Māori Grammar

Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.

Ā, tekau mātou, tokowaru ngā tamariki.
Ah, there are ten of us, eight kids.

Tokoiti ngā manuhiri.
There are a few guests.

Tokowaru ngā pirihimana.
There are eight police officers.

Tokorua ngā hoa.
There are two friends.

Tokowhitu ngā kaiako.
There are seven teachers.

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.

Tokotoru ngā tangata kaumātua.
There are three elders.

Kotahi te kuia, tokotoru ngā tamariki.
One grandmother, three children.

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.

Tokorua aku tēina, tokotoru aku tuahine.
I've got two younger brothers (and) I have three sisters.

Tokorima ngā tāngata.
There are five people.

Tokorua ngā tamariki.
There are two children.

Tokoono ngā tauira.
There are six students.

Tekau mā rua ngā tamariki.
There are twelve children.