Māori Grammar


1. ā - Conjunctions - and

2. a - Use of 'a' as a personal article

3. ā - ā to indicate the future

4. A and o categories intro - a, o

5. A chair to sit on is o category, if you make the chair is it a category - a, o

6. ā hea... ai? - Asking "when" with ai

7. ā to indicate the future - ā

8. a, o - A and o categories intro

9. a, o - Sentences with two possessives

10. a, o - A chair to sit on is o category, if you make the chair is it a category

11. ā, tāku... - Possessives - 'a' class

12. About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

13. Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

14. ai - Habitual action

15. Alike in what way? - rite pēwhea nei?

16. And then... - kātahi ka...

17. Asking "when" with ai - ā hea... ai?

18. Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

19. Asking who - Ko wai...?

20. atu - Away

21. au, ahau - Pronouns - singular

22. Away - atu

23. Āwhea? Āhea? - When? (in the future)

24. Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

25. Because - he... nō...

26. Belonging to a place -

27. Belonging to the past -

28. Categorizing sentences - he

29. Command with e! - e!

30. Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

31. Commands without any verb signs - Haere!

32. Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

33. Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

34. Conjunctions - and - ā

35. Conjunctions - but - engari

36. Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

37. Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

38. e - The use of 'e'

39. e - e as a particle of address

40. e as a particle of address - e

41. E hia? Tokohia? - How many are there?

42. e or e ka - if and when

43. E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea? - How is...?

44. ...e taea ai hoki tērā... - So something can happen...

45. e! - Command with e!

46. e... ana - Simple sentences: present tense

47. e... ana - Sentences with a subclause

48. Ehara i... - Negating nāku possessives

49. ehara... - Negations of identity sentences

50. engari - Conjunctions - but

51. Established possession - nāku, nōku...

52. For the purpose of - hei

53. Future agent emphatic - māku

54. Future locative - hei

55. Habitual action - ai

56. Haere! - Commands without any verb signs

57. Has just... - kātahi anō...

58. he - Categorizing sentences

59. He aha... i kore... aib e - Why didn't...

60. He aha... i... ai? - Why did?

61. He aha? - What?

62. he mea... - The pseudo-passive

63. he rite tonu - This is just like that

64. he... nō... - Because

65. hei - The reason for an action

66. hei - For the purpose of

67. hei - Hei for future location in time

68. hei - Future locative

69. Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@ - Never mind the... No worries!

70. hei aha? - What is this for?

71. Hei for future location in time - hei

72. Homai! Whakarongo! - Commands without e or the passive

73. How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

74. How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

75. i - Simple sentences: past tense

76. i - Sentences with i

77. i - Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at'

78. i - Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i

79. i a, i te, i ngā - Statives with 'i'

80. I am able... - Ka taea e...

81. i te - Simple sentences: past tense

82. i te - Locatives - past (something was somewhere)

83. i te - Past - specifying a particular time

84. I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

85. i, ki - Verbs that take 'i' or 'ki'

86. Identity sentences - ko...

87. if and when - e or e ka

88. If... (using me) - me

89. In order to - kia... ai

90. In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

91. ka - Ka used to indicate the past

92. ka - Simple sentences: future tense

93. Ka taea e... - I am able...

94. Ka used to indicate the past - ka

95. Kāore ano... kia... - Negations of kua (I haven't yet...)

96. Kāore... e... - Negations of the future (I will not go)

97. Kāore... e... - Negating passive sentences

98. Kāore... i te... - Negations of the present tense (I am not working)

99. Kāore... i te... - Negations of the past tense

100. kara - Telling time

101. kātahi anō... - Has just...

102. kātahi ka... - And then...

103. kātahi te... - What a...

104. Kaua e..., kāti... - Negative active commands - Don't!

105. ...kaua ki... - Not to, not with, not against

106. Kaua... (passive) e... - Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't...

107. kei runga... - In, on, by, under...

108. kei te - Simple sentences: present tense with a verb

109. kei te - Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective

110. kei te - Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere)

111. kei te aha? - What is happening at the moment?

