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.

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

E tata ana rāua ki Te Tai Rāwhiti.
They were approaching the Eastland region.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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