Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
Future agent emphatic - māku

The future agent emphatic uses nā... e...

Tawa e mahi te parāoa.
Tawa will be the one to make the bread.

Māu.
You will.

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

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

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

Mā rāua.
Those two will.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.

Māku e haere.
I will go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Māku?
Me?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e kōrero.
I will speak.

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

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

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

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

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Māku.
I will.

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

Māu ngā kai e hoko.
You buy the food.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māu koe e taraiwa
You will drive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.

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

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

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.

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

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.

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

Māu ahau e āwhina?
Can you help me?

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

Mā mātou.
They and I will.

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

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

Mā koutou.
You [3+] will.

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

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

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

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

Mā tāua.
You and I will.

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

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

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

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

Mā te kuia e karanga.
The kuia will karanga.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.

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

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

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

Mā kōrua.
You two will.

Māu e mahi.
You do it.

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

Mā Mia.
Mia will.

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

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

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.

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

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

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

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

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.

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

Mā māua.
He/she and I will.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā rātou.
They will.

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

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

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

Māna.
He/she will.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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