Māori Grammar

Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai.
Go to the wharekai to eat.

I haere au ki ngā toa hoko kai ai.
I went to the shops to buy food.

Ka haere au ki te toa hoko tītī ai.
I will go to the shop to buy muttonbird.

I haere au ki te pāka hikoi ai.
I went to the park to walk.

Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He was the one who tied the sun, so that it would travel slowly.

Ka haere māua ko Nikau ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Nikau and I are going to the supermarket to shop.

Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.

Kia tūruki whakataha ai.
In order to return to everyday activities.

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.

Nā te makariri rāua i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.

I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.

I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi a.
On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.

Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.

I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.

I haere ngā tamariki ki te moana kauhoe ai.
The children went to the ocean in order to swam.

Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.

I noho mātou whakaronga ai ki a ia.
We stayed to listen to her.

Ka haere au ki Ōhope whakatā ai.
I go to Ōhope in order to relax.

Haere atu ki kō waiata ai.
Go over there to sing.

Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.

Hoki mai ki te kāinga kirihimete ai.
Come back home for Christmas.

Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.

I haere au ki te toa hoko kai ai.
I am going to the ship in order to buy food.