Māori Grammar

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Their father was, is or will be shouting

e... ana

Sentences in the present tense often use kei te:

Kei te haere au.
I am going.

This can also be expressed with the tense marker e... ana...:

E haere ana au.
I am going.

This is different from other tense markers in that the verb (in this case, haere) comes between the two words e and ana instead of after them, as in kei te.

Also, e... ana... can be be used to indicate action in the past or in the future as well as the present:

E haere ana au.
I am going.
I was going.
I will be going.

Whether it is past, present or future, e... ana... relates to continious action ("I was going" rather than "I went" or "I will be going" rather than "I will go").

E tono ana ia kia haere ia ki te whakatā.
He is requesting to go for a break.

E kihi ana ia i tētahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.

E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.

E kaingākau ana ia ki tana mokopuna ki a Tīwana.
She is very fond of her grandchild, Tīwana.

E kīia ana te kōrero...
The saying goes...

E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..

E kata hoki ana a Koa.
Koa is also laughing.

E haere ana mātou ki te one.
We are going to the beach.

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

E mahi ana au i te hōhipera.
I work at the hospital.

E moe ana te kuia rā.
The old lady is speaking.

E pīrangi ana a Hana ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Hana desires/wants that icecream by you.

E haere ana ia ki te whakarongo.
He is listening.

E whiri ana au i tētahi kōnae.
I am braiding a food basket.

E pīrangi ana a Rangi ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Rangi is wanting that icecream by you.

E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.

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

E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.

E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

E kōrero ana ia ki ngā tamariki.
He is talking to the children.

E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

E kauhoe ana te hoiho i te moana.
The yellow-eyed penguin is swimming in the sea.

E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.

E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.

E mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ana a Aroha.
Aroha is television watching.

E mārama ana au ki te kōrero.
I understand what is being said.

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

E haere ana tātou ki te toa āpōpō.
We will be going to the store tomorrow.

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.

E ua ana te ua.
It is raining (lit: "the rain is raining").

E pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.

E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

E rapu ana ia i tētahi rangimarietanga.
He's looking for peace of mind.

E whakakākahuana ia i a ia anō ki ōna kākahu tino pai.
He's getting himself dressed in his best clothes.

E kōwhiti ana te tamaiti nā i ngā kuku.
The mussels are being shelled by that child by you.

E tū ake ana ia ki te marae.
He is standing up on the marae.

E kauhoe ana ia ki te moutere.
She is going to swim to the island.

E mohio ana au ki ana kupu.
I know what her words mean.

E hoki ana ia ki te kani.
He was returning to the saw.

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.

E mōhio ana koe ki te kaukau?
Are you knowing how to swim?

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.

E tatari ana au ki te rārangi kia hoko ai i ōku hū.
I am waiting in the queue to pay for my shoes.

E kauhoe ana ia ki te motu.
She is going to swim to the island.

E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

E tae katoa mai ana ngā manuhiri.
All the visitors are arriving.

E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.

E whakatipua ana te pātītī e Papa-tū-ā-nuku.
The grass is being grown by Papa-tū-ā-nuku.

E whāngai ana a Honi i te kurī.
Honi is feeding the dog.

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

E kihi ana ia i tātahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.

E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.

E mea ana koe ko Ponga hei ariki mōu?
Are you saying that Pongo is to be your lord?

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.

E kihi ana a Tawa kāua ko Ataahua.
Tawa and Ataahua are kissing.

E haere ana a Pāora.
Pāora is going.

E tunu ana a Mere i te kai.
Mere is cooking the food.

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

E haere ana au ki te mahi.
I am going to work.

E haere atu ana au ki kō.
I'm going over there.

E āwhina ana a Nikau i a Niko.
Nikau is helping Niko.

E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.

E whakapono ana au ki a koe.
I am believing in you.

E hui ana te kōmihana ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Commission meets for two days in each month.

E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?

E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.

E titiro ana a Hēmi.
Hēmi is looking.

E tapahi ana ia ki te kani.
He was cutting with the saw.

