Māori Grammar

Kāore mātou i hinga i a rātou. I toa mātou
We didn't lose to them. We won.

Ki a ia te hora i te tēpū.
He will set the table.

Kua kī te pākete i raro i te turuturu i te tuanui.
The bucket under the hole in the roof is full.

I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.

Kua mate te manu i te hau.
The bird was killed by the wind.

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.

I pau te miraka i ngā tamariki.
The children consumed the milk.

Kua mau i a Rewi te pōro.
The ball has been caught by Rewi.

I tata hinga ia i te hoariri.
He was nearly beaten by his opponent.

Kua whati tana waewae i tāna takahanga.
His leg was broken by his fall.

Kua oti i a ia te mahi a ngā tamariki katoa.
She has completed all of the children's chores.

Kua wareware i a au tana ingoa.
I have forgotten his name.

Kua ngaro te kī i te tamaiti.
The key was lost by the child.

I ora au i a koe.
I have been made well by you.

Kua wareware i a ia?
Has she forgotten?

I mahue ia i te pahi.
He was left behind by the bus.

Mā wai te parāoa e mahi?
Who will make the bread?

Kua pau te wai te inu e te kurī.
The dog has finished drinking the water.

Mā rātou tātou e pōwhiri?
Who will greet us today?

Kua pau te wai i a Kiri.
Kiri has consumed the water.

Kua mahue au i te pahi.
I have been left behind by the bus.

Kua oti i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.

Kua mau te tangata i ngā pirihimana.
The man was caught by the police.

Kua mahue ia i te tereina.
She was left behind by the train.

Mā wai e taraiwa? Māku?
Who's going to drive? Shall I?

Kua tū te waka i te pirihimana.
The car was stopped by the police.

Kua oti te whare i ngā kaimahi.
The house was completed by the workers.

Kua mau te kaiā i te pirihamana.
The thief has been caught by the police.

Kua wareware i a au taku pene.
I've forgotten my pen.

I hinga katoa i a ia ngā toa o tērā whenua.
All the champions of that country were defeated by him.

Kei mahue koe i te pahi.
You might miss the bus.

Kua pau te kai i te whanau.
The food has been consumed by the family.

Kāore rātou i mahue i te pahi.
They were not left by the bus.

Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te tereina!
Hurry up, or you'll miss the train!

Ka hōhā ia i a rātou.
She is fed up with them.

Kua ngaro i a Mere tana pēke.
Mere has lost her bag. (Her bag has been lost by Mere.)

Kua kitea te ngeru i te tamaiti.
The cat was seen by the child.

Kua hinga te rākau i te hau.
The tree was knocked down by the wind.

Kua pau i ngā tamariki te kai.
The food has been consumed by the children.

Kua ngaro i a Hēmi tōna pōtae.
Hēmi has lost his hat. (His hat has been lost by Hēmi.)

Kua mahue a Niko i ahau.
I left Niko behind.

Kua riro te moni i a Rangi.
The money was taken by Rangi.

I pakaru te wini i te hau?
Did the wind break the window?

Ka oti te kaupapa i a Tame.
The project will be finished by Tame.

Kua oti i a ia te mahi.
The work has been finished by her.

Kua hinga te tōtara i te tangata.
The tōtara has fallen due to the man.

Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.

Mā wai e mahi te parāoa?
Who will make the bread?

Kua pau ngā kai i a mātou.
The food was consumed by us.

Kua oti te whare i ngā kaimahi.
The house was completed by the workers.

I wareware i a Aroha taku ingoa.
Aroha forgot my name.

E mate ana ia i te aroha.
She is dying of love.

Kua oti kē i a Pou te Tārai tōna waka.
Pou had already finished adzing out his canoe.

Kua oti te mahi a te rōpū mahi taiepa.
The fencing gang has finished its work.

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.

Kua pakaru i a koe.
It has been broken by you.

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.

Kua ora a Hēmi i tērā rongoa.
Hēmi has got well through that medicine.

Kua hora ngā kai i a Koa.
The food has been spread out by Koa.

Ko koe te mea ka mahue i te pahi.
You're the one left behind by the bus.

Kua wareware te parāoa i a ia.
He has forgotten the bread.

Kua pakaru i a ia te matapihi.
The window has been broken by her.

Kua mākona taku puku i te maha o ngā kōura.
My stomach is full from the many crayfish.

I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.

Kua pakaru te wini i ngā tamariki.
The window was broken by the children.

E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.

Kua mahue ia i te pahi.
He has been left behind by the bus.

Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.

Kua maringa i te poti te miraka.
Because of the cat, the milk was spilt.

Kua pakaru i a Pāpā te motokā.
The car was broken by Dad.

Kua tutuki taku wawata i a koe.
My dream has been fulfilled by you.

Kua tutuki i a Hera te kaupapa.
The plan was accomplished by Hera.

Kua wera te kai i a ia.
The food was burnt him him.

Kua wera i a ia te kai.
The food was burnt him him.

Kua tutuki te kaupapa i a Nikau.
The plan was accomplished by Nikau.

Kua pau katoa te pāroa i a koe.
The bread has been consumed by you.

Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.

Kua pakaru te motokā i a Pāpā.
The car was broken by Dad.

Kua maringa te miraka i te poti.
Because of the cat, the milk was spilt.

Kua pau katoa i a koe te pārāoa.
The bread is all gone because of you.

Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.

Kua oti ngā mahi i a rātou.
The work has been finished by them.

Kua oti i a rātou ngā mahi.
The work has been finished by them.

Kua pau katoa i a Honi te penehīni.
The petrol was all used up by Honi.

Kua pau katoa te penehīni i a Ari.
The petrol was all used up by Ari.

Kua tutuki i a koe taku wawata.
My dream has been fulfilled by you.