Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

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

Māna.
He/she will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā Ataahua.
Ataahua will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

Mā rātou.
They will.

Māu.
You will.

Māku.
I will.

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

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

Mā Hēmi a Rangi e āwhina i te rā nei.
Hēmi will support Rangi today.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

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

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

Māku?
Me?

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

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

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

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

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

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

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

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

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

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