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.

E tata ana rāua ki Waikanae.
They were approaching Waikanae.

Tītaha ki tērā taha.
Leaning to that side.

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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