Māori Grammar

Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.

Kei te kōrerohia a Mia te pūrākau.
The story is being told by Mia.

I kohia ngā pipi e au.
I gathered the pipi.

Kua mahia e Aria he kapu tī mā rātou.
Aria has made them a cup of tea.

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

Kei te kōrerohia te kaupapa e te kaiako.
The topic is being discussed by the teacher.

Kei te riro te mōhiohio e te pirihimana.
The information is being received by the policeman.

Kua tangohia nā hū e tōnā matua.
His shoes have been removed by his father.

E takahia ana te whenua e ngā waewae o ngā manuhiri.
The ground is trodden on by the feet of the visitors.

Ki te kitea noatia e tētahi tangata mea...
If someone just sees something...

I pēhia rawatia ngā wāhine.
The women were severely oppressed.

Kua kōrerohia e ia tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.

Kei te tāia te pepa e te kaituhi.
The paper is being printed by the author.

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.

Kei te tangohia ōna hū e Makere.
Her shoes are being removed by Makere.

I pōkia te rangi e ngā kapua.
They sky was covered over by the clouds.

E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.
The milk is being drunk by the cat.

Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.

E tapatapahia ana ngā aniana e ia.
The onions are being diced by him.

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.

E mōhiotia whānuitia ana a Te Puea Hērangi e ngā tāngata Māori o te motu.
Te Puea Hērangi is widely known by Māori people from all over the land.

Ka whakapaingia te papa e ngā tamariki.
The floor will be cleaned by the children.

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.

Ka kimihia tētahi tikanga, e kitea ai he moni.
A plan will be sought whereby money will be found.

I tāia ia e te moe.
He was overcome by sleep.

Kua kikia te pāora e Honi to Pita.
The ball was kicked by Honi to Pita.

Kia kauwhautia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe.
Let me know recite this to you.

I whiria te tū harakeke e te kuia.
The flax belt was braided by the old woman.

Ka hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.

Kei te āwhinatia te hoa e au.
The friend is being helped by me.

Ka horoia ngā kākahu mā e ia.
The white clothes will be washed by him.

I kōhurutia te tangata ki te awa.
The man was murdered at the river.

Ka pūhia e ia te manu.
The bird was shot by him.

I kainga katoatia te kai.
The food was all eaten up.

I taiāwhiotia te whare i te ture.
The house was surrounded by the police.

I aukatingia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.

I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.

E whakamākūtia ana ngā kākahu e te ua.
The clothes are being drenched by the rain.

Kua whakakopaina ngā pūhera e ngā kaihoko.
The parcels have been wrapped by the shop assistants.

Kotahi te poaka e pūhia ana a te Mane.
One pig will be shot on Monday.

Kua haria haeretia ngā kōhatu ki te moana.
The stones have been progressively carried to the sea.

Ke rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ike mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.

Kua kohia e ia ētahi waiata tawhito.
Some ancient songs have been collected by him.

I kohia ngā pipi e au.
I gathered the pipi.

I whakaakona ngā tamariki e te kaiako.
The children were taught by the teacher.

Ke tukuna e Wairangi tana taurekareka ki a Pare-whete.
His servant was sent by Wairangi to Para-whete.

E whitia ana au e te rā.
I am being shone on by the sun.

Kua haria ngā pouaka e au.
The boxes have been carried by me.

I whakatōkia ngā tipu e te paruauru.
The seedlings were planted by the gardener.

Ka mutu ngā karakia a Te Aotaki ka werohia e ia a Rangipopo.
Te Aotaki finished his incantations and then he invoked Rangipopo.

Kua whāngaia te ngeru e a Rangi.
The cat was fed by Rangi.

Ka pīrangitia e ia ngā mea katoa.
All the things are wanted by him.

Kua tonoa kētia atu ngā pānui e mātou.
The notices have already been sent out by us (3/+ exclusive).

E kainga ana ngā rīwai e te pēpi.
The potatoes are being eaten by the baby.

Kua kimihia e ia āna kī i ngā wāhi katoa.
He has searched everywhere for his keys. (Literally, his keys have been searched for everywhere.).

E whāngaihia ana ngā kurī e Amaru.
The dogs are being fed by Amaru.

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.

