Māori Grammar

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You should talk to your mother

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Me is a mild imperative. It is used to say that someone should do something (such as "you should get up!"). It is not quite a direct command (like "get up!").

Me haere au.
I should go.

Me whakaoti koe i ō mahi.
You should complete your work.

Me haere au ki taku karaehe.
I'd better go to my class.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

Me haere koutou ki te hui kei hinga te take.
You should go to the meeting, or the matter might be defeated.

Me pātai ngā tauira i ngā pātai.
The students should ask the questions.

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

Me haere mai koe ki te tina.
You should come for dinner.

Me ūkui atu i te tiko.
We'd better wipe the tiko off.

Me ruirui he paura ki runga i a koe.
Let's sprinkle some powder on you.

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.

Me horoi ō ringaringa.
You'd better wash your hands.

Me taitai te tama i ōna niho.
The boy should brush his teeth

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me kōreroreo kōrua ko te kaiako.
You and the teacher should have a talk.

Me āwhina koe i a ia.
You should help her.

Me whakatika koe i ō kākahu kura.
You should fix your uniform.

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me maranga!
You should get up!

Me oho!
You should wake up!

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

Me tāria te waka.
The car should be waited for.

Me tuhituhi koe i roto i tō rātaka.
You should write in your diary.

Me haere tāua ki te taone.
We should got to town.

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

Me tino mārena e koe taku mokopuna nāu hoki is i hapū au.
You must marry my granddaughter since you got her pregnant.

Me ako tētahi wāhi ia rā, ia rā.
You should learn part each day.

Me tāpuke te tūpāpaku i roto i te toru rā.
The body must be buried within three days.

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me oma tātou ki te awa.
We (3+ including listener) should run to the river.

Me hoki tātou ki te kāinga.
We (3+ inclusive) should return (go back) home.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me paraihe koe i ō makawe.
You should brush your hair.

Me tākaro!
We should play!

Me oma!
You should run!

Me mātakitaki koe i te kēmu.
You should watch the game.

Me haere koe ki te kaiwhakahaere.
You should go to the co-ordinator.

Me aha a Liam rāua ko Kaia?
What should Liam and Kaia do?

Me aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
We should love one another.

Me hoki kōrua ki te kāinga.
You both must return home.

Me whakareri te whare mō ngā manuhiri.
The house should be prepared for the guests.

Me ohu.
We should work together.

Me kī te pātaka i ngā kai.
The pantry should be filled with food.

Me tango tāua i ō kākahu moe.
Let's take off your pyjamas.

Me pēnā.
(You should do it) like that.

Me aha a Kōuraraka ki te pāreti?
What should Goldilocks do with the porridge?

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

Me kaute tāua ki te tekau.
Let's count to ten.

Me ārahi a Rangi i te tira.
Rangi should lead the group.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me haere koutou ko Hēmi ko Nikau ki te tāone.
You and Hēmi and Nikau should go to town.

Me āta tiaki ō tamariki.
Take care of your children.

Me tiki atu rāua i a Ataahua.
Those two should fetch Ataahua.

Me haere au ki te whare hokomaha.
I'd better go to the supermarket.

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.

Me mahi koe i tō mahi kāinga.
You had better do your homework.

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.

Me kimi hoa ako.
Find a friend to learn with.

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me horoi koe, e te tau!
You should wash, my darling!

Me purumu au i te papa.
I'd better sweep the floor.

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

Me horoi au i ngā rīhi.
I should wash the dishes.

Me tapahi e Honi te wahia.
Honi had better cut the firewood.

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

Me haere au i nāianei.
I'd better go now.

Me kokoti ngā rōhi i a Hōngongoi.
The roses should be pruned in July.

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me titiro ki te karoro!
You should look at the seagull!

Me haere tāua ki tātahi.
Lets got to the beach.

Me aha ahau ki ngā toenga kai?
What should I do with the leftovers?

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me kōmuhu mai koe ki a au.
You should whisper it to me.

Me kai hoki koe i ngā waewae kōura.
You should also eat the cray legs.

Me whakatika koe i tō rūma.
You'd better tidy up your room.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.

Me mihi ka tika ki a koe.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.

