Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

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

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

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

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

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

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