Māori Grammar

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About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Mō can be used to mean "about" or "concerning" someone or something.

I kōrero ngā hoa mō te haerenga ki Taupō.
The friends talked about the trip to Taupō.

Kei te pānui au mō te huarere. 
I am reading about the weather.

He pātai tāku mō te mahi āpōpō. 
I have a question about tomorrow's work.

Nā Te Rangi Hīroa, nā Tā Apirana i tuhituhia ngā pukapuka pai mō te Māori.
Te Rangi Hīroa and Sir Āpirana wrote fine books about the Māori.

I kōrero rātou mōku.

They talked about me.

Kei te whakaaro au mōu.
I am thinking about you.

He pakiwaitara tāna mōna anō.
She has a story about herself.

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Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.

I kōrero rātou tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.

He kōrero tēnei te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

Mātakina te pakipūmeka Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!

Kei raro nei he kōrero ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.

Tuhia he kōrero whānau.
Write a story about your family.

Ehara Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.

Kei te kōrero ia mātou.
He is speaking about us.

Kaua e kōrero pēnā Niko.
Don't talk like that about Niko.

A kōrero ana rāua te e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.

I kōrero rātou tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.