Māori Grammar
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Kei is used to indicate both present and future location:
Kei korā ahau.
I am there.
I will be there.
In some situations, where the speaker wishes to convey a strong sense of time, hei is used:
Hei korā ahau.
I will be there in the future.
Hei tai te waka.
The boat will be by the sea.Hei roto te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman will be in the car.Hei te Rāmere haere atu ai au ki Otepoti.
I will go to Dunedin on Friday.Hei reira te pukapuka.
The book will be there.Hei te kāinga te tamaiti.
The child will be at home.Hei tāwāhi tō whānau.
Your family will be overseas.Hei runga te manu i te rākau.
The bird will be on the tree.Hei te kura ia.
She will be at school.Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.Hei tātahi ngā tāngata e whakatā ana.
The people will be relaxing at the beach.Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.Hei korā ngā tūru.
The chairs will be over there.Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.Hei runga te pukapuka i te tēpu.
The book will be on the table.Hei roto au i tōku tari.
I will be in my office.Hei konā tō waea.
Your phone will be there (by you).Hei te taha matau te kōtiro.
The girl will be on the right-hand side.Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.Hei raro ngā hū i te tūru.
The shoes will be under the chair.Hei taha mauī te waka i te whare.
The car will be to the left of the house.Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.Hei Te Whanganui-a-Tara te hui a Oketopa.
The meeting in October will be at Wellington.Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.Hei te toa a Hemi.
Hemi will be at the shop.Hei muri te kaiako i te akomanga.
The teacher will be behind the classroom.Hei mua te kurī i te kuaha.
The dog will be in front of the door.Hei konei ngā ngeru.
The cats will be here.Hei uta ngā waka.
The boats will be ashore.Hei tua te whare i te marae.
The house will be beyond the marae.Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.Hei waho ngā kai i te pāmu.
The food will be outside the farm.Hei te taha mauī te tama.
The boy will be on the left-hand side.Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.Hei te taha o te motokā te wahine.
The woman will be by the car.