Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.

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

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

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

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

E paki ana.
It is sunny.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E kata ana a Kauri.
Kauri is laughing.

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

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 kihi ana a Koa kāua ko Ataahua.
Koa and Ataahua are kissing.

E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.

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

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.

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

E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E ua ana.
It is raining.

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

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

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

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

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

E kōrero ana ngā wāhine.
The women are talking.

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

E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.

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

E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?

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

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

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

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

E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.

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

E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.

E titiro ana a Nikau.
Nikau is looking.

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

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

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

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

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

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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 haere ana a Rangi.
Rangi is going.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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