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.

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

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

E tata ana rāua ki Te Tai Tonga.
They were approaching Southland.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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

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.

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