Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Titiro ki tō taha mauī.
Look to your left.

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

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 Amaru rāua ko Moana i tō rāua whare.
Amaru and Moana are inside their house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 i te pukapuka.
Under the book.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere au ki roto
I am going inside.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei waenganui i rāua.
Inbetween them.

I runga a Koa rāoua ko Ataahua i te atamira.
Koa and Ataahua were on the stage.

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

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

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