Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.).

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

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

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

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

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

Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

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

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

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

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

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

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

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.

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

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

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

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.