Māori Grammar

Ka hōhā ia i a rātou.
She is fed up with them.

Kua ngaro i a Mere tana pēke.
Mere has lost her bag. (Her bag has been lost by Mere.)

Kei mahue koe i te pahi.
You might miss the bus.

Kua ora a Koa i tērā rongoa.
Koa has got well through that medicine.

Kua pau i ngā tamariki te kai.
The food has been consumed by the children.

Kua hinga te tōtara i te tangata.
The tōtara has fallen due to the man.

Mā wai e taraiwa? Māku?
Who's going to drive? Shall I?

Kua wareware i a au tana ingoa.
I have forgotten his name.

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.

Kua hora ngā kai i a Pāora.
The food has been spread out by Pāora.

Kua pau te wai te inu e te kurī.
The dog has finished drinking the water.

Ki a ia te hora i te tēpū.
He will set the table.

Kua pau te wai i a Kiri.
Kiri has consumed the water.

Kua wareware i a au taku pene.
I've forgotten my pen.

I hinga katoa i a ia ngā toa o tērā whenua.
All the champions of that country were defeated by him.

Kua oti i a ia te mahi a ngā tamariki katoa.
She has completed all of the children's chores.

Kua pau te kai i te whanau.
The food has been consumed by the family.

E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.

Kua kākāriki te karaehe i te nui o te ua.
The grass is green from all the rain.

Kua oti i a ia te mahi.
The work has been finished by her.

Kua mahue ia i te pahi.
He has been left behind by the bus.

Mā rātou tātou e pōwhiri?
Who will greet us today?

I wareware i a Hēmi taku ingoa.
Hēmi forgot my name.

I mahue ia i te pahi.
He was left behind by the bus.

Kua mahue au i te pahi.
I have been left behind by the bus.

Kua pakaru i a ia te matapihi.
The window has been broken by her.

Kua mākona taku puku i te maha o ngā kōura.
My stomach is full from the many crayfish.

Kua kī te pākete i raro i te turuturu i te tuanui.
The bucket under the hole in the roof is full.

I pau te miraka i ngā tamariki.
The children consumed the milk.

Kua mau i a Rewi te pōro.
The ball has been caught by Rewi.

Mā wai te parāoa e mahi?
Who will make the bread?

Kua pakaru i a koe.
It has been broken by you.

Kua mau te kaiā i te pirihamana.
The thief has been caught by the police.

I pakaru te wini i te hau?
Did the wind break the window?

Kua whati tana waewae i tāna takahanga.
His leg was broken by his fall.

Ko koe te mea ka mahue i te pahi.
You're the one left behind by the bus.

Kua wareware i a ia?
Has she forgotten?

Kua wareware te parāoa i a ia.
He has forgotten the bread.

Kua oti kē i a Pou te Tārai tōna waka.
Pou had already finished adzing out his canoe.

Kua ngaro i a Hēmi tōna pōtae.
Hēmi has lost his hat. (His hat has been lost by Hēmi.)

Kua oti te mahi a te rōpū mahi taiepa.
The fencing gang has finished its work.

Kāore mātou i hinga i a rātou. I toa mātou
We didn't lose to them. We won.

Mā wai e mahi te parāoa?
Who will make the bread?

Kāore rātou i mahue i te pahi.
They were not left by the bus.

I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.

Kua oti i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.

I mate ia i te awa.
He died because of the river.

I tata hinga ia i te hoariri.
He was nearly beaten by his opponent.

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.

Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.

I ora au i a koe.
I have been made well by you.

Kua mahue a Hera i ahau.
I left Hera behind.

E mate ana ia i te aroha.
She is dying of love.

Kua mahue ia i te tereina.
She was left behind by the train.

Ka oti te kaupapa i a Ataahua.
The project will be finished by Ataahua.

Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te tereina!
Hurry up, or you'll miss the train!

Kua tutuki i a Rangi te kaupapa.
The plan was accomplished by Rangi.

Kua pau katoa i a koe te pārāoa.
The bread is all gone because of you.

Kua maringa i te poti te miraka.
Because of the cat, the milk was spilt.

Kua oti i a rātou ngā mahi.
The work has been finished by them.

Kua wera te kai i a ia.
The food was burnt him him.

Kua pakaru te motokā i a Pāpā.
The car was broken by Dad.

Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.

Kua maringa te miraka i te poti.
Because of the cat, the milk was spilt.

Kua tutuki taku wawata i a koe.
My dream has been fulfilled by you.

Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.

Kua oti ngā mahi i a rātou.
The work has been finished by them.

Kua pau katoa te penehīni i a Tame.
The petrol was all used up by Tame.

Kua pau katoa i a Amaru te penehīni.
The petrol was all used up by Amaru.

Kua pau katoa te pāroa i a koe.
The bread has been consumed by you.

Kua wera i a ia te kai.
The food was burnt him him.

Kua tutuki i a koe taku wawata.
My dream has been fulfilled by you.

Kua pakaru i a Pāpā te motokā.
The car was broken by Dad.

Kua tutuki te kaupapa i a Kauri.
The plan was accomplished by Kauri.