Māori Grammar

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The bird is flying to the tree

ki to indicate direction towards

The particle ki can be used to indicate direction towards something (in the same way that i can be used to indicate direction away from something):

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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 Tawa.
Tawa's son rushed off to him.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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

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 a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going 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 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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

E tata ana rāua ki Rakiura.
They were approaching Stewart Island.

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