Māori Grammar

Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.

Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.

Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?

Mā rāua tēnei kāri.
This card is for them (two).

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.

Mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is for your mother.

He kawhe, he hanawiti, he keke hoki māku.
I want a coffee, a sandwich and cake.

Mā ngā tāngata tēnei kōrero.
This speech is for the people.

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is for the children.

Mā te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is for the family.

Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.

Mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is for the children.

Mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is for the teacher.

Māku tēnei.
I will have this one.

Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?

He hanawiti māku.
I want a sandwhich.

Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.

Mō Koa rāua ko tana tama.
For Koa and his son.

Mō tātou.
For all of us.

He tī pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!

He tī puihiwhero māku.
I'll have a red bush tea.

Mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is for the teachers.

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is for the children.

Mā Mia ngā putiputi nei.
These flowers are for Mia.

He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?

Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?

Mā ngā manuhiri tēnei kai.
This food is for the guests.

Mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is for the students.

Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Ataahua.
One for me, two for Ataahua.

He panakeke pea māku, kia rua.
Perhaps I'll have two pancakes.

Mōku ērā hū.
Those shoes are for me.

Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.

Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

Mō Aroha ērā hu.
Those shoes are for Aroha.

Mā ngā tamariki tēnei āporo.
This apple is for the children.

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

Mō tā rāua tama ērā hū.
Those shoes are for their son.

Māku
for me

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.