Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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