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Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' - i

The particle i can often indicate direction from something:

Kei te hīkloi au i te whare.
I am walking from the house.

However, in some cirumstances, i can mean "by", "at" or "in", depending on context.

Kei te hīkoi au i te whare.
I am walking in house.

Kei te hīkoi au i te whare.
I am walking by the house.

 

I tatari te ope i te teihana.
The group waited at the station.

Ka kitea ia e Hēmi i ngā toa.
Hēmi saw him at the shops.

E tū ana mātou i te roto.
We were standing by the lake.