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ai - Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai
Ai (i), ad. Not generally to be translated by any equivalent English word, but used in the following cases:
1. In relative clauses, where the relative in English is governed by a verb or preposition. Kei kona nga tangata i kite ai au (There are the men whom I saw) (T. 116). Ka kitea he tikanga mana e mate ai tenei taniwha (He discovered a plan by which this monster might be killed) (T. 110). Occasionally with passive verbs when the relative is the subject of the verb. Ka kitea te wahi i kimihia mai ai e ratou (The place was found which was sought for by them) (T. 121).
2. In clauses expressing the reason for which anything is done, or the object in view in doing it. He aha koe i whakaorangia ai? (Why were you saved alive?) (T. 46). Koia i tapa ai toku ingoa e te iwi nei, ko Tatau (That is why this people gave me the
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name of Tatau) (T. 46). I tapa ai tena matenga ko Maikukutea, no te mea ko nga maikuku kau i kitea (The place of this slaughter was called Maikukutea because there was nothing found but the finger-nails) (T. 93). He nuka na Kupe kia riro mai ai a Kuramarotini mana (It was an artifice of Kupe's in order that he might obtain Kuramarotini for himself) (T. 109). Mo wai to wai, i haere iho ai koe i te po? (For whom is your water that you come down to fetch it by night?) (T. 96). Te tangata nana nei ahau i maminga i haere mai ai ahau (The man who deceived me so that I came).
3. In clauses marking the time or place of an action or event. Nonawhea koutou nei i u mai ai? (When was it that you arrived?) (T. 122). Kei te wai heru ano ka patu ai, katahi ka mate (It is at the pool where he dresses his hair that you should strike him; then he will die) (T. 54).
4. With a verb or adjective denoting an action or state consequent upon some previous action. Toia ake ki uta takoto ai i te po (It was drawn up on shore at night, to lie there) (T. 76).
5. Denoting present habitual condition or action. Noho noa ai nga tangata o tera motu; kaore e mahi kai (The men of that island live at ease; they do not cultivate food).
6. With reference to something previously mentioned, as aforesaid, as already stated. I a ia ai i roto i te whare o ona tuakana (When he was, as already stated, in the house of his elder brothers) (T. 17). Po iho ai, ka whiti mai a Hinemoa ki Mokoia (When the night came, as aforesaid, Hinemoa crossed over to Mokoia) (T. 135).
7. In the phrase, Ko wai i hua ai? or Ko wai i tohu ai? (Who would have thought?)
8. With koi, indicating a narrow escape. Koi rarua ai koe!
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Ai (ii), v. substantive. Te ai he aha hei whakaohooho mai (There was nothing to disturb them) (T. 117). Me e ai ana he toki maku (If there were an axe for me; If I had an axe). Mehemea e ai iwi toroa ana au (If I possessed some albatross bones). E ai au kuware! (What folly is yours!). The following is an irregular use: Me he ai waka, kua whiti atu ahau (If there were a canoe, I would cross over). E ai ki tana, or e ai tana, it is according to his [saying], i.e., he says. E ai, in poetry, as it were. Kia ringia te puna i aku kamo, e ai te taheke (M. 133). Ka mangi noa au, e ai te ao rere (M. 240).
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Ai (iii), v.t. 1. Lie with a female; copulate, of both sexes. Aitia ana taua wahine a Maui e Tuna-roa (W. ii, 109).
2. Procreate, beget. Nana i ai atu Kaitawhara (M. 208).
aitanga, n. Progeny, descendants (a frequent factor in tribal appellatives). Te aitanga a Tiki (The descendants of Tiki, a tribe) (T. 145). In poetical expression, Te aitanga a Punga, insects, etc. Ngai as an element in tribal names seems to be connected with this. ‖ ati.
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Ai (iv), int. expressing surprise. Ai! taukiri e! (T. 63).
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He aha koe i haere ai ki te taone?
Why did you go to town?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Koa i kōrero pēnā ai?
Why did Koa say it like that?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha ngā tamariki i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
Why did the kids return home?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere?
Why didn't you go?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Tame i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?
Why didn't Tame get up to greet the guests?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i tōmuri ai?
Why are you late?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i tae tōmuri ai i tēnei rā?
Why did you arrive late today?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha ia i kata ai?
Why did she laugh?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
Why are your clothes dirty?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha taku motokā i pakaru ai?
Why did my car break down?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Mere i hoki mai ai?
Why did Mere come back?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha rāua i mārena ai?
Why did those two get married?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Ataahua i haere ai ki Hawai'i?
Why did Ataahua go to Hawai'ī?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe i haere ai ki te pāpara kāutu?
Why did you go to the pub?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha rātou i kai ai i ērā āporo?
Why did they eat those apples?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha koe e pēnā ai?
Why are you like that?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha rātou i peka ai ki taua marae?
Why did they visit that marae?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
E haere ana au ki te rūma horoi hīrere ai.
I'm going to the bathroom for a shower.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E tatari ana au ki te rārangi kia hoko ai i ōku hū.
I am waiting in the queue to pay for my shoes.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāua i kī ai.
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka tuhi ai i te īmera ākuanei.
I will write the email shortly.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua roa ake te mahi i tāku i whakaaro ai.
The job has taken longer than I thought.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me aha ai?
What should he do?
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me haere ai.
I should go.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Inapō au i whakaoti ai i taku mahi.
Yesterday I finished my work.
Sentences with i - i
Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka.
I always get up every day at seven o'clock.
Habitual action - ai
Oho ai au i te wari karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o'clock in the morning.
Habitual action - ai
Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai ahau ki te mahi nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to be a nurse.
Habitual action - ai
Inu ai au i te waipiro ia rā ia rā.
I always drink alcohol every day.
Habitual action - ai
Inu ai au i te waipiro ia wiki ia wiki.
I always drink alcohol every week.
Habitual action - ai
I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.
Habitual action - ai
Inu ai au i te kawhe ia ata, ia ata.
I always drink coffee every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Karakia ai au ia ata, ia ata.
I always pray every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Tunu kai ai ahai i a pō, i a pō.
I always cook food every night.
Habitual action - ai
Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day, (each day) I always cook dinner.
Habitual action - ai
Tae mai ai te pahi, i ia hāora, i ia hāora.
The bus regularly arrives every hour.
Habitual action - ai
Mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ai au, ia pō.
I always watch television every night.
Habitual action - ai
Mahi ai au, ia te rā, ia te rā, hāunga anō ko ngā Rātapu.
I work regularly, every day except on Sundays.
Habitual action - ai
Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain.
Habitual action - ai
Oma ai a Amaru ki te mahi i ngā rā katoa.
Amaru always runs to work every day.
Habitual action - ai
Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.
Habitual action - ai
Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he always have a beard? No!
Habitual action - ai
Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes.
Habitual action - ai
Tuhituhi reta ai ia.
He regularly writes letters.
Habitual action - ai
Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.
Every day I always cook dinner.
Habitual action - ai
Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai
Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.
Habitual action - ai
Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.
Habitual action - ai
I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.
Habitual action - ai
Ako ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Learn something habitually every day.
Habitual action - ai
Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.
Habitual action - ai
Kai ai au i te pāreti ia ata, ia ata.
I always eat porridge each and every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.
He returned home regularly.
Habitual action - ai
Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
I always walk each and every day.
Habitual action - ai
Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.
Habitual action - ai
Pānui ai au i ia pō, i ia pō.
I always read each and every night.
Habitual action - ai
Tunu rēwena ai ia i ia Rātapu.
She always bakes bread every Sunday.
Habitual action - ai
Tū ai ngā whakamātautau i te mutunga o te tau.
The exams always take place at the end of the year.
Habitual action - ai
Haere ai mātou ki Rotorua i ngā hararei.
We regularly go to Rotorua in the holidays.
Habitual action - ai
Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Habitual action - ai
Āe. Hīkoi ai au ia rā, ia rā.
Yes, I always walk each and every day.
Habitual action - ai
Hīkoi ai a Nikau ki te kura.
Nikau always walks to school.
Habitual action - ai
Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.
Habitual action - ai
I ngā Rāpare, mātakitaki ai au i Coronation Street.
On Thursdays I always watch Coronation Street.
Habitual action - ai
Haere ai au ki Pōneke.
I am always going to Wellington.
Habitual action - ai
Mai i tōku tamarikitanga pīrangi ai au ki te mahi hei nēhi.
Since childhood I have always wanted to work as a nurse.
Habitual action - ai
Haere ai a Hēmi ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Hēmi always goes to the marae each and every day.
Habitual action - ai
Noho ai rātou ki Waiwera ia tau, ia tau.
They always stay at Waiwera each year.
Habitual action - ai
Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.
Habitual action - ai
Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?
Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?
Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō nahea a Pāora i tūtaki ai ki a Kauri?
When did Pāora meet Kauri?
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō tērā atu tau a Tawa i tūtaki ai ki a Rangi.
Tawa met Rangi the year before last.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nōnahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Belonging to the past - nō
Nōnahea koe i haere ai?
When did you go?
Belonging to the past - nō
Nōnahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena.
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nō te marama o Paenga-whāwhā i hui ai ngā tāngata whenua o te ao.
In April, indigenous people from round the world gathered.
Belonging to the past - nō
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te moko o Ponga i pai ai.
It is because of Ponga's facial tattoo that he was attractive.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Pāwhiritia te tohu tīwhiri ka whakautu ai i te pātai.
Click the clue symbol in each box to reveal the question.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Mā te mahi tahi te kaupapa e tū ai.
Through cooperation the kaupapa will get off the ground or be realised.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Mā te pukumahi e tutuki ai.
Through hard work [it] will be achieved.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?
Passive sentences - tikina...
Mahia ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā omua.
This work was carried out in former times.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka kimihia tētahi tikanga, e kitea ai he moni.
A plan will be sought whereby money will be found.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E ai ki te Kīngi.
According to the King.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki te maramataka.
According to the calendar.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki a Pukamata.
According to Facebook.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki a Honi.
According to Honi.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki tērā tangata.
According to that person.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki ērā tāngata.
According to those people.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki a...
According to... (introduces a quote).
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki te whakataukī nei...
According to this proverb...
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, ehara te wēra i te ika, he whakangote kē.
According to the scientists, whales are not fish, they are mammals.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki a Mira, he pai te rimurimu hei whakamōmona i te whenua.
According to Mira, seaweed is good for enriching the soil.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
I tāhaetia te tūpāpaku, e ai anō ki ngā rongo.
The body was stolen, so the story goes.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa mō Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Kei te piki haere anō te utu o ngā whare, e ai ki tā te niupepa.
House prices are on the rise again, according to the newspaper.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki te hea o Te Mana Hauora hoki, he māramatanga kei roto i te reo Māori.
According to Te Mana Hauora chair, there was understanding in Māori language use.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
E ai ki a Tariana Turia.
According to Tariana Turia.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Haere ki te ngangau i te wheua kererū i te kono nā, ka haere mai ai me mātou.
Go and chew on the kererū bones in the kono, and then come with us.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me kōpaki e tātou ā tātou mea katoa, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We should wrap our things up and then head home.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then we will go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kaua tātou e tatari kia pari haere te tai, ka haere ai. Me haere ināianei.
Let's not wait until the tide starts coming in and then go. We should go now.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don't leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Tuhia ō koutou whakaaro, ka tuku mai ai ki a au.
Write down your ideas, and then send (them) to me.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Whētuia te reta, ka kuhu ai ki te kōpaki.
Fold the letter, and then put it in the envelope.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll (us two) go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia hoki mai rātou i te tāone, ka kai ai tātou.
When they get back from town, then we'll eat.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me whakapaipai te kāuta, kātahi ka wehe ai tāua.
We better clean up the kitchen, then we will go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I'll give you these.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me kohikohi ngā karaihe, ka horoi ai.
We should collect up the glasses, and then wash them.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia tae katoa mai ngā tāngata, kātahi ka tīmata ai.
When everyone arrives, then we'll begin.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka tango rātou i ō rātou hū, ka tomo ai i te whare.
They took their shoes off and then went inside.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Nō whea tātou i mōhio ai!
We couldn't possibly have known!
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
Nō whea hoki i taea ai!
There's no way that could have been done.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
Kia tino tere haere ai.
So that it should go very quickly.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
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.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō, kia mauria ai kōrua ki te ngahere a te ata.
Go to bed early tonight, so that you can be taken to the forest in the morning.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Ka whakairia te tapu kia wātea ai te ara.
Restrictions are moved aside so that the pathway is clear.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
E hoki ki tōu maunga kia pūrea ai koe e ngā hau a Tāwhirimātea.
Return to your mountain so that you may be refreshed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai.
Go to the wharekai to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I haere au ki te toa hoko kai ai.
I am going to the ship in order to buy food.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I haere au ki ngā toa hoko kai ai.
I went to the shops to buy food.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I noho mātou whakaronga ai ki a ia.
We stayed to listen to her.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Ka hui rātou āpōpō kōrero ai mō te wharenui.
They will meet tomorrow to discuss the wharenui.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Nā te makariri rāua i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Ka haere au ki te toa hoko tītī ai.
I will go to the shop to buy muttonbird.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Hoki mai ki te kāinga kirihimete ai.
Come back home for Christmas.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Haere atu ki kō waiata ai.
Go over there to sing.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Ka haere au ki Ōhope whakatā ai.
