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

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

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

E kōrero ana ngā wāhine.
The women are talking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

E titiro ana a Rangi.
Rangi is looking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

E ua ana.
It is raining.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E haere ana a Koa.
Koa is going.

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

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

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

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

E kihi ana a Amaru kāua ko Aroha.
Amaru and Aroha are kissing.

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

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

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

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

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

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

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

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

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

E āwhina ana a Kauri i a Hēmi.
Kauri is helping Hēmi.

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

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

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 paki ana.
It is sunny.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.

E kata ana a Niko.
Niko is laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E mauāhara ana a Amaru ki a Mia.
Amaru is holding a grudge against Mia.

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

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

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

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

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

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