Māori Grammar

Kua kite ahau i a koe.
I have seen you.

Kua hoki te waka ki te kāinga.
The car has returned home.

Kua mārama a Rangi i te kaupapa.
Rangi has understood the topic.

Kua mamae tōku kakī.
My neck is sore.

Kua mutu i a koe tō mahi?
Have you finished your work?

Kua ora mai anō ōna mātua.
His parents have got well again.

Kua mā katoa koe!
You are completely clean!

Kua oti i taku pāpā te kai te tunu.
My father has finished cooking.

Kua mōhio ia ki te kōrero pukapuka.
She knows how to book read.

Kua haere ia ki te toa ki te hoko hikareti.
She's gone to the store to buy cigarattes.

Kua tino ora a roto.
The inside is very well.

Kua hora a Kauri i te tēpu.
Kauri's set the table.

Kua haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children have gone to school.

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played two games.

Kua whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy has kicked the ball.

Kua mā tō kanohi ināianei.
Your face is all clean now.

Kua moe ia
He has slept

Kua ora mai anō te tamaiti.
The child is well again.

Kua tae atu koe ki tāwāhi?
Have you been overseas?

Kua kī te waka.
The car is full.

Kua haere au.
I'm off.

Kua ruaki koe ki runga i a Pāpā.
You just threw up on Daddy.

Kua hora te tēpu?
Has the table been set?

Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.

Kua mutu tana mahi whakareri i ngā kai.
He has finished preparing the food.

Kua tae katoa mai rātou.
They have all arrived.

Kua mārama au ki tōu whakautu.
I've understood your response.

Kua horahia te kai.
This food has been spread out before us.

Kua pakaru te rama i runga ake i te tēpu.
The light above the table is broken.

Kua haere kē i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.

Kua hōhā au ki tēnei tū āhuatanga.
I'm sick (bored) of this carry on.

Kua haere ia ki te kura.
She's gone to school.

Kua mutu?
Have you finished?

Kua tango au i ōku hū.
I have removed my shoes.

Kua kōrero ngā wāhine.
The women have spoken.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Kua mutu tāu mahi, ka haere tātou.
When your job's finished we shall go.

Kua pau katoa te kai i a koutou!
You have eaten up all the food!

Kua mutu i a koe?
Have you finished?

Kua horoi koe i ngā pereti?
Have you done the dishes?

Kua kai au.
I have eaten.

Kua kai koe i tō parakuihi?
Have you had your breakfast?

Kua kai kamokamo koe?
Have you tried kamokamo?

Kua mutu koe?
Have you finished?

Kua kai pāua koe?
Have you eaten pāua?

Kua tākaro rāua i te whutupaoro.
They have played rugby.

Kua uru ia ki te kura
She entered the school.

Kua kī kē te hōro i te tamariki.
The hall was full of children.

Kua riro te mahi uaua i a au.
The hard work has been received by me.

Kua kai-tohetaka koe.
You have eaten dandelion.

Kua uhia te maunga ki te hukarere.
The mountain is covered in snow.

Kua tino tāroaroa haere tō tamaiti!
Your son has become taller!

Kua mīia e koe tō kope.
You peed your nappy.

Kua pakaru i a Niko?
Did Niko break it?

Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.

Kua paru te kāuta.
The kitchen has been dirtied.

Kua reri te parakuihi.
Breakfast is ready.

Kua haere a Honi ki tāwāhi.
Honi's gone overseas.

Kua ngaro taku pukapuka.
My book is lost.

Kua toto tana ihu.
His nose has started bleeding.

Kua ako a Mere i te waiata.
Mere has learnt the song.

Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.

Kua mā te ipupara?
Is the rubbish bin clean?

Kua rite kōrua?
Are you two ready?

Kua horoia e koe ō niho?
Have you cleaned your teeth?

Kua mutu te hui.
The meeting has finished.

Kua tae mai a Hemi.
Hemi has arrived.

Kua tīmata ngā mihimihi.
The speeches have begun.

