Māori Grammar

Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.

I te whakareri a Mere mō te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was preparing for the trip to Queenstown.

Ka haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.

I te hoki mai a Rewi i te mahi i te ahiahi.
Rewi was returning from work in the evening.

Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.

Ka rere te waka rererangi ki Tāmaki Makaurau ā te ahiahi.
The plane will fly to Auckland in the afternoon.

I te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I was going to the shop to buy food.

I te mātakitaki au i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was watching the movie with my friends.

Ka kōrero a Rewi ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will speak to the teacher on Tuesday.

I te ako a Pita i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was learning te reo Māori at school.

I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.

Ka horoi koe i ngā rīhi i muri i te kai.
You will wash the dishes after the meal.

Ka tunu a Mere i te kai mō te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will cook dinner for the family tonight.

I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te rā wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.

I te haere rātou ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were going to the beach to swim.

I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.

Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will write the letter for his friend.

I te tunu a Hana i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.

Ka haere mātou ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will go to the cinema on Friday.

Ka haere au ki te toa āpōpō ki te hoko kai.
I will go to the shop tomorrow to buy food.

I te Mane ka haere ahau ki Taupō.
I went to Taupo on Monday.

I te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy was kicking the ball.

I te pupuhi te hau inanahi.
The wind was blowing yesterday.

I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?

I te whakarongo koutou?
Were you listening?

I te kai te kōtero i te āporo.
The girl was eating the apple.

I te moe a Hēmi.
Hēmi was asleep.

I te moe ngā pēpi.
The baby was sleeping.

I te mutunga wiki i haere au ki te awa,te kura, te toa hoki.
On the weekend I went to the river, to the school and also to the shop.

I te kōrero ngā wahine.
The women were talking.

I te inumanga o te pia, ka hauranga rātou.
On drinking the beer, they got drunk.

I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he arotakenga.
At the end of the hui, an evaluation was done.

I te kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.

I te tū ia.
He was standing.

I te topenga o te rākau, ka riri te iwi.
When the tree was cut, the people were angry.

I te pupuhi te hau.
The wind was blowing.

I te kōrero au ki a ia.
I was speaking to her.

I te matapihi tata tonu, ka haere ia ki te kūaha.
She walked from near the window to the door.

I te piki au i te rākau.
I was climbing the tree.

I te hanga rātou i te whare.
They were building the house.

I te whakawhitinga o te katipō i te matapihi, mea oma.
The spider ran across the window.

I te mutunga o te pōwhiri, ka tū te hākari.
At the end of the welcome, a feast was held.

I te kaha o te rā ki to whiti, ka pōngia iho ahau.
The sun was so bright I had to close my eyes.

I te hari katoa hāunga anō a Rangi.
Everyone was happy except Rangi.

I te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children were hungry.

I te kōrero a Nikau.
Nikau was talking.

I te haere rātou.
They were going.

I te hīkoi a Aria ki te kura.
Aria was walking to school.

I te pānui au.
I was reading.

I te raka tonu te hōro.
The hall was still locked.

I te hīkoi rātou i nanahi.
They were walking yesterday.