Māori Grammar
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The words pēnei, pēnā and pērā mean "like this" or "like that.'
Kei te pērā tonu au.
I'm unchanged.He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?Me wiri ō ringa pēnei.
You should quiver your hands like this.Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!Mahia kia pēnei.
Do it like this.Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?Kāore au i te pīrangi ki tētehi kai pērā i tēnei ata.
I do not want any food like that this morning.Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.Kei te moe tonu pea, pērā i tō rāua pāpā.
They are probably still sleeping, just like their father.Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?Me tū teitei koe pērā i te tōtara.
You should stand tall like the tātara tree.Kei te mau hū au pērā i a Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan.He pai ki a au ngā rangi pēnei, he ātaahua.
I like days like this - beautiful!He pērā te āhua o Rangi, he ngākau māhaki tōna.
Rangi's nature is like that, he has a kind heart.Nā te aha i pērā ai?
For what reason is it like that?Kei te mau hū au pērā i a ia.
I am wearing shoes like her.Nā te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?Ki te ngaro te reo, ka ngaro tāua pērā i te moa.
If the language is lost, we are lost like that of the large extinct moa bird.I moe ia, pēnei tonu i a Tamahae nei.
He was asleep, just like Tamae here.Ka waiata koe pērā i a Tui Teka.
You sing like Tui Teka.Kāua e kōrero pēnā.
Don't talk like that.E, kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!Me pēnei taku kōrero...
Let me tell you like this...He pēnei tonu au ki te mahi.
I am always working (lit: "I always work like this").Kei te pērā tonu hoki a muri i a ia.
Those behind him were doing the same.