Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

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

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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