Māori Grammar


1. ā - ā to indicate the future

2. ā - Conjunctions - and

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

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 - Sentences with two possessives

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

10. a, o - A and o categories intro

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

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

13. ai - Habitual action

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

15. And then... - kātahi ka...

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

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

18. Asking who - Ko wai...?

19. atu - Away

20. au, ahau - Pronouns - singular

21. Away - atu

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

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

24. Because - he... nō...

25. Belonging to a place -

26. Categorizing sentences - he

27. Command with e! - e!

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

29. Commands without any verb signs - Haere!

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

31. Conjunctions - and - ā

32. Conjunctions - but - engari

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

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

35. e - e as a particle of address

36. e - The use of 'e'

37. e as a particle of address - e

38. e or e ka - if and when

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

40. e! - Command with e!

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

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

43. ehara... - Negations of identity sentences

44. engari - Conjunctions - but

45. Established possession - nāku, nōku...

46. For the purpose of - hei

47. Future agent emphatic - māku

48. Future locative - hei

49. Habitual action - ai

50. Haere! - Commands without any verb signs

51. Has just... - kātahi anō...

52. he - Categorizing sentences

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

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

55. He aha? - What?

56. he mea... - The pseudo-passive

57. he rite tonu - This is just like that

58. he... nō... - Because

59. hei - The reason for an action

60. hei - Hei for future location in time

61. hei - Future locative

62. hei - For the purpose of

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

64. hei aha? - What is this for?

65. Hei for future location in time - hei

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

67. i - Simple sentences: past tense

68. i - Sentences with i

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

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

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

72. i te - Simple sentences: past tense

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

74. i te - Past - specifying a particular time

75. I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

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

77. Identity sentences - ko...

78. if and when - e or e ka

79. If... (using me) - me

80. In order to - kia... ai

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

82. ka - Simple sentences: future tense

83. ka - Ka used to indicate the past

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

85. Ka used to indicate the past - ka

86. Kāore... e... - Negating passive sentences

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

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

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

90. kara - Telling time

91. kātahi anō... - Has just...

92. kātahi ka... - And then...

93. kātahi te... - What a...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

102. ki - Verbs that take 'ki'

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

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

105. kia - Kite takes kia rather than ki

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

107. kia... ai - In order to

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

109. Kite takes kia rather than ki - kia

110. Ko wai...? - Asking who

111. ko... - Identity sentences

112. kua - Simple sentences: past completed tense

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

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

115. mā runga - Travelling by means of

116. mā, māku - Unrealised possession

117. mai - Towards

118. māku - Future agent emphatic

119. mate, ngaro, mau... - Statives

120. me - If... (using me)

121. me - Simple sentences: you should

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

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

124. nā - agent emphatic - Past agent emphatic

125. nā reira, nō reira - Therefore

126. nāku, nōku... - Established possession

127. Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

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

129. Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

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

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

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

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

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

135. -nga - Nominaliztion, noun endings

136. - Belonging to a place

137. Nominaliztion, noun endings - -nga

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

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

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

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

142. Passive sentences - tikina...

143. Past - specifying a particular time - i te

144. Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

145. Pēnei au... - I thought mistakenly

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

147. Pronouns - singular - au, ahau

148. rata - To like

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

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

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

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

153. Sentences with i - i

154. Sentences with two possessives - a, o

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

156. Simple sentences: future tense - ka

157. Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

158. Simple sentences: past tense - i te

159. Simple sentences: past tense - i

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

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

162. Simple sentences: you should - me

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

164. Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

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

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

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

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

169. te, ngā, he - The article

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

171. Telling time - kara

172. tēnei, te nei - This

173. The article - te, ngā, he

174. The pseudo-passive - he mea...

175. The reason for an action - hei

176. The use of 'e' - e

177. Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

178. This - tēnei, te nei

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

180. This is just like that - he rite tonu

181. tikina... - Passive sentences

182. To like - rata

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

184. Towards - mai

185. Travelling by means of - mā runga

186. Unrealised possession - mā, māku

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

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

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

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

191. Verbs that take 'ki' - ki

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

193. What a... - kātahi te...

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

195. What is this for? - hei aha?

196. What? - He aha?

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

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

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

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

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

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