Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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 Kāpiti.
They were approaching Kāpiti.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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

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

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

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.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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