Māori Grammar

Mō Nikau ērā hu.
Those shoes are for Nikau.

He hanawiti māku.
I want a sandwhich.

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.

Mōku ērā hū.
Those shoes are for me.

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.

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

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.

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

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

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.

Māku
for me

Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.

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

Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.

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

Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.

Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?

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

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

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

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

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

Mō tātou.
For all of us.

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

Māku tēnei.
I will have this one.

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

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

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

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

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.

Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.

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

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

Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?

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

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

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

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.