I go to Ōhope in order to relax.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Ka haere māua ko Aroha ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Aroha and I are going to the supermarket to shop.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi a.
On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Engari i mua i te haere ki te mahi, i hoki au ki te kāinga tīni kākahu ai.
But before going to work, I returned home to change clothes.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I haere au ki te pāka hikoi ai.
I went to the park to walk.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kia tūruki whakataha ai.
In order to return to everyday activities.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
I haere ngā tamariki ki te moana kauhoe ai.
The children went to the ocean in order to swam.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Inahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
I napō au i tae mai ai.
I arrived last night.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Nō whea hoki ia e tae mai ai?
There's no way he will get here?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pēpuere.
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you return?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Nō nahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you get back in?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
He aha koe i hoki mai ai i te 11?
Why did you come back at 11?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
I nahea a Manu i tae mai ai?
When did Manu arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
I nahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai.
It was on Sunday that the news arrived.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
I nanahi a Niko i tae mai ai.
Niko arrived yesterday.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Āhea a Hera mā haere mai ai?
When are Hera and the others coming?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Ā te whā o Ōketopa a Aria mā haere mai ai.
Aria and the others are coming on the 4th of October.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Ā hea te kura rere atu ai ki Āmerika?
When is the school flying to America?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
Nā te makariri rāua i hoki mai ai.
They came back because of the cold.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
E ai ki ngā rongo kua taumaha a ia, mea ake ka hemo.
They say he's very ill, and it won't be long at all before he dies.
All of a sudden - Mea ake
Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
Adjectives and a-type statives -
I te whā karaka i te atu ai i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Rawhiti.
I left for the Eastland region at 4 in the morning.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te rāmere i kai ai au me Rangi.
On Friday I ate with Rangi.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
I te tau 1976, i whānau ai ia.
She was born in 1976.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te
Ka noho au ki te moenga inu ai i taku kawhe.
I sat in bed and drank my coffee.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Haere ki tōku tari tatari ai.
Go to my office and wait.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira
Ā tērā marama tātou hui ai.
We are meeting next month.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā
I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Heretaunga?
When did you leave for Hastings?
Away - atu
Hei āpōpō haere atu ai au ki te tāone.
Tomorrow I am going to town.
Away - atu
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
A te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
Me Ponga i hoki mai anō mā te tatau ōna i puta atu ai.
And Ponga came back in by the same door he had left by.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.
Future locative - hei
Hei te Rāmere haere atu ai au ki Otepoti.
I will go to Dunedin on Friday.
Future locative - hei
Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha i pērā ai?
For what reason is it like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nā te aha koe i titiro tītaha pērā mai ai?
What caused you to look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Nōnanahi te hui i tīmaia i tīmata ai.
The meeting began yesterday.
The day before yesterday, etc - inatahīrā, inaoake...
A kōrero ana rāua mō te rā e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...
Āpōpō te hui tīmata ai.
The meeting will begin tomorrow.
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?
Ā hea kōria mārena ai?
When will you two get married?
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?
Ā hea tātou hui ai?
When are we meeting?
Asking 'when' with ai - ā hea... ai?
Inahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea
Inahea koe i haere ati ai?
When did you go there?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea
Inahea koe i mahi ai?
When did you work?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea
Inahea koe i whakamutu ai i tō mahi?
When did you finish your work?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea
I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
In order to - kia... ai
Haere mai koe ki konei kia kōrero ai tāua.
Come over here so we can talk.
In order to - kia... ai
Kia āta titiro ki te whakaahua, kia kite ai koe.
Look carefully at the picture so you can see.
In order to - kia... ai
Haere atu ki korā tū ai, kia pai ai tō titiro.
Go over there to stand so you can have a good look.
In order to - kia... ai
Kia māori ai te reo.
Normalize the language.
In order to - kia... ai
I haere au ki te tāone kia hoko ai i ngā hū hou.
I went to town in order to buy new shoes.
In order to - kia... ai
I whakaweto au i te pouaka whakaata kia moe ai au.
I turned off the TV in order to sleep.
In order to - kia... ai
I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia wareware ai aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to forget my troubles.
In order to - kia... ai
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia uru ai au ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to get into trouble.
In order to - kia... ai
I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia haere ai ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to go to the beach.
In order to - kia... ai
I haere mātou ki te kura kia kite ai i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to see our friends.
In order to - kia... ai
I kōrero ia kia āwhina ai i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to help the group.
In order to - kia... ai
I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kite ai i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to see my family.
In order to - kia... ai
I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kore ai au e kite i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to not see my family.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Kuhu mai ki roto kia kore ai koe e makariri.
Come inside so that you don't get cold.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Me wehe tātau ināianei, kia kore ai tātau.
We had better leave now so we are not late.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I whakakā au i te pouaka whakaata kia kore ai au e moe.
I turned on the TV in order to not sleep.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia kore ai au e wareware i aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to not forget my troubles.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia kore ai ia e haere ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to not go to the beach.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I haere mātou ki te kura kia kore ai mātou e kite i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to not see our friends.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I kōrero ia kia kore ai ia e āwhina i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to not help the group.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I whānau mai ai au i Pōneke.
I was born (specifically) in Wellington.
Specifically - ai
Ko to ono karaka te wā e tīmata ai te hui.
The meeting starts (specifically) at 6 o'clock.
Specifically - ai
Ko Ōhope te wāhi e kaukau ai ahau.
Ōhope is the place (specifically) where I swim.
Specifically - ai
Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.
Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.
Specifically - ai
Ko Te Kūhā te marae e wānanga ai tātau.
Te Kūhā is the (specific) marae where we hold a learning session.
Specifically - ai
He aha a Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn't Tama play?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha a Mia i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
Why didn't Mia come to the hui?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha koe i kore ai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Why didn't you wash the dishes?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn't you go to work?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha rātou i kōrero ai?
For what reason did they speak?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kai ai i te āporo?
For what reason did you eat the apple?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ia i hoki ai ki te kāinga?
For what reason did he/she return home?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai?
For what reason did the children play?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koutou i haere ai ki te tāone?
For what reason did you (plural) go to town?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i tae mai ai ki te kura?
For what reason did the parents come to the school?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i moe ai i te pō nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te tama i tangi ai?
For what reason did the boy cry?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i haere ai?
For what reason did you go?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te kaupapa au i haere ai.
Because of the purpose, I went.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i tōmuri ai?
For what reason are you late?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te ua au i tōmuri ai.
Because of the rain, I am late.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ia i kata ai?
For what reason did she laugh?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
For what reason are your clothes dirty?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā taku pukumahi i paru ai.
Because of my hard work, they are dirty.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn’t go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e kai i te āporo?
Why didn’t you eat the apple?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ia i kore ai e hoki ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t he/she return home?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn’t the children play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) go to town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn't go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha i Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
What is the reason why Tama didn't play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Āpōpō au moe ai.
Tomorrow, I will sleep.
Using "ai" instead of ka - ai
Ā tēnei ata ia kōrerotia ai.
This morning he will be spoken about.
Using "ai" instead of ka - ai
Ai! Kua ahatia taku kopa moni?
Oh heck! What's happened to my wallet?
What happened to...? - ahatia?
Me whara ai koe.
You could have hurt yourself.
This could have happened to you - Me... ai...
He aha koe e haere ai ki te hui?
Why will you go to the hui?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai ki tōku whare?
Why didn't you come to my place?
Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... ai e
He aha tātou e kore ai e kai i puaa āpōpō?
Why won't we be eating pork tomorrow?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...
He aha te heihei e kore ai e whakawhiti i te rori.
Why won't the chicken cross the road?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...
Nō te karahipi mō te kotahi tau anake i haere ai rātou ki Amerika.
A scholarship for a year has taken them to America.
Koia te waiata i waiata ai ia.
That is the song which he sang.
Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu ka tuku iho ai ā.koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.
Nui rawa atu te honore e whakahonoretia ai mātou e te Kingi.
Great indeed was the honour with which we were honoured by the King.
Kōrero ai ia
She is always talking
Ko wai tāu e pai ai o ngā rangatira nei?
Which one of these chiefs do you like?
He aha te take i pēnei ai koe?
What is the reason you did this?
Patu-a te heihei, ka huhuti ai i ngā huruhuru.
Kill the chook and then pluck the feathers.
Koērā ngā kai e kai ai ngā manuhiri.
Those are the foods that the guests will eat.
Māu e whiriwhiri tāu e pai ai!
Choose the one you like!
Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.
Nā te aha koe i wehe atu ai?
What causes you to depart? (Why are you leaving?) (See 24.7.)
He aha ngā mahi e meatia ai e tōu tuakana?
What are the jobs that will be done by your brother?
I whakatangi ia i tana puutoorino kia kite·a ai ia
He played his flute so that he would be found
Hopu-kia te tuna, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
Catch the eel then return home.
Ka hōatu a Īhu ki a rātou te kaha, he mana e peia ai ngā rewera katoa.
Jesus gave them power and authority (with which) to cast out all devils.
I tere tana haere kia kore ai ia e tae toomuri
She walked quickly so that she wouldn’t be late
Kei te haere au ki Whitireia ki te ako i te reo Māori ai.
I am going to Whitireia to learn Māori. Again, the ai indicates the reason or the purpose.
Me hoe rawa ki waho rawa, ka hoki mai ai tātou.
We must paddle further out, and then we will return.
Whakaaturia mai ki ahau taua mea e pai ai koe.
Show me that thing you will be pleased thereby
Kāore te tamaiti i whakapono ki tā tōna hoa i kī ai.
The child didn't believe what his friend said.
Kia maarama ai tana kite mai i ahau, e mau ai au i te koti whero
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat
He aha koe i tangi ai?
Why did you cry?
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu aku ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.
Waiho kia ahiahi ka haere ai tāua ki te riri.
Leave it till evening then we'll go into battle.
Nā te ngaru nui au i mākū ai.
It was the big wave I was wetted thereby (The big wave soaked me).
He aha rātou i waiata ai i tērā waiata?
Why did they sing that song?
Ko Tōrere te marae i tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting took place.
Taihoa kia oti, ka haere tahi ai tāua.
Wait until its finished then we’ll go together.
Mā te auahi ngā tuna e maroke ai.
It will be the smoke the eels will be dried thereby (The smoke will dry the eels).
He aha ia i moe ai i te hui?
What was the reason for him sleeping in the meeting, ir:
Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.
Māu e tohutohu ki te tohunga ō mate, ka ngau ai te tohunga i ō atua e ngau ana i tō kiri, te mamae i tō tinana.
You must indicate your ills to the tohunga, then the tohunga will devour your spirits that are devouring your skin, paining your body.
Nā te waimarie mātau i wini ai.
It was by (through) luck that we won.
Ka haere ia ki te kiitini tao ai i ngaa kai
She went to the kitchen to cook the food
He aha te kurī i auau ai?
Why did the dog bark?
Utu-a mai tō moni rēhita, ka kite ai koe.
Pay your registration fee and then you shall see.
Mā tēnei mahi au e kīia ai koe he tohunga.
By (through) this work of yours you will be called an expert.
He aha ngā tamariki i tākaro ai i te papa tākaro?
Why did the children play in the playground?
He ruarua ngā wāhi e kitea ai tēnei manu.
There are few places where this bird is found.
Ko mua i te whare te wāhi e tū ai te kaikōrero.
The place where the speaker stands is in front of the house.
Patu-a ngā tāngata kia/*ka riro ai te whenua.
Kill the people and take the land.
Ka haere a Hōhepa ki Hiruhārama kia tuhituhia ai rāua ko tāna wahine ko Mere.
Joseph set out for Jerusalem in order that he and his wife Mere might be registered (written down).
Hei tēra Mane rāua tae mai ai, arā, hei te 2 o Pepuere
They arrive next Monday, that is, on the 2nd of February
Ko ana waewae ka kuhu ki waenga i ngā matata o te rangi kia tika ai te pupuru me te takoto o te tinana kia kaha ai te pana.
His fingers gripped deep into the rocks and the vines of the land, to hold his body steady for the powerful thrust to come.
He aha te whaea i kōrero ai ki te kaiako i te kura?
Why did the mother talk to the teacher at the school?
Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia ki ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.
He aha tā rātou kurī i whai ai i tērā ngeru?
Why did their dog chase that cat?
Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau ai te tarakihi.
Tamahae was the boy who caught the tarakihi.
Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūrangā kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put up the lamp onto a stand so that the light may be seen by the people who are coming in.
Nō nahea koe i tae mai ai? (time)
When did you arrive?
I toomuri maatou i te puni·nga ai o te huarahi i ngaa horonga
the road from the(pl) slip ‘We were late because of the blocking of the road by slips
Ā hea te hui tīmata ai?
When will the meeting begin?
He aha a Rangi i tuhi ai i tētahi pukapuka i tērā tau?
Why did Rangi write a book last year?
Kōrero ai ia.
She always talks.
.. kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata i tukua mai ai taua patu rā ki a ia e te matua o Puhihuia
.. so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man who that weapon was given to by
I mahia tēnei mea e rātou kia rite ai ngā whakahau a te āpiha.
This thing was done by them so that the officer’s orders might be complied (there)with.
Naa te ua maatou i hoki ai ki te kaainga home
We returned home because of the rain
Ā hea te kemu ai?
When will the game start?
He aha a Mere i taraiwa ai i tana motokā ki te mākete i tērā wiki?
Why did Mere drive her car to the supermarket last week?