112. ki - Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something

113. ki - Verbs that take 'ki'

114. Ki a wai te...? - Who is going to...

115. kia - Kite takes kia rather than ki

116. kia - Mild imperatives (You should be...)

117. kia... ai - In order to

118. kia... kei... - Be careful... lest!

119. Kite takes kia rather than ki - kia

120. Ko tēhea? - Which

121. Ko wai...? - Asking who

122. ko... - Identity sentences

123. kua - Simple sentences: past completed tense

124. Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

125. Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

126. Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

127. mā runga - Travelling by means of

128. mā, māku - Unrealised possession

129. mā... e... ai - The reason why something will happen

130. mai - Towards

131. māku - Future agent emphatic

132. mate, ngaro, mau... - Statives

133. me - If... (using me)

134. me - Simple sentences: you should

135. Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

136. mōku, mōu, mōna... - About someone

137. nā - agent emphatic - Past agent emphatic

138. nā reira, nō reira - Therefore

139. nā... e... nei - The reason why something is happeneing

140. nā... i... ai - The reason why something happened

141. nāku, nōku... - Established possession

142. Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

143. Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

144. Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

145. Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

146. Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

147. Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

148. Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

149. Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

150. Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

151. Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

152. -nga - Nominaliztion, noun endings

153. - Belonging to a place

154. - Belonging to the past

155. Nominaliztion, noun endings - -nga

156. Nōnahea, inahea - Asking 'when was?' When did something happen?

157. Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

158. o, a - Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories

159. ō, tōku... - Possessives - 'o' class

160. Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

161. pai ake... - Comparatives (better than...)

162. Passive sentences - tikina...

163. Past - specifying a particular time - i te

164. Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

165. Pēnei au... - I thought mistakenly

166. pēnei, pēna, pēra - Like this, like that

167. Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

168. Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

169. Pronouns - singular - au, ahau

170. rata - To like

171. ...rāua ko..., rātou ko... - Talking about more than one person

172. rite pēwhea nei? - Alike in what way?

173. runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu - Above, underneath, outside of

174. Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

175. Sentences with i - i

176. Sentences with two possessives - a, o

177. Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

178. Simple sentences: future tense - ka

179. Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

180. Simple sentences: past tense - i

181. Simple sentences: past tense - i te

182. Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

183. Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

184. Simple sentences: you should - me

185. So something can happen... - ...e taea ai hoki tērā...

186. Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

187. Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

188. Taihoa... e - Don't... just yet!

189. Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

190. Tāpirihia, Tīkina... - Commands using the passive

191. taua, aua - That aforementioned thing

192. te, ngā, he - The article

193. Te... nei, te... nā, te... rā - This and that thing over there

194. Telling time - kara

195. tēnei, te nei - This

196. That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

197. The article - te, ngā, he

198. The pseudo-passive - he mea...

199. The reason for an action - hei

200. The reason why something happened - nā... i... ai

201. The reason why something is happeneing - nā... e... nei

202. The reason why something will happen - mā... e... ai

203. The use of 'e' - e

204. Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

205. This - tēnei, te nei

206. This and that thing over there - Te... nei, te... nā, te... rā

207. This is just like that - he rite tonu

208. tikina... - Passive sentences

209. To like - rata

210. tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai... - Direction markers with adverbs

211. Towards - mai

212. Travelling by means of - mā runga

213. tuatahi, tuarua... - Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...)

214. Unrealised possession - mā, māku

215. Use of 'a' as a personal article - a

216. Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

217. Using 'i' to mean 'in', 'by' or 'at' - i

218. Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

219. Verbs that take 'i' or 'ki' - i, ki

220. Verbs that take 'ki' - ki

221. waiata, kai - Words that are both verbs and nouns

222. What a... - kātahi te...

223. What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

224. What is this for? - hei aha?

225. What? - He aha?

226. When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

227. Which - Ko tēhea?

228. Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

229. Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

230. Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... aib e

231. Words that are both verbs and nouns - waiata, kai

232. Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a