Māori Grammar

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The bird is flying to the tree

ki to indicate direction towards

The particle ki can be used to indicate direction towards something (in the same way that i can be used to indicate direction away from something):

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki Ōtaki.
The children are going to Ōtaki.

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.

Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.

Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā kai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.
The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going to school.

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.

Kaua e mauria tērā poaka ki te kāinga!
Don't bring that pig home!

Haere ki tōku tari tatari ai.
Go to my office and wait.

Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?
Have you been to the South Island?

Haere mai ki tō Koro, e Mia!
Come here to your Grandad, Mia!

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.

Ka haere tāua ki te pura kaukau.
Shall we go to the pool.

I kawea mātou e Honi ki te tāone.
Honi took us to town.

I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.

Kei te heke iho a Taika ki raro.
Taika is heading down to the bottom.

Ngā mihi manahau ki a kōrua.
Delighted greetings to you both.

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we're going to the regatta.

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.

Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te kura.
Tomorrow, I will go to school.

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you both.

Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou.
Greetings to us all.

He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.

Kua haere koe ki te toro atu i a Kauri?
Have you been to visit Kauri?

Me haere tātou ki tua o tēnei maunga.
We've got to go over this mountain.

Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.

Ka rere atu tāna tama ki a Tawa.
Tawa's son rushed off to him.

E tata ana rāua ki Ahuriri.
They were approaching Napier.