Māori Grammar

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

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

Mā Koa a Manu e āwhina i te rā nei.
Koa will support Manu today.

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

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

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

Māku?
Me?

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

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

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

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

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 Rangi.
Rangi will.

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

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.

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

Māu.
You will.

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna.
He/she will.

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

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 e tunu.
I will cook it.

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

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 whakaoti te kaupapa.
Mary will complete the project.

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

Māku.
I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

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

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

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

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.