Waiata ai au.
I always sing.
E toru ngā piko e toe ana, ka eke ake ai te iwi o Hauraki.
The Hauraki forces had three river bends to navigate before they would arrive.
Ka tonoa e ia a Pita rāua ko Hoani kia mea, “Tikina te hapa mā tātou kia kai ai, kia inu ai.
He gave instructions to Pita and Hoani saying, “Fetch supper for us so that we may eat and drink.
Mā te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.
Rērere tonu ai a Tāwhiri-mātea, arā, ngā hau o te rangi, hoki atu, hoki atu, ki te tahatū o te rangi ki te tahatahi i ngā piro o te kōpū o Rangi.
...Tāwhiri-mātea still sweeps the skies, from one horizon to another, back and forth to clean away the impurities left behind from the embrace of the stomach of Rangi.
I kōrero ai ia.
She always used to talk.
Koia te take e tū ai te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting will be held.
He kainga whakamutunga ka wehe ai i te ao.
A last meal before leaving the mortal world.
He aha koe i titiro mai ai ki au?
Why are you looking (why did you look) at me?
Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.
He aha rātou I kōrero ai?
That's what I said.
I waiata ai ai.
I always used to sing.
Tērā a Tūrongo kei te tatari kia hauhaketia tana kūmara, ā, kia mene mai i a ia ngā kai pērā i a Whatihua, ka karanga ai a ia kia haria mai a Rua-pū-tahanga.
Meanwhile Tūrongo was waiting for his sweet potatoes to be harvested, so that he would have food stored up like Whatihua, at which point he would send for Rua-pū-tahanga.
He aha kōrua ka wewete ai i te kūao nā?
Why are you (just setting about) untying that colt?
Hei āpōpō tāua kite anō ai i a tāua.
Tommorow we'll see each other again.
Āhea koe haere ai?
When are you going?
Ia Rātapu, ia Rātapu haere ai rātou ki te whare karakia.
Every Sunday they go to church.
He aha koe I tangi ai.
Why were you crying.
Ka kōrero ai ia
She will always talk.
Kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua.
Your work area needs to be clean.
E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.
Whakatoi ai a Tīwana ki a Riripeti.
Tīwana is regularly getting smart to Riripeti.
Ka waiata ai au.
I am always sing.
Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.
When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.
Hei te wā tāua tūtaki anō ai.
In time we'll meet again.
Ia pō mātakitaki ai a Tracey i a Shortland Street.
Each night Tracey watches Shortland Street.
E kōrero ai ia.
She is always talking.
Kia maroke ka hari ai ki te ana tūpāpaku.
When dried out the remains are taken to the burial cave.
Mā reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.
Omaoma ai a Joanne i muri i te mahi.
Joanne regularly runs after work.
He aha koe i mahi ai i te kāinga?
Why were you working at home
E waiata ai au.
I am always singing.
Ā te wā, ka kite anō ai au i tō koroua.
In time I will also see your grandfather.
Koia nei te poaka, i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.
He aha rātou i haere ai?
Why did they go?
I haere ahau ki te hokomaha, I hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.
Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko Kupe tēnei.
From the lamentation Rehua knew that this was Kupe.
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai (Pōtatau 1991:29)
Then they drew Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried off by the tide
He aha koe e haere atu ai?
Why will you go?
Ka kite ai koe, e tama, kei tēnā iwi ōna taniwha, kei tēnā ōna taniwha.
Therefore you can see, son, that each iwi has its own taniwha.
Kei whea te ngahere, i pūhia ai tēnei poaka?
Where is the bush in which this pig was killed?
He aha koe ka haere atu ai.
But it's not.
Ko te āhua kau o te waha i hanga, nō reira i mate ai.
Only the appearance of a mouth was formed, and so it died.
Mā ō toroa ka pai ai te whiu o tō pane.
The toss of your head will look good because of your albatross feathers.
I noho ia i runga i te maunga i te poo, naa reira i hemo ai i te makariri
He spent the night on the mountain, and so he died of cold/exposure
He aha koe ā haere atu ai.
But that's not correct either.
E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, ehara te wēra i te ika, he whāngote kē
According to the scientists, whales are not fish; they are mammals
He aha ia e ako ai?
Why will she learn?
Ko te huarahi tuatahi i whakamātau ai ia hei putanga mōna ..
The first pathway he tried as an escape for himself ..
Nō reira i kino ai.
From that cause he was displeased.
He aha rātou e waiata ai?
Why will they sing?
Ko te tāne i moe ai a Tōrere o te tangata.whenua,ko Manaaki-ao te ingoa.
Manaaki-ao was the name of the local man that Tōrere married.
He aha koe tē kōrero mai ai?
Why did you not speak to me?
Nāna te kurī i wehi ai.
He/She was the reason the dog was scared.
He tere noa ake te motokaa i tana i koorero mai ai ki ahau
The car is much faster than he told me
e kai ai I te kai a tā mātou ngeru?
(With subtitles)
I oho moata ahau nā reira i haere ai ki te mahi.
Reasons for including ai in result clauses will be explored in Section 5.3.5.
Nā rāua ngā pēpi i moe ai.
Those two were the reason the babies slept.
I whakamā anō, nō reira ia i wiri ai.
She was ashamed, and therefore she shivered.
Nā tātou te whare i pakaru ai.
All of us (including you) were the reason the house got broken.
Maa·ku e hanga he tuuru kia pee·raa i taa Himi i hanga ai moo tana tamaahine
I’ll make a chjust like Jim made his daughter
He pouaru tēnā, nō reira i kākahu ai i tōna pare.
She is a widow; therefore she wears her (widow’s) circlet.
Nā reira, māku e kawe ai tō tātou nei tikanga, kia tīmata ai tō tātou nei kaupapa, tō tātou nei karaihe, i te pai, i te ora, i te hari.
Therefore, I will carry out our customs, so that our purpose, our class, may begin in goodness, in wellbeing, and in happiness.
Nā te tama tōna tuahine i tangi ai.
The boy was the reason his sister cried.
Nō te whā karaka i te ahiahi rātou i tīmata ai.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they started.
MAO: Koia nei te poaka, i puuhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father...
Ko te teina ia he wahine āhua pai, nō reira i riro ai te tāne i a ia.
The younger sister was a beautiful woman, and so she took the man as a husband.
Nō tērā tau i tū ai ngā Taumāhekeheke o te Ao ki Poihākena
It was last year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney
Nā ngā pākeke ngā tamariki i pukuriri ai.
The adults were the reason the children were angry.
He aha rāua i piri ai?
Why were those two together?
Ka kai nei aua tupua i ngā kai i hoatu ai e mātou.
Those strangers ate the food we gave [them].
Nō reira au tē haere atu ai.
Therefore I would not go.
Nāu mātou i haere mai ai.
You were the reason we (us, not you) came here.
Āhea koe haere mai ai ki te whare?
When are you coming to the house?
Nō te Rātapu mātou i haere ai ki Ōtaki.
It was Sunday when we went to Ōtaki.
He aha ngā tauira i harikoa ai?
Why were the students happy?
Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere.
He used to go even into the prisons.
Kimi-hia mai ai e rātou te wāhi.
They were continually searching for the place.
Nā reira anō i waiho ai ēnei rākau e te tangata Māori
as fire.starter Therefore these trees remain to be used by the Maori people as a fire starter.
Time Ko tērā te wā i huihui ai ngā whanaunga katoa
That was the occasion on which/when all the relatives gathered
Nāku te kai i wera ai.
I was the reason the food burnt.
He aha koe *i* katakata ai?
What has happened to cause you to laugh?
Whakawhiwhi-a ai ngā tamariki Māori ki tēnei karahipi ia tau, ia tau.
The Maori children are awarded this scholarship every year.
Nō reira anō i ngaro ai tētahi wāhi o te whenua.
Therefore some part of the land disappeared.
Ko te Mane te rā e hoki atu ai ōku hoa ki Manurewa
Monday is the day on which/when my friends will return to Manurewa.
Nāna ōku hoa i koa ai.
She/He was the reason my friends were happy.
Nānahea koutou i haere ai ki te whare?
When did you go to the house?
Nā, i tū ai Ngāti Kahu i runga i wēnei takiwā ..
And so Ngāti Kahu remained in this area ..
Ā te ata ka hoki ai au ki te mahi
In the morning I will go back to work (then, at that time)
Nā kōrua tōku ngeru i ngaro ai.
You two were the reason my cat went missing.
Nā whai anō kōrua i haere mai ai.
So that’s why you two came.
Kei hea te kāinga i whakatūria ai te whare o Rua?
Where is the settlement at which/where Rua’s house was erected?
Ko te kāinga o Uenuku i noho ai ko Hawaiki.
The place where Uenuku lived was Hawaiki.
Ko tēnei te marae e tū ai ngā kaumātua ki te whaikōrero
This is the marae on which/where(on) the elders will stand to orate
Kei te haere atu ahai ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.
But we can also add ai at the end.
Tō.rāua kāinga i tae mai ai ko Kaka-horoa.
The village they came from was Kaka-horoa.
I ngā Paraire haere ai rāua ki ngā toa
On Fridays they usually go to the shops
Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?
E mahi ana ia, hei whiwhi moni ai mō tana whānau.
She is working in order to earn money for her family.
Inahea koe i kōrero ai ki a ia?
When did you talk to her?
I tuhi ia i te reta, hei whakamōhio ai i a mātou.
He wrote the letter to inform us.
He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, te noho atu ai koe, i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come here for the short supplies of the traveller, instead of remaining at home with the plentiful provisions of the stay-at-home?
He nui āna waiata i tito ai ..
There are many songs that he composed ..
Haere mai ki konei kia āwhinatia ai tēnei koroua
Come here in order that or so as this old man will be assisted (‘kia āwhinatia giving ‘be assisted thereby
Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.
E ai ki te maramataka, he rākaunui
According to the calendar, it's a full moon.
Kei te ako au i te reo Māori, hei kōrero ai i te marae.
This is more grammatically formal. It links the purpose l of speaking on the marae explicitly to the learning.
Heoti anō āku i kite ai o tēnei motu, ka mutu.
That was all I saw on this island.
Tahu-na he kai kia ora ai te haere.
Cook some food so that we will have strength for the journey.
Nōho ai ngā wāhine ki konei
The women sit here, this is the place where the women always/habitually/usually sit
Waiata ai ia.
She regularly sings.
Āhea koe hoki atu ai ki Ōtepoti?
When are you going back to Dunedin?
Pērā-tia ana e Toi me tā Kahukura i kī atu ai ki a ia.
Toi did as Kahukura had told him.
Haere mai kia pānui ai koutou i te tohutohu.
Come here so that you can read the instructions.
I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere
In the morning, the workers go to the forest
Kua mahi ai.
I have worked.
Ā tērā tau au hoki atu ai ki reira.
I am going back there next year.
Ko te ahi anake tāku e tiki atu ai.
It is only fire that I want to bring back.
Mau-ria mai te naihi ka kōripi ai ngā āpopo.
Bring the knife and then cut up the apples.
I tino whakamihi ngā tāngata, te mea ai hoki ko tō mātau tau tuatahi tēnei
The people were very appreciative, especially seeing as this was our first year (of our band’s existence)
Hei te pō kengokengo ka puta ai te kiwi.
When it is pitch black, then the kiwi will emerge.
Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass
I waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai ahau.
I sang, and then, following on from that, I danced.
Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the meeting take place?
Kua rite ki tāna i wawata nui ai ..
It was just like he had wished ..
Koi mate noa au koe i a au i konei tonu, tē riro ai nā te hoariri
(I should be careful) so you don’t get killed by me here, instead of by the enemy
Ā, ko ā Arama i huaina ai ki ngā mea ora katoa, hei ingoa ērā mō rātou (Genesis 2:19)
And whatever Adam called all the living things, those were their names
Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i noho ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I lived.
kia mā te wāhi e mahi ai kōrua
your work area should be/needs to be clean
Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the meeting take place?
He aha tāu e inu ai?
What will you drink?
Ka whakaaro a Tia, ākunei te tae wawe ai ko Ngātoroirangi kei reira i mua i a ia
Tia thought that presently, Ngātoroirangi would arrive there before him
I hoki ahau ki te kāinga i tipu ake ai ahau.
I returned to the home where I grew up.
Ā te wiki tuatahi o Tīhema, mutu ai te kura.
School will finish in the first week of December.
Me ē ai ana he toki māku
If there were an axe for me
Kōrero ai a Rangi.
Rangi always talks.
I tae mātou ki te marae i hui ai te whānau.
We arrived at the marae where the family met.
Āhea koe hoki ai?
When are you returning?
He aha i haere ai?
Why did you go?
I kite ahau i te whare i noho ai tōku koroua.
I saw the house where my grandfather lived.
Hei āpōpō mātou haere ai ki reira.
We are going there tomorrow.
He aha a Turi i haere ai ki Taupo?
Why did Turi go to Taupo?
He aha e haere ai?
Why will you go?
Ka haere ia ki te kura e ako ai tana tamāhine.
She will go to the school where her daughter studies.
Mō āpōpō tātou mahi ai i taua mahi.
We will do that work tomorrow.
Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.
I toro atu mātou ki te tāone e noho ai ōku mātua.
We visited the town where my parents live.
Āhea koe e kōrero ai ki a Hēnare?
When will you talk to Hēnare?
Kua kitea e Mere te wharekai e kai ai a Hēmi.
