Māori Grammar

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.

Kai ai au i te pāreti ia ata, ia ata.
I always eat porridge each and every morning.

Ako ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Learn something habitually every day.

Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.

I ngā Rāpare, mātakitaki ai au i Coronation Street.
On Thursdays I always watch Coronation Street.

Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.
He returned home regularly.

Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.

Inu ai au i te kawhe ia ata, ia ata.
I always drink coffee every morning.

Tunu rēwena ai ia i ia Rātapu.
She always bakes bread every Sunday.

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.

Pānui ai au i ia pō, i ia pō.
I always read each and every night.

Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.

Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.

Tunu kai ai ahai i a pō, i a pō.
I always cook food every night.

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day, (each day) I always cook dinner.

Oma ai a Rangi ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Rangi always runs to work every day.

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia rā ia rā.
I always drink alcohol every day.

Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.

Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he always have a beard? No!

Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day I always cook dinner.

Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.

Inu ai au i te waipiro ia wiki ia wiki.
I always drink alcohol every week.

Āe. Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Yes, I always walk each and every day.

Haere ai au ki Pōneke.
I am always going to Wellington.

Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.

Karakia ai au ia ata, ia ata.
I always pray every morning.

Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree

Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
I always walk each and every day.

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.

Hīkoi ai a Taika ki te kura.
Taika always walks to school.

Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain.

Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.
We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.

Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.

I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.

Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.

Haere ai a Aria ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Aria always goes to the marae each and every day.

Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.

Mahi ai au, ia te rā, ia te rā, hāunga anō ko ngā Rātapu.
I work regularly, every day except on Sundays.

I ngā raumati, kaukau ai au i te moana.
In the summer, I regularly swim in the sea.

Mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ai au, ia pō.
I always watch television every night.