Māori Grammar

Titiro ake ki te rangi.
Look up to the sky.

Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga
Te Naera is climbing up on top.

E titiro ake ana au.
I was looking up.

Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.

Ka hiki ake ko te kohu.
The mist raises up.

Kei piki ake te utu.
The price has gone up.

Ka titiro ake a Rona ki te marama.
Rona looked up at the moon.

I tētahi taha ake o taua pā tētahi ngāherehere.
On the far side of the fort there was a patch of bush.

Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.

Kia kaha ake tō reo!
Speak louder!

Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.

I piki ake tō mātou ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed to the summit of Mount Taranaki.

Kia ngāwari ake tō reo!
Speak quieter!

Kia hoihoi ake tō reo.
Speak louder.