Māori Grammar

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That place is Ngāti Porou territory.

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.

Titiro ki tō taha mauī.
Look to your left.

Kei te haere au ki roto
I am going inside.

Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.

Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.

Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.

I runga a Amaru rāoua ko Tawa i te atamira.
Amaru and Tawa were on the stage.

Kei roto taku kāri utu-ā-hiko i taku pūkoro.
My eftpos card is in my pocket.

Kei roto ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is in his bedroom.

Kei runga tāku rorohiko i tōku tēpu tari.
My computer is on my desk.

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.

Kei waenganui a Pāora i te rākau me te motokā.
Pāora is between the tree and the car.

Kei runga te tioka i te ara.
The chalk is on the path.

Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.

Kei raro ō hū i tō moenga.
Your shoes are under your bed.

Kei waenganui te kōtiro i ōna mātua.
The girl is between her parents.

Kei waenganui te tamaiti i ngā kuia.
The child is between the elderly women.

Kei roto te paruauru i te wharau. E moe ana ia
The gardener is in the shed. He's sleeping.

He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.

Kei runga te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup is on the table.

Kei waenganui i te whare kori tinana me te toa kākahu.
It's between the gym and the clothing store.

Anā, kei tō taha mauī.
There it is. On your left side.

Kei waenga ō tātou manuhiri i a tātou.
Our visitors are among us.

Kei roto a Rangi mā i te kīhini.
Rangi is in the kitchen.

Kei roto ia i te whare.
He/she's inside.

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.

Kei roto a Niko rāua ko Honi i tō rāua whare.
Niko and Honi are inside their (2x) house.

Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.

Kei roto ō kī i te motukā.
Your keys are in the car.

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.

Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.

Kei waho ōku hoa i te kūaha.
My friends are outside the door.

He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What's on the right-hand side of the television?

Kei roto tāku kāri nama i tāku pāhi.
My credit card is in my wallet.

Kei runga tō mātou whare i tētahi puke.
Our (3/+ exclusive) house is on a hill.

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.

Kei waenganui te tāone i te ngahere.
The town is in the middle of the bush.

Kei tana hoa a Amaru.
Amaru is with his friend.

Kei roto tō waea pūkoro i te kīhini.
You mobile phone is in the kicthen.

Kei roto a Hēmi rāua ko Aria i tō rāua whare.
Hēmi and Aria are inside their house.

Kei roto ngā rākau i te wao.
There are trees in the forest.

Kei raro ia i te rākau.
He is under the tree.

Kei raro a Ōamaru i Murihiku.
Oamaru is north of Murihiku.

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

Kei roto rāua i te kīhini.
Those two are in the kitchen.

Kei roto ngā kūmara i te umu.
The kumara are in the oven.

Kei waenganui a Tūrehu i ana tuākana.
Tūrehu is between her older sisters.

Kei waenganui rāua i ngā tama.
They are among the boys.

Kei waenganui i rāua.
Inbetween them.

Anei, kei taku taha matau.
Here it is, by my right side.

Kei tō taha mauī te rūma kaukau.
The bathroom is on your left?

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.

Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.

Kei roto ia i te kihini.
He is in the kitchen.

Kei roto te kāheru i te wharau
The spade is in the shed.

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.

Kei roto te miraka i te pounamu.
The milk is in the bottle.

Kei roto tonu ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is still in his bedroom.