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Ko wai kei te māuiui?
Who is sick?
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Ko wai kei te moe?
Who is sleeping?
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Ko wai kei te horoi?
Who is washing?
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Ko wai kei te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is washing the dishes.
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Ko wai kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?
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Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?
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Ko wai kei te horoi i te rūma?
Who is cleaning the room?
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Ko wai kei te tunu i te kai?
Who is cooking the food?
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Ko wai kei te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who is helping the teacher?
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Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?
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Ko wai kei te whakahaere i te hui?
Who is running the meeting?
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Ko wai kei te waiata i te waiata?
Who is singing the song?
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Ko wai kei te haere mai?
Who is coming?
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Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki waho
The children are going outside.
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Kei te kai rāua.
They're eating.
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Kei te haere au ki te papa hokohoko.
I'm going to the mall.
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Kei te waiata a Tame.
Tame is singing.
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Kei te mōhio koe.
You know.
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Kei te tango a Makere i ōna hū.
Maggie is removing her shoes.
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Kei te hīkoi a Taika ki te kura.
Taika is walking to school.
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Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki konā.
The men are working there near you.
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Kei te mahi ngā tāne ki korā
The men are working over there.
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Kei te oma te tama ki konei.
The boy is running here.
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Kei te kōrero au ki a ia.
I am speaking to her.
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Kei te oma te tama ki korā
The boy is running over there.
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Kei te tika.
That's correct.
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Kei te kai parakuihi te whānau.
The family is having breakfast.
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Kei te kōrero mātou i te whare.
We are talking in the house/about the house.
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Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.
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Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku tīpuna.
I am thinking of my ancestors.
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Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku mātoua tūpuna.
I am thinking about my ancestors.
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Kei te tunu koe i te tina?
Are you cooking dinner?
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Kei te ako au i tētehi waiata.
I am learning a song.
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Kei te ako au i ētehi waiata.
I am learning some songs.
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Kei te hiahia āwhina koe?
Do you need a hand?
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Kei te moe te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.
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Kei te karanga mai te kuia.
The elder is calling.
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Kei te tahu ia i te ahi i te marae.
He is lighting the fire at the marae.
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Kei te hē koe!
You are wrong!
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Kei te āhua makariri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat cold.
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Kei te hiakai au, engari, kore kau he kai!
I am starving, but, there is absolutely no food!
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Kei te tahitahi a Honi i te whare.
Honi is sweeping the house.
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Kei te tahitahi a Ataahua i te papa.
Ataahua is sweeping the floor.
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Kei te horoi a Koa i te waka.
Koa is washing the car.
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Kei te ako au i te reo Māori.
I am learning the Māori language.
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Kei te hari au i ngā pūhera ki te waka.
I am carrying the purchases to the car
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Kei te tika tāu whakautu.
Your answer is correct.
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Kei te whātuitui kākahu ia.
He is folding clothes.
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Kei te titiro a Pita.
Pita is looking.
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Kei te pupuhi te wūruhi.
The wolf is blowing.
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Kei te patu a Pāora i te whāriki.
Pāora is beating the carpet.
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Kei te tuhituhi au i te rārangi kai.
I'm writing the shopping list.
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Kei te mau mōhiti ia.
He is wearing glasses.
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Kei te mihi te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.
The elderly man is acknowledging the visitors.
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Kei te whakapakari tinana rātou ki te papa tākaro.
They are exercising at the playground.
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Kei te haere tāua ki taua hui.
The two of us are going to that hui.
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Kei te āhua māharahara koe.
You are somewhat anxious.
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Kei te kai ahau i te āporo.
I am eating an apple.
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Kei te marino tonu te moana.
The sea is still calm.
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Kei te tuhituhi ia i te reta.
He is writing the letter.
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Kei te kai a Hōne i te āporo.
Hōne is eating the apple.
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Kei te kai rāua i ngā kūmara.
They are eating the kūmara.
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Kei te oma rātou.
They are running.
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Kei te moe ngā tamariki.
The children are sleeping.
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Kei te hoki au ki te kāinga.
I'm returning home.
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Kei te hoki au ki te mahi.
I'm returning to work.
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Kei te whakamārama ia i ngā kōrero pakitara ki ngā tamariki.
She is explaining the stories to the children.
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Kei te mahi a Rangi i te whare.
Rangi is working at home.
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Kei te hoki ia ki te mahi i tēnei rā.
I am returning to work today.
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Kei te horoi koe i ngā rīhi.
You are washing the dishes.
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Kei te oma rātou ki te kura.
They are running to school.
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Kei te tuhituhi ia i te reta.
She is writing the letter.
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Kei te tākaro a Pita i te papa tākaro.
Pita is playing at the playground.
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Kei te kōrero ahau ki a koe.
I am talking to you.
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Kei te waiata te kapa haka.
The haka group is singing.
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Kei te mau a Pani i te ika.
Pani is carrying the fish.
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Kei te whakapakari tinana rāua ki te whare hākinakina.
Those two are exercising at the gym.
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Kei te whakarongo koutou.
You are listening.
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Kei te hoki rāua ki te kāinga.
Those two are returning home.
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Kei te tangi te kōtiro.
The girl is crying.
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Kei te waiata a Jerome.
Jerome is singing.
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Kei te hīkoi au ki te tāone.
I'm walking to town.
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Kei te pai rawa atu.
Really good.
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Kei te katakata a Raureka.
Raureka is laughing.
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Kei te tino hiamoe koe.
You are very sleepy.
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Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.
The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.
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Kei te tangi te pēpi.
The baby is crying.
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Kei te kato pūhā au ā te Hātarei.
I am picking pūhā on Saturday.
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Kei te waiata rāua.
Those two are singing.
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Kei te kai ahau.
I'm eating.
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Kei te paki te rā.
It's fine today.
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Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Ari.
Rangi and Ari are going.
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Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.
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Kei te mahi ahau.
I'm working.
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Kei te kite koe i ngā manu rā?
Can you see those birds?
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Kei te heke iho mai nei te ua.
The rain is coming down.
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Kua rongo au kei te haere mai koe.
I heard you were coming.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kāore anō au kia kai, ernmgari kei te matekei au.
I have not yet eaten, but I am starving.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kei te waruwaru rātou i ngā rīwai.
They are peeling the spuds.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te pata au i te tōhi mā te parakuihi.
I'm buttering the toast for breakfast.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te āwhina rāua i a Nikau.
They (2) are helping Nikau.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae, i tētahi poraka, i tētahi tīhate, me tētahi hāte hoki.
She is wearing a hat, a jersey, a t-shirt and a shirt.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te mau hū au pērā i ō Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan's.
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Kei te pānui te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
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Kei te whakaoti rātou i ā rātou taumahi.
They are competing their assignments.
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Kei te moe ia i tōna moenga.
He's sleeping on his bed.
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Kei te whakatokopā au i a koe.
I am burping you.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te titiro au ki te tamaiti e menemene mai ana.
I am looking at the child who is smiling at me.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei te whare hākinakina a Aria e whakapakari ana.
Aria is at the gym working out.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei te hōhipera au e mahi ana.
I am working at the hospital.

Kei te tari kāwanatanga au e mahi ana.
I work in the public service.

Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.

Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana.
Liam is fishing at the river.

Kei te kāinga a Tawa e mahi ana.
Tawa is at home working.

Kei te marae a Ripeka e whakapaipai ana.
Ripeka is at the marae cleaning.

Kei te kāuta a Aroha e tunu kai ana.
Aroha is in the cook house cooking dinner.

Kei te kura ngā tamariki e ako ana.
The children are learning at the school.

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

Kaua e haere ki waho, kei te ua.
Don't go outside, it's raining.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharekai tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the restaurant!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharepukapuka tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the library!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Taihoa e pōtarotaro pātītī kei te mākū tonu te papa.
Don't mow the lawns the grass is still wet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te whatitoka!
One night, Maui stopped up the chinks in the door.
Belonging to the past - nō

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he kau.
He is walking like a cow.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te oma ia anō nei he hōiho.
She is running like a horse.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.
It was as if - ānō nei

Hoatu koutou ki mua, kei te pai au i konei.
You guys go up the front, I'm fine here.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Me he mahi kei te haere, ka oma!
If there's work to be done, he runs!
If... (using me) - me

Kei te taha matau o te rākau te kāinga o te kurī.
The dog's home is on the right side of the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Te reka hoki! Hei, titiro ki muri i a koe, ki te taha matau, kei te kīhini taku hoa e mahi ana.
Delicious! Hey, look behind you, to the right, my friend is working in the kitchen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What's on the right-hand side of the television?
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

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...

Kei te haere au ki roto
I am going inside.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere koe mā runga aha?
How are you travelling?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere a Amaru rāua ko Manu mā runga i te motukā.
Amaru and Manu are travelling by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere au mā runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you travelling?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere au mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere a Mere mā runga i te pahikara o Makere.
Mere is going on Mikaere's bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te whakatangi rakuraku ia me te waiata anō i te whare.
He is playing the guitar and singing in the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

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

Kei te torohia e te kairangahau ngā pukapuka.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.
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Kei te whakatikangia tōku waka e taku pāpā.
My car is being fixed by my father.
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Kei te awhitia te pēpi e tōna māmā.
The girl is being hugged by her mother.
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Kei te karangatia te ope e te wahine.
The group is being called by the woman.
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Kei te tangohia ōna hū e Makere.
Her shoes are being removed by Makere.
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Kei te topea te rākau e ia.
The tree was felled (by him).
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Kei te kōrertia au.
I am being spoken about.
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Kei te kōrertia e au.
It is being spoken by me.
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Kei te waiata mātou.
We are singing.
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Kei te waiatahia mātou.
We are being sung about.
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Kei te waiatahia e mātou.
It is being sung by us.
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Kei te whakaaro ia.
He is thinking.
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Kei te whakaaronga ia.
He is being thought about.
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Kei te tunua te kai ki te ahi.
The food is being cooked by fire.
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Kei te whakaaronga e ia.
It is being thought about by her.
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Kei te kōrerohia te kaupapa e te kaiako.
The topic is being discussed by the teacher.
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Kei te tahia te papa e ia.
The floor is being swept by him/her.
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Kei te riro te mōhiohio e te pirihimana.
The information is being received by the policeman.
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Kei te kōrerohia a Rangi te pūrākau.
The story is being told by Rangi.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te ahatia koe?
What is happening to you?
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Kei te tākarohia te pōro e ngā tamariki.
The ball is being played with by the children.
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Kei te tāia te pepa e te kaituhi.
The paper is being printed by the author.
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Kei te kitea te kōtiro e tōna māmā.
The girl is being seen by her mother.
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Kei te āwhinatia te hoa e au.
The friend is being helped by me.
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Kei te kōrerotia ia e te kuramāhita.
She is being spoken to by the headmaster.
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Kei te kimihia he whare mō te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.
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Kei te whitia au e te rā.
I am being shone on by the sun.
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Kei te wetekia a Niko e tona hoa.
Niko is being untied by his friend.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te horoi rīhi ngā tamariki.
The kids are washing the dishes.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te hanga taiapa rāua.
They're building a fence.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te pīnono ngā rare a Kauri.
Kauri is lolly-begging.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te whakamaroke ngā rīhi a Niko.
Niko is dishes-washing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te whakairi kākahu a Hera.
Hera is hanging out washing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te hī ika a Hēmi.
Hēmi is fishing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te rama tuna mātou ā te pō nei.
We are going eeling tonight.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te tope rākau ia.
He is chopping a tree.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te pānui puka te kuia.
The old lady is reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te ruku pāua a Rangi.
Rangi is diving for pāua.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko Ataahuakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ataahua is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha mauī te motokā.
The car is on the left-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te haere au ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara hei hui ki te marae.
I'm going to Wellington to meet up at the marae.
For the purpose of - hei

Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.
The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia.
I'm ok, but she's crying.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei konei au, engari kei te moe tonu ngā karu Nan.
I am here, but my eyes are still sleeping Nan.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te ako ahau, engari he pōturi.
I'm learning but I'm slow.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I tērā tai i te kāinga ngā tamariki a ako ana, engari kei te kura rātou i tēnei wā.
Last year the children were learning at home, but they are at the school now.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te pēhea? Heoi anō, ko taua āhua anō.
How are you? Oh well, just the same.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Kāore au e āhei te karanga, i te mea kei te ora tonu taku whaea.
I am not permitted to karanga, as my mother is still alive.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te āhua mānukanuka rawa atu au.
I'm extremely anxious.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te pai rātou.
They're (not us) okay.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te tino pukuriri a Mere.
Mere is very grumpy.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te mamae tō taringa?
Have you got a sore ear?
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te pai rawa atu au.
I'm extremely good.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te māngere ahau.
I am lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri ngā wāhine.
The women are sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri ahau.
I am sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi is very hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi is very starving.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te riri ngā pirihimana.
The policemen are angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te makariri ahau.
I am cold.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te harikoa a Hine.
Hine is happy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiakai koe.
You are hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te ngenge te kaimahi.
The worker is tired.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pukuriri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiamoe ngā kurī.
The dogs are sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua riri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te ngenge koe.
You are tired.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiamoe koe.
You are sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiamoe au.
I am sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te māuiui koe.
You are sick.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri ngā tamariki.
The children are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te matekai a Pita.
Pita is hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi is very grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whakatā koe.
You are relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te kaha ngā toa.
The warriors are strong.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te harikoa koe.
You are happy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino makariri a Rangi.
Rangi is very cold.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te matekai koe?
Are you hungry?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pai au.
I'm okay.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pai koe.
You're okay.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri koe.
You are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te māuiui koe?
Are you sick?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri koe.
You are sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiakai a Mere.
Mere is very hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri rātou?
Are they sad?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino ngenge a Mere.
Mere is very tired.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiamoe ngā tamariki?
Are the children sleepy?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te ngenge koe?
Are you tired?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te harikoa koutou?
Are you all happy?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te makariri ia?
Is he/she cold?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te mokemoke ia.
He or she is lonely.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino whakatā a Mere.
Mere is very relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te māuiui ia.
He or she is sick.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te riri ngā kaiako?
Are the teachers angry?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri a Mere.
Mere is very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āmaimai koe?
Are you nervous?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āwangawanga ia.
He or she is worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whakatā ia.
He or she is relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te riri ia.
He or she is angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very good.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri ia.
He or she is grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te wera ia.
He or she is hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āmaimai ahau i te hui.
I'm nervous about the meeting.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiakai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hanga a Mia i te whare.
Mia is building the house.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te mokemoke au.
I am lonely.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māngere a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pai au, me koe?
I am good, and you?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua matekai a Mere.
Mere is somewhat starving.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te riri!
I am angry!
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiamoe a Mere.
Mere is somewhat sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiakai au.
I'm very hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua mokemoke a Mere.
Mere is somewhat lonely.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Mere.
Mere is somewhat grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua mānukanuka.
A little anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat lonely.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sick.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māharahara a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te ora tonu.
Still alive!
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te rūhā au.
I am worn out.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pōuri te tamaiti.
The child is sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hari katoa.
I'm happy as ever.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te pukuriri ngā koroua.
The male elders are grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pai ahau.
I am somewhat good.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua ora ahau.
I am somewhat well.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiakai ahau.
I am somewhat hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māharahara ahau.
I am somewhat anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māngere ahau.
I am somewhat lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pōuri ahau.
I am somewhat sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua wera ahau.
I am somewhat hot.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua ngenge koe.
You are somewhat tired.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiamoe koe.
You are somewhat sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua whakatā koe.
You are somewhat relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māngere koe.
You are somewhat lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pukuriri koe.
You are somewhat grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua whakatā ia.
He or she is somewhat relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiakai ahau.
I am very hungry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino ngenge ahau.
I am very tired.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiamoe ahau.
I am very sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pukumahi ahau.
I am very busy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino āwangawanga ahau.
I am very worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino whakatā ahau.
I am very relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiainu māua.
We're thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te ngenge au.
I'm tired.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te ora au.
I'm well.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te harikoa ahau i te mea kei konei koutou.
I am happy because you are all here.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whakahīhi ahau i te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am proud because my work is finished.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te koa au.
I'm happy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te mokemoke ahau i te mea kei rohe kē taku whānau.
I am lonely because my family is in another region.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiainu au.
I'm thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino mokemoke koe.
You are very lonely.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te hiakai koe?
Are you hungry?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino whakatā koe.
You are very relaxed.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri koe.
You are very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pōuri koe.
You are very sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua ora au.
I'm somewhat well.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua māuiui au.
I'm somewhat sick.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino makariri koe.
You are very cold.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua hiainu au.
I'm somewhat thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiainu ia.
He or she is very thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua riri au.
I'm somewhat angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua mānukanuka au.
I'm somewhat anxious.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te matekai ahau.
I am starving.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te mahana te wai?
Is the water warm?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino riri ia.
He or she is very angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino māngere ia.
He or she is very lazy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino hiamoe au.
I'm very sleepy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āwangawanga ahau.
I am worried.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te tino pōuri ia.
He or she is very sad.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whare pikitia au.
I'm at the movie theatre.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te mahi ia.
She is at her place or work. OR: She is working.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāpata te paraoa.
The bread is in the cupboard.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te hui rātou.
They are at the meeting.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te huarahi o Kuini.
On Queen Street.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te hokomaha.
At the supermarket.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kuaha.
At the door.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te Kāpiti au e noho ana.
I am living in Kāpiti.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāpata te huka.
The sugar's in the cupboard.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te māra a Māmā.
Mum's in the garden.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te tākarokaro ki waho.
Playing outside.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāpata te puruma.
The broom's in the cupboard.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te toa au.
I'm at the shop.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te pakitara ngā whakaahua.
The photos are on the wall.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te māra tō whutupōro.
Your football's by the garden.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro rāua.
Those two are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te tāone.
At town.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kura.
At school.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāinga te pēpi.
The baby is at home.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei Tāmaki-makau-rau te pāpā.
The father is in Auckland.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te tū te waka i te huarahi.
The car's parked on the road.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te rūma horoi kākahu ō hū.
Your shoes are in the laundry.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kīhini ngā kapu.
The cups are in the kitchen.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kura a Mere.
Mere is at school.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te hōhipera tō māmā.
Your mother is at the hospital.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki.
The children are at the playground.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te toa ngā āporo.
The apples are at the shop.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāinga tōna tuahine.
Her sister is at home.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te papa purei te pōro.
The ball is on the field.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te whare wānanga ngā tauira.
The students are at the university.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te aha kōrua?
What are you two doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha rāua?
What are they doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe āpōpō?
What are you doing tomorrow?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha a Aroha?
What is Aroha doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha tērā tangata?
What is that person doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ināianei?
What are you doing now?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ākuanei?
What are you doing soon?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe i tēnei rā?
What are you doing today?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ā tēnei pō?
What are you doing tonight?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ā te Paraire?
What are you doing on Friday?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ā tērā wiki?
What are you doing next week?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha a Jacob?
What is Jacob doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha a Kaia?
What is Kaia doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha a Tame?
What is Tame doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha tāua?
What are we doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha te kuia?
What is the old lady doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha te wūruhi?
What is the wolf doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha ngā tamariki?
What are the children doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha a Taika ki te keke tiakarete?
What is Taika doing with the chocolate cake?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha a Honi i nāianei?
What is Honi doing now?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ā te pō o te Mane?
What are you doing on Monday night?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha?
What's happening?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha koe ā te Rāhoroi?
What are you doing on Saturday?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha rātou?
What are they (3+) doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kei te aha te ngeru?
What is the cat doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kua pau te kai, kei te hoki te tokorua ki ō rāua kāinga.
The food has been consumed, the pair are returning to their homes.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kei te heke iho a Ataahua ki raro.
Ataahua is heading down to the bottom.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te kura.
Raureka is going to school.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te whakaaro ia ki te haere ki te moana.
He is thinking of going to the sea.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te haere ia ki te hokomaha ki te hoko i ngā kai.
He's going to the supermarket to buy food.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kei te heke iho a Koa i te rākau.
Koa is descending down from the tree.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

He uaua tēnei mahi nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

He māmā tēnei mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei konei koutou nō reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei rohe kē taku whānau nō reira kei te mokemoke ahau.
My family is in another region, therefore I am lonely.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te koa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei te whāngai a Pita i nga kurī.
Pita is feeding the dogs.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Kei te kura ā raua tamariki.
Their children are at school.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te mekemeke te kōtiro i tana teina.
The girl is punching her sister.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Auē! Kei te pōtiki tētehi pene.
Oh dear! The youngest has a pen.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Kei te pīrangi au ki tēnā pukapuka.
I want that book (of yours).
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kei te hē tēnā!
That is wrong!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kei te pīrangi hoki au i tēnā hāte.
I want that shirt too.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kei te pīrangi ia ki tērā waka.
She wants that car.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Pita tērā kei te tapahi i te mīti.
That's Pita chopping the meat.
That (over there) - tērā

Kia ora. Kei te pēhea a Pāora i tēnei ata?
Hi. How is Pāora this morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Mōrena e hoa. Kei te pai a Hera i tēnei ata.
Morning friend. Sarah's good this morning.
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei ata paki?
How are you this fine morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei ata ātaahua?
How are you this beautiful morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kei te haere a Riria rāua ko Larisa ki konā
Riria and Larisa are going there (by you the listener).
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Rangi rāua ko Ari kei te haere ki te tāone.
Rangi and Ari are going to town.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te hui a Nikau rāua ko Aria ki te pātaka kōrero.
Nikau and Aria are meeting in the library.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera.
Raureka and Te Naera are going.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te katakata a Tawa rāua ko Aroha.
Tawa and Aroha are laughing.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te kanikani a Amaru rāua ko Manu.
Amaru and Manu are dancing.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te moe a Angie rāua ko Raiha.
Angie and Raiha are sleeping.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te ako a Rangi rāua ko Kauri i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Rangi and Kauri are learning Māori 'family' words.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te hiahia au kia whakarongo mai koe!
I want you to listen!
Towards - mai

Kei te whai mai koe i ahau.
Do you follow me?
Towards - mai

Kei te menemene mai te pēpi.
The baby is smiling at me.
Towards - mai

Kei te ata ka eke mai ka patu.
In the morning they will arrive and attack.
Towards - mai

Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga
Te Naera is climbing up on top.
Up - ake

Kei te heke iho ngā tāngata i te ara piki.
People are coming down the path.
Down - iho

Engari kei te marae ētahi e rua.
But there are two already at the marae.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Kei te papa tākaro tuatahi taku kēmu.
My game is on the first field.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Kei te ora rawa atu au.
I'm extremely well.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kei te hiainu rawa atu au.
I'm extremely thirsty.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kei te tino pai rawa atu māua i nāianei.
We are really good now.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kei te mahara au ki taua hui?
Do you remember that hui?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te kaiwhakahaere o taua hui?
Do you know who the organiser of the hui is?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauraro.
The pā's water source was a spring on the north side.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.
*Future locatives - kei te

Kei te mahi māua āpōpō.
We will be working tomorrow.
*Future locatives - kei te

Kei te kura ngā tamariki āpōpō.
The children will be at school tomorrow.
*Future locatives - kei te

Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
*Future locatives - kei te

Kei te pērā tonu hoki a muri i a ia.
Those behind him were doing the same.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kei te moe tonu pea, pērā i tō rāua pāpā.
They are probably still sleeping, just like their father.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kei te mau hū au pērā i a Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kei te pērā tonu au.
I'm unchanged.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kei te kōrero ia mō mātou.
He is speaking about us.
About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Kei te pai ngā tio ki a au.
I like oysters.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kei te tika, kei te hē rānei ēnei kōrero.
These statements are true or false.
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te kai, kei te inu rānei koe?
Are you eating or drinking?
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te haere mai koe, kāore rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te haere mai koe rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te kai rānei koe?
Are you going to eat or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Kei te tino hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very hungry.
Food wanting, food sick - hiakai, hiamoe

Kei te tino hiakai koe.
You are very hungry.
Food wanting, food sick - hiakai, hiamoe

Kei te tino pai a Rangi.
Rangi is very good.

