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Māori Grammar

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What? - He aha?
What is it that they are wanting?
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What is it that they are wanting?
He aha?

He aha asks "what?"

He aha tērā?
What is that (over there)

He aha tēnei mea?
What is this thing?

A question that is asked with he aha should be answered with a sentence that starts with he:

He aha tērā?
What is that?
He keke tēnei.
This is a cake. 

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He aha te tina pai ki a koe?
What lunch do you like?

He aha ngā mea ngahau ki a koe?
What things do you find entertaining?

He aha ērā tikanga?
What are those customs?

He aha te tae o tēnā?
What colour is that?

He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?

He aha ngā rongonga kōrero?
What are the things you've heard?

He aha te kaupapa o tēnei akoranga?
What's the subject of this lesson?

He aha te kupu Māori mō time?
What's the Māori word for time?

He aha te mahi a te kurī inanahi nei?
What is the dog doing now?

He aha tāu i tēnei ata?
What did you do this morning?

He aha te mea pai ake?
What's better?

He aha te tae o tēnei?
What colour is this?

He aha te nama?
What's the number?

He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?

He aha te hē o tō tama?
What's wrong with your son?

He aha tō pīrangi hei kai?
What do you want to eat?

He aha tāu tūnga i tēnei wa?
What is your role at the moment?

He aha kei waho i te matapihi?
What's outside the window?

He aha kei roto i te pēke?
What is inside the bag?

He aha koe?
What are you?

He aha ngā hākinakina pai ki a koe?
What sport do you like?

He aha te kupu Māori mō hat?
What's the Māori word for hat.

He aha kei waenganui i te rūma noho?
What's in the middle of the lounge?

He aha tō hiahia?
What do you want?

He aha te tikanga o tēnā?
What does that mean?

He aha kei roto i ana ringaringa? He kiore?
What's that in his hands? A rat?

He aha tō pirangi hei kaikai?
What do you want to eat?

He aha kei runga i te tēpu?
What's on the table?

He aha te wāhi pai ki a koe?
What place do you like?

He aha te hākinakina pai ki a koe?
What sport do you like?

He aha te utu o tēnei kurī i roto i te matapihi o te toa?
What's the price of this dog in the shop window?

He aha te kai pai ki a koe?
What is your favorite food?

He aha te whakautu?
What's the answer.

He aha te utu o tēnei āporo?
What's the price of this apple?

He aha te parakuihi pai ki a koe?
What breakfast do you like?

He aha tāna?
What does s/he have?

He aha te hapa pai ki a koe?
What dinner is good to you?

He aha mō runga i ō hēki kaurori?
What would you like on your scrambled eggs?

He aha?
What?

He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?

He aha ngā mea papai ki a koe?
What do you like doing?

He aha tēnā haunga?
What's that smell?

He aha tō tino kai?
What is your favourite food?

He aha mō runga, e tai?
What do you want on it friend?

He aha te wā?
What is the time?

He aha te whakahoki tika?
What's the correct response?

He aha mō runga i tō tōhi?
What do you want on your toast?

He aha te kaimoana pai ki a koe?
What seafood do you like?

He aha tā Taika?
What does Taika have?

He aha ngā kōrero o te wā?
What is the talk of the day?

He aha tā Tawa e kōrero ana?
What is Tawa talking about?

He aha te tikanga o te raiti kākāriki?
What does the green light mean?

He aha kei roto i te kāpata?
What's in the cupboard?

He aha tō hiahia? He pāreti māu, he panakeke rānei e moko?
What do you want? Porridge or pancakes, grandchild?

He aha tā Mia e pīrangi ana?
What does Mia want?

He aha te kai kāore e pai ki a koe?
What food do you dislike?

He aha tōu ā te wāhanga tuarua?
What do you have period two?

He aha tēnei momo kai?
What type of food is this?

He aha te rahi o tēnei pane koti?
What size is this skirt?

He aha tēnei rā?
What day is it?

He aha ō moemoeā?
What dreams did you have?

He aha te kupu Māori mō lollies?
What is the Māori word for lollies?

He aha tā tātou?
What do we want?

He aha te kupu Māori mō 'awesome'?
What's the Māori word for 'awesome'?

He aha kei roto i te pouaka?
What is inside the box?

He aha te take mō tēnei?
What is the purpose of this?

He aha te tikanga o te raiti whero?
What does the red light mean?

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?

He aha tāu e pīrangi ana?
What is it that you want?

He aha te tāone pai ki a koe?
What town do you like?

He aha taku kaupapa kōrero?
What is the theme of the conversation?

He aha te tae o ōna karu?
What colour are her eyes?