Māori Grammar
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Future possession can be denoted by the m-class of possessives. Typically, this is translated as something being "for" a person:
māku/mōku - for me
māu/mō - for you
māna/mōna - for him/her
mā/mō tāua - for us two (you and me)
mā/mō māua - for us two (not you)
mā/mō kōrua - for you two
mā/mō rāua - for them two
mā/mō mātou - for us (three+, exclusive – not including you)
mā/mō tātou - for us (three+, inclusive – including you)
mā/mō koutou - for you all (three+)
mā/mō rātou - for them all (three+)
Mā rātou tēnei kai.
This food is for them.Mō ngā tamariki tēnei whare.
This house is for the children.Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.Mō ngā tamariki tēnei kākahu.
This clothing is for the children.Mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is for the students.He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?Mō Nikau rāua ko tana tama.
For Nikau and his son.He tī pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.Mā rāua tēnei kāri.
This card is for them (two).Mō rātou tēnei waka.
This vehicle is for them.Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.Mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is for the teacher.Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.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 Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.He pānui tēnei māu.
This notice is for you.He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?Mōku tēnei tūru.
This chair is for me.Mā ngā tamariki tēnei āporo.
This apple is for the children.Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.
This chair is for the elders.Mō Manu ērā hu.
Those shoes are for Manu.Mā ngā tāngata tēnei kōrero.
This speech is for the people.Mā ngā tamariki tēnei tākaro.
This toy is for the children.Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.Mōku ērā hū.
Those shoes are for me.He hanawiti māku.
I want a sandwhich.Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.Mō tā rāua tama ērā hū.
Those shoes are for their son.He tī puihiwhero māku.
I'll have a red bush tea.Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.Māku
for meMā te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is for the family.Mō tō māmā tēnei hāte.
This shirt is for your mother.Mā ngā manuhiri tēnei kai.
This food is for the guests.Mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is for the teachers.Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Amaru.
One for me, two for Amaru.Mā Rangi ngā putiputi nei.
These flowers are for Rangi.