Māori Grammar

I napō au i tae mai ai.
I arrived last night.

Ā te whā o Ōketopa a Nikau mā haere mai ai.
Nikau and the others are coming on the 4th of October.

I nahea a Rangi i tae mai ai?
When did Rangi arrive?

He aha koe i hoki mai ai i te 11?
Why did you come back at 11?

Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you return?

Koirā i tae tūreiti mai ai.
That's why he arrived late.

Nō nahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you get back in?

I nahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?

Nā te makariri rāua i hoki mai ai.
They came back because of the cold.

Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai.
It was on Sunday that the news arrived.

Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.

I nanahi a Manu i tae mai ai.
Manu arrived yesterday.

Āhea a Aroha mā haere mai ai?
When are Aroha and the others coming?

Ā tērā wiki rātou hoki mai ai.
They come back next week.

Inahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?

Ā hea te kura rere atu ai ki Āmerika?
When is the school flying to America?

Mā hea koe haere mai ai?
How did you get here?

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.

Nō whea hoki ia e tae mai ai?
There's no way he will get here?

Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?