Māori Grammar

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

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

E tata ana rāua ki Tāmaki-makau-rau.
They were approaching Auckland.

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

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

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.

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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