E tapatapahia ana ngā aniana e ia.
The onions are being diced by him.

Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.

I kainga katoatia te hākari.
The feast was all eaten up.

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.

Kua inumia ā tātou waireka e ngā pakeke.
Our soft drinks have been drunk by the adults.

I whakatūngia ahau e te pirihimana.
I was stopped by the police officer.

I tomokia te pā e ngā toa.
The pā was entered by the warriors.

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.

Kua pāngia taua wahine e te mate.
That woman has been touched by sickness.

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.

I taupokitia te oneone e te paruauru.
The soil was dug by the gardener.

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.

Kei te tahia te papa e ia.
The floor is being swept by him/her.

Kua inumia ā tātou waireka.
Our fizzy drinks have all been drunk.

Ka patua ia e te tamaiti rahi.
He was hit by the big boy.

Kua tāria koe e au.
You have been waited for by me.

Kua waiatatia te waiata e ngā tauira.
The song was sung by the students.

Kua tuhia te reta e Hine.
The letter has been written by Hine.

Ka tāria te waka e ngā kaiako.
The car will be waited for by the teachers.

Nō muri tata mai ka whakamihia ia mō āna mahi.
Shortly afterwards she was acknowledged for what she'd done.

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

Ka hangaia te whare e au.
The house is built by me.

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
That aforementioned book has been read by me.

Kia tae atu tātou ki Te Tairāwhitio, ka pōhiritia tātou.
When we get to the East Coast we will be welcomed.

Ka tohia te āporo e Mere.
The apple will be picked by Mere.

I patua te kurī e te tamaiti.
The dog was hit by the child.

Tokohia ngā tāngata i tae atu ki reira?
How many people arrived there?

Ka āwhinatia a Nikau e Rangi.
Nikau was helped by Rangi.

Kei te tunua te kai ki te ahi.
The food is being cooked by fire.

I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.

He marama pai a Hōngongoi kia kokotia ngā rōhi.
July is a good month to prune the roses.

I whakairotia a mua o te whare.
The front of the house was carved.

E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.

Ka tukua te kurī e au.
The dog was released by me.

Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

Ka nōhia ngā tūru.
The chairs will be sat on.

E kimihia ana te kiore e te ngeru.
The cat is searching for the rat.

Kei whaia koe e te kurī.
You might get chased by the dog.

I hokona ngā ika e ia.
The fish were bought by him.

He tūranga motuhake tō te reo Māori i waenganui i ngā reo e kōrerotia ana i Aotearoa nei.
Māori has a special position amongst the languages spoken here in Aotearoa.

Kei pāngia ia e te rūmātiki.
He might get rheumatism.

I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua.
He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua.

Kei te tākarohia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being played with by the children.

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.

Ka arohaina te iwi e Te Atua.
The people will be looked after by God.

Kua inumia te miraka e te tamaiti.
The milk has been drunk by the child.

I titoa te waiata nei e Jeff Simmonds.
This song was composed by Jeff Simmonds.

Ka tangihia ngā mate e tātou.
The deceased will be bereaved by us.

Kāore anō tēnei pānui kia pānuitia e au.
I have not yet read this notice.

Ka numia ki te pakitara maui o waho o te whare.
And led him past the outside of the left wall of the house.

Ka horoia ngā kākahu mā e ia.
The white clothes will be washed by him.

Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is through being spoken all the time that the language will survive.

E tahia ana e Manu te papa.
The floor was swept by Manu.

Mahia ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā omua.
This work was carried out in former times.

I te ngahuru i hauhaketia e rātou ngā riwai.
In the autumn, they harvested potatoes.

I āta wāhia te wini e Taika.
Taika broke the window deliberately.

Kua kōrerotia te tamaiti e tōna kaiako.
The child has been spoken to by his/her teacher.

Kei te kitea te kōtiro e tōna māmā.
The girl is being seen by her mother.

Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.
The flax will be looked after by me.

Ka inumia te miraka e koe.
The milk will be drunk by you.

Kitea rawatia ake rāua i runga i te maunga.
They were finally seen on the mountain.

E nekehia ana ngā pouaka e ngā tamariki.
The boxes are being moved by the children.

I horoia tōna waka e Pita.
His car was washed by Peter.

