Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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

Haere ki te rūma horoi.
Go to the bathroom.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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 hoe te waka ki uta.
The canoe paddled ashore.

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

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

E tata ana rāua ki Kawatiri.
They were approaching Westport.