Māori Grammar

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

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

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

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

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

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

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

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

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

Nā Aroha i āwhina a Aria.
It was Aroha who helped Aria.

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

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.

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

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

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

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

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

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 rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

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

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

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

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iron (clothes)

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