Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

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

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

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

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

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

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

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

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

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

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

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 papa i tahitahi?
Who swept the floor?

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

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

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

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

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

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

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

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

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

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

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

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

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

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

haena
iron (clothes)

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

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

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

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

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

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

Nāna rātou i manaaki.
She was the one 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.

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