Mere has found the restaurant where Hēmi eats.
Ā te ata ahau e kōrero ai ki a ia.
I will talk to him in the morning.
I hīkoi ngā tamariki ki te moana kauhoe ai.
The children walked to the ocean in order to swam.
He aha koutou i whakamataku ai i a māua?
Why did you frighten us?
Haere atu ki te tēpu kai ai.
Go to the table to eat.
Ā te ata ka hoki ai au ki te mahi.
In the morning I will go back to work.
I haere au ki te kura ako ai.
I went to the school to learn.
Nā te pūrei whutuporo ahau i ngenge ai.
I’m tired through playing football.
Utaina ngā mea katoa kia reri ai te taraka ki te haere āpōpō.
Load all the things so that (in order that) the truck will be ready to go tomorrow.
Kei te haere ahau ki to hokomaha hoko ai i te kai.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food.
I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.
Kia ua, ka oma ai a Mere ki waho ki te tiki i ngā kākahu.
Whenever it rains, Mere runs outside to get the clothes.
Nā te aha kē rā au i pēnei ai ..
Why was I thinking like this ..
Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha hoko ai i te kai mā ōku mātua.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food for my parents.
Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
Kia haere au ki Ōtaki, ka toro atu ai au ki taku hoa.
Whenever I go to Ōtaki, I visit my friend.
Nā Rewi i mahue ai te wahine.
Rewi abandoned the woman.
I haere au ki te pāka hikoi ai.
I went to the park to walk.
Kei te tunu a Mere i te keke e kai ai a Rangi.
But we could also say
Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kaparernauma i ētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house
Ka haere au ki tātahi whakatā ai.
I go to the beach in order to relax.
Inā tae mai koe, ka kai ai tātou.
When you get here, we’ll have a meal.
Nā Hone te mahi i oti ai.
The work was finished by (because of) Hone.
Wero atu ai te wahine rā ki ōna ngutu.
That woman always speared with her lips.
Ko Mahuta te kingi i a Te Puea i uru kaha ai ki ngā mahi o te Kīngitanga (Kāretu 1974:97)
Mahuta was king when Te Puea devoted herself to the activities of the Kīngitanga
Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
And I can use ai to say that the reason I am going to the supermarket is to buy food.
Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi i mauhere ai ngā pirihimana.
Mere is angry with Rangi whom the police arrested.
Nā te pahi a Mere i mahue ai.
Mere was left behind by (because of) the bus.
Ko ngā toa me ngā kaumātua nohopuku ai.
The warriors and the elders usually remained silent.
Kei te haere atu au ki te hokomaha kia hoko kai ai ia.
I am going to the supermarket in order that she can buy food.
Waiata ai te iwi o Waikato i ngā whiti e rua. (1991:114)
The people of Waikato usually sing both verses.
Ka haere mātau, te kura o Tīpene, ki Kuini Tiriti, ki reira hui atu ai ki te tini o te tāngata, ki te whakanui i tēnei wikitoria (Pōtatau 1991:37)
We, St Stephen’s School, went to Queen Street to join up with the crowds to celebrate this victory
Homai te pukapuka kia pānui ai au.
Pass me the book so that I can read.
Rere ai ahau i ētahi wā ki a Tangaroa ruku ika ai.
I often go to sea to dive for fish.
Kia kaha ki te kōrero, kia rongo ai mātau.
*You* should speak loudly so *we* can hear you.
Nā Hine a Maui i mate ai.
Maui was killed by (because of) Hine.
Hoko ai hoki rātau i ngā maniūa mō te māra i Ōpotiki.
They usually buy the manure for the garden at Ōpotiki.
Me kōrero koe ki a ia kia mōhio ai ia.
*You* should talk to him so that *he* knows.
Nā tōna mate i kore ai a ia e kai.
It was his illness which caused him to abstain from food.
Rumaki rīwai ai a Hata mā ia kōanga, ia kōanga.
Every spring Hata and the others planted potatoes.
Kia āta horoi i te motokā, kia pāita ai.
*You* wash the car properly so that it, *the car* is shiny.
He aha a mea i mahi ai?
Why did mea do the work?
He iti kai mā tangata kotahi e kai, kia rangona ai te reka
If there is only a little food, let only one eat it in order that its sweetness may be appreciated
Kei te taraiwa ahau ki te konohete ki te kanikani.
But if i am driving my friend to the concert so that she can dance i would use kia... ai.
Noho tonu, kai tonu, moe tonu ai au i a rāua. (Pōtatau 1991:26)
I lived, ate and slept with them.
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.
Haere ai a Pōhutukawa ki te awa kia kite i tōna hoa ..
Pōhutukawa would go down to the river to see her mate ..
Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!
Tuhia ki te papa, kia kitea ai e te hunga katoa.
Write it on the board, so that it is seen by everybody.
Nā te ua tae tōmuri ai ahau i ngā rā katoa.
It is because of the rain that I am late every day.
Hei āpōpō mātou haere ai ki reira
We’re going there tomorrow (it’s tomorrow we’re going there [not the day after])
I haere wawe au ki te marae kia whakaritea ai te hāngī.
I went early to the marae so that the hāngī could be prepared.
Kāore kē au i.te mōhio whakawhiti ai a Māori mā ki tāwāhi.
I didn’t know that Māori and others often went overseas.
I kōrero kaha ia kia rangona ai tōna reo.
He spoke loudly so that his voice could be heard.
He aha koe i karanga ai ki a au?
Why did you call me?
Koia nei te wāhi haere ai ngā hokowhitu ki.te whakatapu i ngā toa.
That was the place where armies went to acquire special powers so that they would not be killed in battle.
Mō āpōpō tātou mahi ai i taua mahi
We’ll do it tomorrow (not some other time)
Kia kore ai e ngaro.
Ensure it is never lost.
Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha kia hokona ai te kai.
Again, this uses as a passive.
Āe, he waimarie i tae mai ai.
Yes, it was (because of) good fortune that we got here.
He tokomaha ngā tāngata haere mai ai ki ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua. (1985:90)
Many people often come here to the hot springs of Rotorua.
I kai au i te kai kia whakakīa ai tōku puku.
I ate the food so that my tummy will be filled.
Whakawhiti ai a Māori mā ki tāwāhi.
Māori and others often went overseas.
Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?
Where is the place where the monster dwells?
I kai au i te kai kia kī ai tōku puku.
I ate the food so that my tummy will be full. This uses kī, to be full, which is a stative.
He aha ahau e māharahara ai mō tērā?
Why should I worry about that?
Haere ai ngā hokowhitu ki.te whakatapu i ngā toa ki taua wāhi.
The army always went to that place to be consecrated as warriors.
He kaha nōna i mahi pēra ai a Hau.
It is because he is strong (that) Hau works like that. (For ‘
I kai au i te kai kia pau ai.
I ate the food so that it would be consumed. Maybe I ate the leftovers so they wouldn't get thrown out and be wasted.
Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings. (Kupu)
He aha kōrua tē haere tahi mai ai?
Why didn't you come back together?
Haere mai ai ngā tāngata ki ngā ngāwhā o Rotorua.
The people often come here to the hot springs of Rotorua.
Mā hea haere ai ki reira?
How shall we go there?
Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice. (Kupu)
(E) Patu-a ai ngā mea e taua mea.
The creatures are usually caught by that thing.
Mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s next week that we’re going to Hamilton
Ka whakatika au i ō mahi kāinga kia pai ai.
I will correct your homework so that it is good.
I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush. (Māori Dictionary)
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ngā tamariki ki waho tākaro ai.
When the rain stops, the children will go outside to play.
He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, tē noho atu ai koe i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come with the small basket of Traveller, instead of remaining with the large basket of Stay-at-home.
Kimi-hia mai ai e rātou te wāhi
They were searching for the place.
Ehara mō tērā wiki tātou haere ai ki Kirikiriroa
It’s not next week that we’re going to Hamilton (but some other time)
Kei te mahi ai tāku taumahi āpōpō.
I'm working on my assignment tomorrow.
I hoatu te tākuta i ētahi rongoā ki te kōtiro māuiui kia ora ai ia.
The doctor gave the sick girl medicine so that she will be well. This is is intended outcome marked by kia ai with a stative: ora.
I ngā raumati, kaukau ai au i te moana.
In the summer, I regularly swim in the sea. (Māori Dictionary)
Koia ahau tē haere ai.
That is the reason why I did not go.
Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and the grass.
Ka haere au ki te konohete kia harikoa ai au.
I will go to the concert so that i will be happy.
Titiro ai au ki te ua.
I always watch the rain. (Māori Dictionary)
Kia taka te tau, kia pirau, ka kawe ai i ngā iwi ki taua toma.
When a year had passed, and when it had decomposed, the people would carry it to the resting place for bones.
Ko Tōrere te marae i hui ai te komiti.
Tōrere was the marae where the committee met.
Koinei i whero ai te māhunga o Pākura.
This is why the pakura’s head was all red.
He aha kē a Hone i tāhae ai i tō pukapuka?
Why did John steal your book?
Oho ai au i te waru karaka i te ata.
I usually wake up at eight o’clock in the morning. (Māori Dictionary)
Kia maranga ake au, ka whakapuare ai au i te matapihi o tōku rūma moe.
When I get up, I always open my bedroom window.
Koinā anō mātau i raru ai i a Te Hiakai.
No wonder Te Hiakai was able to trouble us.
Ia rā, ia rā, oho ai au ki te horoi i ngā kākahu.
Every day, I always get up to wash the clothes. (Māori Dictionary)
Kia hauhaketia ngā tīwai, ka wehea ai ngā purapura.
When the potatoes are harvested, the seeds are set aside.
Koirā au i huna ai i kōnei.
That’s why I hid here.
Haere ai au ki te marae ki te āwhina.
I regularly go to the marae to help. (New Zealand Curriculum)
Āwhea tāua haere ai?
When shall we go?
Ko tēnei te marae e tū ai ngā hui kapa haka.
This is the marae where kapa haka competitions/events are held (as a regular practice). (New Zealand Curriculum)
Koia anō hoki a Te Houtaewa te tipua i raru ai.
That’s how the giant Te Houtaewa was defeated.
Tō.rāua take i haere mai ai, he kimi i tō.rāua tuahine, i a Kanioro.
The reason they came was to search for their sister, Kanioro.
He aha koe i hoki mai ai?
Why did you return?
He āwhā te take i tōmuri ai koe.
A storm was the reason why you were late.
He aha koe tē haere ai?
Why did you not go?
Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei
It was on Monday that she arrived, not on Tuesday
Kāre tētahi i te mōhio engari e ai ki ngā kōrero i horo taua wāhi i tētahi wā.
At that end of the beach on a small hill. Ngarire-o-te-moana the elder was the first to be
Āpōpō tāua te rongo ai i te kōrero.
Tomorrow we will hear the news.
Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?
Kei āpōpō te teretere nei te ū mai ai.
Tomorrow the travellers will land here.
Waiho kia ahiahi, ka haere ai tāua.
Leave it till dark, then we two shall go.
Ka whakaaro a Tia ākuanei te tae wawe ai ko Ngātoroirangi ki reira i mua i a ia. (Pōtatau 1991:246)
Tia soon thought that Ngātoroirangi would arrive there before him.
E taea ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.
Ka mea a Tinirau ki a Ngae, ‘Ākuanei koe te tae ai ki tō kāinga.
Soon you will reach your home.
Nā.te.mea he mahi nā te Kawanatanga, i kore ai te iwi o Waikato e whakaae ..
Because it was Government work, the Tainui people did not agree ..
He pai nō tāku noho i patu mai ai ia.
Someone wants to attack because of my excellent situation.
He aha koe te haere ai ki mua ki.te ārahi?
Why did you go in front to lead?
Nāku te māmā i harikoa ai.
I was the reason the mother was happy.
He wehi nōna i oma atu ai.
It was probably fear that caused him to run off.
Pēnei e kore au e whakamā te mea atu ai au ki ērā, ‘E kore au e tae atu.
If it had been like this, then I would not have hesitated in saying to them, ‘I will not go with you
Nā tērā wiki i haere atu ai au.
It was last week that I went.
Nā te kaiako ngā tauira i hoha ai.
The teacher was the reason that the students were bored.
Kei te waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai a Mere.
I sang and then Mere danced.
He tere nōu e wini ai koe.
You are swift therefore you will win.
I tino whakamihi ngā tāngata, te mea ai hoki ko tō.mātou tau tuatahi tēnei. (Pōtatau 1991:44)
first this The people were very complimentary, especially since this was our first year.
Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?
Nā te ua te tāne i mākū ai.
Because of the rain, the man got wet.
Nā koutou ahau i pōhara ai.
You were the reason that I was broke.
I waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I sang so that Mere would dance.
Ā te toru o Ākuhata au hoki atu ai.
I’ll be back on the third of August.
Naa te aha i pau ai ngaa kai?
What ate up the food?
Nā te ako i ngā ākonga i haere ai te kaiako ki te kura.
It was because of teaching the students that the teacher went to school.
Kei te waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I am singing so that Mere willdance.
Hei a Pipiri tīmata ai te tau hou.
The New Year will begin in June.
Ko tēnei te kura he kaiako (ai) ahau i 1970.
EQ this the school CLS teacher ai. I at 1970
Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you mow the lawn?
He aha rāua i kōrero ai?
Why did they talk?
Nā te mate o tōna whaea i hoki ai ia ki tōna kāinga.
It was because his mother was sick that he returned home.
Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai.
The rain was the reason the children got wet.
Ka waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I will sing so that Mere will dance.
Ākuanei koe whakarere ai i a au.
Soon you will leave me.
He aha hoki i pēnei ai ngā Māori nei?
Why were these Maori people acting this way?
Āwhea a Pita tīmata ai?
When does Pita start?
He aha ngā tauira i whakarongo ai?
Why did the students listen?
A whea a Hata haere mai ai?
When will Hata come?
Nā te waka ahau i tūreiti ai.
It was because of the car that I was late.
Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that they may all eat.
I whakaae te hui ki tā Hōne i whakatakoto ai.
The meeting agreed to what Hōne proposed.
Ā hea a Pita mutu ai i te whare wānanga?
When will Pita finish at the university?
Kia toa kia ora ai koutou!
Be brave, that you may live!
He aha ngā tauira e whakarongo ai?
Why will the students listen?
He aha te take i reti ai e Maaui te raa?
Why did Maui catch the sun?
Nā te waka *ngā tamariki* i tūreiti ai.
*The children* were late because of the car.
Mā te ua ngā tamariki e māku ai.
The rain is the reason the children will get wet.
Hokona he kai kia kainga ai e rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will be eaten by them all.
Haere ai rātou ia raumati ki te wāhi i noho ai ō.rātou tūpuna.
They went every summer to the place where their ancestors lived.
Nā ngā tamariki *te māmā* i riri ai.
*The mother* was angry because of the children.
Hokona he kai kia pau ai i a rātou katoa.
Buy some food so that it will all be consumed by them.
Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa
Āwhea a Taika hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Taika buying his new bike?
He aha rāua e kōrero ai?
Why will those two talk?
Nāku a Rangi i harikoa ai.
I was the reason Rangi was happy.
Mā reira pea te matua o to kōtiro rā ka rongo ai ki tō reo.
Perhaps as a result, the girl's mother will hear you calling.
Āwhea hoko ai a Ari i tana pahikara hou?
When is Ari buying his new bike?
Nāu te keke i kainga ai.
You were the reason the cake was eaten.
Karangatia ia kia hoki mai ai ia ki te kāinga.
Call him so that he will come back home.
Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Āwhea ara ai te marama?
When will there be a new moon?
Kei hea te wāhi i mahi ai taku tama?
Where is the place where my son worked?
Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the hui take place?
He aha ai.
Why?
Nāna te waiata i titoa ai.
She was the reason the song was written.
Nō te Rātapu a Pita i hoko ai i te motokā.
(It was on Sunday that Peter bought the car.)
Haere mai koe ki konei kia kore ai koe e mākū.
Come over here so that you don't get wet.
Hai te ata, ka haere ai tātau ki te moana.
We’ll go out to sea in the morning.
I tērā tau, i mahi ai taku tama i taua wāhi.
Last year my son worked at that place.
He ahai a Mere i tangi ai?
Why did Mere cry?
Nā Mere a Rangi i tangi ai.
Mere was the reason Rangi cried.
Nō te Rātapu i hokona ai te motokā.
(It was on Sunday that the car was bought.)
Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai tō māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
I haere taku tama ki taua wāhi, mahi ai.
My son went to that place to work there.
He tāhae ahau i haere mai ai koutou ki te hopu i ahau?
Am I a thief that you (therefore) come to catch me?
He ahai a Mere w tangi ai?
Why will Mere cry?
Nā te pukapuka ahau i katakata ai.
I laughed because of the book.
Nō te ahiahi nei a Hine i tunu ai i te kai.
(It was this afternoon that Hine cooked the food.)
Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!
I ako taku tama i te ture kia mahia ai tēnei momo mahi.
My son learnt the law so that he could do this kind of work.
Ā tokorua ā rātou i whakarite ai, ko Hohepa rāua ko Matiaha.
And two of them were therefore proposed (put forward for selection), Hohepa and Matiaha.
Nā te keke tātou i mauiui ai.
We were sick because of the cake.
Nō te ahiahi nei i tunua ai te kai.
(It was this afternoon that the food was cooked.)
Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Kia ahiahi ka puta ake ai?
When it is evening, then he emerges?
Me haere koe ki te tari ka tuhi ai i te pūrongo.
You should go to the office and then write the report.
I rapu ngā tohunga nui i te kōrero mo Ihu e whakamatea ai.
The chief priests sought a statement concerning Jesus (thereby/by which) to cause his being put to death.
Ā te ata o te Mane a Tame tīmata ai.
Tame starts on Monday morning.
Nā te rorohiko ia i mahi ai.
It was because of the computer that he worked.
Kia ea rā te mate ngarengare, ka puta ai ki mua whakapī ai.
When defeat of the troublesome one is avenged, then one can dance in jubilation.
Kia oti te pūrongo i a koe, ka whāki ai ki te kaiwhakawā.
When you have finished the report then you can show it to the judge.
Ā te ata o te Mane tīmata ai a Koa.
Koa starts on Monday morning.
Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau i haere atu ai.
It was because of the crying of the baby that I left.
Ko Adrien te tangata (e / ?i) mahi ai i ngā wā katoa.
Adrien is the person who works all the time.
Nā te kōrero rātou i riri ai.
They were angry because of the talking.
Māku te māmā i harikoa ai.
I is the reason the mother will be happy.
Karangatia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.
Tākaro ai ngā tamariki.
The children always play.
Mā te kaiako ngā tauira e hoha ai.
The teacher is the reason that the students will be bored.
Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūranga kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put the lamp up on a stand so that its light may be seen by the people coming in.
Ākuanei tāua mate ai i te tāua nei kei.te pātīhau tonu.
Any minute now we will be killed by this old woman who keeps rumbling away.
I hea te kāinga i noho ai ōu mātua?
Where is the village at which your parents lived?
Āwhea a Ataahua ngaki māra ai?
When will Ataahua dig the garden?
Waiata ai ia i ngā ata.
She usually sings in the mornings.
Mā koutou ahau e pōhara ai.
You are the reason that I will be broke.
He aha koe i haere ai ki a ia?
Why did you go to her?
Ko tēhea te ara e haere mai ai tō tātou hoa?
Which is the track will come thereby our friend?
Āwhea a Amaru ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Amaru learn ancient songs?
Tākaro ai ngā tamariki i ngā Rāhoroi.
The children usually play on Saturdays.
Mā Mere a Hemi e oho ai.
Mere is the reason Hemi will wake up.
Tikina te hapa mā tātou kia kai ai, kia inu ai.
Fetch supper for us so that we may eat and drink.
Nōnahea i waea mai ai?
When did she call here?
Ko hea tātou hoko ai i ētehi taro?
Where shall we buy thereat some loaves?
Āwhea a Nikau hiki maitai ai?
When will Nikau lift weights?
Hei āpōpō au tae mai ai.
I will come tomorrow.
Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku ai.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.
Nā Mere a Hemi i oho ai.
Mere was the reason Hemi woke up (or was startled).
Inā tata nei, i mate atu ai a Wii Huihui.
Just recently, Wii Huihui died.
Ko Patuaka te tangata e kite ai koe.
Patuaka is the man whom you will see.
Āwhea a Riripeti hoko kai ai?
When will Riripeti buy food?
Hei tērā Mane rātou tae mai ai.
They arrive next Monday.
Me mahi tonu tātau kia rite ai ēnei mea katoa.
We had better keep working so that all these things will be ready.
Māna tēnei waiata e tito ai.
She is the reason why the song will be written.
Ko Patuaka te tangata e kitea ai koe.
Patuaka is the man by whom you will be seen.
Āwhea a Riripeti horoi kākahu ai?
When will Riripeti wash the clothes?
Mā te ua ngā tamariki e mākū ai.
It is because of the rain that children will be wet.
Ko ia te wahine i ako ai au.
She is the woman whom I taught.
Āwhea a Hēmi tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Hēmi play netball?
Hei tērā wiki ka haere ai au ki te hokomaha.
It will be next week that I will go to the supermarket.
Mauria mai ērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoa.
Bring those potatoes so that we may all eat.
I taua pō, i hoki māua.ko Tonga ki tētehi whare moe ai.
That night, Tonga and I went back to a house to sleep.
Ko ia te wahine i akona ai au.
She is the woman by whom I was taught.
Haere mai ki konei kia āwhinatia ai tēnei koroua.
Come here so that this old man can be helped.
Kia meatia tāu e pai ai, ki runga ki te whenua.
Let be done that which you approve, upon earth.
Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga moe ai.
We had better go back home to sleep there.
Nō te wehenga rua o te pō rā anō mātou tokotoru i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
In the middle of that night we three returned home.
He aha tā Mohi i korero ai ki a koutou?
What was that which Moses said to you?
Mō ngā wiki e rua i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.
Hōatu ki a rātou tā rātou e hiahia ai.
Give to them that which they desire.
E rua ngā wiki i noho ai ia ki Hāmoa.
He stayed in Samoa for two weeks.
Ka whakangāwaritia e rātou tā rātou haere kia tae atu ai te wahine nei ki a rātou.
They slowed their pace so that this woman could catch up with them.
Whakaaturia mai tē te mahita i kino ai.
Tell me those (actions) which the teacher disapproved (of).
Mā tō Māoritanga koe e kīa ai he tangata
It is because of your Māoritanga that you will be called a person
I mahue ai ahau nō te mea nāu i mau te mapi.
I got lost because you took the map.
Haere ki te ngangau i te wheua kererū i te kono nā, ka haere mai ai me mātou.
Go and chew on the kererū bones in the kono, and then come with us.
Hei aha ngā moni i hōatu ai ki a Mākereta?
Of what use (for what purpose) was the money that was given to Mākereta? (Why was the money given to Mākereta?)
I whāngai tamariki ai ia.
She fosters children.
Māku a Rangi e harikoa ai.
I am the reason that Rangi will be happy.
Me kōpaki e tātou ā tātou mea katoa, ka hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We should wrap our things up and then head home.
I a mātau i hoki mai ai i Toka-a-kuku ka tae mai ki Whare kahika.
When we were returning from Toka-a-kuku we arrived at Whare kahika.
Nā te waipuke o te awa mātou i kore ai e tae mai.
It was because of the flooding of the river that we did not arrive.
Ā hea rātou (e) haere ai (ki Rānana)?
When will they go (to London)?
Māu ahau e harikoa ai.
You are the reason that I will be happy.
Mā whea uru atu ai tāua ki te whare?
How shall we enter the house?
Nā te ua mātou i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
We returned home because of the rain.
Kia ara te rā, ka haere ai.
When the sun comes up, then (we) will go.
I mate ia i te iwi o Rangi-houhiri, i a rātou i whakaeke ai i Maketū.
He was killed by the people of Rangi-houhiri when they attacked Maketū.
He aha koe i te hōatu ai i taku moni ki te pēke?
Why did you not give my money to the bank?
Ā te Hātarei rātou haere ai.
They will go on Saturday.
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.
Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.
Mā Rangi a Mere e riri ai.
Rangi is the reason that Mere will be angry.
Nō te katanga a Tīwaiwaka i a Māui i kūtia ai e Hine-nui-te-pō, ā, mate ana.
It was because Fantail laughed at Māui that he was crushed by Hine-nui-te-pō and died.
Nāna i here te rā, kia āta haere ai.
He tied the sun so that it would travel slowly.
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don’t leave it until the gas is all used up, then compl
Nōnahea koe i kai ai?
When did you eat?
Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.
Nā te aha a Pāora i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Pāora did not come to the meeting?
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
With your contribution, with my contribution, we will sustain the people.
Mā te kaiako ngā tauira e hōhā ai.
The teacher is the reason the students will be bored.
Kāore he wā i tēnei rā, nō reira āpōpō tātou kōrero ai.
There’s no time today, so we’ll talk tomorrow.
Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
Mā te aha ngā tuna e maroke ai?
How will the eels be dried?
Nō te rima karaka au i kai ai.
I ate at five o’clock.
Mā te hoko kai ahau e haere atu ai ki te hokomaha.
It is because of the buying of food that I will go to the supermarket.
Kua haere mai rātou kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have come in order to be taught Māori.
Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
Mā whea ake koe kake ake ai e Whiro?
Where did you climb up, Whiro?
Aī!
Bugger!
Taihoa, kātahi anō tātou kia mahi i Mana Whenua, Mana Ao Tūroa, Mana Tangata, Mana Reo
Ehara te aromatawai i te whainga nui. Engari kē, mā te aromatawai koutou e kōrero ai. The assessment isn't the destination. The assessment is the reason to speak.
Mā ēnei tikanga hoki ka ngāwari ai ngā ara, ngā huarahi, mō ā.tātou tamariki e whai ana, e rapu ana rānei i te mātauranga o te Pākehā.
In this manner you will ease the way for our children as they seek the knowledge of the Pākehā.
Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have gone to the university to be taught Māori.
Tunu keke ai tō māmā.
Your mother is always cake-baking.
Kei te kimihia e rātou he tikanga e ea ai ngā wawata
A plan is being sought by them for achieving their desires
Kōrero ai tērā tāne.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!
I haere rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Wiwi.
They went to the university to be taught French.
Ka kī atu a Māia, ‘ Mā whea rā au haere ai?
But how can I go?
Ka hoki ahau ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town which is the place where I lived.
Oma ai rātou.
They are always running.
E taea ai tēnei pātai te whakautu, me mātua mārama ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te take.
In order to answer this question, one must first understand all aspects of the matter.
