Māori Grammar

Ka tukua te kurī e au.
The dog was released by me.

Kua kikia te pāora e Kauri to Taika.
The ball was kicked by Kauri to Taika.

E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.

Ka numia ki te pakitara maui o waho o te whare.
And led him past the outside of the left wall of the house.

Kia kauwhautia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe.
Let me know recite this to you.

E kimihia ana te kiore e te ngeru.
The cat is searching for the rat.

Ka horoia ngā kākahu mā e ia.
The white clothes will be washed by him.

Kei te kōrerohia te kaupapa e te kaiako.
The topic is being discussed by the teacher.

Ka puhia ia i te manu.
He shot the bird.

Ki te kitea noatia e tētahi tangata mea...
If someone just sees something...

Kei te tāia te pepa e te kaituhi.
The paper is being printed by the author.

Kei te tākarohia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being played with by the children.

I topea te rākau e Rōpata.
The tree was cut by Bob.

Kua whāngaia te ngeru e a Rangi.
The cat was fed by Rangi.

Ka tuwherahia te tatau e te kaiako.
The door will be opened by the teacher.

Mahia ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā omua.
This work was carried out in former times.

Kei te kitea te kōtiro e tōna māmā.
The girl is being seen by her mother.

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.

I utaina e au ngā kai ki roto i te torore.
The food was loaded into the trolley by me.

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

I tomokia te pā e ngā toa.
The pā was entered by the warriors.

Ka hangaia te whare e au.
The house is built by me.

Ka kimihia tētahi tikanga, e kitea ai he moni.
A plan will be sought whereby money will be found.

Nō muri tata mai ka whakamihia ia mō āna mahi.
Shortly afterwards she was acknowledged for what she'd done.

Ka haria ngā tamariki e au ki te papa tākaro.
The children will be taken by me to the playground.

Ka tohia te āporo e Mere.
The apple will be picked by Mere.

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
That aforementioned book has been read by me.

Kua mahia e Niko he kapu tī mā rātou.
Niko has made them a cup of tea.

Ka karapotia te pā o Mātakiora.
The pā of Mōtakiora was surrounded.

Tapaia tonutia atu taua maunga nei ko Tirirau.
That mountain is still called Tihirua.

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.

I te ngahuru i hauhaketia e rātou ngā riwai.
In the autumn, they harvested potatoes.

Kitea rawatia ake rāua i runga i te maunga.
They were finally seen on the mountain.

E mōhiotia whānuitia ana a Te Puea Hērangi e ngā tāngata Māori o te motu.
Te Puea Hērangi is widely known by Māori people from all over the land.

Ka patua te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be attacked by the dog.

E kimihia ana he tikanga.
A plan is/was being sought.

Kei whaia koe e te kurī.
You might get chased by the dog.

Kua whakakopaina ngā pūhera e ngā kaihoko.
The parcels have been wrapped by the shop assistants.

Tokohia ngā tāngata i tae atu ki reira?
How many people arrived there?

I te pānuitia te kupu.
The message was being read out.

I taupokitia te oneone e te paruauru.
The soil was dug by the gardener.

Ka pūhia e ia te manu.
The bird was shot by him.

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.

Ka mea atu ia ki a Mea kia meatia ngā mea katoa ki mea wāhi.
She told so-and-so to put all the things in such-and-such a place.

Ke rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ike mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.

Kāore anō tēnei pānui kia pānuitia e au.
I have not yet read this notice.

Kei te āwhinatia te hoa e au.
The friend is being helped by me.

Ka mutu ngā karakia a Te Aotaki ka werohia e ia a Rangipopo.
Te Aotaki finished his incantations and then he invoked Rangipopo.

Ka mahia he waka mō tekau tāngata,.
A ten-man canoe was made.

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.

Kua inumia te miraka e te tamaiti.
The milk has been drunk by the child.

I whiria te tū harakeke e te kuia.
The flax belt was braided by the old woman.

Kua kauhoetia e ia te awa.
She has swum the river.

Kua tuhia te reta e Hine.
The letter has been written by Hine.

