Māori Grammar

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.

I te kōrero mai a Pāpā ānō nei he kūare māua.
Dad was talking to us as if we (2) are stupid.

E hūrori haere ana ia ānō nei kua haurangi.
He was staggering along as if he was drunk

E tū whakapakoko ana ia ānō nei kua kōhatutia.
He was standing like a statute as if he had become stone.

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamariki mātou.
He was talking to us as if we were kids.

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we were deaf.

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te rā āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.

E pararē ana ia ānō nei kua whati tana waewae.
She was screaming as is if her leg was broken.

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he kau.
He is walking like a cow.

I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.

I te kōrero mai ia ānō nei he tamaiti ahau.
He was talking to me as if I was a child.

E kaha tohutohu mai ana ia ānō nei ko au tana mōkai.
He was ordering me around as if I was his servant.

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua kē ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent

E hūrori haere ana te kuia ānō nei kua māuiui.
The old woman was staggering along as if she was sick.

E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.

I te kōrero mai a Māmā ānō nei he tamaiti au.
Mum was talking to me as if I was a kid.

I tū kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.
She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.

Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.