Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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 ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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