Māori Grammar

Pēnei au i te whakatā koe.
I thought you were resting.

Pēnei ia ka waiata koe.
He thought you would sing.

Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.

Pēnei au kei taku pēke.
I thought it was in my bag.

Pēnei au he Pākehā ia, engari he Māori tonu.
I thought she was a Pākehā, but it turns out she's Māori.

Pēnei au ka whiti mai te rā - engari anō!
I thought the sun would shine. Not so!

Pēnei a Pāpā e tunu ana koe i te tina.
Dad thought you were cooking dinner.

Pēnei au kei taku pūkoro.
I thought it was in my pocket.

Pēnei au he kōtiro ia.
I thought he was a girl.

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.

Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.

Pēnei au kua timata kē te hui.
I thought the meeting had already started.

Pēnei mātou kei te wharekai tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the restaurant!

Pēnei au kua haere kē koutou.
I thought you had already gone.

Pēnei māua kei tāwāhi tonu koe!
We thought you guys were still overseas!

Pēnei au ka māmā te oma i te toru kiromita - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought running three kilometres would be a piece of cake - that was wrong.

Pēnei au he keke panana, engari he kāroti tonu.
I thought it was a banana cake, but it turns out it was carrot.

Pēnei a Māmā e tunu ana koe i te parakuihi.
Mum thought you were cooking breakfast.

Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.

Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te oma ki tātahi.
I thought running to the beach would be a piece of cake.

Pēnei au i te moe koe.
I thought you were asleep.

Pēnei au kei taku whare.
I thought it was in my house.

Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te whatu kākahu.
I thought it would be easy as to knit clothes.

Pēnei au he wharekura tērā, engari he wharepukapuka tonu.
I thought that was a school, but it turns out it was a library.

Pēnei mātou kei Rarotonga tonu koe!
We thought you were still in Rarotonga!

Pēnei au kua mate kē a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.

Pēnei mātou kei te wharepukapuka tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the library!