Māori Grammar

E rata ana au ki te tiakarete.
I like chocolate.

E rata ana au ki a ia. He tangata pai.
I like him. He's a good fella.

Kāore au e rata ki tēnā kai - he kawa ki taku korokoro.
I don't like that food - I find it unpleasant.

E rata ana a Pāpā ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.
Pāpā likes to watch television.

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira.
I really like the people from there.

Kāore au e rata ki te tahitahi papa, he hōhā.
I don't like sweeping the floor, it's annoying.

Ko wai e rata ana ki te kāngarere?
Who likes cornflakes?

Kāore au e rata ki te kai a te ngeru, he haunga.
I don't like cat food, it stinks.

Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People didn't like some of the new words Te Taura Whiri coined.

Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes these new procedures?

Ka tino rata ia ki te keke ka tunua ki te kāinga.
They really like the cake that is baked at home.

Kāore ia i rata mai ki tōku pōtae hou.
She didn't like my new hat.