Māori Grammar

I waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children were in the middle of the road.

I ū te ngaro ki runga ake i te tēpu.
The fly landed above the table.

I tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain was beyond the river.

Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.

Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.

I tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains were in the distance.

Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.

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.

I raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.

Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.

Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.

Kei runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer is on the table.

Ki runga ake.
Upwards.

I waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog was outside the house.

Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.

Ko Ataahuakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ataahua 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 muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.

Kei tawhiti ngā maunga.
The mountains are in the distance.

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.

Kei runga ake ngā kī i te whata mātao.
The keys are above the fridge.

I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.

I reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.

I tai te waka.
The boat was by the sea.

Kei tai te waka.
The boat is by the sea.

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.

I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.

Kei waho te kuri i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

I te taha mauī te motokā.
The car was on the left-hand side.

Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.

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.

I konei ngā tamariki.
The children were here.

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.

Kei kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.

I korā te whare.
The house was over there.

I tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family was overseas.

I konā tō pukapuka.
Your book was there (by you).

Kei uta te waka.
The boat is ashore.

Kei waenganui ngā tamariki i te rori.
The children are in the middle of the road.

Kei konā tō pukapuka.
Your book is there (by you).

Whakairingia ki raro iho i te matapihi.
Hang it below the window.

I muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table was behind the house.

Kei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.

I runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.

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.

I mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog was in front of the car.

Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.

Kei mua te kuri i te waka.
The dog is in front of the car.

Kei tāwāhi tōna whānau.
His/Her family is overseas.

I runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer was on the table.

I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.

I tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children were playing at the beach.

I uta te waka.
The boat was ashore.

I te waka te pirihimana.
The policeman was in the car.

Kei tua te maunga i te awa.
The mountain is beyond the river.

Kei tātahi ngā tamariki e tākaro ana.
The children are playing at the beach.