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 kata ana a Aroha.
Aroha is laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

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

E ua ana.
It is raining.

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

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

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

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

E paki ana.
It is sunny.

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

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

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E āwhina ana a Ari i a Tawa.
Ari is helping Tawa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

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

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 haere ana a Mia.
Mia is going.

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

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

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

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

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

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

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

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

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

E titiro ana a Tame.
Tame is looking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

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

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

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

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

E mauāhara ana a Hēmi ki a Niko.
Hēmi is holding a grudge against Niko.

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

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

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