E pēhea ana tērā kerēwatiki?
How is that clever dickie?

E kauhoe ana rātou i ngā ngaru.
They are swimming in the waves.

E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.

E ua ana.
It is raining.

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.

E kōrero ana au ki a ia.
I am speaking to her.

E horoi ana a Pāora i a ia.
Pāora is washing himself.

E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.
The spider is hiding in the letterbox.

E haere ana ngā wāhine ki te toa.
The women are going to the shop.

E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?

E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.

E mauāhara ana a Pita ki a Amaru.
Pita is holding a grudge against Amaru.

E hē ana tāna.
What she/he said was incorrect.

E tata ana ia ki te matapihi ka haere tonu ia ki te kūaha.
Being near the window, she walked to the door.

E aroha ana ahau ki a Ataahua.
I love Ataahua.

E āwhina ana ahai i a ia.
I am helping him.

E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.

E kāia ana hoki he tino toa koe ki taua mahi.
It is also said that you were a real champion at that job.

E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.
She believes in God.

E haere ana mātou ki te one āpōpō.
We are going to the beach tomorrow.

E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.

E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.

E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.

E whakarongo ana ngā pirihimana ki te tangata.
The policemen are listening to the person.

E mātaki-kiriata ana mātou.
We're movie-watching.

E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.

E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu kahurangi.
I want that blue dress.

E tākaro ana rāua i te papa tākaro.
They (two people) are playing at the playground.

E oma ana ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children are running to school.

E mōhio ana au ki te tangata e kōrero nā koe.
I know the person you're talking about.

E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.

E māngere ana ngā tamariki i te pouaka whakaata.
The television is making the children lazy.

E tū ana te tamaiti tāne.
The boy is standing.

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.

E waiata ana ngā tamariki.
The children are (or were) singing.

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are coming from the house.

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

E kata ana a Tame.
Tame is laughing.

E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.
The gardener is sleeping in the shed.

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.

E haere ana au ki te rūma horoi hīrere ai.
I'm going to the bathroom for a shower.

Kāore au e ako ana i te reo Māori.
I am not learning the Māori language.

E haere ana koe ki hea?
Where are you going now?

E paki ana.
It is sunny.

E kōrero ana a Hemi ki te kaiako.
Hemi is talking to the teacher.

E kōrero ana ngā wāhine.
The women are talking.

E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.

E haere ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.

E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.

E whiti ana te rā ki Kaikohe.
The sun is shining in Kaikohe.

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

E whakamutu ana ia i tana horonga.
She is finishing the washing.

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.

E puta ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.

E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?
Are you wanting this yellow t-shirt?

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.

E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.

E titiro ana te tauhou ki a au.
The stranger was looking at me.

E kōrero ana te wahine i te karakia.
The woman is speaking the prayer.

E haka ana te iwi whenua rā i te haka.
The local people were performing the haka.

E kai ana te kurī i te kai.
The dog is eating the food.

E whaikōrero ana te koroua.
The elderly man is making a speech.

E pīrangi ana a Māui ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Māui desires/wants that icecream by you.

E ua ana ki waho.
It's raining outside.

E kai ana te pēpi i ngā rīwai.
The baby is eating the potatoes.

E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.

E haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.

E kai ana ngā tamariki i ngā āporo.
The children are eating the apples.

E haere ana mātou ki Wānaka ā tērā wiki.
We are going to Wānaka next week.

E mātakitaki ana rātou i te netipāora.
They are watching the netball.

E maumahara ana ahau ki taku tino matukutanga.
I am remembering being very frightened.

E whakatā ana tāua i te ngahere.
We (you and I) are resting in the forest.

E mōhio ana ia he porotaka te ao.
He knows that the earth is round.

E mōhio ana au ki ana kupu.
I am knowing what her words mean.

E kai ana ngā tamariki i te hapa.
The children are eating dinner.

E hiahia ana ia ki te kani.
He wanted the saw.

E hiahia ana ia ki te haere ki tāwāhi.
Do you want to go to.

E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.

E mahi ana ia i Pōneke.
She works in Wellington.