Māori Grammar

Nā te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.

Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.

Nāna i pupuhi te manu.
He was the one who shot the bird.

Nāku kē te waka i whakakī.
I actually filled the car up with petrol.

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.

Nāna i tunu te keke.
It was him/her who baked the cake.

Nā koutou i para i te ara.
You paved the way.

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?

Nā rātou ngā pereti i horoi.
They washed the plates.

Nāku i whakarite te hui.
It was me who organized the meeting.

Nā ngā tāngata i āwhina te whānau.
It was the people who helped the family.

Nāku i horoi te motokā.
It was me who washed the car.

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

Nā mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.

Nā rāua i hanga te whare.
It was them (two) who built the house.

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

Nā Maru te kūmara i whakatipu.
It was Maru grew the kumara.

Nāku te karakia i taki.
I was the one who recited the prayer.

Nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They welcomed the guests.

Nā taku tāne te parakuihi i whakarite!
(It was) my husband (who) prepared breakfast!

Nā wai te parāoa i mahi?
Who made the bread?

Nā wai ngā pereti i horoi?
Who washed the plates?

Nā te kaiako i whakaako i ngā tauira.
It was the teacher who taught the students.

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

Nāku te pukapuka hītori i pānui i te Pātaka Kōrero.
I read the history book in the library.

Nā wai te pūhā i kato?
Who picked the pūhā?

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.

Nā rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.

Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?

Nāku i hoko ngā hū.
It was me who bought the shoes.

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

Nā te kaiako i kī ngā ture.
It was the teacher who stated the rules.

Nā te kōtiro i waiata i te waiata.
It was the girl who sang the song.

Nā Aria te papa i tahitahi.
It was Aria who swept the floor.

Nā wai te whare i whakaparuparu?
Who was the one who messed up the house?

Nāku i hoko te ngeru.
It was me who bought the cat.

Nāku a Amaru i whakarere iho ake.
I abandoned Amaru.

Nāku te pātai i pātai.
It was me who asked the question.

Nā Mere mā i horoi ngā pereti.
Mere and the others washed the plates.

Nā wai i horoi ngā pereti?
Who washed the plates?

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.

Nā Ponga te kōhuru i a au.
Ponga is responsible for the treachery against me.

Nā Rangi ngā keke nā i tunu.
Rangi cooked those cakes (near you).

Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.

Nā te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa.
It was the tattooist who designed my tattoo.

Nā ngā tamariki te pūhā i kato.
The children picked the pūhā.

Nā te kairangahau i uiui ia tamariki, o ngā whānau katoa.
The researcher interviewed each group of children from all the families.

Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.

Nā ngā tamariki te whare i whakapai.
The children were the ones who cleaned the house.

Nāku i kī atu ki a koe.
It was me who told you.

Nā ngā mātou te whare i whakaparuparu.
It was the parents who messed up the house.

Nā Pita i mau ngā kī.
It was Pita who held the keys.

Nā Hera i āwhina a Pita.
It was Hera who helped Pita.

Nānā te pūhā i kato.
She/he picked the pūhā.

Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.

Nā Kauri i mahi te parāoa.
Kauri made the bread.

Nā wai i kī e mārena ana tō tuakana?
Who said your brother's getting married?

Nā Aroha ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Aroha picked these flowers.

Nāku anō taku haere mai.
I alone am responsible for my coming here.

Nā Pāora tōku whare i hanga.
It was Pāora who built my house.

Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.
It was the policeman who caught the thief.

Nāku i horoi ngā rīhi.
It was me who washed the dishes.

Nā te moko o Ponga i pai ai.
It is because of Ponga's facial tattoo that he was attractive.

Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.

Nāu te mahi uaua i mahi.
You did the hard work.

Nā mātou te kai i tunu.
We cooked the food.

Nā Koa te karakia i taki.
It was Koa who recited the prayer.

Nā rāua i whawhai ki ngā pirihimana.
It was them (two) who fought with the police.

Nā ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.

Nā tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.
His slave hung some food up for him.

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

Nā Nikau i pupuhi te manu.
Nikau shot the bird.

Nā Honi i tahitahi te papa.
It was Honi who swept the floor.

Nā rātou i whakapai te whare.
It was them who cleaned the house.

Nā Ataahua ngā kai i tunu.
It was Ataahua who cooked the food.

Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.

Nā wai te papa i tahitahi?
Who swept the floor?

Nā wai te kai i tunu?
Who cooked for food?

Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.

Nāku i kawe te pēke.
It was me who carried the bag.

Nā Hōne i hanga te pouaka.
It was Hōne who built the box.

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

Nāku i tuhituhi te reta.
It was me who wrote the letter.

Nā Ponga ahau i āwhina.
I was protected by Ponga.

Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

Nā ngā tamariki i whakangaro ngā mea tākaro.
It was the children who lost the toys.

Nā ngā tauira i whakarite te whakaaturanga.
It was the students who prepared the presentation.

Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.

Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.

Nā wai i mahi te parāoa?
Who made the bread?

Nāku i kōrero ki a ia.
It was me who spoke to him/her.

Nā Hine i kī te kōrero.
It was Hine who made the statement.

Nāku i tiki te kai.
It was me who fetched the food.

Nā te wahine anake tērā mahi.
That task is done by woman alone.

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

Nā te paruauru te oneone i taupoki.
It was the gardener who dug the garden.

Nā ngā tamariki i kato te pūhā.
The children picked the pūhā.

Nā Ponga tēnā, ēhara i a au.
Ponga is the cause, not me.

Nā wai taku wai i inu?
Who drank my water?

Nāna ngā manuhiri i karanga.
She called to the guests.

Nā wai i kato te pūhā?
Who picked the pūhā?

Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.

Nā Rangi te parāoa i mahi.
Rangi made the bread.

Nāku tēnei whare i hanga.
I was the one who built this house.

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.

Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?

Nā wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?

Nāku te keke tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.

Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?

Nāu ngā kūmara i waru.
You were the one who peeled the kūmera.

Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.

Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who washed the dishes?

Nā tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.

Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.

Nāna rātou i manaaki.
She was the one who looked after them.

Nāna te tēpu i whakarite.
She was the one who set the table.

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iron (clothes)

Nā wai koe i whakapakeke?
Who was the one who raised you?

Nā wai tō kai i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who prepared food today?

Nāku te keke i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.

Nāna te keke i tunu.
She was the one who baked the cake.

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

Nāku te kai i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the food.

Nāu i horoi, nāku i tāora.
You washed, I dried.

Nāu te keke i tunu.
You were the one who baked the cake.

Ehara i tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
It wasn't my friend who cooked the food.

Nāku ngā rīhi i horoi.
I was the one who washed the dishes.

Nā wai ō kākahu i pōkai i tēnei wiki?
Who was the one who folded the clothes last week?

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?

Nā wai tō kai i tunu inapō
Who was the one who cooked your food last night?

Nā Tawa te keke i tunu.
Tawa was the one who baked the cake.

Nā wai tō kawhe i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who made your coffee today?