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māua - we, us (two people, excluding addressee)

E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I whakatā māua i te whare.
We (me and one other) rested at the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.
We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pou māua i ētahi rākau māori: he tōtara, he tarata, he kōwhai hoki.
We planted some native trees: tōtara, tarata and kōwhai.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua oti tā māua mahi.
Our (two people) work is done.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me haere māua ki te hoko parāoa.
We two had better go and buy some bread.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ko mataku māua i a ia.
We were frightened by him.
Sentences with i - i

Pēnei māua kei tāwāhi tonu koe!
We thought you guys were still overseas!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Ka haere māua mā runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere māua ko Nikau ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Nikau and I are going to the supermarket to shop.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāhore anō māua kia kai.
We have not eaten yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō tā māua mahi kia oti.
Our work is not done yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore māua i whakatā i te whare.
We did not rest at the house.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kei te haere māua ki te hokomaha. Kei te hia haere mai kōrua?
We're going to the supermarket. Do you want to come?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Kāore māua e waiata ana i te hui.
We are not singing at the gathering.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Nō tā māua tama tērā whare.
That house belongs to our son.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He karaka tā māua hunaonga.
Our daughter-in-law is a clerk.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He Tame ro kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children's teacher is Tame.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He hū ō ā māua tamariki.
Our children have shoes.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore ō māua pōtae.
We don't have any hats.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā māua tīkiti.
We don’t have any tickets.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Taika ki te tiki i a Tawa.
Soon Taika and I will go to fetch Tawa.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka kōrero māua ko Mere ki a ia.
Mere and I spoke to him.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ka kōrero ia ki a māua ko Mere.
He spoke to Mere and me.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko māua ko Mere ngā kaiāwhina.
Mere and I are the helpers.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei Pōneke māua ko Sarah.
Sarah and I are in Wellington.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te tino pai rawa atu māua i nāianei.
We are really good now.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kei te mahi māua āpōpō.
We will be working tomorrow.
Future locatives - kei te

Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a ia tō māua waka i whakatika.
He didn't fix our car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i tō māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere māua ki te tāone.
When the meeting is over, we will go to town.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

He rite tonu ō māua nei wawata.
Our aspirations are exactly the same.

Kei mua māua i ngā motokā.
We are in front of the cars.

Tokorua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

I mokemoke ia i te ngaro o tō māua hoa.
He's lonely as a result of the absence of our (2 inclusive) friend.

Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. Nā tō rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.

Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.
When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.

E rua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

Ā tērā Rāmere, ka haere māua ki Temuka.
Next Friday, we (2 exclusive) will go to Temuka.

Ā māua pū.
Our (2 exc) guns.

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