Māori Grammar

Kei te horoi rīhi ngā tamariki.
The kids are washing the dishes.

Kei te whakamaroke ngā rīhi a Manu.
Manu is dishes-washing.

Kei te rama tuna mātou ā te pō nei.
We are going eeling tonight.

E tunu parāoa ana a Taika.
Taika's baking bread.

E ruku pāua ana au nā te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.

Kei te pīnono ngā rare a Ari.
Ari is lolly-begging.

Kua inu pia koe?
Have you been drinking beer?

E whatu hiripa ana taku kuia.
My nan is knitting slippers.

E kōrero pukapuka pea ana ia.
Perhaps she's reading a book.

E rapu ipo ana a Rangi.
Rangi is love-seeking.

I whakapaipai whare au.
I did housework.

Kei te tuhituhi reta kē ahau.
I'm writing a letter.

Kei te tope rākau ia.
He is chopping a tree.

I hoko kai au.
I bought food.

E pōutouto wahie ana ia.
He is chopping firewood.

I eke paihikara au.
I rode a bike.

Kei te pānui puka te kuia.
The old lady is reading a book.

E kiriweti wahine ana ia.
He hates that woman.

E tuhituhi reta kā ana ahau.
I'm writing a letter.

Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua mō tā rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.

I tākaro netipōro au.
I played netball.

E pōtarotaro pātītī a Nikau.
Nikau is lawn-mowing.

E eke pahikara ana a Aria.
Aria is bike-riding.

I tākaro rīki au.
I played rugby league.

E kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She is reading a book.

E hī ika ana au ki tātahi.
I'm going to go fishing at the beach.

Kei te hī ika a Ataahua.
Ataahua is fishing.

E haere waiata ana rātou.
They were walking along singing.

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.

Kei te ruku pāua a Hēmi.
Hēmi is diving for pāua.

Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.

Tēnā pea, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
Perhaps she is reading a book.

E inu wai ana ia.
She is drinking water.

Kei te hanga taiapa rāua.
They're building a fence.

Kei te whakairi kākahu a Tame.
Tame is hanging out washing.

E kiriweta wāhine ana ia.
He hates women.

Tēnei nā, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She must be reading a book (to just by what I hear).