Māori Grammar
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hea: where
kō: yonder place
konei: here, this place (by me)
konā: there, that place or thereabouts (by you)
korā: over there
mua: in front, before
muri: behind, after
raro: under, beneath
reira: there, the aforementioned place or time
roto: in, inside, into
runga: on, above
tai: seaward
tawhiti: in the distance, afar
te taha matau: the right-hand side
te taha mauī: the left-hand side
tua: beyond, on the other side
tātahi: the seaside, the beach
tāwāhi: overseas, abroad, the other side
uta: ashore, landward
waenganui: between, middle, amid
waho: outside
Kei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.I tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family was overseas.I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.I runga ake te kaitohutohu i a kōrua.
The instructor was higher up than you two.Kei runga ake ngā kī i te whata mātao.
The keys are above the fridge.Kei konā tō pukapuka.
Your book is there (by you).I konei ngā tamariki.
The children were here.Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.I runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer was on the table.Kei toro i te kāpata.
In the cupboard.Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.I runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.Ko Arohakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Aroha is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.I tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain was beyond the river.I muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table was behind the house.Kei runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer is on the table.Kei tai te waka.
The boat is by the sea.I tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains were in the distance.I korā te whare.
The house was over there.I haere ia ki runga ki te maunga.
He went up the mountain.I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.Kei whea te mamae, kei tō uma? Kāo, kei raro iho. Kei taku puku.
Where's the pain – in your chest? No, it's further down. It's in my stomach.I konā tō pukapuka.
Your book was there (by you).I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.I te waka te pirihimana.
The policeman was in the car.Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.I raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.I te taha mauī te motokā.
The car was on the left-hand side.Kei te ātaahua a waho.
It is beautiful outside.Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te rā. Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.Kei muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.I ū te ngaro ki runga ake i te tēpu.
The fly landed above the table.Kei tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family is overseas.Kei kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.I tai te waka.
The boat was by the sea.Kei tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains are in the distance.Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.I reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.Whakairingia ki raro iho i te matapihi.
Hang it below the window.Ki runga ki te whenua.
Upon earth.Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.Kei tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain is beyond the river.Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.