Mā te mōhio hoki o te tangata ki.te kōrero Pākehā e whiwhi moni ai ia ..
It is also through knowing how to speak English that he gets money ..
Koinei i Ngā Pōtiki kia ai aua whenua
This is why those lands become Ngā Pōtiki’s
Mō muri noa nei i karamgatoa ai ko Tikirau.
Since then, [it] has been called Tikirau.
Kei te aroha ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I love the school where I learned.
Auau ai tērā kurī.
That dog is always barking.
E oti ai tēnā mahi i te wā tika, me whakaaro ake he tikanga.
In order to finish that job in time, you should develop a plan.
Me pēhea rā tātou e mōhio ai?
How will we know?
E tū ana ahau i te papa tākaro i tākaro ai ahau.
I am standing in the playground where I used to play.
Kai ai tā rātou ngeru i ngā kiore.
Their cat always eats mice.
I hapa taku pahi, nā reira i tae tōmuri ai au.
I missed my bus, so I arrived late.
Kua neke aku mātua ki Ākarana noho ai.
My parents have moved to Auckland to live.
Me tuku mātou kia kai i ā mātou paipa, kia kite mai ai koutou kei hea mātou.
We had better be allowed to smoke so that you may see where we are.
Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare i tipu ake ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.
Mau mōwhiti ai ia.
He always wears glasses.
Me pēhea ahau i mōhio ai he tika ēnei kōrero?
How did I know that these stories were correct?
Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he have a beard? No!
Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?
Hīkoi ai a Aroha ki te kura.
Aroha always walks to school.
Me pēhea rā e riro ai i a au?
How can I get her for myself?
Kia kama tā kōrua haere ki te moe, kia kama ai tā kōrua maranga i te awatea.
Go to sleep quickly so that you may get up quickly in the morning.
Haere ai a Hōni ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Honi always goes to the marae every single day.
Raruraru ana a Tūmatahina, me pēhea tana iwi e puta ai ki tuawhenua.
Tūmatahina was faced with the problem of how his people could escape to the mainland.
Ā tērā tau au hoki atu ai ki reira
I’m going back there next year (it’s next year that I’m going back there)
E tae ai tēnei take te whakatau, me mātua mōhio ngā āhuatanga katoa.
In order for this issue to be decided, one must first know everything that relates to it.
Tooia ake te tatau kia tuwhera, kia puta mai ai te hauhau ki a au.
Slide back the door so that it is open, so that the breeze may blow on me.
Kei te haere ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I am going to the school where I studied.
He iti kai mā tangata kotahi e kai, kia rangona ai te reka.
If there is only a little food, let just one person eat it so that its sweetness may be appreciated.
Me pēhea rā ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia?
How can I cross to Mokoia?
Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?
Me aha rā kia kata ai a Kae?
What must be done to make Kae laugh?
Ka hoki au ki te tāone i noho ai ahau.
I will return to the town where I lived.
Mā te aha e mate ai te atua i a koe?
How could you kill a god?
Kei te haere mātou ki te marae i tipu ake ai a Hine.
We are going to the marae where Hine grew up.
I hoki ahau ki te whare i whānau ai ahau.
I returned to the house where I was born.
Koinei te whenua i mahi ai tōku koroua.
This is the land where my grandfather worked.
Kauhoe ai ia i te moana.
She habitually or regularly swims in the sea, or
Ko te kura tēnei i ako ai tōku whaea.
This is the school where my mother studied.
I reira au i mua ai.
I had been there formerly.
Mau mōhiti ai ia.
He wears glasses.
Koinei te marae i hui ai tō mātou whānau.
This is the marae where our family met.
Nā, ki hea koutou e noho ai?
Well, where do you usually live?
Ka haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I will go to the town where I worked.
Hei āpōpō au tae atu ai.
Tomorrow I’ll be there.
Nā reira tangi ai rātau.
Therefore (and so for that reason) they lament.
E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
With your contribution, with my contribution, we will sustain the people.
Kia kitea, mauria mai ki te taha o te māra tū ai.
When you find it, bring it over to stand at the side of the garden.
Ā hea koe haere ai ki Ākarana?
When will you go to Auckland?
Ākuanei a Kino tō ai me he rā.
Soon evil disappears like the setting of the sun.
Ā te Hātarei haere ai au ki Ākarana.
It (will be) on Saturday (that) I shall go to Auckland.
He aha koe tē noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t you stay at home?
Nā te makariri rātou i hoki ai.
They returned because of the cold.
Ka haere hoki a Ngātoro ki te motu, noho ai.
Ngātoro also went to the island, and stayed there.
Nōnāhea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?
When did you return from Wellington?
Ka huna te wahine i ngā reta kia kore ai ngā tamariki e mōhio ki te pono.
The woman hid the letters so that the children would not know the truth. — Foster.
Haere ki reira, noho ai.
Go there and stop.
I (Nō) te Mane i hoki mai ai ahau i Pōneke.
It was on Monday that I returned from Wellington.
Nō nanahi nei au i hoki mai ai i Pōneke
It was yesterday (not today) that I got back from Wellington
Ko te kura i oma ai ngā tamariki.
It was to the school that the children ran... still need ai.
Hei aha a Hōne e haere ai.
Hōne doesn’t have to go.
Nō te Mane ia i tae mai ai, kaua i te Tūrei.
It was on Monday that she arrived, not Tuesday.
Ka hoki anō ngā tamariki ki te kura mahi ai.
The children returned to school to work.
Ko te Tūrei te rā i hoko ai māua i tō māua whare hōu.
Tuesday is the day on which we shall buy/bought our new house.
Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga
We stayed home because of the rain, It was because of the rain that we stayed home
Hei aha noa iho a Hōne e haere ai.
Hōne doesn’t have to go.
Ākuanei a Ngāpuhi te whai ringaringa ai.
Ngapuhi are well armed nowadays.
Ka hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, moe ai.
The children went home to sleep there.
Ā hea puta mai ai te rangatiratanga o te Atua?
When will the kingdom of the Lord appear?
Ki te whare o Mere i hīkoi ai a Rangi.
It was to Mere's house that Rangi walked.
Mā hea koe haere mai ai?
How did you get here?
Ka mutu ngā tohutohu iho a Tama-te-kapua ki te teina, ko te hekenga atu ki raro, ka haere ki te roro o te whare, noho tatari mai ai ki te teina.
After Tama-te-kapua had finished his instructions to his brother, he descended and went to the porch of the house, crouching in wait for his brother.
Me pēhea ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia?
In what manner shall I cross to Mokoia? (How shall I cross to Mokoia?)
Ko te whare o Mere i hīkoi ai a Rangi.
## #205: It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.
Me pēhea a Hātana ka pei ai i a Hātana?
In what manner will Satan cast out Satan? (How will Satan cast out Satan?)
He aha ai ia i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn’t he go to work?
Ki te motu i kauhoe ai te wahine.
It was to the island that the woman swam.
Me aha ahau kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu?
What must I do to obtain eternal life? (How shall I obtain eternal life?)
He māngere nōna (i kore ai e haere ki te mahi)
(He didn’t go to work) because he is lazy
Hei a Pipiri tīmata ai te tau hōu, e ai ki tā te Māori tikanga
The New Year will begin in June, according to the traditional Māori system
ae, ai, ao, au, ea, ei, eo, eu, ia, ie, io, iu, oa, oe, oi, ou, ua, ue, ui
Most of these vowel-pairs are spoken as two syllables, each vowel being pronounced as a single syllable, thus: i-a, i-e, u-i and so on.
Ki te rākau nui i rere ai ngā manu.
It was to the big tree that the birds flew.
Kia hoki ngā tamariki ki te kāinga, ka moe ai.
When the children go home then they will sleep.
ae, ai, ao, au, ei, eu, oi, ou, ue, ui
Thus, the word haere, for instance, consists of only two syllables: hae-re.
Ki te tihi o te maunga i piki ai ngā toa.
It was to the top of the mountain that the warriors climbed.
He aha i pēnei ai?
Why is it like this? (near me)
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai.
Then they pulled Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried away by the tide.
Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo
It is because the language is spoken all the time, that it will survive
Ki te papa tākaro i oma ai ngā tamariki.
It was to the playground that the children ran.
He aha i pēnā ai?
Why is it like that? (near you)
Ki te motu e kauhoe ai te wahine.
It will be to the island that the woman will swim.
He aha i pērā ai?
Why is it like this? (over there)
Kua eke te tinana katoa ki runga i te tahā rā pēhi ai.
The whole body climbed on top of that calabash and pressed down.
Ki te rākau nui e rere ai ngā manu.
It will be to the big tree that the birds will fly.
Nō hea ia e mōhio ai ki tēnā!
There's no way he knows that!
Ka waiho ā.rāua kākahu i te taha o te wai takoto ai.
Their clothes were left beside the water.
He aha tāu? (He aha tāu e hiahia ai?)
What do you want?
Ki te tihi o te maunga e piki ai ngā toa.
It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.
Whakahoki-a ki tō rohe noho mai ai!
Take him back to live in your district!
Ki te papa tākaro e oma ai ngā tamariki.
It will be to the playground that the children will run
Ki te hokomaha e taraiwa ai ahau.
It will be to the supermarket that I will drive.
Kaua tātou e noho tonu i ngā marae o ō.tātou kāinga, inoi ai kia hōmai te ture pai.
Let us not continue to dwell on our land, praying for good laws.
I haere atu ia ki taua rohe kimi tāne ai.
She went to that area to find a husband there.
I waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai ahau,
I sang, and then I danced.
Mahi-a ai tēnei mahi ia tau ia tau.
This work was done every year.
Kātahi mātau ka noho ki reira tangi ai. (1991:137)
Then we stayed there and wept.
Hīkoi ai ahau ki te mahi ia rā.
I walk to work every day.
Tāua ka noho i konei tatari ai kia tae mai.
Let's sit down here and wait until she arrives.
Kia mutu te ua, ka haere ai tāua.
When the rain stops, then we'll go.
Ka tae rāua ki reira ka waiho te tamaiti rā a Kape-taua e Tara-kumikumi i aua toka rā noho ai.
When they reached there, that child, Kape-taua, was left to stay on that rock by Tara- kumikumi.
I whakatuwhera ahau i te kūaha kia puta ai te ngeru.
I opened the door so that the cat could get out.
Ka waiho te tūpāpaku ra e rātou ki reira takoto ai, ā hoki ana rātou ki te kāinga kōrero ai.
They left the body to lie there and then went home to talk.
I inu pia a Rangi, ka haurangi ai ia, ka ruaki ai ia.
Rangi drank beer, and then/as a result he got drunk, and then/as a result he threw up.
Nō whea tātou i mōhio ai?
There was no way we could know. / We couldn’t possibly have known?
I tino whakamihi ngā tāngata, te mea ai hoki ko tō mātau tau tuatahi tēnei.
The people were very appreciative, especially seeing as this was our first year of our band’s existence.
Ko Tinirau ki runga ki te tupuna haere ai.
So Tinirau climbed onto his ancestor and set off.
Ki te toa i haere ai ahau.
It is to the shop that I went.
Ko tēnei te whare i tunu kai ai a Mere.
This is the house where Mere cooked food.
Hoki katoa mai ai ngā Māori e haere nei ki tāwāhi?
Do all Māori who are going overseas come back?
Ko te kaupapa waka ki te moana hoe ai, ko te kāhui atua ki te rangi rere ai.
The work of the canoes is to sail the seas while that of the gods is to fly through the skies.
Nō whea hoki i taea ai?
There’s no way that could have been achieved/done.
Ko te mate i mate katoa ai te tangata tae noa ki ngā tamariki.
A disaster in which all are killed including children.
Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.
Waiho, ko māua anake ki tēnei whare, moe ai.
Leave us to sleep.
Ā hea koe haere ai?
When will you go?
He aha rā i mau ake ai te ika ki tana mātau?
Why were they caught by his hook?
Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i te reta ki te pene i hoko ai ia.
Mere is baking the cake.
I haere au ki Tīpene, kura ai.
I went to school at Tīpene.
Tuaina te rākau, ka tō atu ai ki te awa!
Chop down the tree and then tow it to the river!
I ēnei rā, tuhia ai ngā tuhinga roa ki te rorohiko, kaua ki te pene.
These days, essays are written on computers, not with a pen.
I taku haerenga ki Tīpene kura ai, nā Sister Edith o te Mīhana Māori Perehipitiriana i Nūhaka i kawe au i reira ..
When I went to school at Tīpene, it was Sister Edith of the Presbyterian Māori Ministry at
Ko tana tamaiti, ko Orokewa, peka ana ki tahaki noho ai.
His son, Orokewa, waited a short distance away.
Keria te rua, ka tahu ai i te ahi!
(First) dig the hole and then light the fire!
Kātahi ka hoki mai ki Maketū noho ai, mahi ai hoki.
Then he returned to Maketū and lived and also worked there.
Haria atu ngā parapara ka waiho ai ki te taha o te rori!
Carry out the rubbish and leave it at the side of the road!
Ka waiho a Ruru, māna e pīkau te hanga o te waka ki uta, ki roto ki tētahi whare mā rātou, tiaki ai.
to inside to a house for them guard ai Ruru was left to bring ashore the things on the canoe, then carry them into a building and guard them.
Maranga mai ai au ia rā, ia rā i te whitu karaka
I get up every day at seven o’clock
Ko ngā toki i tāraia ai ēnei waka, ko Hauhau-te-Rangi, ko Tūtauru.
