Māori Grammar

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The mother will be the one to tidy the room

future agent emphatic: mā, māku, māu, māna

The future agent emphatic uses nā... e...

Mā Tawa e mahi te parāoa.
Tawa will be the one to make the bread.

See also:

• About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

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

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Māku?
Me?

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

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

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

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

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

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

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.

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

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

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu.
You will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

Māna.
He/she will.

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku.
I will.

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

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

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

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

Mā Mia.
Mia will.

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

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

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

Māku e haere.
I will go.

Mā Pāora a Pita e āwhina i te rā nei.
Pāora will support Pita today.

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

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

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

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

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

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

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