Māori Grammar

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

Mā Hera.
Hera will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

Māna.
He/she will.

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You will 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 Taika te parāoa e mahi.
Taika will make the bread.

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

Māku.
I will.

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

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

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

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

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

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

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

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

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

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

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

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

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

Māu.
You will.

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

Māku?
Me?

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

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

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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.

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

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

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

Mā rātou.
They will.

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.