Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

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

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

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

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

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

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

Mā Pita.
Pita will.

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā Aria a Taika e āwhina i te rā nei.
Aria will support Taika today.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

Māku e haere.
I will go.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna.
He/she will.

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

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

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

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

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

Māu.
You will.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

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

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 te karakia e taki.
I will recite the prayer.

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

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

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

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

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 Honi e tuhituhi te rārangi kai.
Honi will write the shopping list.

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

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

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

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

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

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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.

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku.
I will.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

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

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

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

Māku?
Me?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

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

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

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