Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He nui ake tāu mea i tāku mea.
Your thing is bigger than my thing.

He pai atu te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.

He poto iho a Taika i a Amaru.
Taika is shorter than Amaru.

He paku iho a Rangotonga i a Aotearoa.
Rarotonga is smaller than New Zealand.

He pai ake te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.

He kaha ake tērā tama i tāna tama.
That boy is stronger than his boy.

He teitei ake tērā rākau i tērā rākau.
That tree is taller than that tree.

He ātaahua ake ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.

He paru aku tēnei rūma i te ipu para.
Your room is dirtier than the rubbish bin.

He iti iho a Aoteara i a Ahitereiria.
New Zealand is smaller than Australia.

He reka atu te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.

He mahana ake tērā paraikete i tō paraiketre.
That blanket is warmer than your blanket.

He reka atu tēnei rare i tērā rare.
This lolly is yummier than that lolly.

Ko wai e whai nei?
Who's next?

He reka ake te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.

He ātaahua atu ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.

He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.

He makariri ake a Aotearoa i a Ahitereiria.
New Zealand is colder than Australia.

He nui ake a Ahitereiria i a Aotearoa.
Australia is bigger than New Zealand.

He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.

He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.

E whai nei a wai?
Who's next?

He pōturi iho taku motokā i tōu.
My car is slower than yours.

He tāroaroa ake a Aroha i a Manu.
Aroha is taller than Manu.