Kei te hīkoi ā kōrua tama.
Your (2 people) sons are walking.

Kei te haere atu ki ngā toa
If I am going to a shop

Kei te ngenge rawa atu au.
I'm extremely tired.

Kei te hikoi māua.
We're walking.

Kei te wātea ahau ā te pō o te Paraire.
I'm free on Friday night.

Kei te pukuriri ahau.
I am grumpy.

Kei te tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi is very well.

Kei te haere atu ki tētahi toa
If I am going to some shops

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te toa
But what if I want to say that I am going to the shop *to buy food?*

Kei te māuiui rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sick.

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Kei te horoi ia tana kurī.
She is washing her dog.

Kei te wera ahau.
I am hot.

Kei te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai *ai*.
I am going to the shop to buy food.

Kei te koa rawa atu au.
I'm extremely happy.

Kei te kauhoe ia.
She's swimming.

Kei te tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is very thirsty.

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.

Kei te pai te kurī
At the moment, the dog is good.

Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.

Kei te pōuri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sad.

Kei te noho rāua.
They're staying.

Kei te tino ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi is very tired.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu aku ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Kei te hokomaha / Kei waho / Kei Kaitāia
She’s at the supermarket / She’s outside / She’s in Kaitāia.

Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.

Kei te hīkoi kōrua.
You two are walking.

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

Kei te ora koe.
You are well.

Kei te tino hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi is very sleepy.

Kei te kai ngā pakeke i te kānga pirau.
The elderly are eating the rotten corn.

Kei te mahara koe ki a au?
Do you remember me?

Kei te kōhetehia a Mere e Rāwiri
Mere is being scolded by Rāwiri

Kei te hiakai rawa atu au.
I'm extremely hungry.

Kei te horoi ia i te motoka.
He is washing the car.

Kei Te Taitokerai te kāuri te tino nui o te motu.
The biggest kāuri in the land is in Northland.

Kei te kimi te whare wānanga i tētahi tangata e hāngai nei ngā tohu mātauranga hei whakaako.
The university is looking for a suitably qualified person to teach.

Kei te tino mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi is very lonely.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food.

Mātāmua: Kei te horoi i ana niho.
Brushing his teeth.

Kei te haere koe ki korā.
You are going over there.

Kei te hiamoe rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sleepy.

Kei te matekai koe.
You are starving.

Kei te tino māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi is very sick.

Kei te kai a Rangi I te keke.
And we have kua, ka, I te i

Hine: Kei te tātā wahie i muri.
She's chopping up wood out the back.

Kei te whakaohohia ngā tamariki e te kuia
The children are being woken up by the elderly lady

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki konei.
The children are coming here (by the speaker).

Kei te hiainu koe.
You are thirsty.

Kei te tino māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi is very anxious.

Kei te tino pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is very busy.

E puru ana au i taku koti mahana i te mea kei te tuungaawiri au
I am putting on my warm coat because I am shivering

Kei te hōro te hui.
The meeting is in the hall.

Kei te haere au ki Kawatiri mō te hui.
I'm going to Westport for the meeting.

Kei te tino āwangawanga a Rangi.
Rangi is very worried.

E rua haora noa iho kei te toe.
Just two hours remain (Only two hours are left).

Mō taku hë, kei te ako tonu au i te reo Māori.
I'm sorry, I'm still learning te reo Māori.

Kei te pai tāua.
We're (us two) okay.

Kei te mokemoke koe.
You are lonely.

Kei te tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi is very relaxed.

Kei te horoi ia i tana kuri.
She/he is washing her/his dog.

Kei te pai māua.
We're (not you) okay.

Kei te tino harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi is very happy.

Kei te takaro nga tamariki
The children are playing.

Kei te pai kōrua.
You two (not me) are okay.

Kei te tuhi au i taku reta kia a ia.
I am writing my letter to him.

Kei te māharahara koe.
You are anxious.

Kei te tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi is very angry.

Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests

Kei te pai rāua.
Those two (not us) are okay.

Kei te pukumahi koe.
You are busy.

Kei te tino māngere a Rangi.
Rangi is very lazy.

Kei te whāngai a Tamahae i ngā kāwhē.
Tamahae is feeding the calves.

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.

Kei te haere koe ki hea a te Aranga?
Where are you going at Easter?

Kei te āwangawanga koe.
You are worried.

Kei te tirohia ngā pukapuka e te kairangahau.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.

Ko wai mā kei te haere?
Who are you going with?

Kei te hīkoi a Hana I tēnei whare ki tērā toa
Hana is walking from this house near me to that shop over there.

Ahakoa kei te mākū ō rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Kei te pai mātou.
We're (not you) okay.

Kei te tino mamae tana tinana.
His body is very sore.

Kei te tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is very sad.

Kei te hohipera ia inaianei.
She's at the hospital now.

Kei te pai koutou.
You're (not me) okay.

Kei te āwhina ia i āna tamariki.
She is helping her children.

Kei te tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi is very hot.

Kei te tākaro ēnei tamariki
These children near me are playing

Kei te riri koe.
You are angry.

Kei te ātaahua Ēnā manu
Those birds near you are beautiful

Kei te whakangau poaka rāua.
They are pig hunting.

Kua kōanga, kei te mahana haere ngā rā.
It's spring, the days are getting warmer.

Kei te māngere koe.
You are lazy.

Kei te tino pai a Mere.
Mere is very good.

Kei te auau Ērā kurī
Those dogs over there are barking

Ko Aroha kei te tiaki i ngā tamariki.
Aroha is looking after her children.

Kei te tino ora a Mere.
Mere is very well.

Kei te oma te pirihimana.
The police officer is running.

Kei te pai ia.
She's okay.

Kei te noho te pēpi.
The baby is sitting.

Kei te whare a Rewi.
Rewi is at the house.

Kei te haere te motokā ki raro iho.
The car is going down below, to the bottom.

Kia ora e Hera, kei te pēhea koe?
Hi, Sarah, how are you?

Kei te kūaha taku matua.
My father is by the door.

Kei te wera koe.
You are hot.

Kei te tino matekai a Mere.
Mere is very starving.

Kei te whakamā ia.
He is embarrassed.

Kia ora, kei te pēhea a Hera?
Hi, how is Sarah?

Kei te whakarongo ia.
He is listening.

Kei te makariri koe.
You are cold.

Kei te tino hiainu a Mere.
Mere is very thirsty.

kei te pōuri a Rangi, ā, kei te tangi ia, engari, he harikoa ia.
At the moment Rangi is sad and the ia crying now, but, actually he is really a happy person.

Kei te pai ahau.
I’m fine.

Tēnā koe e Mahu, kei te pēhea koe?
Hello, Mahu, how are you?

Kei te kai ngā tamariki i ngā rare.
The children are eating the lollies.

Kei te tope ia i te rākau.
He is felling the tree.

Hoatu kōrua ki mua. Kei te pai au i konei.
You two go up the front. I’m fine here.

Kei te piki haere ngā utu
The prices are increasing,

Tēnā koe, kei te pēhea a Niko?
Hello, how is Niko?

Kei te mau i a koe tō tātua?
Have you got your seatbelt on?

Kei te tino hiamoe a Mere.
Mere is very sleepy.

Kei te ngenge ia.
At the moment she is tired

Kei te hiakai ia.
He or she is hungry.

Kei te tino mokemoke a Mere.
Mere is very lonely.

Kei te matekai ia.
He or she is starving.

Kei te tino māuiui a Mere.
Mere is very sick.

Kei te titiro au ki te tane.
I am looking at the man.

Kei te heke te ua ki Taupō.
The rain is falling in Taupō.

Kei te hiainu ia.
He or she is thirsty.

Kei te tino māharahara a Mere.
Mere is very anxious.

Kei te titiro te tane ki a au.
The man is looking at me.

Kei te māia ia.
He is brave (in this moment).

Kei te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy is kicking the ball.

Kei te tino pukumahi a Mere.
Mere is very busy.

Kei te titiro te tane ki ahau.
The man is looking at me.

Kei te tākaro rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are playing here.

Kei te hiamoe ia.
He or she is sleepy.

Kei te tino āwangawanga a Mere.
Mere is very worried.

Kia maumahara koe, kei te ako tahi tātou.
Remember, we are all learning together.

Kei te waiata te wahine.
The woman is singing.

Kei te riri ia
And someone who is an angry person ... that's theur character or their personality

Kei te oma te kotiro ki konā.
The girl is running there near you.

Kei te pehea ngā rōpere?
What are the strawberries like?

Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.

Kei te tino harikoa a Mere.
Mere is very happy.

Kei te mōhio au ki te tangata, mōna te whare nā.
I know the man who that house is for.

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani, and Mere are at the school.

Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children are playing outside.

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauaro.
The water source for that pā was a spring on the north side.

Kei te māharahara ia.
He or she is anxious.

Kei te whakarongo au ki te wahine e waiata ana.
I am listening to the woman who is singing.

Kei te pukumahi ia.
He or she is busy.

Kei te tino māngere a Mere.
Mere is very lazy.

Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka.
I am reading the book.

Tomo ana i te whare, kei te papa a Hukamā e takoto ana.
When they entered the house, Snow White was lying on the floor.

Kei te mahi ngā wāhine ki konei
The women are working here.

Kei te kāinga ngā tamariki, kei waho rātou i te whare.
The children are at home, they are outside the house.

Kei te waiata ia i te waiata.
She is singing the song.

Kei te haere atu ahai ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.
But we can also add ai at the end.

Kei te tākaro rāua ki konā
They (2) are playing there near you.

Kei te mōhio au ki a ia.
I know him.

Kei te hoki ōku whakaaro ki ngā wā o mua.
My thoughts are going back to the past.

Kei te tino pōuri a Mere.
Mere is very sad.

Kei te kimi hia te whare mō te kura
A house is being sought for the school, they are looking for a house for the school

Kei te mōhio tātou katoa ki a Timoti.
We all know Timoti.

He āwha kei te haere mai.
There's a storm coming.

Kei te tino wera a Mere.
Mere is very hot.

Kei te pai koe?
At the moment, are you well?

Kei te kai te kurī i te kai a te ngeru
The dog is eating the cat's food.

Kei te kimi ia he whare mōna
He is looking for a house for himself

Kei te mātakitaki ia i ērā tāngata.
She's watching those people.

Kei te tino makariri a Mere.
Mere is very cold.

Kei te ora ia.
At the moment, he or she is well.

Kei te ako au i te reo Māori, hei kōrero i te marae.
I am learning Māori for speaking on the marae.

Kei te māngere ia.
He or she is lazy.

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.

Kei te tino ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very well.

Kei te auau te kurī a Hōne
Hōne's dog is barking

Kei te hiahia ahau ki te hoki atu
I wish to go back.

Kei te pīrangi au ki te noho i te kāinga o Hera.
I want to live in Hera's home.

Kei te ngau tō puku?
Have you got a sore puku?

Kei te pōuri ia.
He or she is sad.

Kei te ua
It is raining

Kei te tārere te tārere.
The swing is swinging.

Kei te māuiui koe?
Are you sick?

Kei te tino matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very starving.

Kei te retireti a Hēmi.
Hēmi is sliding.

Kei te pupuri i tana waewae.
He is holding his leg.

Kei te ānini tō upoko?
Have you got a headache?

Kei te makariri ia.
He or she is cold.

Kei te tino hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very thirsty.

Kei te kōrero ia.
She is talking.

Kei te hīkoi ahau i te kurī
That would mean I am walking from the dog

Kei te hiahia ahau kia hoki mai tōku tuakana =
I wish that my elder brother would come back.

Kei te haere a Raureka ki te retireti.
Raureka is going to the slide.

Kei te kōrero ia: "He mate kei taku waewae. Kei te toto! E mamae ana taku turi!".
He says: "My leg is sore! There's blood! My knee hurts!".

