Māori Grammar

Mā rātou e horoi ngā pereti.
They will wash the plates.

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.

Māku e mahi ngā kai.
I'll get the kai ready.

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.

Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.

Mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children will play the game.

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

Māku te mahi e oti.
I will finish the work.

Māku te parāoa e mahi.
I will make the bread.

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.

Mā taku hoa tāne ngā kākahu horoi e whakairi.
It will be my boyfriend who will hang the washing.

Mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) will read the books.

Māu te kete kākahu e wehewehe.
You will sort the clothes basket.

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

Māu ngā pereti e horoi.
You will wash the plates.

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

Māku e pānui tētahi kōrero ki a koe.
Shall I read you a story?

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

Māku pea e tunu, nē?
Shall I perhaps cook, right?

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.

Mā Pāora.
Pāora will.

Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.

Mā Koa e hoko ngā huawhenua.
Koa will buy the veges.

Mā Mia e mahi te parāoa.
Mia will make the bread.

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

Mā mātou tō waiata e waiata.
We will song your song.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.

Māku ngā hū e hoko.
I will buy the shoes.

Māku ōu tukemata e katokato.
I will pluck your eyebrows.

Mā Ataahua e whakapai te kai.
Ataahua will bless the food.

Mā Mere e karanga ngā manuhiri.
Mere will call the guests.

Māu te waka e taraiwa.
You will drive the car.

Māu te rā e whakarite.
You will plan the day.

Mā Amaru ngā rīhi e horoi.
Amaru will wash the dishes.

Mā Pāpā tātou e taraiwa atu ki Te Ao Hou.
Pāpā will drive us to New World.

Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.

Mā rāua te māra e whakatipu.
They (two) will tend to the garden.

Māu ngā rīhi e horoi.
You will wash the dishes.

Mā Pita te parāoa e mahi.
Pita will make the bread.

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

Mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne will return the books.

Mānā te pūhā e kato.
She will pick the pūhā.

Mā wai te kawhe nei?
Who is this coffee for?

Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.

Mā mātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.

Māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I will lead the children to school.

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

Māku te rīhi e horoi.
I will wash the dish.

Mā Mere e whakaoti te kaupapa.
Mary will complete the project.

Māku e haere.
I will go.

Mā Tawa tōku whare e hanga.
Tawa will build my house.

Māku te tamaiti e whāngai.
I will feed the child.

Māku tō kapu tī, Honi.
I will make a cup of tea, Honi.

Māku.
I will.

Māku te pouaka whakaata e whakakā.
I will turn on the television.

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

Mā rāua te motokā e taraiwa.
They (two) will drive the car.

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

Mā Kauri te tepū e whakarite.
Kauri will be the one to clear the table.

Mā Pita te kai e tunu.
Pita will cook the food.

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

Mā Aria e oma ki Tatau Iho.
Aria will run to Countdown.

Mā Taika e tuhituhi te rārangi kai.
Taika will write the shopping list.

Mā Ari te hui e whakakapi.
Ari will close the hui.

Māku te pēpi e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the baby.

Mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They will prepare the game.

Māku e kihi tō mamae.
I'll kiss your sore better.

Mā ngā tamariki e kato te pūhā.
The children will pick the pūhā.

Māku tā tātou hapa e tunu a tēnei pō.
I will be the one to cook our dinner tonight.

Mā ngā mātua ngā tamariki e āwhina.
The parents will help the children.

Mā te hita tātou e whakamahana.
The heater will warm us up.

Mā Rewi e tuhituhi he reta ki te Pirimia.
It will be Rewi who will write a letter to the Prime Minister.

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

Mā Henare e whakatau ngā manuhiri.
Henare will welcome the visitors.

Māku te karakia e taki.
I will recite the prayer.

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

Māku te ngeru e whāngai?
Shall I feed the cat?

Mā rātou ngā manuhiri e pōhiri.
They will welcome the guests.

Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.

Māku e kawe atu he wai māu.
I will bring you some water.

Māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She will bring the food.

Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.

Mā Ani e karanga ngā manuhiri.
Ani will welcome the visitors.

Mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children will set the table.

Mā ngā kaiako e whiriwhiri te toa.
The teachers will pick the winner.

