Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Kua tīmata te kēmu.
The game has started.

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

Kua kai au.
I have eaten.

Kua haere au.
I'm off.

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

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

Kua pakaru i a Kauri?
Did Kauri break it?

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

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

Kua moe ia
He has slept

Kua mā te ipupara?
Is the rubbish bin clean?

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

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

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

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

Kua tīmata ngā mihimihi.
The speeches have begun.

Kua hoki mai ia.
She has returned.

Kua whakapai ngā rīhi.
The dishes have been cleaned.

Kua pau ngā moni.
They money is all gone.

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

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

Kua rite kōrua?
Are you two ready?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua toto tana ihu.
His nose has started bleeding.

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

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

Kua mā te wharepaku.
The toilet has been cleaned.

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

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

Kua mutu?
Have you finished?

Kua mā te ruma?
Is the room clean?

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

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

Kua paru te kāuta.
The kitchen has been dirtied.

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

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

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

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

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

Kua mutu ngā kōrerorero.
The discussions were over.

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

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

Kua tae katoa mai rātou.
They have all arrived.

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

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

Kua mutu koe?
Have you finished?

Kua mimi te pēpi.
The baby peed.

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

Kua whai tohu koe?
Do you have a degree?

Kua reri?
(Are you) ready?

Kua kōrero ngā wāhine.
The women have spoken.

Kua mutu te hui.
The meeting has finished.

Kua mamae tōku kakī.
My neck is sore.

Kua mā ināianei?
Is it clean now?

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

Kua mā katoa koe!
You are completely clean!

Kua tae mai ngā tītī.
The muttonbirds have arrived.

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

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

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

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

Kua ahatia tērā tāne?
What happened to that man?

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

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

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

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

Kua pakaru te hīrere.
The shower has broken!

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

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

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

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

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

Kua kī te waka.
The car is full.

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

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

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

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

Kua ngaro taku pukapuka.
My book is lost.

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

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

Kua rima ōna tau.
She has reached five years.

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

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

Kua mutu i a koe?
Have you finished?

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

Kua kai pāua koe?
Have you eaten pāua?

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

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

Kua haere.
[He] has gone.

Kua reri te parakuihi.
Breakfast is ready.

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

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

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

Kua kai kamokamo koe?
Have you tried kamokamo?

Kua hora te tēpu?
Has the table been set?

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

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

Kua tae mai rātou?
Have they arrived?

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

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

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

Kua reri te kai.
The food is ready.

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

Kua kai-tohetaka koe.
You have eaten dandelion.

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

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

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

Kua mutu te mahi.
Work has finished.

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

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

Kua kitea e koe?
Have you seen it?

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

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

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

Kua kaha tā mātou mahi.
We have worked hard.

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

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

Kua pari te tai.
The tide is high.

Kua tae mai a Hemi.
Hemi has arrived.

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

Kua uru ia ki te kura
She entered the school.