Kei te tino ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very tired.

Kei te haere au ki tātahi hei kaukau
I am going to the beach to swim.

Kei te kākāriki te karaihe.
At the moment, the grass is green (because it has rained).

Kei te huri ahau
That would i am turning

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i noho ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I lived.

Kei te haere ia
He/She is going

Kei te oma a Mia.
Mia is running.

Kei te tū a Tame.
Tame is standing.

Kei te tunua te kai i te ahi.
The food is being cooked on the fire.

Kei te hūpē tō ihu.
You've got a snotty nose.

Kei te tino hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sleepy.

Kei te auau tāu kurī
Your dog is barking

Kei te patu ia i tana kurī.
She is beating her dog.

Kei te tino mokemoke a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very lonely.

Kei te waiata ngā tamariki.
The children are singing.

Kei te whakawhiwhi te kaiako i ngā tauira ki ngā pōkaitahi.
The teacher is awarding the certifiates (ki ngā pōkaitahi) to the students (i ngā tauira).

Kei te pīrangi a Mere ki te haere ki te marae.
Mere wants to go to the marae.

Kei te oma ia
He/She is running

Kei te patua e ia tana kurī.
Her dog is beaten by her.

Kei te tino māuiui a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sick.

Kei te pīrangi a Mere kia haere a Hōne ki te marae.
Mere wants Hōne to go to the marae.

Kei te haere atu au ki Ruatāhuna.
I am going to Ruatāhuna.

Kei te mamae tō korokoro?
Have you got a sore throat?

Kei te tino pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very busy.

Kei te tama.
The boy has it.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.

Kei te haere au.
I am going.

Kei te mōhio au ki a Taika.
I know Taika.

Kei te haere atu ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
I am going to the supermarket *to* by food.

Kei te tino whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very relaxed.

Kei te hikoi ahau.
At the moment, I am walking.

Kei te oma ia?
Is he/she running?

Kei te mātou a Koro Pou ki ngā karakia.
Koro Pou is knows karakia well.

Kei te tino harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very happy.

Kei te oma koe.
At the moment, you are running.

Kei te hiahia au kia noho rātou.
I wish them to stay.

Kei te tino harikoa rātou.
They're very happy.

Kei te waiata ia.
At the moment, she is singing.

Kei te haere ahau ki to hokomaha hoko ai i te kai.
I am going to the supermarket to buy food.

Kei te tino māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very lazy.

Kei te tākaro rātou i te pā whutupāoro.
They are playing touch rugby.

Kei te hiahia koe ki te haere?
Do you want to go?

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.

Engari, kei te mahi tonu. Koia kei a ia ki te mahi!
But he is still working, what a champ!

Kei te tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very grumpy.

Kei te hiahia au kia haere koe!
I want you to go!

Kei te kōrero ia mā mātou.
She is speaking for us.

Kei te tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very sad.

Kei te tunu a Mere i te keke e kai ai a Rangi.
But we could also say

Kei te pēhea koe?
How are you? (literally, What condition are you in?)

Kei te titiro koe ki te aha
What are you looking at?

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

Kei te mātakitaki au i te kēmu.
I am watching the game.

Kei te tino wera a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very hot.

Kei te pai ahau, ā, kei te harikoa ahau.
I am good and I am happy.

Kei te tunu a Mere i te keke e kainga e Rangi.
The same with statives:

Kei te pai.
I am fine.

Kei te titiro ahau ki tērā motukā hou
I am looking at that new car

Kei te mātakitaki au i ngā kēmu.
I am watching the games.

Kei te hiahia au kia koe i ō huawhenua!
I want you to eat your vegetables.

Kei te tino makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is very cold.

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.

Kei te kōrero ngā wāhine.
The women are talking.

Kei te kimi koe i te aha
What are you seeking (looking for)?

Kei te mātakitaki au i tētehi kēmu.
I am watching a game.

Kei te tino āmaimai au.
I am very nervous.

Kei te āhua pai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat good.

30.42 Kei te aha koe? 87
30.43 Pronunciation of kei 87

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.

Kei te harikoa ahau, engari, kei te mauiui koe.
I am happy but you are sick.

Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi i mau i ngā pirihimana.
Mere is angry with Rangi who was caught by the police.

Kei te kimi ahau i tōku hāte mā
I am seeking (looking for) my clean shirt

Kei te mātakitaki au i ētehi kēmu.
I am watching some games.

Kei te haere mai aku kaihana.
My cousins are coming.

Kei te mānukanauka ahau i te huarere.
I'm worried about the weather.

Kei te āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat well.

Kei te aroha rātou ki tō tātou whenua
They all love our land

Āe, kei te hiakai au.
Yes, I am hungry.

Kei te mānukanuka ahau i te whakamātautau.
I'm worried about the exam.

Ahakoa kei te mākū (Ahakoa he mākū) o rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Kei te āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat starving.

Kei te hiahia koe ki te mōhio?
Do you want to know?

Kei te āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat thirsty.

Kei te mohio au ki tō rātou pāpā
I know their father

Kei te whakaako rātou i te reo Māori ki ā rātou tamariki.
They are teaching Māori to their children.

Kei te haere tātou ki te hui raranga.
We (3+ inclusive) are going to the weaving meeting.

Ko Timi kei te haere?
Timi's going?

Kei te mārama koe?
Do you understand?

Tokohia rātou kei te haere mai?
How many people are coming?

Kei te āhua ngenge a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat tired.

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.

Kei te whakaako rātou i ā rātou tamariki ki te reo Māori.
They are teaching their children Māori.

Kei te pēhea a Mere?
How is Mere?

Kei te āhua hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sleepy.

Kei te oma tō māua hōiho.
Our horse is running.

Kei te pai ahau
I am good

Kei te āhua mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat lonely.

Kei te ngoikore ia
She is growing weaker

Kei te oma ō raua hōiho
Our horses are running

Kei te tino pai ahau!
I am really good!

Kei te āhua māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sick.

Kei te riri tō rātou māmā
But if their mothers are angry

Kei te pīrangi ahau ki te whakakaha i tōku reo Māori.
I want to strengthen my Māori language.

Āe, kei te pai au.
Yes, I'm good.

Kei te āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat anxious.

Kei te pupuhi te hau
It is windy

Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Hemi ki te papa tākaro.
Rangi and Hemi are going to the playground.

Kei te riri ō rātou māmā.
And we don't want to get their mothers angry. Oh no!

Kei te whare kura ōu hoa.
Your friends are at the school.

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat busy.

Kei te haere ahau ki te hokomaha kia hokona ai te kai.
Again, this uses as a passive.

Kei te hiahia koe ki te tī, ki te kawhe rānei?
Would you like a tea or coffee?

Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.

Kei te āhua whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat relaxed.

Kei te oma raatou
They are running

Kei te haere tātou ki hera?
Where are we going?

Kei te āhua harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat happy.

Kei te titiro ia ki a au.
He's looking at me.

Kei te āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat angry.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare o tāku tama.
Now this is a bit tricksy because a house is in the o category and my son is in the a categoryso it's o tāku

Kei te moe tā rāua pēpi.
Their baby is sleeping.

Kei te tautoko au i a koe.
I support you.

Kei te kai raaua
They are eating

Kei te mahi ai tāku taumahi āpōpō.
I'm working on my assignment tomorrow.

He nui ngā rauemi kei te ipurangi.
Thers are lots of resources on the internet.

Kei te mamae taku tuarā.
My back is sore.

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat grumpy.

Kei te kai raaua i ngaa kuumara
They are eating the kumaras

A tōku māmā Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka a ō mātou hoa.
I am reading our friends' book.

Kei te whakaohohia ngā tamariki e te kuia.
The children are being woken up by the elderly woman.

Kei te kura ā rāua tamariki.
Their children are at school.

Kei te mahi au i taku taumahi, kei te whapai i tōku whare, ā, kei te haere hoki ki tōku marae.
I'm working on my assignment, I'm cleaning my house and I am going to my marae.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sad.

Kei te tākaro au i te kēmu a tōku tungāne.
I am playing my brother's game.

Kei te pānui ngā tamariki i ā rātou pukapuka.
The children are reading their books.

Kei te haere a Hōne
Hōne is going

Kei te kai te tāne i te keke a ngā tamariki a te wahine.
The man is eating the woman's children's cake.

Kei te haere au
I am going. Becomes;

kei te ora!
I am well!

Kei te menemene tonu.
Still smiling.

Kei te tino ora!
I am in very good health!

Kei te āwangawanga au.
I'm worried.

Kei te āhua pai a Mere.
Mere is somewhat good.

Kei te haere atu au ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.
I am going to the shops in order to buy food.

Kei te tangi ia
He is crying. Becomes;

Kei te rapu tā mātou ngeru i tāna kai.
Our cat is searching for his tea.

Kei te tino pai.
I am very good.

Kei te āhua ora a Mere.
Mere is somewhat well.

Kei te āhua hiakai a Mere.
Mere is somewhat hungry.

Kei te titiro taua ngeru ki tāna kai.
That cat is looking at his meal.

Kei te tākaro tāua?
Are we (you and I) playing?

kei te ngenge
I am tired

Kei te haere au ki te kīhini hei tunu i te kai.
I am going to the kitchen to cook the food.

Kei te whakatoi te tīwīwaka ki a Poti.
The fantail is teasing Pussy.

Kei te tākaro māua?
Are we (her and I) playing?

Kei te mau ia i panekoti.
She is wearing a dress.

Kei te āhua hiainu a Mere.
Mere is somewhat thirsty.

Kei te haere kōrua ki te tāone?
Are you two going to town?

Kei te kata te pēpi
The baby is laughing. Becomes;

Kei te tākaro tātou?
Are we (all of us, three or more) playing?

Kei te mau ia i tētahi mau taringa.
She is wearing an earring.

Kei te āhua ngenge a Mere.
Mere is somewhat tired.

Kei te waiata ngā tamariki ono rau rua tekau mā whitu i te kura.
And we don't need an e.

Kei te hiahia ahau kia hoki mai tōku tuakana.
I wish that my elder brother would come back.

Kei te tākaro mātou?
Are we (all of us, three or more, but not you) playing?

Kei te heke te ua
It is raining

Kei te mau is a i tētahi hei.
She is wearing a necklass.

Kei te heke te ua.
The rain is falling.

Kei te kai-tohetaka ia.
She is dandelion-eating.

Ko Rewi kei te aawhina i a Pani
It is Rewi who is helping Pani

Kei te waiata a Rob rāua ko Lily
Rob and Lily are singing. Becomes;

Kei te whiti te ra.
The sun is shining.

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.

Kei te tō te ra
The sun is going down

Āe, kei te mārama au.
Yes, I understand.

Kei te hiainu koe?
Are you thirsty?

Kei te pāngia a Honi ki te takiwātanga.
Honi is afflicted with autism.

Kei te āhua māuiui a Mere.
Mere is somewhat sick.

Ko wai kei te whaangai i ngaa kurii?
Who is feeding the dogs?

Kei te tuku keke tōku māmā
My mother is cake baking

Kei te kai hoki ia i te āporo.
She is indeed eating an apple.

Kei te waiata koa rātou.
They are singing joyfully.

Kei te tangi koretake ia.
He is crying for no reason at all.

Kei te hiamoe a Martin.
Martin's sleepy.

Tokohia ngā tāngata kei te haere mai?
How many people are coming.

Kei te āhua māharahara a Mere.
Mere is somewhat anxious.

Kei te horoi teeraa wahine i te kete
That woman is cleaning the kit

Kei te haere ahau ki te toa hei hoko i tētahi kakau.
I am going to the shop in order to buy some clothes.

Kei te tunu tōku māmā I tētahi keke
But when we use the gerund, the abridged version we don't need it

Kei te tēpu, tēnā koutou.
Greetings to those presiding at the table.

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Mere.
Mere is somewhat busy.

Ko ā tātou tamariki o nāianei ko ngā rangatira o te wā kei te haere mai.
Our children today are the leaders of the future.

Kei te kai au i tētahi āporo.
I am eating an apple.

Kei te ako tātou i te kupu 'poaka'.
We are learning the word 'pig'.