Kua inumia ā tātou waireka.
Our fizzy drinks have all been drunk.

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

Kua kimihia e ia āna kī i ngā wāhi katoa.
He has searched everywhere for his keys. (Literally, his keys have been searched for everywhere.).

I pōkia te rangi e ngā kapua.
They sky was covered over by the clouds.

I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua.
He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua.

E nekehia ana ngā pouaka e ngā tamariki.
The boxes are being moved by the children.

Kua horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tamariki.
The dishes have been washed by the children.

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

E tahia ana e Pāora te papa.
The floor was swept by Pāora.

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.

I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.

Ka hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.

Kua haria haeretia ngā kōhatu ki te moana.
The stones have been progressively carried to the sea.

Kei te whitia au e te rā.
I am being shone on by the sun.

Ka inumia te miraka e koe.
The milk will be drunk by you.

Ka patua ia e te tamaiti rahi.
He was hit by the big boy.

Kei te wetekia a Amaru e tona hoa.
Amaru is being untied by his friend.

Kei te tunua te kai ki te ahi.
The food is being cooked by fire.

I kainga katoatia te kai.
The food was all eaten up.

I aukatingia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.

Kei te riro te mōhiohio e te pirihimana.
The information is being received by the policeman.

Ka whakatikahia te whare e ngā kaimahi.
The house will be fixed by the workers.

Ka whakapaingia te papa e ngā tamariki.
The floor will be cleaned by the children.

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
I have read that (aforementioned) book.

Kua kimihia tāna waea pūkoro i ngā wāhi katoa.
His cell phone has been searched for everywhere.

Kotahi te poaka e pūhia ana a te Mane.
One pig will be shot on Monday.

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

Kua pāngia taua wahine e te mate.
That woman has been touched by sickness.

Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.

I taiāwhiotia te whare i te ture.
The house was surrounded by the police.

Ka whāngaitia ringaringatia hoki a Ruataupare e tētehai tohunga.
Ruataupare was also fed by hand by a tohunga.

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

Kāhore tēnei kete i rarangatia ki te raupō.
This kit was not woven out of bulrushes.

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.

Kei pāngia ia e te rūmātiki.
He might get rheumatism.

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.

Kia tae atu tātou ki Te Tairāwhitio, ka pōhiritia tātou.
When we get to the East Coast we will be welcomed.

Kua hokona ngā hū e Hōne.
The shoes were bought by Hōne.

Ka whāngaitioa ringaringatia hoki a Ruataupare e tētahi tohunga.
Ruataupere was also fed by hand by a tohunga.

E takahia ana te whenua e ngā waewae o ngā manuhiri.
The ground is trodden on by the feet of the visitors.

I rurukutia ngā hokonga e ia.
The purchases were wrapped by him.

I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.

I kōrerohia te pūrākau ki te reo Māori.
They story was told in the Māori language.

Ke tukuna e Wairangi tana taurekareka ki a Pare-whete.
His servant was sent by Wairangi to Para-whete.

E whāngaihia ana ngā kurī e Rangi.
The dogs are being fed by Rangi.

Kua kōrerotia te tamaiti e tōna kaiako.
The child has been spoken to by his/her teacher.

Ka tāria te waka e ngā kaiako.
The car will be waited for by the teachers.

Kei te kōrerohia a Manu te pūrākau.
The story is being told by Manu.

Kei te kimihia he whare mō te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.

I āta wāhia te wini e Tame.
Tame broke the window deliberately.

I kainga katoatia te hākari.
The feast was all eaten up.

E whakamākūtia ana ngā kākahu e te ua.
The clothes are being drenched by the rain.

Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.

Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being chased by the children,

I kōhurutia te tangata ki te awa.
The man was murdered at the river.

I ngā rā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played the two games.

Kua waiatatia te waiata e ngā tauira.
The song was sung by the students.

Kei te tahia te papa e ia.
The floor is being swept by him/her.

Kua kohia e ia ētahi waiata tawhito.
Some ancient songs have been collected by him.

