Māori Grammar

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

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

Ka kōrerotia au.
I am spoken to/about.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

Kua whakarekatia te inu.
The drink has been sweetened.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Horoia e te ua
Washed by the rain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 kōrerohia a Aroha te pūrākau.
The story is being told by Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 nōhia ngā tūru.
The chairs will be sat on.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whitiwhitia e te rā.
Transformed by the sun.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hopukia tēnei manu.
This bird was caught.

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

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

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

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

Kua whakapaitia tōu ruma?
Has your room been tidied?

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

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

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

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

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.