Kei te āhua āwangawanga a Mere.
Mere is somewhat worried.

Kei te kai āporo au.
I am apple-eating /

Kei te mahi tahi a Hau rāua ko Haora.
Hau and Haora are working together.

Kei te piki ake ia i te rākau.
She is climbing up the tree.

Kei te mitimiti iai tana kamohi.
He is licking his face.

Kei te huna rāua.
They're hiding.

Kei te āhua whakatā a Mere.
Mere is somewhat relaxed.

Kei te kohi ia i ngā pipi.
He is collecting shellfish.

Kei te whakarite a Pāpā i tō moenga
Pāpā is preparing your bed.

Kei te āhua pai ngā whakaritenga.
The arrangements are quite good.

Kei te kōrero rātou mō te tāke hōu i pānuitia e te kāwanatanga
They are talking about the new tax which was announced by the government

Kei te hī ika rāua.
They (those two) are fishing.

Kei te āhua harikoa a Mere.
Mere is somewhat happy.

Kei te kohi pipi ia.
He is shellfish-collecting.

Kei te karanga tō moenga?
Is your bed calling?

Kei te āhua riri a Mere.
Mere is somewhat angry.

Kei te raranga ia i tētahi kete.
She is weaving a basket.

Kei te pīrangi koe i tō moenga?
Are you wanting your bed?

Kei te waiata ahau, ka kanikani ai a Mere.
I sang and then Mere danced.

Kei te pai koe, nē rā?
You're okay, aren't you?

Kei te āhua māngere a Mere.
Mere is somewhat lazy.

Kei te raranga kete ia.
She is basket-weaving.

Kei te whātuitui au i ngā kākahu
I am folding the clothes.

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Hōre.
Exercise 10b

Kei te harikoa koe, nē, Rangi?
You're happy aren't you, Rangi?

Kei te hanga rātou i tētahi whare.
They are building a house.

Kei te mahi au i taku rorohiko
I am working at my computer.

Kei te waiata ahau, kia kanikani ai a Mere.
I am singing so that Mere willdance.

Kei te āhua mate au.
I am somewhat ill.

Kei te whare rūnanga a Tom e kōrero ana ki te manuhiri.
(Note 'te' is quite usual, even though there is more than one guest.)

Kei te hī ika rātou.
They (three or more) are fishing.

Kei te ngenge koe, nē rā, Ataahua?
You're tired, aren't you, Ataahua?

Kei te māuiui a Hēmi i tēnei rā.
Hēmi is sick today.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Mere.
Mere is somewhat sad.

Kei te hanga whare rātou.
They are house building

Kei te tū a Rewi.
Rewi is standing.

Kei te aha a Jeremy?
What is Jeremy doing?

Kei te āhua wera a Mere.
Mere is somewhat hot.

Kei te tuitui ia i ngā kākahu.
She is sewing clothes.

Kei te mōhio au ko tēnā tāku pene.
Exercise 12b

Kei te marae tōku whaea
My mother is at the marae

Kei te āhua makariri a Mere.
Mere is somewhat cold.

Ko te pātainga iho a Tama, ‘E Tū, kei te ora tonu koe?
Tū, are you still alive?

Kei te tuitui kākahu ia.
She is clothes-sewing.

Kei te hikoi a Hemi, ka waita hoki.
Hēmi is walking and also singing.

Kei te whitu (o ngā) hāora o te ata te taima.
Exercise 13b

Kei te āhua pai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat good.

Kei te pānui ia i tētahi pukapuka.
He is reading a book.

Kei te haere a Korohere ki te hui.
Korohere is going to the meeting.

Kei te āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat well.

Kei te pānui pukapuka ia.
He is book-reading.

Kei te mahi tonu ia.
He is still working.

Kei te haere ahau ki tātahi ki te kauhoe.
I am going to the beach to swim.

Kei te āhua pai.
Pretty good.

Kei te mārama au.
I understand.

Kei te āhua hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat hungry.

Kei te haere atu ahau
I am going

Kei te moe tonu ngā tamariki.
The children are still sleeping.

Kei te kōrero Māori koe.
You're speaking Māori.

Kei te āwangawanga ahau...
I'm concerned...

Kei te āhua matekai a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat starving.

Kei te taha moana ngā kōtiro.
The girls are at the seaside.

Kei te mōmona tonu tō ngeru.
Your cat is still fat.

Kei te āhua hiainu a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat thirsty.

Kei te ngenge tonu au.
I'm still tired.

Kei te āhua ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat tired.

Kei te kaha tonu tō māmā.
Your mother is still strong.

Kei te tiro rātou i te pukapuka
They are thoroughly studying/scrutinising the book

Kei te āhua hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sleepy.

Kei te tiro rātou ki te pukapuka
They are looking at the book, The book is the thing to which they are directing their eyes

Kei te horopuehu au.
I am vacuuming.

Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine e waiata ana.
I am listening to the woman who is singing.

Kei te waiata tonu a Mere.
Mere is still singing.

Kei te mahi huna koe?
Are you being sneaky?

Kei te whakarongo ahau ki te wahine waiata.
I am listening to the singing woman.

Kei te tunu ahau i te keke.
I am baking the cake.

Kei te horoi ia i ōna kākahu
She is washing her clothes

Kei te āhua pukumahi a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat busy.

Kei te tunu keke ahau.
I am cake-baking.

Kei te matekai rātou.
They're starving.

Kei te kimi whare ia mōna.
He is looking for a house for himself.

Kei te āhua āwangawanga a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat worried.

Kei te kēkē matu he tāmure anake ngā ika o reira.
In her right armpit, snapper only are the fish of that place.

Kei te tū āna irāmutu i runga i ōku kākahu mā.
His nephews are standing on my clean clothes.

He rārangi roa kei te toa.
It is a long queue at the shop.

Kei te āhua whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat relaxed.

Kei te ora tonu ōku mātua
My parents are still alive

Kei te āhua harikoa a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat happy.

Kei te wetekia a Rewi e tana hoa.
Rewi is being untied by his friend.

Kei te māuiui a Mary.
Mary's sick.

Kei te āhua riri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat angry.

Kei te aha a Hata?
What is Hata doing?

Kei te mataku rātou i te tangata haurangi.
They are frightened by the drunken man.

Kei te mōhio koe ki tō whakapapa?
Do you know your family tree?

Kei te āhua māngere a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat lazy.

Kei te taumaha ia.
She is very sick.

Kei te takaro ngā poaka.
The pigs are playing.

Kei te āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat grumpy.

Kei te whakatoi tonu a Rewi ki a Tamahae.
Rewi is still teasing Tamahae.

Kei te tika tēnei?
Is this correct?

Kei te haere tonu ahau.
I am still going.

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.

Kei te āhua pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat sad.

Kei te pēhea koe, e koro?
How are you, grandfather?

Kei te haere koutou ki Poihākena āpōpō.
You will be going to Sydney tomorrow.

Kei te haere au ki tēnei toa.
I am going to this shop.

Kei te haere hoki ahau.
I am also going.

Kei te haere au ki te toa nei.
I am going to this shop.

Kei te haere atu ahau.
I am going away.

Kei te riri tō tāua rangatira
Our boss is angry

Kei te mokemoke tōna māmā ki a ia
Her mother misses him

Kei te āhua makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi is somewhat cold.

Kei te haere rānei ahau?
Am I going? (or: Am I going, perhaps?)

Kei te tū
Rewi is standing.

Kei te kataina a Rewi e Tamahae.
Rewi is being laughed at by Tamahae.

Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki
The children are playing,

Kei te māuiui.
I'm sick.

Kei te moe te tinana
My body sleeps

Kei te tākaro kēmu ahau.
I am playing games.

Kei te haere mai a Koa.
Koa is coming.

Kei te waake te wairua
But my spirit roams

Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.

Kei te whare kura rātou
They are at the school

Kei te ngenge koe?
Are you tired?

Pātai atu ki ngā tāngata kei te aha rātou.
Ask the people what they are doing.

Kei te haere mai a Pita?
Is Pita coming?

Kei te mataku i te kurii nui ngaa tamariki nei
These children are afraid of the big dog

Kei te hotu te manawa
My heart sobs

Kei te harikoa ahau nā te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am happy because my work is finished.

Kei te horoi a Mere i ōna ringaringa.
Mere is washing her hands.

Kei te pīrangi koe ki te pukapuka?
Do you want a book?

Kei te hōhā au.
I am bored.

Ko wai → kei te māuiui?
Who is sick?

Kei te rata ahau ki a ia.
I like him.

Kei te hiamimi koe?
Do you need a mimi?

Kei te kāpata.
In the cupboard.

Kei te waiatatia tonutia tēnei waiata
This song is still sung (today)

Kei te pērā tonu a Pāora.
He's the same old Pāora as always.

Kei te pērā tonu.
Still the same.

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.

Kua ngaro taku waea, nā reira kei te rapu ahau i a ia.
My phone is lost, so I’m looking for it.

Kei te tauranga waka tō waka?
Is your car in the carpark?

Kei te pīrangi kairangi au.
I want excellence.

Ko ia kei te moe.
She is sleeping.

Kei te whakarongo koe
you are listening.

Kei te piki haere ngā utu.
The prices are increasing.

He uaua tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.

Kei te haere mai rātou ki konei.
They are coming here.

Kei te kaitiaki whare.
The caretaker’s got them.

Kei te kimihia e rātou he tikanga e ea ai ngā wawata
A plan is being sought by them for achieving their desires

Ko wai kei te patu i a wai?
Who is hitting whom?

Kei te tangi ia, ānō nei he tamaiti ia.
He is crying as if he is a child.

He māmā tēnei mahi, nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.

Kei te haere atu ngā tamariki ki korā.
The children are going away over there.

Kei te āhua pai ngā whakaritenga,.
The arrangements are quite good.

Kei te pōhēhē a Rangi he papatairite te whenua.
Rangi thinks the earth is flat.

Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga.
Te Naera is climbing up on top.

Kei te kōtiro te tino pēke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.

Kei te aroha ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I love the school where I learned.

Kei te tuwhera te tatau.
The door is open.

Kei te amuamu tō tātou Tumuaki
Our Principal is moaning

Kei te haere mātou ki te hui.
We are going to a meeting.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare i tipu ake ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Kei te āwhina mai te kuia i ahau.
The grandmother is helping me.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu ake au.
I'm going to the house I grew up.

Kei te tangi ia, me te mea nei kua wehe rāua ko tana hoa tāne.
She is crying as if she has broken up with her boyfriend.

Kei te whakapau moni ia, me te mea nei kua toa ia i te Lotto.
He is spending money as if he has won Lotto.

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L164: “Sentences with a subclause i tei te

Kei te haere mai a Hata.
Hata is coming.

Kei te hiawai ahau.
I'm thirsty.

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura i ako ai ahau.
I am going to the school where I studied.

Me te mea nei kei te moe kē rātou.
It looks as if they are already asleep.

Kei te haere mai a Hata?
Is Hata coming?

Kei te karo rātou i te uwhiuwhi.
They are avoiding the shower.

Kei te pēpi tō kōpaepae pūoru.
The baby's got your CD.

Kei te āhua matekai ahau.
I am somewhat starving.

Kei te aha a Hēra?
What is Hera doing?

Kei te āhua hiainu ahau.
I am somewhat thirsty.

Kei te mea hoki ia ki toona kore i paatai ki ngaa tamariki raa ko teewhea a Ruataupare
He was asking himself why he had not questioned those children as to which was Ruataupare

Kei te haere mātou ki te marae i tipu ake ai a Hine.
We are going to the marae where Hine grew up.

Kei te moe ia.
She is sleeping.

Kei te tākaro ki te tahitahi.
They are playing with the broom.

Kei te āhua ngenge ahau.
I am somewhat tired.

Kei te haere koe ki te aha?
What are you going (off somewhere) to do?

Kei te haere rātou ki ngā pikitia i te rangi nei.
They (3+) are going to the movies today.

Kei te āhua hiamoe ahau.
I am somewhat sleepy.

Kei te haere au ki te tiki wahie.
I am going to fetch firewood.

