Māori Grammar

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About someone - mōku, mōu, mōna...

Mō can be used to mean "about" or "concerning" someone or something.

I kōrero ngā hoa mō te haerenga ki Taupō.
The friends talked about the trip to Taupō.

Kei te pānui au mō te huarere. 
I am reading about the weather.

He pātai tāku mō te mahi āpōpō. 
I have a question about tomorrow's work.

Nā Te Rangi Hīroa, nā Tā Apirana i tuhituhia ngā pukapuka pai mō te Māori.
Te Rangi Hīroa and Sir Āpirana wrote fine books about the Māori.

I kōrero rātou mōku.

They talked about me.

Kei te whakaaro au mōu.
I am thinking about you.

He pakiwaitara tāna mōna anō.
She has a story about herself.

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Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.

Kei te kōrero ia mātou.
He is speaking about us.

Tuhia he kōrero whānau.
Write a story about your family.

He kōrero tēnei te hapū i noho i Āwhitu.
This is a story about the hapū which lived at Āwhitu.

Ehara Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.

Mātakina te pakipūmeka Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Watch the documentary about Wellington.

Kaua e kōrero pēnā Manu.
Don't talk like that about Manu.

Kua tuhi pūrongo rāua rāua haere.
They've written a report about their trip.

I kōrero rātou tēnei tangata.
They spoke about that person.

Kei raro nei he kōrero ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

A kōrero ana rāua te e haere ai rāua.
And they talked about the day when they would leave.

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!

I kōrero rātou tērā tangata.
They spoke about that person.