Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

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

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

Nā Ari i āwhina a Tawa.
It was Ari who helped Tawa.

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

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

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

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

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

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

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

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 rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.

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

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

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

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

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

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

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

haena
iron (clothes)

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

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

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

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

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

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

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.