Māori Grammar

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Their father was, is or will be shouting

e... ana

Sentences in the present tense often use kei te:

Kei te haere au.
I am going.

This can also be expressed with the tense marker e... ana...:

E haere ana au.
I am going.

This is different from other tense markers in that the verb (in this case, haere) comes between the two words e and ana instead of after them, as in kei te.

Also, e... ana... can be be used to indicate action in the past or in the future as well as the present:

E haere ana au.
I am going.
I was going.
I will be going.

Whether it is past, present or future, e... ana... relates to continious action ("I was going" rather than "I went" or "I will be going" rather than "I will go").

E moe ana te kuia rā.
The old lady is speaking.

E mea ana koe ko Ponga hei ariki mōu?
Are you saying that Pongo is to be your lord?

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.

E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.

E kīia ana te kōrero...
The saying goes...

E whiri ana au i tētahi kōnae.
I am braiding a food basket.

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.

E mārama ana au ki te kōrero.
I understand what is being said.

E kauhoe ana ia ki te motu.
She is going to swim to the island.

E mātaki-kiriata ana mātou.
We're movie-watching.

E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?

E kōrero ana te wahine i te karakia.
The woman is speaking the prayer.

E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.
The spider is hiding in the letterbox.

E kai ana ngā tamariki i ngā āporo.
The children are eating the apples.

E kata hoki ana a Mia.
Mia is also laughing.

E haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.

E ua ana ki waho.
It's raining outside.

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.

E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.

E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.
The gardener is sleeping in the shed.

E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.

E whakapono ana au ki a koe.
I am believing in you.

E mahi ana au i te hōhipera.
I work at the hospital.

E kihi ana a Pāora kāua ko Mia.
Pāora and Mia are kissing.

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

E hiahia ana ia ki te haere ki tāwāhi.
Do you want to go to.

E kata ana a Ataahua.
Ataahua is laughing.

E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.

E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..

E kōwhiti ana te tamaiti nā i ngā kuku.
The mussels are being shelled by that child by you.

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.

E whakatipua ana te pātītī e Papa-tū-ā-nuku.
The grass is being grown by Papa-tū-ā-nuku.

E tapahi ana ia ki te kani.
He was cutting with the saw.

E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.

E rapu ana ia i tētahi rangimarietanga.
He's looking for peace of mind.

E mōhio ana au ki ana kupu.
I am knowing what her words mean.

E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.

E haere ana au ki te mahi.
I am going to work.

E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.

E haere ana ngā wāhine ki te toa.
The women are going to the shop.

E kauhoe ana rātou i ngā ngaru.
They are swimming in the waves.

E oma ana ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children are running to school.

E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.
She believes in God.

E haere ana a Nikau.
Nikau is going.

E mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ana a Honi.
Honi is television watching.

E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.

E ua ana te ua.
It is raining (lit: "the rain is raining").

E kōrero ana a Hemi ki te kaiako.
Hemi is talking to the teacher.

E hē ana tāna.
What she/he said was incorrect.

E haere ana au ki te rūma horoi hīrere ai.
I'm going to the bathroom for a shower.

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

E haere ana tātou ki te toa āpōpō.
We will be going to the store tomorrow.

E tunu ana a Mere i te kai.
Mere is cooking the food.

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

E tatari ana au ki te rārangi kia hoko ai i ōku hū.
I am waiting in the queue to pay for my shoes.

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.

E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.

E paki ana.
It is sunny.

E ua ana.
It is raining.

E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?

E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.

E pīrangi ana a Māui ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Māui desires/wants that icecream by you.

E whakatā ana tāua i te ngahere.
We (you and I) are resting in the forest.

E pīrangi ana a Pāora ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Pāora is wanting that icecream by you.

E whana ana te tama i te pōro.
The boy is kicking the ball.

E tono ana ia kia haere ia ki te whakatā.
He is requesting to go for a break.

E āwhina ana a Rangi i a Manu.
Rangi is helping Manu.

E puta ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.

E hui ana te kōmihana ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Commission meets for two days in each month.

E mōhio ana ia he porotaka te ao.
He knows that the earth is round.

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

E kihi ana ia i tātahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.

E whakamutu ana ia i tana horonga.
She is finishing the washing.

E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.

E tākaro ana rāua i te papa tākaro.
They (two people) are playing at the playground.

E āwhina ana ahai i a ia.
I am helping him.

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

E haere ana ia ki te whakarongo.
He is listening.

E kaingākau ana ia ki tana mokopuna ki a Tīwana.
She is very fond of her grandchild, Tīwana.

E mōhio ana koe ki te kaukau?
Are you knowing how to swim?

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

E kai ana ngā tamariki i te hapa.
The children are eating dinner.

E tū ake ana ia ki te marae.
He is standing up on the marae.

E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.

E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.

E kai ana te kurī i te kai.
The dog is eating the food.

E hoki ana ia ki te kani.
He was returning to the saw.

E tae katoa mai ana ngā manuhiri.
All the visitors are arriving.

E tata ana ia ki te matapihi ka haere tonu ia ki te kūaha.
Being near the window, she walked to the door.

E whakakākahuana ia i a ia anō ki ōna kākahu tino pai.
He's getting himself dressed in his best clothes.

E haere ana mātou ki te one āpōpō.
We are going to the beach tomorrow.

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.

E titiro ana a Tame.
Tame is looking.

E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.

E kōrero ana ia ki ngā tamariki.
He is talking to the children.

E whaikōrero ana te koroua.
The elderly man is making a speech.

E kai ana te pēpi i ngā rīwai.
The baby is eating the potatoes.

E whakarongo ana ngā pirihimana ki te tangata.
The policemen are listening to the person.

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.

E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu kahurangi.
I want that blue dress.

E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.

E kauhoe ana ia ki te moutere.
She is going to swim to the island.

E maumahara ana ahau ki taku tino matukutanga.
I am remembering being very frightened.

E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.

E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

E haere ana mātou ki Wānaka ā tērā wiki.
We are going to Wānaka next week.

E haere ana mātou ki te one.
We are going to the beach.

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

E mauāhara ana a Niko ki a Aroha.
Niko is holding a grudge against Aroha.

E horoi ana a Tame i a ia.
Tame is washing himself.

E whiti ana te rā ki Kaikohe.
The sun is shining in Kaikohe.

E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.

E kihi ana ia i tētahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.

E māngere ana ngā tamariki i te pouaka whakaata.
The television is making the children lazy.

E kauhoe ana te hoiho i te moana.
The yellow-eyed penguin is swimming in the sea.

Kāore au e ako ana i te reo Māori.
I am not learning the Māori language.

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.

E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.

E aroha ana ahau ki a Hera.
I love Hera.

E haere ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.

E kāia ana hoki he tino toa koe ki taua mahi.
It is also said that you were a real champion at that job.

E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.

E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.

E pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.

E waiata ana ngā tamariki.
The children are (or were) singing.

E mātakitaki ana rātou i te netipāora.
They are watching the netball.

E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.

E pīrangi ana a Hana ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Hana desires/wants that icecream by you.

E whāngai ana a Koa i te kurī.
Koa is feeding the dog.

E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.

E kōrero ana au ki a ia.
I am speaking to her.

E pēhea ana tērā kerēwatiki?
How is that clever dickie?

E mohio ana au ki ana kupu.
I know what her words mean.

E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?
Are you wanting this yellow t-shirt?

E haka ana te iwi whenua rā i te haka.
The local people were performing the haka.