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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

E tata ana rāua ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa.
They were approaching Gisborne.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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