Māori Grammar

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

E tata ana rāua ki Te Tai Tokerau.
They were approaching the Northland region.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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