Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

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

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.

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.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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iron (clothes)

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

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

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

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