Māori Grammar

I whakapaipai whare au.
I did housework.

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

I tākaro netipōro au.
I played netball.

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

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).

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.

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

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

E inu wai ana ia.
She is drinking water.

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

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

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

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

Kua inu pia koe?
Have you been drinking beer?

I hoko kai au.
I bought food.

I tākaro rīki au.
I played rugby league.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I eke paihikara au.
I rode a bike.

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

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

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

E kiriweti wahine ana ia.
He hates that woman.

E pōutouto wahie ana ia.
He is chopping firewood.

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

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

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 hanga taiapa rāua.
They're building a fence.

Kei te hī ika a Hēmi.
Hēmi is fishing.

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