E kainga ana ngā rīwai e te pēpi.
The potatoes are being eaten by the baby.

He tūranga motuhake tō te reo Māori i waenganui i ngā reo e kōrerotia ana i Aotearoa nei.
Māori has a special position amongst the languages spoken here in Aotearoa.

Ka āwhinatia a Hēmi e Pita.
Hēmi was helped by Pita.

I kohia ngā pipi e au.
I gathered the pipi.

E whitia ana au e te rā.
I am being shone on by the sun.

Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.

Kua mahia te mahi e ngā tamariki.
The work was done by the children.

I whakatikahia te waka hei painga mō te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.

I horoia tōna waka e Pita.
His car was washed by Peter.

I pēhia rawatia ngā wāhine.
The women were severely oppressed.

I te mutunga iho, ka whakaaetia e te katoa.
In the end, it was agreed to unanimously.

Kua kōrerohia e ia tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.

Kei te kōrerotia ia e te kuramāhita.
She is being spoken to by the headmaster.

I tāia ia e te moe.
He was overcome by sleep.

Ka whakatauria te kēmu e te kaiwawao.
The game will be decided by the referee.

I whakatūngia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.

Kua tangohia nā hū e tōnā matua.
His shoes have been removed by his father.

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass was cut by me.

I patua te kurī e te tamaiti.
The dog was hit by the child.

Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.
The deceased will be bereaved by us.

E kimihia ana he tikanga e ngā āpiha.
A plan is being sought by the officials.

Haria ngā kākahu ki waho kia whitia ai e te rā.
Take the clothes outside so that they can be shone on by the sun

Kei te topea te rākau e ia.
The tree was felled (by him).

E tapatapahia ana ngā aniana e ia.
The onions are being diced by him.

I whakatōkia ngā tipu e te paruauru.
The seedlings were planted by the gardener.

I whāngaihia ia e ōna kaumātua.
She was adopted her grandparents.

I whakaakona ngā tamariki e te kaiako.
The children were taught by the teacher.

Ka horoia ngā kākahu mā e ia.
The white clothes will be washed by him.

I kohia ngā pipi e au.
I gathered the pipi.

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.

Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.
The flax will be looked after by me.

E tapatapahia ana ngā aniana e ia.
The onions are being diced by him.

I nukuhia e au ngā ahi wera mai i ngā kōhatu ki te pouaka ki tōku hawera.
The hot ashes were moved by me from the stones to the box with my shovel.

Kua inumia ā tātou waireka e ngā pakeke.
Our soft drinks have been drunk by the adults.

Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.

I whakairotia a mua o te whare.
The front of the house was carved.

Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is through being spoken all the time that the language will survive.

Kua haria ngā pouaka e au.
The boxes have been carried by me.

Ka mihia mātou e te tangata whenua.
We were greeted by the home people.

Kua tonoa kētia atu ngā pānui e mātou.
The notices have already been sent out by us (3/+ exclusive).

I patua te rango e te tangata.
The fly was hit by the man.

He marama pai a Hōngongoi kia kokotia ngā rōhi.
July is a good month to prune the roses.

Ka kīia te wharepaku e ngā manuhiri.
The bathroom will be used by the guests.

Ka pīrangitia e ia ngā mea katoa.
All the things are wanted by him.

Kei te tangohia ōna hū e Makere.
Her shoes are being removed by Makere.

Ka rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ika mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.

E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.
The milk is being drunk by the cat.

Kua tāria koe e au.
You have been waited for by me.

I horoia ngā kākahu e au i tērā Rāhoroi.
The clothes were washed by me on Saturday.

Ka arohaina te iwi e Te Atua.
The people will be looked after by God.

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.

I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.

Ka nōhia ngā tūru.
The chairs will be sat on.

I titoa te waiata nei e Jeff Simmonds.
This song was composed by Jeff Simmonds.

Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

E kōrerotia ana te karakia e te wahine.
The prayer is being spoken by the woman.

Kua haerea te ara ra.
That pathway has been travelled.

Kua kainga te parāoa e ngā rakiraki.
The bread has been eaten by the ducks.