Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I te whakarongo koutou?
Were you listening?

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

I te pupuhi te hau.
The wind was blowing.

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

I te moe ngā pēpi.
The baby was sleeping.

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

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

I te tū ia.
He was standing.

I te kōrero ngā wahine.
The women were talking.

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

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

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

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 hari katoa hāunga anō a Rangi.
Everyone was happy except Rangi.

I te kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.

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

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

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

I te kōrero a Niko.
Niko was talking.

I te pānui au.
I was reading.

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 matekai ngā tamariki.
The children were hungry.

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 moe a Ataahua.
Ataahua was asleep.

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

I te haere rātou.
They were going.

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