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Māori Grammar

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*How... - Te... hoki...

Te reka hoki o te kai!
How sweet it is!

Te reka hoki o tēnei kai!
How sweet this food is!

Te marino hoki o te moana!
How calm the ocean is!

Te ātaahua hoki o tērā wahine!
How beautiful that woman is!

Te mīharo hoki!
How amazing!

Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!

Te ātaahua hoki o tō pēpi!
How beautiful your baby is!

Te roaroa hoki o ngā karaehe!
How long the grass is!

Te pōturi hoki o tēnei pahi!
How slow this bus is!

Te reka hoki o tōna reo!
How sweet her language is!

Te kakara hoki o tā tātou kai.
Our food smells great.

Tō pai hoki ki te tunu keke!
How good you are at baking cakes!

Te pai hoki o tēnei kai!
How good this food is!

Te nui hoki o tēnā mea!
How big that thing is!

Te ātaahua hoki.
That's beautiful.

Te tau hoki!
How neat! How cool!

Te makariri hoki!
How cold it is!

Te pai hoki!
How great!

Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!

Te moata hoki!
How early!

Te kakara hoki o tēnei inanga.
This whitebait smells delicious.

Te tau hoki o ngā putiputi!
How lovely the flowers are!

Te ātaahua hoki o tō tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!

Te māngere hoki o āu kaimahi!
How lazy your workers are!

Tō tau hoki ki te waiata!
How excellent you are at singing!

Te rawa hoki!
How excellent!

Te mōmona hoki o tēnā mīti!
How succulent that meat is!

Te nui hoki o tēnā ika!
How huge that fish is!

Te ātaahua hoki o te whare nei!
How beautiful this house is!

Te hiapai hoki!
What a damn cheek!

Te mā hoki o ōu niho.
Gee, your teeth are white.

Te reka hoki o te keke!
The cake was delicious!

Te ātaahua hoki!
How beautiful!

Te makariri hoki o tēnei wāhi!
How cold this place is!

Te kaha hoki o tāu tamaiti!
How strong your child is!

Te tere hoki o tō motukā!
How fast your car is!

Te makariri hoki o te wai.
How cold the water is.

Te wera hoki!
How hot it is!

Te pai hoki o tēnā whakaaro!
How great that idea is!

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.

Te wera hoki o tēnei raumati!
How hot this summer is!

Te pai hoki o tō hanga i ēnā kākahu.
You look pretty/handsome in those clothes.

Te nunui hoki!
How big it is!

Te makariri hoki o tēnei rūma!
How cold this room is!

Te nuinui hoki o tēnei rākau!
How big this tree is!

Te kino hoki!
How terrible!