Māori Grammar

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

E titiro ake ana au.
I was looking up.

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

Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.

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

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.

Kia hoihoi ake tō reo.
Speak louder.

Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.

Kia kaha ake tō reo!
Speak louder!

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

Kia ngāwari ake tō reo!
Speak quieter!

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

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

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