Kei te wetekia a Rangi.
Rangi is being untied.

Kei te āhua mokemoke ahau.
I am somewhat lonely.

Kei te tuhituhi reta kē ahau.
I'm writing a letter.

Kei te āhua māuiui ahau.
I am somewhat sick.

Kei te whakamanāmana a Rewi, ānō nei ko ia te rangatira.
Rewi is getting above himself, pushing himself forward, as if he were the chief.

Ko Mere kei te horoi.
Mere is washing.

Kei te kura ia.
She is at school.

Kei te haere koe ki whea?
Where are you going?

Kei te kai *anō* nga tamariki i te keke katoa.
The children have eaten all the cake again.

Taihoa ake Nan, kei te kimi au i te paukena o ngā paukena.
Wait a moment, Nan; I am looking for the pumpkin of all pumpkins.

Ko te aha kei te tukituki ki te wini?
What is banging against the window?

Kei te haere rātou ki tātahi ā te Rāhoroi.
They are going to the beach on Saturday.

Kei te āhua pukumahi ahau.
I am somewhat busy.

Kei te pānuitia te pukapuka e Rangi.
The book is being read by Rangi.

Kei te waiata anō a Mere.
Mere is singing again.

Kei te pupuhi ia ki te aha?
What is he shooting at? (At what is he shooting?)

Ko te manga kei te tukituki ki te wini.
It’s the branch banging against the window.

Ko Mere kei te horoi i ngā rīhi.
Mere is washing the dishes.

Kei te kai heihei tātou?
Are we (3+ inclusive) having chicken?

Kei te āhua āwangawanga ahau.
I am somewhat worried.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka ki te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to read the book.

Kei te harikoa ia.
She is happy.

Kei te pupuhi ia ki te rāpeti.
He is shooting at the rabbit.

Kei te hīkoi ki te tāone.
Walking to town.

Kei te marae o Te Herenga Waka ia.
She is at Te Herenga Waka marae.

Kei te āhua whakatā ahau.
I am somewhat relaxed.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia kite ahau i te pukapuka.
I am going to the library in order to see the book.

Kei te harikoa pea ia.
She is, Perhaps, happy.

Kei te haere ngā akonga ki te inu, tē mahi kē (ai) i ā rātou mahi
The students are going drinking, instead of doing their work

Kei te āhua harikoa ahau.
I am somewhat happy.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mōhio ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to know the truth.

Kei te tunua te keke e tōku whaea.
The cake is being cooked by my mother.

Kei te whakatoi te tīwaiwaka ki a Poti.
The fantail is teasing the pussycat.

Kei te āhua riri ahau.
I am somewhat angry.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare pukapuka kia mārama ahau ki te pono.
I am going to the library to understand the truth.

Kei te pānui a Rangi *i* te pukapuka
Rangi is reading the book

Kei te + haere + a + Karen.
Karen is going.

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua
They are house building for their parents

Kei te pee·raa tonu hoki a muri i a ia
These forms are not marked for any other grammatical categories.

Kei te haere ahau ki te mara kia rongo ahau ki ētahi putiputi.
I am going to the garden in order to smell some flowers.

Kei te tunu te māmā *i* te keke
The mother is baking the cake

Kei te hangāia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua
A house is being built by them for their parents

Kei te āhua pukuriri ahau.
I am somewhat grumpy.

Kei te kai ahau *i* te riwai.
I am eating the potato

Kei te āwhina ahau i a Mere.
I am helping Mere.

Kei te Taitokerau te kauri te tino nui o te motu.
The biggest kauri in the land is in Northland.

Kei te moe ia
He/She is sleeping

Kei te pānuitia te pukapuka *e* Rangi.
The book is being read by Rangi

Apōpō, kei te haere au ki Otaki.
Tomorrow I'm going to Otaki.

Kei te tunua te keke *e* te māmā
The cake is being baked by the mother

Kei te kuia haere taku waka, engari he waka pai tonu.
My car is aging/growing old, but she's still a good car.

Kei te āwhina au i a koe.
I am helping you.

A tērā wiki, kei te haere mai tētahi rangatira ki tō mātou kāinga.
Next week, a chief is coming to our home.

Kei te tākaro koe i ēnei rā whakatā?
Are you playing sports this weekend?

Kei te āhua makariri ahau.
I am somewhat cold.

Kei te pānui a Rangi
Rangi is reading

Kei te tū tāna irāmutu i runga i tōku kākahu mā.
His nephew is standing on my clean dress.

Kei te pai noa iho taku mahi.
My work is easy peasy.

Kei te āhua pai koe.
You are somewhat good.

Kei te tunu te māmā
The mother is baking

Kei te haere a Justin rātou ko Aaron mā ki hea?
Where are Justin, Aaron and the others going?

Kei te mitimiti ia i tana kanohi.
He is licking his face.

Kei te āhua ora koe.
You are somewhat well.

Kei te hīkoi au i te whare.
I am walking by the house.

Kei te pānuitia te pukapuka
The book is being read

Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mīhini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.

Kei te āhua hiakai koe.
You are somewhat hungry.

Kei te tunua te keke
The cake is being baked

Kei te āta pānui ahau.
I am reading carefully.

Kei te tae mai, te tino tangata rā, ki te hui.
That very man is arriving at the meeting.

Kei te matewai ngā tupu.
The plants are thirsty.

Kei te tahu a Ari i te ahi.
Ari is lighting the fire.

Kei te āhua matekai koe.
You are somewhat starving.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki Ōtaki.
The children are going to Ōtaki.

Kei te āwhinatia a Rangi e Mere.
Is Rangi helping Mere or is Mere helping Rangi?

Kei te matewai ngā tamariki.
The children are thirsty.

Kei te āhua hiainu koe.
You are somewhat thirsty.

Kei te wharepaku ia.
At the moment, she's located in the toilet.

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki ki te tāone.
The children are walking to town.

Kei te horoi a Mere i a ia anō.
Mere is washing herself.

Kei te whakapai a Mere i te rūma.
Mere is tidying the room.

Kei te ako au i ia rā, i ia rā.
I'm learning each and every day.

Kei te moe tonu rāua ko tōna pera!
He's still sleeping with his pillow.

Kei te moe te tamaiti.
The child is sleeping.

Kei te hikoi ngā tamariki i te tāone.
The children are walking from town.

Kei te āwhinatia a Rangi.
Rangi is being helped.

Kei te mōhio koe ki tōku hoa?
Do you know my friend?

Kei te piki ia i te maunga.
He is climbing the mountain.

Kei te āwhina a Rangi.
Rangi is helping.

He puke onepū kei te taha o te awa.
There are sand dunes beside the river.

Kei te āhua mokemoke koe.
You are somewhat lonely.

Kei te piki ia ki te maunga.
He is climbing to the mountain.

Kei te āwhinatia a Rangi *e Mere*.
Rangi is being helped by Mere.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te hoa tāne o Keiko?
Do you know who Keiko’s husband is?

Kei te hē rawa atu → tāna kōrero.
What he says is completely mistaken.

Kei te ua!
It's raining!

Kei te puruma te tama i te papa.
The boy's sweeping the floor.

Kei te āhua māuiui koe.
You are somewhat sick.

Kei te aroha te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.

Kei te āwhina a Rangi i a Mere.
Rangi is helping Mere.

Kei te tunu kai a Mere.
Mere is cooking food.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai ngā ingoa o ā rāua tamahine?
Do you know what (are) the names of their daughters?

Kei te heke te rā.
The sun's going down.

Kei te whāwhai atu rāua ki waho kia tīkina ngā kākahu horoi.
They are rushing outside to fetch the washing.

Kei te aroha te whaea ki te tamaiti.
The mother loves the child. (active)

Kei te āwangawanga ahau ki te kōrero.
I'm worried about speaking.

Kei te kitētia a Hōne e Rāhera.
Ah... is Hōne seeing Rāhera or is Rāhera seeing Hōne?

Kei te makariri haere.
It's getting cold.

Kei te āhua pukumahi koe.
You are somewhat busy.

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

Kei te kitētia a Hōne
Hōne is being seen

Kei te mōhio a Pita kei hea tōna whaea e noho ana?
Does Pita know where his mother is living?

Kei te āhua āwangawanga koe.
You are somewhat worried.

Kei te kitētia a Hōne e Rāhera
Hōne is being seen by Rāhera.

Kei te mōhio koe ki te ngaringari a motu?
Do you know the national anthem?

Kei te ārahina a Māia e Tama Kei te ārahi a Māia i a Tama.
Take your time, stop the video.

Kei te tae mai ia mā runga i te pahi.
She is arriving by bus.

Kei te tino pai rawa atu au!
I am absolutely fantastic!

Kei te kōrero ahau ki te wahine e tunu ana i te kai.
I am talking to the woman who is cooking the food.

E Nikau, Aria kei te pēhea kōrua?
Nikau, Aria, how are you?

Kei te āhua harikoa koe.
You are somewhat happy.

Kei te ārahina a Māia
Māia is being guided.

Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mihini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.

Kei te tuhi au i taku reta ki a ia
I am writing my letter to him

Kei te taha mauī o te rorohiko te pepa.
The paper is on the left-hand side of the computer.

Kei te āwhina a Tawa i a Aroha.
Tawa is helping Aroha.

Kei te āhua riri koe.
You are somewhat angry.

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare
I am going to the house.

Kei te ārahi a Māia
Māia is guiding.

Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i te reta ki te pene.
Rangi is writing a letter with a pen.

Kei te kihia a Mere e Aroha.
Is Mere kissing Aroha or is Aroha kissing Mere.

Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i te reta ki te pene i hoko ai ia.
Mere is baking the cake.

Kei te kai ahau i te keke.
I am eating the cake.

Kei te haere au ki te wahine + e kōrero ana ki tōu whaea.
I am going to the woman + talking to your mother.

Kei te āhua pōuri koe.
You are somewhat sad.

Kei te kau ahau i te keke.
I am eating *i* the cake.

Kei te pēhea a Amaru?
How is Amaru?

Kei te hiahia te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Kei te āhua wera koe.
You are somewhat hot.

Kei te āhua makariri koe.
You are somewhat cold.

Kei te tunu a Mere i te keke.
Mary is baking a cake.

Kei te kainga i te keke e au.
So passives are a little but tricky.

Kei te pēhea te pēpi?
How is the baby?

Kei te āhua pai ia.
He or she is somewhat good.

Kei te tunu a Mary i te keke e kai *ai* a Rangi.
## #209: Mere is angry at Rangi who was arrested by the police

Kei te kainga ahau i te keke
And number 4 if also wrong because it uses i for the cake

Kei te āhua ora ia.
He or she is somewhat well.

Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi koretake.
Mere is angry at Rangi who is useless.

Kei te kainga ahau e te keke.
If we miss off the agent for a second we can see who or what is being eaten.

Ka kite tāua + kei te mahi tonu ia.
We see + he is still working.

Kei te hiakai kōrua?
Are you two hungry?

Kei te āhua hiakai ia.
He or she is somewhat hungry.

Kei te riri a Mere ki a Rangi e tangi ana.
Mere is angry at Rangi who is crying.

Kei te aha koe?
What are you doing?

Kei te kainga to keke
The cake is being eaten

Kei te kohi moni hei whakatū marae mō rātau (Kāretu 1974:154)
(They) are collecting money with which to establish a marae for themselves

Kei te ruku kōura rātou.
They are crayfish diving.

Kei te āhua matekai ia.
He or she is somewhat starving.

Kei te aha ia?
What is she doing?

Kei te kainga ahau
I am being eaten.

Kei te āhua hiainu ia.
He or she is somewhat thirsty.

Kei te aroha ahau *ki* a koe.
I love you.

Kei te kainga te keke e au.
The cake is being eaten by me.

Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.

Kei te āhua ngenge ia.
He or she is somewhat tired.

Kei te hokomaha ia.
She’s at the supermarket.

Kei te kōrero te māmā ki ngā tamariki i aroha *ai* ia.
The mother is talking to the children whom she loves.

Kei te mau hū au pērā i a ia.
I am wearing shoes like her.