The adzes with which these canoes were shaped were Hauhau-te-Rangi and Tūtauru.
Ka haere koe ki te tāone, kimi mahi ai.
You will go to town to find work.
.. koirā i takea mai ai te kōrero nei nā, ‘te kete rukuruku a Whakaotirangi
the small food basket of Whakaotirangi
Nā, ka pō, ka haere ia ki te punake o te ihu takoto ai.
So, when it was night, he went to the canoe's bow and lay down there.
Whakamahia ngā kupu, kīanga, whakataukī, kīwaha i ako ai koe i tēnei akoranga.
Use words, phrases, proverbs and idiom you have learnt in this course.
I taraiwa a Rangi ki te hokomaha kia hoko kai ai ia.
Rangi drove to the supermarket to buy food.
Puritia i te taha māui o Te Mangō-roa, haere ai.
Hold to the left of the Milky Way, and travel on.
I pānui a Mere i te pukapuka kia ako ai ia i te reo Māori.
Mere read the book to learn Māori.
He aha ai?
What caused something
He whakateke nō ētahi o āna tamariki, oma ana ki rō ngahere haere noa atu ai.
move freely away ai It was a trick some of his children played on him, running off into the forest, far away.
Ka tae ai ki te wā hei nehu i a ia (Kāretu 1974:23)
The time comes to bury him
Nā te ngenge ahau i hoki ai ki te kāinga.
I went home because I was tired.
He maunga ikeike ēnei, ngaro katoa ai i te hukarere.
CLS mountain lofty these hidden all ai by the snow They are high mountains, all covered with snow.
E kore te kurī whai momo e ngōke ki tōna ruaki kai ai.
A healthy dog does not crawl into its own vomit to eat.
Kāore i mōhiotia te take i pēnā ai taua wahine.
It is not known why the woman behaved like that.
Nā te pakarutanga o te pahi i tūreiti ai au.
I am late because of the breakdown of the bus.
E noho koutou ki mua i te ahi whakamahana ai i ō.koutou pona!
You can stay by the fire and warm your knees!
Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the town where I worked.
Āwhea koe waiata ai?
When will you sing?
Mā te ngenge ahau e hoki ai ki te kāinga.
I will go home because I will be tired.
I te tau i anga te tamariki nei ki konei, i haere mātou ki runga i ngā motu nā, tirotiro tuatara ai.
at the(pl) island LOC look tuatara ai The year the children headed out here, we went onto the islands looking for tuatara there.
Haere mai ai rātou ki Rotorua, ia Tūrei ia Tūrei
They usually come to Rotorua, each Tuesday
Āhea koe kai ai?
When will you eat?
Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone e mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the rown where I *will* work.
Āhea tātou haere atu ai?
When will we leave?
Mā te pakarutanga o te pahi e tūreiti ai au.
I will be late because of the breakdown of the bus.
He puia i taua wāhi, ā, ka noho a Māhina-a-rangi i reira whānau ai.
There was a hot spring at that place, and, Māhina-a-rangi remained there to give birth.
Mauria maiērā rīwai kia kai ai tātou katoa
Bring those potatoes in order that we may all eat
Āhea kōrero ai a Rangi?
When will Rangi speak?
He aha ahau i kōrero pēnei ai?
Why did I speak like this?
Waiho mō tētahi atu rā mahi ai.
Leave it for another day, leave it and do it another day.
Me haere māua ki te ngahere, ki reira mahi ai.
We should go to the forest, and work there.
Āhea rātou wehe atu ai?
When are they leaving?
Āwhea tākaro ai ngā tamariki?
When will the children play?
He aha koe e haere ai?
Why will you go?
Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai?
When will they arrive?
He ātaahua tāna waiata i tito ai.
The song that he composed is beautiful.
Ko tēnei te wāhi i patua ai te toa rongonui
this is the place at which (where) the famous warrior was killed
I whānau mai a Rangi i te tau i tae mai ai ngā Beatles ki Aotearoa.
Rangi was born in the year when the Beatles visited New Zealand.
Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?
He aha a Rangi e kanikani pērā ai?
Why will Rangi dance like that?
He aha rātou i kata ai?
Why did they laugh?
Kua rite ki tāna i hiahia ai.
It was just like he wanted.
Ko te Rātapu te rā e hoki ai rātou ki tō rātou kāinga
Sunday is the day on which (when) they go back to their home
Kaaore au i te maumahara he aha taana i koorero mai ai ki ahau
I don’t remember what he told me
Ka hoko au i tētahi motokā hou ā te wā e whiwhi ai au i ētahi moni.
I will buy a new car at the time when I get some money.
He aha rātou i waiata pērā ai?
Why did they sing like that.
He aha koe i kōrero pēnā ai?
Why did you speak like that?
Ko tēnei te hōtēra e noho ai koe.
This is the hotel where you will stay.
Nā te matekai, ka hoko ai au i te kai.
Because of hunger, I bought food.
Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?
He aha koe i pēnā ai?
Why are you being like that? Why do you think that?
Koia ahau i kōrero pēnā ai.
That’s why I spoke like that.
Ko tēnei te hōtēra i noho ai koe.
This is the hotel where you stayed.
He aha koe i patu ai i a ia?
Why are you hitting him?
I ngā Mane haere ai ahau ki te whare pukapuka
on Mondays I usually go to the library
He aha tā tātou pēpi e tangi pērā ai?
Why will our baby cry like that.
Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?
Nā taku pukuriri i kōrero pēnā ai.
It was because of my anger that I spoke like that.
Hokona he kai kia kai ai rātou katoa
buy some food so as they may all eat (in order that they might all eat thereby)
Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?
He aha a Pita e hoki ai ā te Mane?
Why will Peter be returning on Monday?
Ā te Rāhina tae mai ai te ope.
The group arrives on Monday.
He aha ia i kōrero pēnā ai ki a tāua?
Why did he speak like that to us?
Āhea koutou haere ai ki te kōnohete?
When are you going to the concert?
Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you cut the grass/lawn?
I tērā wiki i tae mai ai te ope.
Last week the group arrived.
Rere ai au ki Wharekauri ki te kite i te whānau.
I fly to the Chatham Islands regularly to see the family.
Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i tētahi reta ki te pene i hoko ai ia.
Rangi is writing a letter with the pen which he bought.
Āwhea a Rereata tīmata ai?
When does Rereata start?
Mā hea te ope haere mai ai?
How did the group get here?
Nā te aha rātou i ngenge ai?
Why are they tired?
I hokona e au te hama i patu ai ia i te titi.
I bought the hammer with which he hit the nail.
Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?
Mā te aha te mahi e oti ai?
How did the work be completed?
Nā ngā kurī au i oho ai.
The dogs woke me.
I kitea e au te pene i tuhi ai ia i te reta.
I found the pen with which she wrote the letter.
Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the tumuaki stand to speak?
He aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?
He aha hoki rā i kore ai e mau ki tāku?
Why on earth doesn’t it stick to mine?
I haere te kōtiro ki waho, tākaro ai.
The girl went outside to play there.
Kua ngaro te maripi i tapahi ai ia i te mīti.
The knife with which he cut the meat has disappeared.
Āwhea a Hēnare hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Hēnare buying his new bike?
Nā te aha koutou i noho ai ki te kāinga?
Why did you stay home?
Ko Wiremu ki tana kāinga kai ai.
Wiremu was at home eating.
= Nā te roa o te haerenga rātou i ngenge ai.
Why did you wake up? (What caused you to wake?)
Homai te koko e kai ai te tamaiti i tana hupa.
Give me the spoon with which the child eats her soup.
Āwhea hoko ai a Hēnare i tana pahikara hou?
When is Hēnare buying his new bike?
Nā te ua mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
It was because of the rain that we stayed home.
Mā whea tātou e kuhu atu ai?
Where shall we go in?
= He aha te take i hoki mai ai rātou?
(Because of) a wish to see their mother.
Nā te haerenga mai o Paki, i oti ai te mahi
It was because Paki came that the job was completed
Āhea koe horoi ai i ngā rihi?
When will you wash the dishes?
Koinei te kī i whakatuwhera ai ia i te tatau.
This is the key with which she opened the door.
Nā te ua mātou i kore ai e purei tēnehi.
It was because of the rain that we didn’t play tennis.
Nā te haerenga mai a Paki, i oti ai te mahi
It was because it was Paki who came (and not someone else) that the job was completed
I kitea e Mere te rākau i patu ai a Hemi i te pōro.
Mere found the stick with which Hemi hit the ball.
He aha koe tē haere mai ai?
Why didn’t you come?
Aī! I wareware i a au.
Woops! I forgot.
Nō te tangi ka mātau ai a Rehua ko tōna teina tēnei.
Rehua knew from the lament that this was his junior relative.
Kua pakaru te taputapu e whakatika ai ia i te motukā.
The tool with which he fixes the car is broken.
Nā te aha koe i mākū ai?
What made you wet?
Nōnāhea ngā manuhiri i tae mai ai?
When did the guests arrive?
Ā te ata o te Mane a Rereata tīmata ai.
Rereata starts on Monday morning.
Nā te aha koe i oho ai?
What caused you to wake up?
Ka haere ai I haere ai E haere ai
And we will look at these soon.
Ā te ata o te Mane tīmata ai a Rereata.
Rereata starts on Monday morning.
Mā te manawanui e whakairotia ai te waka.
It will be through perseverance that the canoe will be carved.
Ā tērā wiki rātou hoki mai ai.
They come back next week.
He aha ia i moe ai?
Why did he sleep?
Ka kī atu a Kupe ki tana wahine, ‘Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!
Ā te tekau karaka tīmata ai te karakia.
The service starts at ten o’clock.
He māngere nōna i moe ai ia.
He slept because he is lazy.
Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.
He makariri rawa nō waho mātou i noho ai ki te kāinga.
We stayed at home because it was too cold outside.
E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
He aha koe i tūreiti ai?
Why are you late?
Hei āpōpō pānui au ai i ētahi pukapuka reo Māori.
Tomorrow I will read some Māori books.
E ai ki a Mira, he pai te rimurimu hei whakamōmona i te whenua.
According to Mira, seaweed is good for enriching the soil.
I pēhea rā te moni i ngaro ai?
How did the money get lost?
Ā, i a ia i tomo ai anō ki Kapenarauma iētahi rā mai, ka rangona kei te whare ia (Mark 2:1)
When he returned to Capernaum some time later, word went round that he was in the house
E ai ki ngā kōrero, e ono kē ngā matimati i tētahi o ngā ringaringa.
According to what is said, he had six fingers on one of his hands.
He aha te take i hoki mai ai rātou?
What is the reason they have returned?
Ka toru ai aku hāhi, ko tō tōku māmā, ko tō tōku pāpā, tō tōku whāea whāngai.
And so I have three churches—my mother’s, my father’s, and my adoptive mother’s.
Ka tupu te whakaaro i a Ngā Tokorua kia whakatupu i a i tana iwi kia nui hei rapu utu, ā, kia hoki anō ai rātou ki tō rātou whenua tupu
Ngā Tokorua had determined to build up his tribe in order to take revenge and to return to their homeland
I tāhaetia te tūpāpaku, e ai anō ki ngā rongo.
The body was stolen, so the story goes.
Ko te take tēnā i hanga ai te tikanga hōu.
That was the reason why the new arrangement was made.
Tae rā anō ai ia ki ngā whare herehere (Kāretu 1974:91)
He used to go even into the prisons
E ai ki tā rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa mō Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.
Koirā i tae tūreiti mai ai.
That’s why he arrived late.
E ai ki tā Pita, i nui te inanga i ēnei kōawa i mua.
According to Pita, there used to be heaps of whitebait in these streams.
Kei te piki haere anō te utu o ngā whare, e ai ki tā te niupepa.
House prices are on the rise again, according to the newspaper.
Nō reira heke ai te iwi.
Therefore the tribe migrated.
Mā te kōrerotia i ngā wā katoa e ora ai te reo.
It is because the language is spoken all the time that it will survive.
Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori
They have gone to the university in order/so as to be taught Māori
Ko Mokoia te moutere i kau atu ai a Hinemoa i Rotorua
Mokoia is the island to which Hinemoa swam from Rotorua
Kua tīkina ngā tamariki i te kura, ka rite te whānau ki te haere ki tātahi, hararei ai.
The kids have been fetched from school, the family is ready to go to the beach for a holiday.
Ko te kōrero o tēnei tangata, o Whakatauihu, i rongo ai mātou.
It was the story of this man, Whakatauihu, that we heard.
Ko te whare i haere ai a Ihenga rāua.ko Rongomai, me tō.rāua hokowhitu.
It was the house that Ihenga and Rongomai went to, together with their followers.
Kaaore te tamaiti i paatai ai te maahita i te whakarongo
The child that the teacher asked wasn’t listening
Tōia ake te tatau kia tuwhera, kia puta mai ai te hauhau ki a au.
Slide back the door so that it is open, so that the breeze may blow on me.
Ko te whare tēnei i haere ai a Ihenga rāua.ko Rongomai, me tō.rāua hokowhitu
and their army This was the house that Ihenga and Rongomai went to, together with their followers.
Hoko-na he pōtae hou kia ātaahua ai koe.
Buy a new hat so that you will look beautiful.
I kite ia i te hooiho i tiaki ai te tamaiti
He saw the horse that the child cared for
Ko tēnei te kōrero o tēnei tangata o Whakatauihu, i rongo ai mātou.
