Māori Grammar

Kei waenganui te kōtiro i ōna mātua.
The girl is between her parents.

Anei, kei taku taha matau.
Here it is, by my right side.

He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.

Kei roto ia i te kihini.
He is in the kitchen.

Kei waenganui a Tame i te rākau me te motokā.
Tame is between the tree and the car.

Kei raro a Ōamaru i Murihiku.
Oamaru is north of Murihiku.

Kei roto ia i te whare.
He/she's inside.

Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.

Kei waenganui i te whare kori tinana me te toa kākahu.
It's between the gym and the clothing store.

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.

Anā, kei tō taha mauī.
There it is. On your left side.

Kei waenga ō tātou manuhiri i a tātou.
Our visitors are among us.

Kei roto rāua i te kīhini.
Those two are in the kitchen.

Kei raro ia i te rākau.
He is under the tree.

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.

Titiro ki tō taha mauī.
Look to your left.

Kei runga tō mātou whare i tētahi puke.
Our (3/+ exclusive) house is on a hill.

Kei roto te miraka i te pounamu.
The milk is in the bottle.

Kei roto te kāheru i te wharau
The spade is in the shed.

Kei runga te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup is on the table.

Kei roto tāku kāri nama i tāku pāhi.
My credit card is in my wallet.

Kei roto tō waea pūkoro i te kīhini.
You mobile phone is in the kicthen.

Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.

Kei waenganui āu kī i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.

Kei roto a Hera mā i te kīhini.
Hera is in the kitchen.

He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What's on the right-hand side of the television?

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.

Kei roto te paruauru i te wharau. E moe ana ia
The gardener is in the shed. He's sleeping.

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.

Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.

Kei roto a Pāora rāua ko Kauri i tō rāua whare.
Pāora and Kauri are inside their house.

Kei tana hoa a Taika.
Taika is with his friend.

Kei waho ōku hoa i te kūaha.
My friends are outside the door.

Kei runga tāku rorohiko i tōku tēpu tari.
My computer is on my desk.

Kei roto ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is in his bedroom.

Kei roto ngā kūmara i te umu.
The kumara are in the oven.

Kei runga te tioka i te ara.
The chalk is on the path.

Kei roto ngā rākau i te wao.
There are trees in the forest.

Kei roto ō kī i te motukā.
Your keys are in the car.

Kei waenganui a Tūrehu i ana tuākana.
Tūrehu is between her older sisters.

Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.

I runga a Koa rāoua ko Aria i te atamira.
Koa and Aria were on the stage.

Kei waenganui i rāua.
Inbetween them.

Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.

Kei te haere au ki roto
I am going inside.

Kei raro ō hū i tō moenga.
Your shoes are under your bed.

Kei waenganui te tamaiti i ngā kuia.
The child is between the elderly women.

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.

Kei waenganui rāua i ngā tama.
They are among the boys.

Kei tō taha mauī te rūma kaukau.
The bathroom is on your left?

Kei waenganui tana matua i ngā manuhiri.
Her/his father is in the middle of the visitors.

Kei tua ngā mate i tērā ārai.
The dead are beyond that veil.

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That place is Ngāti Porou territory.

Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.

Kei waenganui te tāone i te ngahere.
The town is in the middle of the bush.

Kei roto a Rangi rāua ko Niko i tō rāua whare.
Rangi and Niko are inside their (2x) house.

Kei roto taku kāri utu-ā-hiko i taku pūkoro.
My eftpos card is in my pocket.

Kei roto tonu ia i tōna rūma moe.
He is still in his bedroom.

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.