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 rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.

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

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

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

E paki ana.
It is sunny.

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

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

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

E āwhina ana a Mia i a Nikau.
Mia is helping Nikau.

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

E kōrero ana ngā wāhine.
The women are talking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E tū ana te tamaiti tāne.
The boy is standing.

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

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

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

E kihi ana a Tawa kāua ko Ataahua.
Tawa and Ataahua are kissing.

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

E haere atu ana au ki kō.
I'm going over there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.

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

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

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

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

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

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.

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

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

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

E hiahia ana ia ki te kani.
He wanted the saw.

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

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

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

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

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

E haere ana koe ki hea?
Where are you going now?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

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

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

E titiro ana a Tame.
Tame is looking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E haere ana a Niko.
Niko is going.

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

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

E mōhio ana au ki te tangata e kōrero nā koe.
I know the person you're talking about.

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

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

E kata ana a Aria.
Aria is laughing.

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

E ua ana.
It is raining.

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

E titiro ana te tauhou ki a au.
The stranger was looking at me.

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

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

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are coming from the house.

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

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E mahi ana ia i Pōneke.
She works in Wellington.

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

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

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

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

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

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

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

E mauāhara ana a Rangi ki a Ataahua.
Rangi is holding a grudge against Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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