Māu.
You will.

Māku te papa e tahitahi.
I will sweep the floor.

Mā Hine te kōrero e tuku atu.
Hine will give the speech.

Mā tērā tane tōu waka e whakapai.
That man will fix your car.

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

Mā tātou ngā rīhi e horoi.
We will wash the dishes.

Mā ā tātou tamariki ā tātou ngeru e whāngai.
Our kids will feed our cats.

Mā Nikau ngā huawhenua e hoko.
Nikau will buy the veges.

Mā rātou.
They will.

Mā tana hoa rāua e kawe ki te mahi.
Her friend will take them to work.

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

Mā ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers will teach the students.

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

Mā Tame ngā rīhi e horoi, Niko, māu e whakamaroke.
Tame will wash the dishes, Niko, you will dry them.

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

Māku ngā ngeru e whāngai!
I will feed the cats!

Mā kōrua te wharepaku e whakapai.
You (2) will clean the toilet.

Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.

Māna te kanikani e haere.
It will be her that goes to the dance.

Māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.
I will dry the clothes.

Mā ngā tamariki e whakapai ngā moenga.
The children will make the beds.

Mā te Atua koe e manāki, e tiaki.
The Lord will guard you and protect you.

Mā koutou ngā pānui e tono atu ki ngā kaimahi.
You (3/+) will send the notices out to the workers.

Mā Rangi a Rangi e āwhina i te rā nei.
Rangi will support Rangi today.

Mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They (two) will fix the car.

Mā Hera te papa e horopuehu.
It will be Hera who will vacuum the floor.

Mā kōrua ngā rihi e horoi.
It will be you two who will wash the dishes.

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.

Mā te mīhini e mahi ngā mea katoa.
The machine will do everything.

Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.

Māku?
Me?

Mā ngā tamariki te pūhā e kato.
The children will pick the pūhā.

Māu anō te huka e rui ki runga.
You should spread the sugar on top yourself.

Māu pea te karakia e taki?
Would you like to lead the prayer?

Māna.
He/she will.

Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.

Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.

Mā te rangatira o te hapū te karakia e taki hei tīmata i te hui.
The chief of the subtribe will begin the meeting with the karakia.

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.

Mā Ataahua e hoko kai ki Peke te Pēke, koinā tōna tino.
Ataahua will buy food at Pak n Save, that's her favourite.

Māu te kai e hari atu ki a rātou.
You can take the food to them.

Mā taku pāpā koe e āwhina.
My dad will help you.

Mā ngā kaikōrero e mihi ngā manuhiri.
It will be the speakers who will greet the visitors.

Mā Aidan te ngeru e whāngai!
It will be Aidan who will feed the cat!

Mā te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher will explain the rules.

Mā rātou ā mātou manuhiri e pōwhiri.
They will welcome our guests.

Mā rātou ngā pereti e horoi.
They will wash the plates.

Māna ngā manuhiri e karanga.
She will call the guests.

Mā Bob te waiata e tīmata.
Bob will start the song.

Māu te tepū e whakarite.
You will be the one to clear the table.

Mā te Ātua koe e manāki, e tiaki.
It will be God who will guide and protect you.

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

Mā Mere ngā kai e kawe.
Mere will bring the food.

Māna te whare e horoi.
She will clean the house.

Mā te kōtiro te kurī e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the dog.

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

Will you? I'm not going to!
Māu? Ehara māku!

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

Māu te ruma e whakarite.
You will tidy the room.

Mā Hēmi ia e tiki.
Hēmi will go and collect him.

Mā ngā kaiako te toa e whiriwhiri.
The teachers will pick the winner.

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You will buy the food.

Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.

Māku hei mōkai māu!
I'll be your slave!

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.

Mā tātou e horoi ō tātou kākahu.
We will be the ones to clean the room.

Māky ngā pereti e horoi.
I will be the one to wash the dishes.

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.

Mā Aroha ngā tamariki e tiki.
Aroha will be the one to collect the children.

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

Māu e tubnu tētahi keke ma t`1a t`1atou hui.
You will cook a cake for our meeting.

Māu e horoi, māku e tāora.
You will wash, I will dry.

Nā wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?

Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.