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

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

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

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

E titiro ana a Honi.
Honi is looking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

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

E kata ana a Rangi.
Rangi is laughing.

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

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

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

E haere ana a Amaru.
Amaru is going.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E ua ana.
It is raining.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

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

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

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

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

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

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

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

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

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

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

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

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

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

E paki ana.
It is sunny.

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

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

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

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

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 paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

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

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

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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