Māori Grammar

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

Māna.
He/she will.

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

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 Nikau tōku whare e hanga.
Nikau will build my house.

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

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

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

Māu te tepū e whakarite.
You 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.

Māku.
I will.

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

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

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

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

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

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

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

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

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

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu.
You will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā Koa.
Koa 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.

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.

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy 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 ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

Māku?
Me?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

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

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

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

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

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