Ka mihia mātou e te tangata whenua.
We were greeted by the home people.

Kāhore tēnei kete i rarangatia ki te raupō.
This kit was not woven out of bulrushes.

I topea te rākau e Rōpata.
The tree was cut by Bob.

Ka tuwherahia te tatau e te kaiako.
The door will be opened by the teacher.

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.

E kimihia ana he tikanga e ngā āpiha.
A plan is being sought by the officials.

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

I horoia ngā kākahu e au i tērā Rāhoroi.
The clothes were washed by me on Saturday.

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
I have read that (aforementioned) book.

Kei te topea te rākau e ia.
The tree was felled (by him).

Ka whakatikahia te whare e ngā kaimahi.
The house will be fixed by the workers.

Kei te kōrerotia ia e te kuramāhita.
She is being spoken to by the headmaster.

Ka karapotia te pā o Mātakiora.
The pā of Mōtakiora was surrounded.

Ka mea atu ia ki a Mea kia meatia ngā mea katoa ki mea wāhi.
She told so-and-so to put all the things in such-and-such a place.

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.

E kimihia ana he tikanga.
A plan is/was being sought.

I kōrerohia te pūrākau ki te reo Māori.
They story was told in the Māori language.

I utaina e au ngā kākahu ki roto i te mīhini horoi.
The clothes were loaded into the washing machine by me.

Kua kimihia tāna waea pūkoro i ngā wāhi katoa.
His cell phone has been searched for everywhere.

Tapaia tonutia atu taua maunga nei ko Tirirau.
That mountain is still called Tihirua.

Kei te wetekia a Ari e tona hoa.
Ari is being untied by his friend.

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.

I whāngaihia ia e ōna kaumātua.
She was adopted her grandparents.

Haria ngā kākahu ki waho kia whitia ai e te rā.
Take the clothes outside so that they can be shone on by the sun

I ngā rā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.

Kei te whāia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being chased by the children,

Ka whāngaitioa ringaringatia hoki a Ruataupare e tētahi tohunga.
Ruataupere was also fed by hand by a tohunga.

Ka whāngaitia ringaringatia hoki a Ruataupare e tētehai tohunga.
Ruataupare was also fed by hand by a tohunga.

Ka kīia te wharepaku e ngā manuhiri.
The bathroom will be used by the guests.

Kua horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tamariki.
The dishes have been washed by the children.

Kua hokona ngā hū e Hōne.
The shoes were bought by Hōne.

I te pānuitia te kupu.
The message was being read out.

Ka mahia he waka mō tekau tāngata,.
A ten-man canoe was made.

I patua te rango e te tangata.
The fly was hit by the man.

Ka puhia ia i te manu.
He shot the bird.

I hoea te waka e ngā manuhiri ki te motu.
The boat was paddled by the guests to the island.

I rurukutia ngā hokonga e ia.
The purchases were wrapped by him.

I utaina e au ngā kai ki roto i te torore.
The food was loaded into the trolley by me.

Kei te whitia au e te rā.
I am being shone on by the sun.

Kei te kimihia he whare mō te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass was cut by me.

I whakatikahia te waka hei painga mō te haere.
The car was fixed for the benefit of the trip.

Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.

Ka rāhuitia ēnei tauranga ika mā Ngāti-Kahukoka.
These fishing grounds were set aside for Ngāti-Kahukoka.

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played the two games.

Ka whakatauria te kēmu e te kaiwawao.
The game will be decided by the referee.

I te mutunga iho, ka whakaaetia e te katoa.
In the end, it was agreed to unanimously.

Kua mahia te mahi e ngā tamariki.
The work was done by the children.

I nukuhia e au ngā ahi wera mai i ngā kōhatu ki te pouaka ki tōku hawera.
The hot ashes were moved by me from the stones to the box with my shovel.

Kua kauhoetia e ia te awa.
She has swum the river.

Ka haria ngā tamariki e au ki te papa tākaro.
The children will be taken by me to the playground.

Ka patua te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be attacked by the dog.

Kua kainga te parāoa e ngā rakiraki.
The bread has been eaten by the ducks.

Kua haerea te ara ra.
That pathway has been travelled.

E kōrerotia ana te karakia e te wahine.
The prayer is being spoken by the woman.