Māori Grammar

I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.

I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia haere ai ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to go to the beach.

I kōrero ia kia āwhina ai i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to help the group.

I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.

I whakaweto au i te pouaka whakaata kia moe ai au.
I turned off the TV in order to sleep.

I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kite ai i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to see my family.

I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia wareware ai aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to forget my troubles.

I haere mātou ki te kura kia kite ai i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to see our friends.

HJomai te hama kia whakatika a ahau i tēnei.
Pass the hammer so that I can fix this.

Homai te niupepa kia pānui ai au i ngā kōrero mōna.
Pass me the newspaper so that I can read the stories about her.

Kia kaha ki te kōrero, kia rongo ai mātau.
Speak loudly so we can hear you.

I haere au ki te tāone kia hoko ai i ngā hū hou.
I went to town in order to buy new shoes.

Kia māori ai te reo.
Normalize the language.

Me haere wawe tātou kia pai ai tō tātou tirohanga atu.
Let's go early so that we can get a good view.

Haere atu ki korā tū ai, kia pai ai tō titiro.
Go over there to stand so you can have a good look.

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kōrero ai tāua.
Come over here so we can talk.

Me waea atu ki a ia kia mōhio ai he aha to aha.
You should call him to know what's happening.

I haere mātou ki Kaharore kia kite ai i ngā kererū.
We went to Kaharore to see the kererū.

Kia āta titiro ki te whakaahua, kia kite ai koe.
Look carefully at the picture so you can see.