Māori Grammar

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

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

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

I uta te waka.
The boat was ashore.

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

Kei muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.

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

Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.

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

Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I korā te whare.
The house was over there.

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

Ki runga ake.
Upwards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.

I runga ake te kaitohutohu i a kōrua.
The instructor was higher up than you two.

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

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

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 runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.

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

Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.

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 reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.

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

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

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

Kei uta te waka.
The boat is ashore.

Kei kō te motokā.
The car is yonder.

I konei ngā tamariki.
The children were here.

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

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

Ko Miakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Mia 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 ngā kī i te whata mātao.
The keys are above the fridge.

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

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