Māori Grammar

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

E titiro ake ana au.
I was looking up.

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

Kia ngāwari ake tō reo!
Speak quieter!

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

Kia hoihoi ake tō reo.
Speak louder.

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

Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.

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

Kia kaha ake tō reo!
Speak louder!

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

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.

Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.