Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I te kōrero ngā wahine.
The women were talking.

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

I te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children were hungry.

I te whakarongo koutou?
Were you listening?

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

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

I te kōrero a Hera.
Hera was talking.

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

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

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

I te haere rātou.
They were going.

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

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

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

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

I te pupuhi te hau.
The wind was blowing.

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

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

I te moe a Niko.
Niko was asleep.

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

I te tū ia.
He was standing.

I te pānui au.
I was reading.

I te moe ngā pēpi.
The baby was sleeping.

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 kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.

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

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