Kei te huarahi o Linton
On Linton Street

Kei te āhua hiamoe ia.
He or she is somewhat sleepy.

Kei te kōrero te māmā ki ngā tamariki e aroha *ana* ia.
The mother is talking to the children whom she loves.

Kei te āhua mokemoke ia.
He or she is somewhat lonely.

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone i mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the town where I worked.

Kei te pēhea koe e koro?
How are you grandad?

Kei te āhua māuiui ia.
He or she is somewhat sick.

Kei te haere ahau ki te tāone e mahi ai ahau.
I am going to the rown where I *will* work.

Kei te kai a Manu i ngā kūmara.
Manu is eating the kūmera.

Kei te āhua māharahara ia.
He or she is somewhat anxious.

Kei te moe tonu pea.
Maybe still sleeping.

Kei te pai!
Good, thank you!

Kei te hiahia ahau kia kai koe
I want you to eat (I wish that you should eat)

Kei te pupuri te taitama i te hōiho =
The young man is holding the horse

Kei te tēpu, tēnā koutou
Madam chair, Mr Secretary …

Kei te kai rāua i ngā kūmera.
They (2) are eating the kūmera.

Kei te pātai ia ki a Rangi, 'He aha tēnei?'
He is asking Rangi, 'What is this?'.

Kei te āhua pukumahi ia.
He or she is somewhat busy.

Kei te haere ngā tama ki te toa kākahu i te tāone matua o Kirikiriroa.
The sons are going to the clothing shop in the important town of Hamilton

Kei te mōhio au ki tōu matua, ki a Whairiri.
I know your father, Whairiri.

Kei te puritia te hōiho e te taitama =
The horse is being held by the young man

Kei te whakaoti rātou i ā rātou taumahi
They are completing their assignments (now)

Kei te āhua āwangawanga ia.
He or she is somewhat worried.

Kei te horoi i ana niho.
Brushing his teeth.

Kei te waiata a Mere.
Mere is singing.

Kei te hōngongoi ia.
He is crouching.

Kei te tātā wahie i muri.
She's chopping up wood out the back.

Kei te āhua harikoa ia.
He or she is somewhat happy.

Kei te āhua riri ia.
He or she is somewhat angry.

Kei te kimi koe i te aha?
What are you looking for?

Kei te pirangi au ki tēnā pukapuka
I want that book (of yours)

Kei te āhua māngere ia.
He or she is somewhat lazy.

Kei te pai, ka mau te wehi.
Okay, fantasic.

Kei te hiahia haere koe ki hea, ki tāwāhi?
Do you want to go to where, overseas?

Kei te āhua pukuriri ia.
He or she is somewhat grumpy.

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te matapihi, i te whatitoka o tō rātou whare.
One night Māui stuffed up the window and the door of their house.

Kei te tuhituhi a Rangi i tētahi reta ki te pene.
Rangi is writing a letter with the pen.

Kei te haere au ki roto.
I am going inside.

Kei te kite au i a koe.
I see you.

Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu i ngā wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop

E Hera, Tangiwai, kia ora kōrua. Kei te pēhea kōrua?
Hi Hera and Tangiwai. How are you two?

Kei te āhua pōuri ia.
He or she is somewhat sad.

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.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children are going outside.

Kei te kite koe i a au.
You see me.

Kei te āhua mānukanuka ahau.
I'm a little anxious.

Kei te āhua wera ia.
He or she is somewhat hot.

Kei te hokomaha ahau.
I am at the supermarket.

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga.
The car is going up.

Kei te waru karaka te taima (Kua waru karaka te taima.)
It is eight o’clock.

Ko āna tamariki tonu kei te āwhina haere i a ia (Kāretu 1974:106)
Her own children used to help her

E hoa, kei te pai.
Mate, it's okay.

Kei te āhua makariri ia.
He or she is somewhat cold.

Kei te ātaahua a waho.
(It) is beautiful outside

Kei te kōrero ahau
And if I'm sick I say

Kei te haere koe ki raro.
You are going down.

I kī mai a Hōne kei te haere ia ki te hui
Hōne said he was going to the meeting

Kei te papa tākaro.
At the playground.

Kei te tino pai ahau.
I am very good.

Kei te māuiui ahau
And if I'm running I say

Kei te haere mai ngā tamariki ki konei.
The children are coming here.

Kei te haere au ki te hui
I am going to the meeting

Kei te tino ora ahau.
I am very well.

Kei te oma ahau
So how does Kei te hokomaha ahau mean I am at the supermarket?

Kei te haere a Riria rāua ko Larisa ki konā.
Riria and Larisa are going there, near you.

Kei te whiti te rā.
The sun is shining.

Kei te kai ahau
We could translate this as

Kei te tārere.
Swinging.

Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei rā?
How are you today?

Kei te tino matekai ahau.
I am very starving.

Kei te tū ahau.
I am standing.

Kei te hokomaha ahau
We could translate this as

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga ake.
The car is going upwards to the top.

Kei te haere koe ki hea?
Where are you going?

Kei te tārere koe.
You are swinging.

Kei te tino hiainu ahau.
I am very thirsty.

Kei te harikoa ngā tamariki.
The children are happy.

Kei te whare ahau.
I am at the house.

Kei te oho koe?
Are you awake?

Kei te pai tino ahau.
Actually there are a pile of other particles in the preposed periphery that we already know:

Kei te whanawhana.
Kicking.

Kei te pupuhi te hau.
The wind is blowing.

Kei te mātakitaki au i te kemu.
I am watching the game.

Kei te oma ahau i roto i te whare.
I am running inside the house.

Kei te noho māua.
Us two but not you are sitting

Kei te heke iho a Te Naera ki raro.
Te Naera is heading down to the bottom.

Kei te whanawhana ō waewae.
Your legs are kicking.

Kei te pai kōrua?
You two okay?

Kei te āwhina i a ia ngā tamariki katoa o te tāone o Taranaki.
All the children of the town of Taranaki are helping her.

Kei te tino mokemoke ahau.
I am very lonely.

Kei te horoi ngā tamariki i ngā rīhi.
The children are washing the dishes.

Kei te oma ahau i mua i te whare.
I am running in front of the house.

Kei te māua whare
I am at our house, not yours

Kei te tino māuiui ahau.
I am very sick.

Kei te mātakitaki koe i te aha?
What are you watching?

Kei te hē rawa atu tāna kōrero.
What he says is completely mistaken.

Kei te oma ahau i te taha o te whare.
I am running by the side of the house.

Kei te pānui rātou i te pukapuka
They are reading the book.

Kei te āwangawanga au kei ua āpōpō
I'm worried it might rain tomorrow

Kei te oma te kurī.
The dog is running.

Kei te hanga a Haki i tētehi whare.
Jack is building a house.

Kei te tino māharahara ahau.
I am very anxious.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki te aha?
What are the children going to?

Kei te oma ahau i te whare ki te kura.
I am running from the house to the school.

Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop

Kei te whatitiri.
It's thundering.

Mōrena; kei te pēhea koe?
Morning, how are you?

Kei te haere tāua ki hea?
Where are we going?

Kei te rere te manu iti i te rākau ki te whare
The little bird is flying from the tree to the house

Kei te tārere te pēpi.
The baby is swinging.

Kei te wehe rāua.
Those two are going.

Kei te hikohiko te uira
The lightning is flashing.

Ata mārie; kei te pēhea kōrua?
Good morning, how are you two?

E hia ngā tūru kei te tēpu?
How many chairs are at the table?

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki hea?
Where are the children going?

Kei te āwangawanga au kei ua āpōpō.
I’m worried it might rain tomorrow.

Kei te tārere a Kauri.
Kauri is swinging.

Ngā mihi o te ata; kei te pēhea koutou?
Morning greetings, how are you (three +)?

Kei Poneke, kei Te Papa.
In Wellington at Te Papa.

Kei te haere ngā kurī ki hea?
Where are we two going?

Kei te heke iho a Hēmi i te rākau.
Hēmi is descending down from the tree.

Kei te tākaro te whānau i te kēmu.
The family is playing the game

Kei te papa tākaro ngā tamariki Kei Pōneke te tāne
The man is in Wellington

Kei te tino mōhiotia te reo o Kiri Te Kanawa, puta noa i te ao.
Kiri Te Kanawa’s voice is known throughout the world.

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

Kei te tangi a Mereana.
Mereana is crying.

Ngā mihi o te ahiahi; kei te pēhea tātou?
Afternoon greetings, how are we?

Kei te tino harikoa ahau.
I am very happy.

Kei te whakamanaamana a Rewi, ānō nei ko ia te rangatira
Rewi is getting above himself, pushing himself forward, “mana-tripping

Kei te haere raua ki te hīkoi akuanei
They are going for a walk soon.

Ngā mihi o te pō; kei te pēhea koutou katoa?
Evening greetings, how are you all?

Kei te tino riri ahau.
I am very angry.

Āe, āe, kei te mārama au! Tēnā. Me haere tāua.
Yeah, yeah, I know! Right, we'd better get going.

Ko Hone kei te haere mai ki te noho, ko te mataamua
John, who is coming to stay, is the eldest

Kei te kōrero tāua.
You are i, the two of us, are talking.

Kei te toa a Rangi.
Rangi is at the shop

Ngā mihi o te wā; kei te pēhea koutou?
Season greetings, how are you (three +)?

Kei te tino māngere ahau.
I am very lazy.

Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.

Kei te oma au.
I am running.

Kei te āhua māharahara.
A bit anxious.

Tēnā koe; kei te pēhea?
Hello, how is it?

Kei te tino pukuriri ahau.
I am very grumpy.

Kei te whare
(is) at the house

Kei te oma te kurī ki te ngeru.
The dog is running to the cat.

Kei te hiahia au kia haere ia ki te whare wānanga
I would like him to go to university

Kei te tino pōuri ahau.
I am very sad.

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.

Kei te tino wera ahau.
I am very hot.

Kei te pai tātou.
We are all good.

Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki
The mother is watching the children

Kei te pīrangi koe ki te parakuihi?
Do you want some breakfast?

Kei te tino makariri ahau.
I am very cold.

Kei te whakarongo au ki te wahine, engari, kāore ia i te waiata.
I am listening to the woman, but she is not singing.

I māuiui ahau, engari, kei te ora ahau.
I was sick, but now I'm well.

Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki e tākaro ana
The mother is watching the children who are playing

Kei te waiata kōrua ko Pita.
You and Pita are singing.

Tokotoru ngā tama kei te papa tākaro.
There are three boys at the playground.

Kei te tino pai koe.
You are very good.

Kei te harikoa ia, engari, i pōuri ia.
He is happy but he was sad.

Kei te mātakitaki te māmā i ngā tamariki kāore e tākaro ana.
The mother is watching the children who are not playing.

Kei te māuiui au.
I'm sick.

Kei te tino ora koe.
You are very well.

Kei te haere ia ki te marae ki te tunu i ngā kai mō te hui.
He is going to the marae to cook food for the meeting.

Kei te mahi
(is) at the work

Kei te hīkoi ahau.
I am walking.

I tū tātou, ēngari, kei te noho rātau.
We stood, but they are sitting.

I pātai mai ia kei te haere au ki hea.
He asked me where I was going.

Kei te waiata a Hine.
Hine is singing.

Kei te rere te rūrū ki te rākau ki te kai i ngā ngārara.
The rūrū is flying to the tree to eat the insects.

I ako ahau, ā, kei te ako ahai.
I learnt, and i am learning.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai tērā kōtiro?
Do you know who that girl is?

Kei te moe te ngeru.
The cat is sleeping.

Kei te pōuri au.
I'm sad.

Kei te tino matekai koe.
You are very starving.

Kei te hanga te pūngāwerewere i tana māwhaiwhai ki te hopu i ngā ngaro.
The spider is building its web to catch flies.

Kei te pēhea
(are) at the what condition

Kei te pai āhau, ā, kei te pai koe.
I am good and you are good.

Kei te tino hiainu koe.
You are very thirsty.

Kei te pānui a Tainui te pukapuka ki ngā kōhungahunga.
Tainui is reading the book to the young people.

