On the weekend I went to the river, to the school and also to the shop.

I te haere rātou.
They were going.

I te pupuhi te hau inanahi.
The wind was blowing yesterday.

I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he arotakenga.
At the end of the hui, an evaluation was done.

I te pupuhi te hau.
The wind was blowing.

I te kōrero au ki a ia.
I was speaking to her.

I te matapihi tata tonu, ka haere ia ki te kūaha.
She walked from near the window to the door.

I te kōrero ngā wahine.
The women were talking.

I te piki au i te rākau.
I was climbing the tree.

I te hanga rātou i te whare.
They were building the house.

I te inumanga o te pia, ka hauranga rātou.
On drinking the beer, they got drunk.

I te hīkoi a Ataahua ki te kura.
Ataahua was walking to school.

I te kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.