This was the story of this man Whakatauihu, that we heard.
Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.
Ko te 31 o Hōngongoi te rā kati ai ngā tono mai.
The 31st of July is the deadline for requests.
He aha koe *e* kai ai?
Why will you eat.
E inoi ana ahau kia hōmai ai tētahi paraikete.
I pray that I will be given a blanket.
He uaua ake te mahi i tāna i whakaaro ai.
The job was harder than he had thought.
Āhea rawa tō tāne hoki mai ai?
When will your husband return?
E mau ai te whenua, me āpiti te here a te ture.
If the land is to be retained, something must supplement the protection of the law.
Ka takatakahia e ia te one kia kinokino, kia maharatia ai nā te taua i tiki mai, i tāhae ngā ika.
She trampled the sand so that it was all disturbed, and people would think a war-party had stolen the fish.
He aha koe ɛ haere ai?
Why will you go?
He aha i waiho ai te manuhiri kia karanga ana?
Why is the visitor left calling (for water)?
Nā te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.
Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.
He aha koe *e* haere ai?
And actually, it’s the same idea when we use ɛ in a command.
Karanga-tia ngā tāngata katoa kia kī ai tōku whare.
Call all the people so that my house will be full.
Kia pai tonu, kia mā, kia koa ai ngā ngākau o ngā kaituku.
He should be careful and clean so as to gladden the hearts of the owners.
Hoake ki mua, ka whanga mai ai koutou i a mātou!
Go along in front, then you may wait a little while for us!
Kia mārama ai tana kite mai i ahau e mau ai au i te koti whero.
So that she will see me easily, I am wearing a red coat.
Me haere tāua kia kite ai tāua i tō.tāua whāea!
Let us go so that we can see our mother!
Ko te raumati te wā e haere ai te whānau ki tātahi’ =
Summer is the season — will go thereat — the whānau — to the seaside
I te poo ka puta mai te keehua i kuku·a ai ia
At night, the ghost he was haunted by appeared
E oti ai tō tohu, me mātua haere ki te whare wānanga mō te toru tau, neke atu rānei.
To finish your degree, you will have to go to the university for three years or more.
Kia mahaki rā anō te Kauae-o-Poua, ka riro ai te whenua.
When the jawbone of Poua becomes loose, then the land may be taken.
Me tuku mātau i ā mātau tamariki ki te kura kia pai ai tō rātau hoki mai ki te tāhae, ki te whānako?
Should we send our children to school so that they can return better at cheating and
Kia ora koutou i runga i ngā āhuatanga i hui mai ai tātou ki konei i tēnei rā.
Good wishes to you all concerning the matters for which we are assembled here today.
He aha a Hēmi e haere atu ai ki te hui mā runga i te pahi?
Why will Hēmi go to the meeting by bus?
Ko tā te tāne mahi he haere ki te pakanga kia ora ai tōna iwi.
The man’s job was to go to war so that his people would be safe.
Me pēhea rātou e mōhio ai?
How are they to know?
Nā.te.mea kua pōuri mai te pō i puta ai a Whare-tīpeti.
Because it was dark, Whare-tīpeti escaped.
He pukapuka ā.mātou hei tuhi i ngā kōrero, kia kore ai ia e mau i a mātou.
We had books to write the stories in so that they would not be forgotten.
He mea karakia haere a Tara-whata i a ia kia kaha ai a ia te kau.
Tara-whata chanted a karakia as he went, to give him power to swim.
He aha koe i haere ai?
Why did you go?
Ko te ara tērā i whiti mai ai a Rongo-i-amo.
That was the path by which Rongo-i-amo crossed over here.
Mā ngā iwi katoa e kai, kia mate ai ngā iwi katoa, kei ngā iwi o Tuere te mana, te atua.
at the(pl) bones of Tuere the power the supernatural They would all eat the fish, and all of them would die, slain by the supernatural power of the bones of Tuere.
Mā koutou e wero ngā kanohi kia kore ai e kite.
Your task is to spear his eyes so that he cannot see.
Mōhio tonu a Pōtatau ki te take o Wiremu Tamihana i kōrero ai i tana kōrero
Pōtatau knew the reason why Wiremu Tamihana said what he said
He mahinga ngātahi ki waenga i Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori me Countown e āhei ai te kaihoko ki te rongo i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko.
A collaboration between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) and Countdown sees customers able to use self-checkouts in te reo Māori.
Ko tō.rāua kāinga i noho ai, ko Hawaiki.
The place where they lived was Hawaiki.
i ngā taonga kia kore ai e tere ngaro.
This is the value of these activities, the competitions, holding on to the treasures so that they will not be quickly lost.
E ai ki ngā rongo kua taumaha a ia, mea ake ka hemo.
They say he’s very ill, and it won’t be long at all before he dies.
Whakapūpū-tia mai ō mānuka kia kore ai e whati.
Cluster the branches of the mānuka so that they will not break.
Ko te whare tēnei i noho ai ngā rangatira.
This is the house did stay therein the chiefs.
i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ahau,
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days I live.
Haere koe i te ara a Taihoa, kia tae ai koe ki Aua-atu.
Go by the road of By-and-by, arrive at nowhere.
Ko Koutu te pā i manākitia ai ngā toa rongonui.
Koutu was the pā whereat the famous warriors were entertained.
Hei āpōpō, ka haere ai ahau.
It will be tomorrow when I will go.
Kua mahue tana tāne i a ia kia ora ai ngā tamariki.
She has left her husband so that the children would be safe.
Me haere tātou ki te rūma e waiata ai a Mere.
We had best go to the room will sing therein Mere.
Ka ara te karakia a Taikehu mō ngā hoe kia tere rawa ai te haere a te waka.
of the canoe Taikehu began his spell so that the canoe’s progress would be swift.
Titiro ki te wāhi i whakatakotoria ai ia!
Look at the place where he was laid!
Nō tērā wiki a Timoti i hoki mai ai i Pōneke.
It was last week that Timoti got back from Wellington.
E whai i muri i a Rehua, kia kai ai koe i te kai.
Follow after Rehua so that you may eat.
Ka whanau ahau i te wā i hanga ai tēnei piriti.
I was born at the time (at which) this bridge was built.
Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.
Hei tēra wiki, ka kōrero ai ahau ki tōku māmā.
This contains two ideas..firstly, next week something is going to happen.
Me tiki e koe i ngā rau o ngā rākau katoa, i ngā kiri, kia mōhio ai koe ki te āhua o te tōtara.
Fetch leaves from all the trees, and bark, so that you will know what the totara looks like.
I te rā i kite ai mātou i tō mātou matua ka ora ia.
On the day (on which) we saw our father he became well.
Ko te tohu tērā i tika atu ai ia ki Waikimihia.
This was the sign that led her straight to Waikimihia.
Ka tae ki te wāhi i tupu ai te poroporo o Uenuku.
They reached the place where Uenuku's breadfruit grew.
E pā, me tīmata te whakamōmona i ngā poaka ināianei, kia whai kai ai mō te hākari.
for the feast Friend, fattening the pigs should begin now, so that there will be enough food for the feast.
E toru ngā rā i āwhinatia ai mātou e ia.
(It was) three days on which we were helped by him.
When will [Kauri] dig the garden?
Āwhea a [Kauri]ngaki māra ai?
Ko tōna kāinga i haere mai ai kei Te Ākau.
The village where he left from was Te Ākau.
Ka pūrua te moko kia pango ai.
The moko was done a second time to blacken it.
I ngā pō i tika ai ka karakia te tohunga.
On the nights on which (it) was proper the tohunga prayed.
Ā hea koe (e) kōrero ai ki a Hēnare
When will you talk to Hēnare?
Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University of Otago for three years, and when I finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years
Haere mai ki konei noho ai!
come here and sit down!
Ka haere te kōtiro ki rō o te whare noho ai.
The girl went inside the house and sat down there.
Ka tīmata te kuia nei ki.te tatau i āna kūmara tekau, kia mōhio ai ia kei reira tonu tana pūkai kūmara.
After a while she began counting her ten kūmara; this was a way of checking that the pile of kūmara was still there.
Ākuanei kite ai te tika o tāku kōrero.
Presently will be seen (thereat) the correctness of my talk.
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere
It was because of the rain that we didn’t go
Mā hea rātou haere ai?
How are they going?
He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei rā ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, mā te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.
Mā whea tātou e haere atu ai ki Te Papaioea?
By which route shall we go to Palmerston North?
Haere e whai i te waewae o Uenuku, kia ora ai te tangata.
Go search for the footprints of Uenuku so that humankind may be nurtured.
I tango pea i te ingoa Ngāti Hotu kia ora ai rātou ..
They perhaps took the name Ngāti Hotu so that they would be spared ..
He tino makariri te roto i te wā i kauhoeatia ai e Hinemoa.
The lake was very cold at the time (at which) it was swum by Hinemoa.
Inaa tae mai koe, ka kai ai taatou
When you get here we’ll have a meal
I haere mai te rata inanahi, kia kore ai te tūroro e mokemoke.
The doctor came yesterday so the invalid would not be lonely.
Mau-ria au, kia mate atu i te kāinga, kia whakarongo ai au ki te haruru o ngā tai o Tapuarata.
of the(pl) sea of Tapuarata Take me so that I may die at home while listening to the surf at Tapuarata.
Noho ai ngā kaumātua i runga i tēra nohoanga.
The elders customarily sit on that seat.
Nō nahea rātou i wehe atu ai?
When did they leave?
Hei toou tae·nga mai, ka kai ai taatou
When you get here, we’ll have a meal
Koia nei te poaka i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.
Whakakī-a ā.koutou karaehe ki te waina ka tū ai.
Fill your glasses with wine then stand.
I ngā Hātarei haere ai ia ki te hōtēra.
On Saturdays he habitually goes to the hotel.
Nā te mahi rātou i hoki ai ki Pōneke.
They returned to Wellington because of the work.
Engari hei tāna, "i roto i ngā tau ka huri ake ki muri, kaare anō kia āta whakaritea mai tētahi rautaki e ngātahi atu ai te pounga waihoe o te reo Māori ki roto i te ao hauora".
But he said over the past few years, there has been a lack of preparation and plan for te reo Maōri use in the health sector.
Kia maranga ake au, ka whakapuare ai au i te matapihi o tooku ruuma moe
When I get up, I always open my bedroom window
I ora ai a Kahukaka, nō Ngāpuhi ia.
And so Kahukaka was saved because she was Ngāpuhi.
Kia kino te tahā, kia tū noa ai i te marae.
Let the calabash be plain so that it can safely stand out on the marae.
Haere ai rātou ki te karakia ia Rā Tapu iā Rā Tapu.
They regularly go to the service each Sunday.
Kia hauhake·tia ngaa riiwai, ka wehe·a ai ngaa purapura
When potatoes are harvested, the seeds are set aside
Kei whea te ngahere i pūhia ai tēnei poaka?
Where is the bush in which this pig was killed?
Mahi-a ai tēnei mahi i ngā rā o mua.
This work was done in the past.
Ko ngā tamariki waiata ai i ngā kōnohete.
It is the children who usually sing at the concerts.
Āwhea te hoe mai ai?
When will he paddle here?
Haere e oma kia puta ai koe.
Go, run, in order that you may escape.
Ka haere rāua ki Kaingaroa noho ai.
They went to Kaingaroa to live there.
Rua haora noa-atu-rā i waiata ai ngā tamariki.
The children sang two hours ago.
Whakapuare ai au, ia maranga·tanga ooku, i te matapihi
I open the window whenever I get up
He aha te kore ai e rere mā runga waka?
Why did she not go by boat?
Ka tipu haere te pēpi nei ā, ka hikitia e ōna mātua, ka waiatatia, ka mirimiria, ka romiromia, ka poipoia, ka whāngaia ki te waiū o ngā atua kia tipu ai hei tangata.
This baby grew and grew and his parents cuddled him, sang to him, stroked him, massaged him and cradled him to and fro. He was fed the milk of the gods so that he would grow up to be a fine man.
Āpōpō kaukau ai au ina kitea te wai ariki.
Tomorrow when the warm spring is found I shall bathe there (in).
kia riro ai hoki
that may also be taken accordingly
Ha aha koe i kore ai e haere?
Why didn't you go?
Whakamōmona-tia ngā poaka, ka patu ai mō te mārena.
Fatten up the pigs, then kill them for the wedding.
Kātahi ia ka piko iho wete ai i te here o ōna hū.
Then he stooped down and untied the laces of his shoes.
Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?
When did you get back from Wellington?
I waiatatia e tana wairua i runga i te whare i tōna mauranga ai i te tamaiti.
It was sung by his supernatural being on the roof of the house when it took a child.
Nā, me whiu ia e ahau, ka tuku atu ai.
So, he had best be whipped by me, released thereafter.
Nōnahea koe tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Puritia i te taha maui o Te Mangō-roa, haere ai.
Hold to the left of the Milky Way, and travel on.
Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.
Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu, ka tuku iho ai ā koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.
Mā te kōrero e ora ai te reo.
By speaking it the language will be alive and well.
Correct: Nō te Rāhina ahau tae mai ai.
I arrived on Monday.
Mātua whakapai i tōu marae, ka whakapai ai te marae o te tangata.
Clean up your own marae before trying to do the same for someone else.
Ka kōrero ana ākona mō ngā merekara katoa i kite ai rātou.
His disciples talked about all the miracles that they had seen.
