Māori Grammar
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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.
Mātakina te pakipūmeka mō Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.Ka kōrero te Pirihitini mō te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.Kei te kōrero ia mō mātou.
He is speaking about us.A kōrero ana rāua mō te rā e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.Ehara mō Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.He kōrero tēnei mō te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.E, kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!Kaua e kōrero pēnā mō Niko.
Don't talk like that about Niko.Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua mō tā rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.I kōrero rātou mō tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.I kōrero rātou mō tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.Tuhia he kōrero mō tō whānau.
Write a story about your family.