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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

Mā Mia.
Mia will.

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

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

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

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

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 te parāoa e mahi.
I will make the bread.

Māu.
You will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

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

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

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

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

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku.
I will.

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

Māna.
He/she will.

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Those two will.

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

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

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

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

Māku?
Me?