Māori Grammar

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

Māku.
I will.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

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

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

Mā Aria.
Aria will.

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

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

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.

Māku?
Me?

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

Māna.
He/she will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

Māu.
You will.

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 ngā rīhi e horoi.
You will wash the dishes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

Mā rātou.
They will.

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

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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