How to conjugate a verb in Māori

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Māori verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Māori verbs in the present tense do not conjugate for each person. This means that the verb stays the same for 'I', 'you', 'he', 'they' etc. This is similar to the case in English.

Examples

kei te rongo au

I hear

kei te mahi au

I work

kei te ako au

I want

kei te pānui au

I read

kei te maumahara au

I remember

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Basic words and phrases in Māori

Learn to get by in Māori with these useful words and phrases. These essential phrases cover everything from Māori greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

Ka kite anō

See you again

Ka kite āpōpō

See you tomorrow

Ka kite

See you soon

Hei konā

See you later

Mōrena!

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Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Māori. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Māori verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Māori verbs kite, hiahia and matareka (see, want, like). Using the nouns pukapuka, tūru and tatau (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Māori verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs kite, hiahia and matareka by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Māori possessive pronouns).

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