Māori Grammar

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

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

Ka hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.

Engari i mua i te haere ki tāwāhi, i hoki au ki taku ūkaipō ki te kite i te whānau.
But before going overseas, I returned home to see my family.

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

I ahu te ara ki te rerenga mai o te rā.
The path pointed towards the rising sun.

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

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

Me haere tātou ki tua o tēnei maunga.
We've got to go over this mountain.

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

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).

Ā tērā wiki, e haere ana mātou ki te riketa.
Next week, we're going to the regatta.

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

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

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.

Kaua e mauria tērā poaka ki te kāinga!
Don't bring that pig home!

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

E tata ana rāua ki Poneke.
They were approaching Wellington.

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

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 Aria ki te tāone.
Aria took us to town.

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

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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.

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 ngā tamariki ki Ōtaki.
The children are going to Ōtaki.

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

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