Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hauāuru.
They were approaching the Westland region.

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.

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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.

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

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

Nei rā te mihi ki a kōrua.
Here indeed is my acknowledgement 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).

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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