Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.