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māku - for me, by me

mākū - to be saturated, wet, damp

Mākū. 1. a. Wet, moist. Kei maku koe i te ua.

2. n. Wetness, moisture. A te kitenga o Ihenga i te maku, me nga ika, ka mahara ia he moana (T. 79).

mākūkū, a. Somewhat moist.

whakamakuku, v.t. Moisten.

Williams Dictionary

Māku, pron. 1st pers. sing., ku with preposition ma. For me. Ka maku te whenua (The land will become mine). Maku tenei, ma te ra e to ana (P. 64). Maku e kawe atu he wai mau (I will bring some water for you) (T. 169). ‖ ku (i), ma.

Williams Dictionary

Maku.——

mamaku. 1. n. Cyathea medullaris, an edible tree-fern. Nga kai ma raua he ti, he mamaku, he aruhe.

2. A variety of taro.

3. v.t. Dress timber in a particular way with the adze. Ka oti nga pou nei te mamaku. ‖ ponga, 2.

makumaku, n. Seriola grandis, kingfish. = haku.

Williams Dictionary

Kua mākū katoa ngā tamariki i te ua.
The children are all wet from the rain.
Sentences with i - i

Katia ngā matapihi, kei mākū tātou i te marangai.
Close the windows, lest we get wet from the rainstorm.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Whakamaua tō koti kei mākū koe.
Put you coat on or you'll get wet.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō?
Can you bring me an apple please, dear?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Please make a tea for me.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Kia ahatia, māku koe e haute.
No worries, I will shout you.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Kia ahatia. Māku e whakatika.
It's all good. I will fix it.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Ka pai tēnā, māku hoki ētahi kai e hoko mō te haerenga?
That's good, will I buy some food for the trip?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Taihoa e pōtarotaro pātītī kei te mākū tonu te papa.
Don't mow the lawns the grass is still wet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Ehara māku tēnei kai.
This food is not for me.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Māku tēnei.
I will have this one.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He panakeke pea māku, kia rua.
Perhaps I'll have two pancakes.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He tī pango māku!
I'll have a black tea!
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He tī puihiwhero māku.
I'll have a red bush tea.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Kia kotahi māku, kia rua mā Mia.
One for me, two for Mia.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He hanawiti māku.
I want a sandwhich.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He kawhe, he hanawiti, he keke hoki māku.
I want a coffee, a sandwich and cake.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māku te parāoa e mahi.
I will make the bread.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e kawe atu he wai māu.
I will bring you some water.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te karakia e taki.
I will recite the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te tamaiti e whāngai.
I will feed the child.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te ngeru e whāngai?
Shall I feed the cat?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te papa e tahitahi.
I will sweep the floor.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e kihi tō mamae.
I'll kiss your sore better.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e āwhina.
I will help.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e mahi.
I will do it.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e haere.
I will go.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e taraiwa.
I will drive.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e whakairi.
I will arrange it.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e tunu te hapa.
I will cook dinner.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku pea e tunu, nē?
Shall I perhaps cook, right?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā kai e hoko.
I will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te rīhi e horoi.
I will wash the dish.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te mahi e oti.
I will finish the work.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I will lead the children to school.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā hū e hoko.
I will buy the shoes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e pānui tētahi kōrero ki a koe.
Shall I read you a story?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.
I will dry the clothes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te pouaka whakaata e whakakā.
I will turn on the television.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku koe e awhina.
I will help you.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māky ngā pereti e horoi.
I will be the one to wash the dishes.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu e horoi, māku e tāora.
You will wash, I will dry.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku koe e awhi e.
I will help you.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e tunu.
I will cook it.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā kurī e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the dogs.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ōu tukemata e katokato.
I will pluck your eyebrows.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te pēpi e whāngai.
I will be the one to feed the baby.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku ngā ngeru e whāngai!
I will feed the cats!
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

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.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku tā tātou hapa e tunu a tēnei pō.
I will be the one to cook our dinner tonight.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Will you? I'm not going to!
Māu? Ehara māku!
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e horoi tō rātou waka.
I will be the one to clean the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku?
Me?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku.
I will.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e mahi ngā kai.
I'll get the kai ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku tō kapu tī, Nikau.
I will make a cup of tea, Nikau.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Homai he wai arani māku.
Pass an orange juice for me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hōmai he parāoa māku.
Give me some bread.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu koutou, māku ngā rīhi.
You fella's go, I'll do the dishes.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Kei whea ngā tihi mākū hei ūkui i tō kumu?
Where are the wet wipes to wipe your bum?
For the purpose of - hei

