Māori Grammar

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

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

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.

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

Nā Kauri i āwhina a Pāora.
It was Kauri who helped Pāora.

Nāku te parāoa i mahi.
I made the bread.

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

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

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.

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

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

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nāku i tunu te kai.
I cooked the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?

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

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

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

Nāku tēnei kete.
This kit is mine.

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

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

Nāku te waka i horoi.
I washed the car.

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

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

Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?

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

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.

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

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

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

Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā te kāmura.
It was done by the carpenter.

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

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

haena
iron (clothes)

Nāna te kai i tunu.
He cooked the food.

Nā Niko te keke i tunu.
Niko was 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 ngā rihi i horoi?
Who washed the dishes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?

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

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

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

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

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.