Ngā Hanga Kōrero: Essential Sentence Structures in te reo Māori

Question 1

He [A] tēnei.
He rākau tēnei.
He pukapuka tēnei.

Answer 1

This is a [A].
This is a tree.
This is a book.

Question 2

Kei hea te/ngā [A]?
Kei hea te ngeru?
Kei hea ngā tamariki?

Answer 2

Where is/are the [A]?
Where is the cat?
Where are the children?)

Question 3

E hia ngā [A]?
E hia ngā pene?
E hia ngā whare?

Answer 3

How many [A] are there?
How many pens are there?
How many houses are there?

Question 4

Ka taea e au te [action].
Ka taea e au te pānui.
Ka taea e au te kai.

Answer 4

I can [action].
I can read.
I can eat.

Question 5

He [A] tōku/tōna/ngāku.
He kurī tōku.
He waka tōna.

Answer 5

I/They have a [A].
I have a dog.
They have a car.

Question 6

Kei te [action] te/ngā [subject].
Kei te oma te tamaiti.
Kei te kai ngā manuhiri.

Answer 6

The [subject] is [action].
The child is running.
The guests are eating.

Question 7

Ka [action] au āpōpō.
Ka haere au āpōpō.
Ka kōrero au āpōpō.

Answer 7

I will [action] tomorrow.
I will go tomorrow.
I will speak tomorrow.

Question 8

Nā [subject] te [object].
Nā Pare te whare.
Nā Hōne te pene.

Answer 8

[Subject] owns the [object].
The house belongs to Pare.
The pen belongs to Hōne.

Question 9

Ehara i te [A].
Ehara i te waka.
Ehara i te rākau.

Answer 9

It is not a [A].
It is not a car.
It is not a tree.

Question 10

Kei te pēhea koe?
Kei te pai au.
Kei te mauiui au.

Answer 10

How are you?
I am good.
I am sick.