Māori Grammar

Māku e haere.
I will go.

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.

Māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I will lead the children to school.

Mā Hine te kōrero e tuku atu.
Hine will give the speech.

Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.

Mānā te pūhā e kato.
She will pick the pūhā.

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

Mā Tame e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Tame will run to Countdown.

Māku te ngeru e whāngai?
Shall I feed the cat?

Māku te pēpi e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the baby.

Māku e pānui tētahi kōrero ki a koe.
Shall I read you a story?

Māku?
Me?

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

Mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne will return the books.

Māu te kete kākahu e wehewehe.
You will sort the clothes basket.

Mā Pita ngā huawhenua e hoko.
Pita will buy the veges.

Mā Pāpā tātou e taraiwa atu ki Te Ao Hou.
Pāpā will drive us to New World.

Māu te ruma e whakarite.
You will tidy the room.

Māku te rīhi e horoi.
I will wash the dish.

Mā te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher will explain the rules.

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

Mā Hēmi.
Hēmi will.

Mā Mere e whakaoti te kaupapa.
Mary will complete the project.

Mā kōrua te wharepaku e whakapai.
You (2) will clean the toilet.

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.

Māku tō kapu tī, Niko.
I will make a cup of tea, Niko.

Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.

Māku ōu tukemata e katokato.
I will pluck your eyebrows.

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

Māu.
You will.

Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.

Māku te parāoa e mahi.
I will make the bread.

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

Māna ngā manuhiri e karanga.
She will call the guests.

Mā Aidan te ngeru e whāngai!
It will be Aidan who will feed the cat!

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.

Māku te mahi e oti.
I will finish the work.

Mā Henare e whakatau ngā manuhiri.
Henare will welcome the visitors.

Māku e mahi ngā kai.
I'll get the kai ready.

Mā te kōtiro te kurī e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the dog.

Mā rātou e horoi ngā pereti.
They will wash the plates.

Mā ngā tamariki e whakapai ngā moenga.
The children will make the beds.

Mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents will help the children.

Mā ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers will teach the students.

Mā tātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.

Mā mātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.

Mā te Atua koe e manāki, e tiaki.
The Lord will guard you and protect you.

Māku te pouaka whakaata e whakakā.
I will turn on the television.

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.

Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.

Mā rātou ā mātou manuhiri e pōwhiri.
They will welcome our guests.

Mā wai te kawhe nei?
Who is this coffee for?

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.

Māna te whare e horoi.
She will clean the house.

Mā kōrua ngā rihi e horoi.
It will be you two who will wash the dishes.

Māu te kai e hari atu ki a rātou.
You can take the food to them.

Mā Rina e karanga ngā manuhiri.
Rina will welcome the visitors.

Māu pea te karakia e taki?
Would you like to lead the prayer?

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.

Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.

Mā Kauri ia e tiki.
Kauri will go and collect him.

Mā ngā kaiako te toa e whiriwhiri.
The teachers will pick the winner.

Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.

Māu te waka e taraiwa.
You will drive the car.

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.

Mā Rewi e tuhituhi he reta ki te Pirimia.
It will be Rewi who will write a letter to the Prime Minister.

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

Māku ngā hū e hoko.
I will buy the shoes.

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

Mā Aroha e whakapai te kai.
Aroha will bless the food.

Mā rātou.
They will.

Mā Ari te tepū e whakarite.
Ari will be the one to clear the table.

Māku.
I will.

Mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They will prepare the game.

Mā Aria e hoko kai ki Peke te Pēke, koinā tōna tino.
Aria will buy food at Pak n Save, that's her favourite.

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

Mā Ataahua a Amaru e āwhina i te rā nei.
Ataahua will support Amaru today.

Mā Pita te kai e tunu.
Pita will cook the food.

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

Māu te rā e whakarite.
You will plan the day.

Māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She will bring the food.

Mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children will set the table.

Mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) will read the books.

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

Māku te karakia e taki.
I will recite the prayer.

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

Mā Rangi ngā rīhi e horoi, Rangi, māu e whakamaroke.
Rangi will wash the dishes, Rangi, you will dry them.

Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.

Māku tā tātou hapa e tunu a tēnei pō.
I will be the one to cook our dinner tonight.

Māu ngā pereti e horoi.
You will wash the plates.

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.

Mā ngā tamariki te pūhā e kato.
The children will pick the pūhā.

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

Māku e kihi tō mamae.
I'll kiss your sore better.

Mā ngā kaikōrero e mihi ngā manuhiri.
It will be the speakers who will greet the visitors.

Mā Pāora te parāoa e mahi.
Pāora will make the bread.

Mā Taika e mahi te parāoa.
Taika will make the bread.

Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?

Māku e kawe atu he wai māu.
I will bring you some water.

Mā Tawa te hui e whakakapi.
Tawa will close the hui.

Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.

Mā rāua te māra e whakatipu.
They (two) will tend to the garden.

Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.

Māna.
He/she will.

Mā Nikau tōku whare e hanga.
Nikau will build my house.

Māku te papa e tahitahi.
I will sweep the floor.

Mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children will play the game.

Māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.
I will dry the clothes.

Māu anō te huka e rui ki runga.
You should spread the sugar on top yourself.

Mā ngā kaiako e whiriwhiri te toa.
The teachers will pick the winner.

Will you? I'm not going to!
Māu? Ehara māku!

Mā Bob te waiata e tīmata.
Bob will start the song.

Mā ngā tamariki e kato te pūhā.
The children will pick the pūhā.

Mā te hita tātou e whakamahana.
The heater will warm us up.

Mā ā tātou tamariki ā tātou ngeru e whāngai.
Our kids will feed our cats.

Māku ngā ngeru e whāngai!
I will feed the cats!

Mā taku pāpā koe e āwhina.
My dad will help you.

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

Mā Mere ngā kai e kawe.
Mere will bring the food.

Mā Mere e karanga ngā manuhiri.
Mere will call the guests.

Mā mātou tō waiata e waiata.
We will song your song.

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

Māna te kanikani e haere.
It will be her that goes to the dance.

Mā Manu e hoko ngā huawhenua.
Manu will buy the veges.

Mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They (two) will fix the car.

Mā Honi te papa e horopuehu.
It will be Honi who will vacuum the floor.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You will buy the food.

Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.

Mā te mīhini e mahi ngā mea katoa.
The machine will do everything.

Mā rātou ngā pereti e horoi.
They will wash the plates.

Mā Mia e tuhituhi te rārangi kai.
Mia will write the shopping list.

Mā Hera ngā rīhi e horoi.
Hera will wash the dishes.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.

Māku te tamaiti e whāngai.
I will feed the child.

Māu te tepū e whakarite.
You will be the one to clear the table.

Mā te Ātua koe e manāki, e tiaki.
It will be God who will guide and protect you.

Māu ngā rīhi e horoi.
You will wash the dishes.

Mā koutou ngā pānui e tono atu ki ngā kaimahi.
You (3/+) will send the notices out to the workers.

Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.

Māku pea e tunu, nē?
Shall I perhaps cook, right?

Mā tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.
Her friend will take them to work.

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

Mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) will drive the car.

Mā tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your car.

Māku hei mōkai māu!
I'll be your slave!

Nā wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?

Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

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

Māu e tubnu tētahi keke ma t`1a t`1atou hui.
You will cook a cake for our meeting.

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.

Mā Aria ngā tamariki e tiki.
Aria will be the one to collect the children.

Mā tātou e horoi ō tātou kākahu.
We will be the ones to clean the room.

Māky ngā pereti e horoi.
I will be the one to wash the dishes.

Māu e horoi, māku e tāora.
You will wash, I will dry.