Māori Grammar

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The bird is flying to the tree

ki to indicate direction towards

The particle ki can be used to indicate direction towards something (in the same way that i can be used to indicate direction away from something):

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki Ōtaki.
The children are going to Ōtaki.

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.

Haere mai ki tō Koro, e Rangi!
Come here to your Grandad, Rangi!

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.

I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.
The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).

Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?
Have you been to the South Island?

He haere ki te awa, he haere rānei ki te tāone Nan.
We will go to the river or go to town, Nan.

Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā kai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.

I kawea mātou e Nikau ki te tāone.
Nikau took us to town.

Ka nui te mihi ki a tātou.
Greetings to us all.

Haere ki tōku tari tatari ai.
Go to my office and wait.

I whāia ia tāna hōiho ki te awa.
He chased his horse to the river.

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.

Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te kura.
Tomorrow, I will go to school.

Ka haere tāua ki te pura kaukau.
Shall we go to the pool.

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?

Ka rere atu tāna tama ki a Koa.
Koa's son rushed off to him.

E tata ana rāua ki Kirikiriroa.
They were approaching Hamilton.

Kua haere koe ki te toro atu i a Kauri?
Have you been to visit Kauri?

Ngā mihi manahau ki a kōrua.
Delighted greetings to you both.

Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going to school.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement to you both.

Kei te heke iho a Tawa ki raro.
Tawa is heading down to the bottom.