Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.

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

Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, (each day) I always cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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.