Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

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

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

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

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 kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āwhinatia a Ari e Manu.
Ari was helped by Manu.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 puhia ia i te manu.
He shot the bird.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua tāria koe e au.
You have been waited for 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 kohia e ia ētahi waiata tawhito.
Some ancient songs have been collected by him.

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

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

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

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

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

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.