Māori Grammar

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Belonging to a place -
Belonging to a reason
Belonging to a reason
nā / nō

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

te toa hokorua ngā .
The shoes come from the second hand shop.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Kotirangi Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

konei au.
I am from here.

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

konei au.
I am from here.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Ko Nikau taku pāpā. Ngāti Porou ia.
Nikau is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.

whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?

Te Tai Tokerau tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Northland region.

te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Ehara au Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Ko Mary taku whaea. Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.

Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Te Tai Tonga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

Ko tēnei he reta Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.

Ehara a Nikau Whanganui.
Nikau is not from Whanganui.

Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Whakatū toku whaea.
My mum's from Nelson.

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Raratonga a ia, Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.

Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Kotirangi Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

hea a Pita?
Where is Pita from?

Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.

te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Kāpiti a ia, Kirikiriroa au.
He came from Kāpiti, and I came from Hamilton.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

whea waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?

te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.

Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

Ko Pani ngā kaiwhakahaere. Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.

Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa hoa?
Is your friend from Gisborne?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?