Māori Grammar

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

Nā wai i kato te pūhā?
Who picked the pūhā?

Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.

Nā Nikau i āwhina a Manu.
It was Nikau who helped Manu.

Nāku i horoi ngā rīhi.
It was me who washed the dishes.

Nā te kaiako i kī ngā ture.
It was the teacher who stated the rules.

Nā Amaru i mahi te parāoa.
Amaru made the bread.

Nā Ponga tēnā, ēhara i a au.
Ponga is the cause, not me.

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
Manu paddled the boat to the island.

Nāku i kōrero ki a ia.
It was me who spoke to him/her.

Nā taku tāne te parakuihi i whakarite!
(It was) my husband (who) prepared breakfast!

Nāku i kawe te pēke.
It was me who carried the bag.

Nā ngā tāngata i āwhina te whānau.
It was the people who helped the family.

Nā Hine i kī te kōrero.
It was Hine who made the statement.

Nā wai i kī e mārena ana tō tuakana?
Who said your brother's getting married?

Nā mātou te kai i tunu.
We cooked the food.

Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.

Nā Manu te waka i hoe ki te motu.
It was Manu who paddled the boat to the island.

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

Nānā te pūhā i kato.
She/he picked the pūhā.

Nā wai taku wai i inu?
Who drank my water?

Nāku i kī atu ki a koe.
It was me who told you.

Nāku kē te waka i whakakī.
I actually filled the car up with petrol.

Nā ngā tauira i whakarite te whakaaturanga.
It was the students who prepared the presentation.

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

Nā ngā mātou te whare i whakaparuparu.
It was the parents who messed up the house.

Nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They welcomed the guests.

Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.

Nāku i hoko te ngeru.
It was me who bought the cat.

Nā ngā tamariki i whakangaro ngā mea tākaro.
It was the children who lost the toys.

Nā wai te kai i tunu?
Who cooked for food?

Nā te kairangahau i uiui ia tamariki, o ngā whānau katoa.
The researcher interviewed each group of children from all the families.

Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?

Nā Kauri ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Kauri picked these flowers.

Nāku i hoko ngā hū.
It was me who bought the shoes.

Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?

Nā Maru te kūmara i whakatipu.
It was Maru grew the kumara.

Nā Honi i pupuhi te manu.
Honi shot the bird.

Nā ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.

Nā te wahine anake tērā mahi.
That task is done by woman alone.

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

Nā wai te parāoa i mahi?
Who made the bread?

Nā wai ngā pereti i horoi?
Who washed the plates?

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

Nāku a Pāora i whakarere iho ake.
I abandoned Pāora.

Nā rāua i hanga te whare.
It was them (two) who built the house.

Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.
It was the policeman who caught the thief.

Nā wai i mahi te parāoa?
Who made the bread?

Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.

Nā Niko te parāoa i mahi.
Niko made the bread.

Nā rātou ngā pereti i horoi.
They washed the plates.

Nā te paruauru te oneone i taupoki.
It was the gardener who dug the garden.

Nā taua rōpū ngā waiata tino reka.
That group did the sweetest singing.

Nā rāua i whawhai ki ngā pirihimana.
It was them (two) who fought with the police.

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

Nāku i horoi te motokā.
It was me who washed the car.

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

Nā Ponga ahau i āwhina.
I was protected by Ponga.

Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.

Nā rātou i horoi ngā pereti.
They washed the plates.

Nā Hēmi i tahitahi te papa.
It was Hēmi who swept the floor.

Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.

Nāku i tiki te kai.
It was me who fetched the food.

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

Nāku te pukapuka hītori i pānui i te Pātaka Kōrero.
I read the history book in the library.

Nā ngā tamariki i kato te pūhā.
The children picked the pūhā.

Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.

Nā te kōtiro i waiata i te waiata.
It was the girl who sang the song.

Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

Nāna ngā manuhiri i karanga.
She called to the guests.

Nā wai te pūhā i kato?
Who picked the pūhā?

Nāku i whakarite te hui.
It was me who organized the meeting.

Nā te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.

Nā Pita i mau ngā kī.
It was Pita who held the keys.

Nā Mere mā i horoi ngā pereti.
Mere and the others washed the plates.

Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.

Nā wai i horoi ngā pereti?
Who washed the plates?

Nāna i tunu te keke.
It was him/her who baked the cake.

Nāna i pupuhi te manu.
He was the one who shot the bird.

Nāu te mahi uaua i mahi.
You did the hard work.

Nāku i tuhituhi te reta.
It was me who wrote the letter.

Nā Taika ngā kai i tunu.
It was Taika who cooked the food.

Nā te kaitāmoko tōku moko i hoahoa.
It was the tattooist who designed my tattoo.

Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.

Nā Rangi ngā keke nā i tunu.
Rangi cooked those cakes (near you).

Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.

Nā wai te whare i whakaparuparu?
Who was the one who messed up the house?

Nā Koa tōku whare i hanga.
It was Koa who built my house.

Nāku anō taku haere mai.
I alone am responsible for my coming here.

Nā te moko o Ponga i pai ai.
It is because of Ponga's facial tattoo that he was attractive.

Nā mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.

Nā koutou i para i te ara.
You paved the way.

Nā Rangi te papa i tahitahi.
It was Rangi who swept the floor.

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

Nā Ponga te kōhuru i a au.
Ponga is responsible for the treachery against me.

Nā rātou i whakapai te whare.
It was them who cleaned the house.

Nā te kaiako i whakaako i ngā tauira.
It was the teacher who taught the students.

Nāku te pātai i pātai.
It was me who asked the question.

Nā wai te papa i tahitahi?
Who swept the floor?

Nā tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.
His slave hung some food up for him.

Nā Hōne i hanga te pouaka.
It was Hōne who built the box.

Nā ngā tamariki te whare i whakapai.
The children were the ones who cleaned the house.

Nāku te karakia i taki.
I was the one who recited the prayer.

Nā ngā tamariki te pūhā i kato.
The children picked the pūhā.

Nā Pita te karakia i taki.
It was Pita who recited the prayer.

Nāku tēnei whare i hanga.
I was the one who built this house.

Nā wai tō kai i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who prepared food today?

Nāu ngā kūmara i waru.
You were the one who peeled the kūmera.

Nāku ngā rīhi i horoi.
I was the one who washed the dishes.

Nā wai tō kai i tunu inapō
Who was the one who cooked your food last night?

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?

Nā tō rātou māmā.
It was their mother who did it.

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

Nāu te keke i tunu.
You were the one who baked the cake.

Ehara i tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
It wasn't my friend who cooked the food.

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

Nā wai tō kawhe i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who made your coffee today?

Nāku te keke tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.

Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.

Nāu i horoi, nāku i tāora.
You washed, I dried.

Nā Tame te keke i tunu.
Tame was the one who baked the cake.

Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who washed the dishes?

Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?

Nā wai koe i whakapakeke?
Who was the one who raised you?

Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?

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iron (clothes)

Nāna te keke i tunu.
She was the one who baked the cake.

Nāna te tēpu i whakarite.
She was the one who set the table.

Nā tōku hoa te kai i tunu.
My friend was the one who cooked the food.

Nāku te kai i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the food.

Nāna rātou i manaaki.
She was the one who looked after them.

Nā wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?

Nā wai ō kākahu i pōkai i tēnei wiki?
Who was the one who folded the clothes last week?

Nāku te keke i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.