On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai i kai i ngā āporo?
Who ate the apples?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

I kai au i taku parakuihi.
I ate breakfast.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai au tahi me...
I ate with...
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai ngā tamariki i te parāoa.
The children ate the bread.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Nā mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai mō Tū-whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei

I te rāmere i kai ai au me Aroha.
On Friday I ate with Aroha.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I kai hapa au.
I ate dinner.

Kainga i waho.
They ate outside.

Ka kai a Tame i te kōura.
Tame ate the crayfish.