Māori Grammar

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia rā ia rā.
I always drink alcohol every day.

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia wiki ia wiki.
I always drink alcohol every week.

Oma ai a Honi ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Honi always runs to work every day.

Pānui ai au i ia pō, i ia pō.
I always read each and every night.

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.

I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.

Inu ai au i te kawhe ia ata, ia ata.
I always drink coffee every morning.

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.

Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain.

Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.
He returned home regularly.

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.

Tunu kai ai ahai i a pō, i a pō.
I always cook food every night.

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day I always cook dinner.

Karakia ai au ia ata, ia ata.
I always pray every morning.

Tunu rēwena ai ia i ia Rātapu.
She always bakes bread every Sunday.

Kai ai au i te pāreti ia ata, ia ata.
I always eat porridge each and every morning.

I ngā Rāpare, mātakitaki ai au i Coronation Street.
On Thursdays I always watch Coronation Street.

Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree

Haere ai a Taika ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Taika always goes to the marae each and every day.

Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.
We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.

Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.

Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.

Haere ai au ki Pōneke.
I am always going to Wellington.

Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.

Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.

Hīkoi ai a Mia ki te kura.
Mia always walks to school.

Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
I always walk each and every day.

Ako ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Learn something habitually every day.

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he always have a beard? No!

Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.

Āe. Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Yes, I always walk each and every day.

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day, (each day) I always cook dinner.

Mahi ai au, ia te rā, ia te rā, hāunga anō ko ngā Rātapu.
I work regularly, every day except on Sundays.

I ngā raumati, kaukau ai au i te moana.
In the summer, I regularly swim in the sea.

Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.

Mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ai au, ia pō.
I always watch television every night.