Kua rongo koe i te waiata hou?
Have you heard the new song?

Kua pānui koe i te puka wetereo?
Have you read the grammar guide?

Kua mā katoa koe ināianei.
You're all clean now.

Kua mutu tāku mahi i a au.
My work has been finished by me. (I've stopped working)

Kua kite noa atu ahau ka ngaro te reo Māori.
I saw long ago that the Māori language will disappear.

Kua tiki koe i te kai?
Have you got the food?

Kua whakatika au i te moenga.
I've made the bed.

Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.

Kua rima ōna tau.
She has reached five years.

Kua reri?
(Are you) ready?

Kua maroke pai koe ināianei.
You're all dry now.

Kua mā ināianei?
Is it clean now?

Kua eke atu ia ki ngā taumata o te waru tekau mā whitu tau.
She has reached the age of eighty seven years.

Kua kai au i te pūhā.
I have eaten pūhā.

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.

Kua pakaru te hīrere.
The shower has broken!

Kua tae mai ngā tītī.
The muttonbirds have arrived.

Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.

Kua tīmata te kēmu.
The game has started.

Kua tae mai rātou i Rotorua.
They have arrived here from Rototua.

Kua haere.
[He] has gone.

Kua kaha tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.

Kua pau ngā moni.
They money is all gone.

Kua hokona tēnei rorohiko māu.
This computer has been bought for you.

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?

Kua moe a Tamahae i runga i te tēpu.
Tamahae has gone to sleep on the table.

Kua rongo koe i te tītī?
Have you heard the muttonbird?

Kua mutu tō mahi?
Have (you) finished your work.

Kua kitea e koe?
Have you seen it?

Kua kite koe i taku pene? He mā whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.

Kua mahia te mahi pai e kōrua.
The good work has been done by you two

Kua ahatia tērā tāne?
What happened to that man?

Kua moumou rātou i te rehu horoi.
They have wasted the soap powder.

Kua tae mai rātou?
Have they arrived?

Kua oti tā māua mahi.
Our (two people) work is done.

Kua ako koe i te reo Māori?
Have you learned te reo Māori?

Kua mimi te pēpi.
The baby peed.

Kua tū a Hine hei kaiārahi.
Hine has stood as a leader.

Kua tae te rīpoata ki te kaiako.
The report has been given to the teacher.

Kua whakatika ia i ōna makawe.
He's straightened his hair.

Kua rongo rātou i te kai.
They (3/+) have perceived (tasted, smelt) the food.

Kua mā te wharepaku.
The toilet has been cleaned.

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?

Kua riro ia i te ringa o Aituā.
He has been taken by the hands of Misfortune.

Kua tae mai tā tātou manuhiri.
Our visitors have arrived.

Kua pari te tai.
The tide is high.

Kua mutu te mahi.
Work has finished.

Kua whakamutu koe i tāu mahi?
Have you finished your work?

Kua mā te ruma?
Is the room clean?

Kua hoki mai rāua i te toa.
They have returned from the shop.

Kua reri te kai.
The food is ready.

Kua oma ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children have run in the playground.

Kua whakahokia ki a ia te tamaiti i mauria e ngā pirihimana i te marama o Oktopa.
The child who was taken by the police in October has been returned to her.

Kua tīkina e Mere te kai.
Mere has fetched the food.

Kua waiho taua wāhi hei urupā mō ngā tūpāpaku.
That place was left as a burial ground for the dead.

Kua mutu ngā kōrerorero.
The discussions were over.

Kua piki au i te maunga o Tongariro.
I've climbed the mountain Tongariro.

Kua rongo au kei te haere mai koe.
I heard you were coming.

Kua whakapai ngā rīhi.
The dishes have been cleaned.

Kua pau i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.

Kua pau te moni i a au.
The money has been spent by me.

Kua whai tohu koe?
Do you have a degree?

Kua hōhā katoa au ki a koe.
I'm totally annoyed with you.