Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

Oma ai a Aroha ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Aroha 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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