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mau - to wear clothes

māu - for you, by you; ā category possession

Ehara māu te kai nei.
This food isn't for you.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te mau mōhiti ia.
He is wearing glasses.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te mau a Pani i te ika.
Pani is carrying the fish.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae, i tētahi poraka, i tētahi tīhate, me tētahi hāte hoki.
She is wearing a hat, a jersey, a t-shirt and a shirt.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te mau hū au pērā i ō Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan's.
Sentences with i - i

Taika, ka pai māu te tēpu e whakawātea?
Taika, could you clear the table?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Taihoa e whakarere i te ngeru kia mau i a ia te kiore.
Don't shoo the cat until it has caught the mouse.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nō tō tāua taenga, ka tūpono ia e mau kaka rerehua ana rāua.
When they arrived, he realised that they were wearing fancy dress.
Belonging to the past - nō

Ehara māu tēnei pene.
This pen is not for you.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā Pita i mau ngā kī.
It was Pita who held the keys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

He wītipiki anō māu e te tau?
Do you want another weetbix darling?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He kawhe māu e hoa?
Would you like a coffee mate?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Ari ngā rīhi e horoi, Mia, māu e whakamaroke.
Ari will wash the dishes, Mia, you will dry them.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She will bring the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kaua koe e mau pōtae.
You shouldn't wear a hat.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua ngā tamariki e mau i ngā pōtae.
The children shouldn't wear hats.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Ka mau te ika.
The fish is caught.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore i mau i a ia te poro.
He didn't catch the ball.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore te tangata i mau i ngā pirihimana.
The man was not caught by the police.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki te kākahu o waho.
And took hold of her outer garment.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau anō te kōtiro rā i te ipu.
That girl picked up the calabash again.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He pāreti mau e Pā?
Do you have a plate, Dad?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tāne au kia mau i tēnā patu?
Am I a man, that I should take that weapon?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho

E mau nei anō aua ingoa.
Those names remain the same.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māu ngā kai e hoko.
You won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māu te waka e taraiwa.
You won’t drive the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māu te rā e whakarite.
You won’t plan the day.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Kei te mau hū au pērā i a ia.
I am wearing shoes like her.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kei te mau hū au pērā i a Michael Jordan.
I am wearing shoes like Michael Jordan.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kua mau te tangata i ngā pirihimana.
The man was caught by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua mau i a Rewi te pōro.
The ball has been caught by Rewi.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua mau te kaiā i te pirihamana.
The thief has been caught by the police.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ka mutu tō mahi, ka mohi mau au.
When your work is finished, I will return.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Ki te kore a Nikau e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Nikau doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...

Māku, māu rānei?
Me or you?
Or... - ...rānei

Ehara māu te kai nei, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
This food is not for you, it is for the elders.

Kei te mau i a koe tō tātua?
Have you got your seatbelt on?

Kāore te pōro i mau i a ia.
He didn't catch the ball.

Kāore i mau i a au tēnā.
I didn't capture/get that.

E hia ngā ika a mau i a koe?
How many fish did you catch?

Kia mau kia ita.
Take hold and preserve it.

Kei te mau ia i panekoti.
She is wearing a dress.

Kei te mau ia i tētahi mau taringa.
She is wearing an earring.

Kei te mau is a i tētahi hei.
She is wearing a necklass.

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.

Ka mau te wehi.
That's amazing.

Ka mau ki waho i te whare.
And carried it inside.

Ka mau te wehi!
Awesome!

Kua mau koe!
You've been caught!

Ko Tamahae te tamaiti i mau ai te tarakihi.
Tamahae was the boy who caught the tarakihi.

I a ia tōu pōtae e mau ana.
She had your hat on.

Kei te pai, ka mau te wehi.
Okay, fantasic.

Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.

Āe, māu tonu, kia titiro au ki te rārangi o ngā kai hei hoko.
Yep, you drive, and I'll study the shopping list.

Tēnā tō patu, hei koha māu ki ō tātou ariki i Āwhitu.
Here is young weapon, for you [to give] as a gift for our leaders in Āwhitu.

Ka mau ki te kahu kiwi.
She took the kiwi cloak.

Āe, māu tonu!
Yes, you!

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