Māori Grammar

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

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

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

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

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

Māku?
Me?

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

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

Mā tātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We 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 Bob te waiata e tīmata.
Bob will start the song.

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 parāoa e mahi.
I will make the bread.

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

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

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

Māku.
I will.

Mā Honi.
Honi will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

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

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

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

Māna.
He/she will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 kōrua.
You two will.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

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

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

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

Māu.
You will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

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.

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