Māori Grammar

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

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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).

E tata ana rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They were approaching Christhurch.

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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

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