Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei roto a Manu rāua ko Ataahua i tō rāua whare.
Manu and Ataahua are inside their house.

Kei waenganui i rāua.
Inbetween them.

Titiro ki tō taha mauī.
Look to your left.

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

Kei roto ia i te kihini.
He 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 te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.

I runga a Aroha rāoua ko Tawa i te atamira.
Aroha and Tawa were on the stage.

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

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

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

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

Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere au ki roto
I am going inside.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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