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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

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

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

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

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

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I 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 ngā kai e kawe.
Mere will bring the food.

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

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

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

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

Māku.
I will.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

Māu.
You will.

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

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

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

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

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

Mā Niko.
Niko will.

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

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

Māna.
He/she will.

Māku?
Me?

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

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

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