Kei te pai
(am) at the being good

Kei te oma ngā tamariki.
The children are running.

I tākaro ngā tamariki, ā, kei te ngenge rātou.
The children played and they are tired.

Kei te piu ia.
She is skipping.

Kei te ako tāua i te reo Māori.
We're learning Māori.

Kei te hiakai au.
I'm hungry.

Kei te inoi te whānau.
The family is praying.

Kei te tino ngenge koe.
You are very tired.

Kei te mātakitaki ngā ākonga i te whutupōro i te taiwhanga hākinakina.
The students are watching the football in the stadium.

I tunu te tane i te kai, ā, kei te kai te whānau.
The man cooked the food and the family ate.

Kei te oma ngā kurī.
The dogs are running.

Kei te hiamoe au.
I'm sleepy.

Kei te kai te kurī i te mīti kau. Kei te koa ia.
The dog is eating beef. He is happy.

Kei te ora ahau, engari, kei te māuiui koe.
I am well, but you are sick.

Kei te hokomaha tō māua māmā.
Our mother (not yours) is at the supermarket.

Kei te oma ia.
He/She is running.

Kei te tākaro whutupāoro rātou.
They are playing football.

Āe, kei te mārama ahau.
Yes, I understand.

Kei te matekai au.
I'm starving.

Kei te hiakai koe, pēpi?
Do you want to have kai, baby?

I tū nga tāngata, engari, kei te noho rātou.
The people stood, but at the moment - kei te - they are sitting.

Kei te kura ngā tamariki.
The children are at school.

Kei te tino māuiui koe.
You are very sick.

Kei te kohete te kuia i ngā tamariki.
The old woman is telling the children off.

Kei te moe kōrua.
You two are sleeping.

Kei te tino māharahara koe.
You are very anxious.

Kei te pararē te koro ki ngā kurī i te pātiki.
The old man is shouting at the dogs in the paddock.

Kei te whakatika te ope i Heihei.
The party is setting out from Heihei.

Kei te haere koe ki te whare pikitia ā te ahiahi nei, kei te tuhi rānei i tō tuhinga roa?
Are you going to the pictures tonight, or writing your essay?

Kei te mahi.
At work.

Kei te pīrangi te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Kei te tino pukumahi koe.
You are very busy.

Kei te hiamoe māua.
He/she and I are sleepy.

Kei te tino āwangawanga koe.
You are very worried.

Kei te tākaro te tamaiti i runga i te ī-papa i roto i te akomanga.
The child is playing on the i-Pad in the classroom.

Kei te whakatika i te waka.
The car is being fixed.

Kei te kōrero māua
We two not you are talking

Kei te kōrero kōrua ko Tuhawaiki.
You and Tuhawaiki are talking.

Kei te haere mātou ki te konohete.
We (3+ excluding listener) are going to the concert.

Kei te pukuriri au.
I'm grumpy.

Āe e Mā, kei te hēmanawa au i te wera.
Yeah Mā, this heat is getting to me.

Kei te piki ngā tamariki i te hiwi ki te kehokeho o te hiwi.
The children are climbing the ridge to the summit of the ridge.

Kei te whakatikaina te waka.
The car is being fixed.

Kei te mātakitaki ngā tamariki i ngā mea katoa.
The children are gazing around at everything.

Kei te riri au.
I'm angry.

Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi?
What is the weather like today?

Kei te hiahia ia ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
He wants to go to the toilet.

Kei te tino harikoa koe.
You are very happy.

Kei te waiatatia tonutia tēnei waiata.
This song is still sung today.

Kei te kai rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are eating here.

Kei te hauhau?
Is is windy?

Kei te pīrangi kai te kōtiro nei.
The girl wants to eat.

Kei te haere atu a Hone.
John is going away.

Kei te ako rāua
Those two are learning

Kei te kai rātou
They are eating

Kei te haere rāua ki hea?
Towards where are those two going?

Kei te oma te kurī ki korā.
The dog is running over there.

Kei te mānukanuka au.
I'm anxious.

Kei te ako au i ētehi karakia tūturu.
I am learning some traditional karakia.

Kei te tino māngere koe.
You are very lazy.

Kei te piirangi·tia he tangata (hei) tiaki i te whare
A person to look after the house is wanted

Kei te haere rāua ki te papa tākaro.
Those two are going to the playground.

Kei te kaukau te ika ki konā.
The fish is swimming over there.

Kia ora, kei te pai ahau.
Thanks, I'm good.

Kei te āhua pai au.
I'm somewhat good.

Kei te tino pukuriri koe.
You are very grumpy.

Kei te hiakai ahau, nō reira, ka kai au.
I am hungry, therefore I will eat.

Kei te tangi te koroua i tōna tahu.
The old man is mourning his love.

Kei te āhua ngenge au.
I'm somewhat tired.

Kei te waitara.
It's hailing.

Kei te māuiui te tamaiti, nō reira, kei te tangi ia.
The child is sick, therefore she is crying.

Kei te mārama haere te rangi.
The sky is getting lighter (becoming lighter).

Kei te haere ia ki te moana.
He is going to the sea.

Kei te tunu a Mere i te kai.
Mere is cooking the food.

Kei te tino wera koe.
You are very hot.

Kei te purei kāri ahau.
I am playing cards.

Kei te kai te pēpi.
The baby is eating.

Kei te wera te rā.
The day is hot.

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara mō te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington for the concert.

Kei te moe te koro
The old man is sleeping.

Kei te āhua koa au.
I'm somewhat happy.

Kia ora Te Manaaki, kei te aha koe e hoa?
Hi, Te Manaaki, what are you doing friend?

Kei te pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei mō taku pāpā.
I want to buy this for my dad.

Kei te taraiwa mātou ki te Whanaganui a Tara ki te whakarongo ki te konohete.
We are driving to Wellington to listen to the concert.

Kei te tino pai ia.
He or she is very good.

Kei te pānui au mō te huarere.
I am reading about the weather.

Kei te haere ahau ki te ruma moe, ā, ka moe ahau.
I am going to the bedroom and I will sleep.

Kei te āhua pōuri au.
I'm somewhat sad.

Kei te tino ora ia.
He or she is very well.

Kei te māuiui a Honi, engari, ka pai ia.
Honi is sick but he will be well.

Kei te moe ia i tōna moenga
He's sleeping on his bed.

Kei te haere rāua.
Those two are going.

Kei te kite atu au.
I see that.

Kei te tino hiakai ia.
He or she is very hungry.

E kāo. Kei te pai au.
No, I am fine.

Kei te hiakai a Rangi, nō reira, kei te riri ia.
Rangi is hungry, therefore he is angry.

Kei Te Waipounamu.
In the South Island.

Kei te kāinga ōku kamupūtu.
My gumboots are at home.

Kei te āhua hiakai au.
I'm somewhat hungry.

Kei te haere te tangata ki te one.
The man is going to the beach.

Kei te makariri te rā.
The day is cold.

"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

Kei te tino matekai ia.
He or she is very starving.

Kei te miraka kau tonu pea ngā tāngata.
Perhaps the people are still milking.

Kei te waiata rātou.
They (3 or more) are singing.

Kei te āhua hiamoe au.
I'm somewhat sleepy.

Kei te hukapapa te rā.
The day is snowy.

Kei te whakaaro au mōu.
I am thinking about you.

Kei te haere ahau *mā runga* pahi
I am traveling by bus

Kei Te Waipounamu te pāpā.
The father is in the South Island.

Kei te āhua pukuriri au.
I'm somewhat grumpy.

Kei te tino ngenge ia.
He or she is very tired.

Kei te kaakahu ngaa waahine raa, kei te titiro whakatau mai ki a ia
While the women were putting on their clothes, they gazed intently at him

Kei te horoi ia i tana kurī
S/he is washing her/his dog

Kei te haere te kurī ki te moana.
The dog is going to the sea.

Kei te ora ahau.
I am well.

Kei te tino hiamoe ia.
He or she is very sleepy.

Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.
The dog is running to the South Island.

Kei te haere te kōtiro ki te kura.
The girl is going to school.

Kei te tika, nē rā?
That's right, isn't it?

Kei te hiakai ahau.
I am hungry.

Kei te tino mokemoke ia.
He or she is very lonely.

Kei te ora tonu ōku mātua.
My parents are still alive. — 1678

Ko tōna kāinga i haere mai ai kei Te Ākau.
The village where he left from was Te Ākau.

Kei te haere au ki te hokomaha.
I'm going to the supermarket.

Kei te whakarongo au ki te whaikōrero.
I am listening to the main speech.

Kei te tika tēnei kōrero?
Is this correct?

Kei te tino pai au.
I'm very good.

Kei te tino māuiui ia.
He or she is very sick.

Kei te hīkoi tā kōrua tama.
Your (2 people) son is walking.

Kei te pānui tētahi tauira i tētahi pukapuka
And if some students are reading since books

Kei te haere te kōtiro mā runga papa retireti
The girl is traveling by skateboard

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera ki te papa tākaro.
Raureka and Te Naera are going to the playground.

Kei te tino ngenge au.
I'm very tired.

Kei te hiainu ahau.
I am thirsty.

Kei te tino māharahara ia.
He or she is very anxious.

Kei te pānui ētahi tauira i ētahi pukapuka.
Two new words

Kei te haere rāua ki ngā papa tākaro.
Those two are going to the playgrounds.

Kei te tino ora au.
I'm very well.

Kei te mākū koe?
Are you wet?

Kei te ngenge ahau.
I am tired.

Kei te tino pukumahi ia.
He or she is very busy.

Kei te haere ahau *mā runga* waka
I am traveling by car, not mā runga *te* waka - i an traveling by *the* car

Kei te tino māuiui au.
I'm very sick.

Kei te auau te kurī.
The dog's barking.

Kei te hiamoe ahau.
I am sleepy.

Kei te tino āwangawanga ia.
He or she is very worried.

Kei te haere mā runga waka
I am traveling by car

Kei te hikoi au *ki te* whare.
I am going *to the* house.

Kei te kura
The children will be at school tomorrow.

Kei te tino koa au.
I'm very happy.

Kei te mokemoke ahau.
I am lonely.

Kei te tino whakatā ia.
He or she is very relaxed.

Kei te aroha tētahi tangata ki tetahi tamaiti.
If some people love the children

Kei te haere ahau mā runga i tōku waka
I am traveling by my car

Kei te tino pōuri au.
I'm very sad.

Kei te māuiui ahau.
I am sick.

Kei te tino harikoa ia.
He or she is very happy.

Kei te pai ahai.
I am well.

Kei te aroha etahi tāngata ki ētehi tamariki
If Rangi will sing a song

Kei te haere ahau mā runga i te waka o Rangi
I am traveling in Rangi's car.

Kei te tino hiainu au.
I'm very thirsty.

Kei te māharahara ahau.
I am anxious.

Kei te mātakitaki koe i te kēmu ā te pō nei?
Are you watching the game tonight?

Ko Mia taku taokete, he tino pai ia. Koia kei te āwhina mai i ōku mātua i ia rangi, i ia rangi.
Mia is my sister in law, she is great. She helps my parents everyday.

Kei te pukumahi ahau.
I am busy.

Kei te waiata te tane
If the men are singing

Kei te tino pukuriri ia.
He or she is very grumpy.

Kei te waiata ngā tāne
If a man is singing

I haere mai ia i te kāinga kei Te Ākau.
He left from the village at Te Ākau.

Kei te tino pukuriri au.
I'm very grumpy.

Kei te whakatā ahau.
I am relaxed.

Kei te waiata tētahi tane
And if some men sre singing g

Kei te tino āhua riri au.
I'm very angry.

Kei te harikoa ahau.
I am happy.

Kei te tino wera ia.
He or she is very hot.

Kei te waiata ētahi tāne
If I am going to the shop

Kei te tino āhua mānukanuka au.
I'm very anxious.

Kei te haere tāua.
We're going.

Kei te mōhio koe ki a ia?
Do you know him?

Kei te riri ahau.
I am angry.

Kei te tino makariri ia.
He or she is very cold.

Kei te haere atu ki te toa
If I am going to the shop