Māori Grammar

I te marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?

I runga i te tēpu.
On the table.

I te taha o te awa aua mea.
They were beside the river.

I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.

I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?

I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.

I Ingarangi koe?
Were you in England?

I hea te papakāinga?
Where was the settlement?

I a wai mā ngā paraikete?
Who had the blankets?

I a wai?
Who had it?

I te toa.
At the store.

I a Hōne ngā kī inapō.
Hōne had the keys last night.

I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.

I te tepu.
It was on the table.

I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.

I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.

I te tama.
The boy had it.

I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").

I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.

I runga i te taraka.
On the truck.

I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.

I Disneyland au!
I was in Disneyland!

I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?

I konei tonu.
It was right here.

I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.

I te kura ia.
She was at school.

I raro i te tēpu.
Under the table.

I te whare pikitia.
At the pictures.

I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?