Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Kua kikia te pāora e Kauri to Manu.
The ball was kicked by Kauri to Manu.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

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

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āwhinatia a Tame e Taika.
Tame was helped by Taika.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.).

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

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

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

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

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.