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 waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.I runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.Kei uta te waka.
The boat is ashore.Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.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 muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table was behind the house.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.I te waka te pirihimana.
The policeman was in the car.I konā tō pukapuka.
Your book was there (by you).I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.Kei runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer is on the table.I reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.Kei muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.I korā te whare.
The house was over there.I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.Kei tai te waka.
The boat is by the sea.Kei tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family is overseas.I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.Ki runga ki te whenua.
Upon earth.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.Ko Moanakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Moana is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.I tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain was beyond the river.Kei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.Kei tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains are in the distance.Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.I tai te waka.
The boat was by the sea.Kei toro i te kāpata.
In the cupboard.I tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains were in the distance.I raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.I tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family was overseas.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 kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.I uta te waka.
The boat was ashore.Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.Kei konā tō pukapuka.
Your book is there (by you).Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.I ū te ngaro ki runga ake i te tēpu.
The fly landed above the table.I te taha mauī te motokā.
The car was on the left-hand side.Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.Kei tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain is beyond the river.Kei runga ake ngā kī i te whata mātao.
The keys are above the fridge.