Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

Ka āwhinatia a Pāora e Aroha.
Pāora was helped by Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

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

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

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

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

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

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

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

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

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

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.).

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

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

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

Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.
The flax will be looked after 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 hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.