Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.).

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

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

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

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

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.

Kua kikia te pāora e Rangi to Hēmi.
The ball was kicked by Rangi to Hēmi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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