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.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

E tata ana rāua ki Poneke.
They were approaching Wellington.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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