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 paki ana.
It is sunny.

E mauāhara ana a Mia ki a Rangi.
Mia is holding a grudge against Rangi.

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

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

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

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

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

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

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

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E ua ana.
It is raining.

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

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E haere ana a Ari.
Ari is going.

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

E āwhina ana a Pāora i a Hēmi.
Pāora is helping Hēmi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

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

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

E kata ana a Tawa.
Tawa is laughing.

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

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

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

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

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

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

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

E titiro ana a Amaru.
Amaru is looking.

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

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

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

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

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

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