Me kai i te rūma kai, kaua e kai i tō rūma moe.
You should eat in the dining room not in your bedroom.

Me haere tonu tāua ki te tāone.
We should still go to town.

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

Me mihi ka tika ki a koutou.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you people.

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.

Me hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys should be given to him/her.

Me haere koe ki te toa ki te hoko miraka.
You should go the shop and buy milk.

Me haere koe ki te toa!
You should go to the shop!

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me haere koe ki te kaukau.
You should go for a swim.

Me whakaronga ngā tamariki ki ngā mātua.
Children should listen to the parents.

Me haere māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

Me mihi ka tika ki a kōrua.
It is entirely appropriate I acknowledge you both.

Me haere tāua ki te inu kawhe.
We should go for a coffee.

Me noho ngā tamariki ki te whāriki.
The children should sit on the mat.

Me toropuku te haere!
We should go secretly/quietly.

Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.

Me tunu a pāpā i te kai.
Dad should cook the food.

Me aha tātou?
What should we do?

Me tuhi a Moana i ana mahi kāinga.
Moana should write her homework.

Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.

Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me haere koe ki te hui.
You should go to the meeting.

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me whakarite koe i te kai.
You should prepare the food.

Me hoatu he kapi ki a Hare.
You should give Hare a copy.

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

Me noho ki muri.
You should sit at the back.

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

Me whakatā koe.
You need to rest.

Me hoki ahau.
I'd better go.

Me haere koe ki te wharepaku.
You'd better go to the toilet.

Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

Me tino haere koe ki te hui.
You really must go to the meeting.

Me horoi koe i ō toroiho.
You should wash your underwear.

Me whakapai koe i te kai.
You had better bless the food.

Me waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools should be left on the table.

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me kaukau koe ka tika!
Too right you should bathe!

Me hangaia te whare hou.
The new house should be built.

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

Me kai waiū ngā pēpi ka tika.
It's right that babies have breast milk.

Me tino haere ngā tamariki ki te kura.
Children have to go to schol.

Me tino āta haere.
We should go carefully.

Me haere koe.
You should go.

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!

Me paraihe koe i ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me toa!
You should be determined!

Me whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.

Me tuhi koe i ō hiahia mō te keke.
You should write down what you want for the cake.

Me āta pao te māhunga ki te rākau.
Hit the head gently with the stick.

Me haere ngā wāhine ki mua.
The women should go to the front.

Me kuhu atu koe ki te tāpu.
Get in the bathtub.

Me āta whakarongo koe ki a ia.
You should listen carefully to her.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

Me whakamau i tō tarau.
Let's put your trousers on.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me tuhi kōrero koutou inaianei.
You should write a story now.

Me inu!
You should drink!

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me whakamau tāua i tō tātua.
Let's put your seatbelt on.

Me mahi tāua, nē?
We should do some work, eh?

Me pānui te kaiako i te reta.
The teacher should read the letter.

Me haere mai ki taku kāinga ki te kai.
(You) should come to my house to dinner.

Me haere tāua ki te hokomoaha.
Let's go to the supermarket.

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me whakakāhore e koe ēnei tū whakaaro.
You should resist these kinds of thoughts.

Me horopuehu a Mere i te papa.
Mere should vauum the floor.

Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.

Me mutu tō kai paipa, kei mate koe.
You should stop smoking in case you get sick or die.

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?

Me waiho a Kōuraraka i te pāreti!
Goldilocks should leave the porridge!

Me kōrero tātou i te reo Māori i te kāinga.
We (3/+inclusive) should speak the Māori language at home.

Me oma au ia rā, ia rā.
I had better run each and every day.

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

Me mahi tahi tātou.
Let's all work together.

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.

Me kimi kaiwhakaako mātau ki te ako, matatau ki te reo Māori.
Find an experienced teacher and knowledgeable friend in te reo.

Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

Me tuku tēnei karere ki tēnā marae, ki tēnā marae o te motu.
This message should be sent to every marae in the country.

Me haere koe ki te mahi ākuanei.
You'd better go to work soon.

Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.

Me kuhu anō tō tarau.
Let's put your pants back on.

Me whakarite ngā taputapu.
You should get the equipment ready.