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

Me haere tāua.
We should go.

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

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

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

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.

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

Me haere mai!
You should come here!

Me aha a Mere?
What should Mere do?

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

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

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

Me paraihe ō niho.
You should brush your teeth.

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.

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

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

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

Me oma!
You should run!

Me toa!
You should be determined!

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

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

Me moe koe.
You should sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me aha ai?
What should he do?

Me nohopuku tāua.
Let's sit in silence.

Me moe te pēpi.
The baby should sleep.

Me waiata a Mere.
Mere should sing.

Me haere ahau
I had better go.

Me whakarongo!
You should listen!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me tahu te ahi.
We should light the fire.

Me kai ia.
She should eat.

Me tatari rāua
The two should wait.

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

Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top

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

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

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

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

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

Me tunu te kai.
The food should be cooked.

Me horoi ngā rīhi.
The dishes should be washed.

Me tū koe.
You should stand.

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

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

Me haere koutou ko Ari ko Niko ki te tāone.
You and Ari and Niko should go to town.

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

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

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

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

Me noho koe ki raro.
You should sit down.

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

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

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

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

Me tākaro!
We should play!

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

Me whakatā koe!
You should rest!

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

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

Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.

Me aha ngā tamariki?
What shall the children do?

Me noho koe.
You should sit.

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

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

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

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

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

Me whakatā ia
He should rest

Me oho!
You should wake up!

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

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.

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

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

Me kai koe.
You should eat.

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

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

Me tunu kai koe!
You should cook!

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

Me haere ai.
I should go.

Me pono koe.
You should be honest.

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

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

Me titiro mai!
You should look here!

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

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

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

Me whakapakari ia
He should train

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

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

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

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

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

Me maranga!
You should get up!

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

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

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

Me utu te nama.
The debt should be paid.

Me aha au?
What must I do?

Me heru ō makawe.
You should comb your hair.

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

Me pukumahi koe!
You should work hard!

Me karakia tātou.
We should say a karakia.

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

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

Me aha rātou?
What should they do?

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

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

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

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

Me noho ia.
He should sit.

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

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

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

Me whakaaro koe.
You should think.

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

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

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

Me ohu.
We should work together.

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

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

Me āta whakaaro koe!
You should be careful!

Me manawanui!
You should be steadfast!

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

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

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

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.

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

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

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

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

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

Me tūpato!
You should be careful!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Me inu!
You should drink!