Māori Grammar

Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

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The bird is flying to the tree

ki to indicate direction towards

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

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

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

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

E tata ana rāua ki Whakatū.
They were approaching Nelson.

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

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

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

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

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.

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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.

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

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

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

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

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