Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā Ataahua i āwhina a Rangi.
It was Ataahua who helped Rangi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

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

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

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

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

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

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

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

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

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

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

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

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

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

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

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

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

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

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

haena
iron (clothes)

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

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

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

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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