Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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