Ehara māku e taki te karakia, nā te mea he iti taku kete pāpaku taku kete karakia.
I will not be the one to recite the prayer because my kete is shallow.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he whakaaro māku.
I don't know what to think.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he pātai māku.
I don't know what to ask.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he waiata māku.
I don't know what to sing.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore au i te mōhio he aha he kai māku.
I don't know what to eat.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

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

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

Ehara māku te rīhi e horoi.
I won’t wash the dish.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māku te mahi e oti.
I won’t finish the work.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māku ngā tamariki e ārahi ki te kura.
I won’t lead the children to school.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māku ngā hū e hoko.
I won’t buy the shoes.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māku te kākahu e whakamaroke.
I won’t dry the clothes.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ki te ua āpōpō, ka noho tāua ki te kāinga, kei mākū.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home in case we get wet.
*If using ki - ki

Mā wai e taraiwa? Māku?
Who's going to drive? Shall I?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

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

Hei aha māku!
What does it matter to me?

Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.

Nā te ngaru nui au i mākū ai.
It was the big wave I was wetted thereby (The big wave soaked me).

Ahakoa kei te mākū ō rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Māku tēnei pukapuka.
This book will be mine / is for me.

Ahakoa he mākū ō rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Nā reira, māku e kawe ai tō tātou nei tikanga, kia tīmata ai tō tātou nei kaupapa, tō tātou nei karaihe, i te pai, i te ora, i te hari.
Therefore, I will carry out our customs, so that our purpose, our class, may begin in goodness, in wellbeing, and in happiness.

Nā reira māku i tuku te karakia, nā reira me karakia tātou.
I will deliver the prayer; therefore, we should all pray.

I kohia he pipi māku, me te kohi anō i ētehi mā taku matua.
I gathered some pipi for me, as well as some for my dad/uncle.

Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.

He rangi mākū.
A wet day.

Kāhore e Mā, māku te papa e tahitahi.
No worries Mum, I will clean the floor.

Māku e hoko mai he koha māu inā tae mai te moni.
I’ll buy you a present when the money arrives.

Ahakoa kei te mākū (Ahakoa he mākū) o rātou kākahu, ka mahi tonu rātou.
Even though their clothes were wet, they kept on working.

Māku tēnei reta
This letter is for me

Ehara māku tēnei reta
This letter is not for me

Māku ēnā rihi e horoi
I will wash those dishes

Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was because of the rain that the children got wet

Ehara nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai
It was not because of the rain that the children got wet (but because of something else)

Whakahanumitia ngā mea mākū.
Combine the wet ingredients.

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

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me (or will be mine).

Nā te ua te tāne i mākū ai.
Because of the rain, the man got wet.

Nā te ua ngā tamariki i māku ai.
The rain was the reason the children got wet.

Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku nei.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.

Mā te ua ngā tamariki e māku ai.
The rain is the reason the children will get wet.

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kore ai koe e mākū.
Come over here so that you don't get wet.

Māku te māmā i harikoa ai.
I is the reason the mother will be happy.

Nā te ua ngā tamariki e māku ai.
The rain is the reason the children are getting wet.

Mā te ua ngā tamariki e mākū ai.
It is because of the rain that children will be wet.

Kāhore mātou e mākū!
We won't get wet!

Māku a Rangi e harikoa ai.
I am the reason that Rangi will be happy.

Māku e horoi.
I'll wash.

Māku!
I will!

Kua mākū taku pēke.
My bag is wet.

Tēnā mahia mai he tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea?

Tēnā mahia mai he tōhi māku.
Could you please make me some toast?

Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku, e kō.
Could you please bring me an apple, dear?

Māku tēnei kai.
This food is for me.

Māku ngā pukapuka e kawe mai i konei ki korā.
It will be me who carries the books from here to over there.

Māku e kōrero.
I will be the one to talk.

Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.

Ehara māku e kōrero.
I will not be the one to talk.

Peti, māku koe e tohutohu ki te mahi keke mā te ringa tonu.
Peti, I will teach you to make a cake entirely by hand.

Nā te aha koe i mākū ai?
What made you wet?

Whakahanumitia ngā mea mākū ki roto i te oko nui.
Mix the wet ingredients together in the large bowl.

Māku te pukapuka rā e pānui.
I will be the one who will read that book.

Māku e mahi?
Shall I do it?

Maku te pukapuka e pānui.
I will be the one to read the book.

Hine: Āe, kia rua māku.
Yes, two for me thanks.

Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
\Could you make me a... please.

I hoki mai rāua mā te mākū.
They returned on account of the damp.

Tēnā haria mai he āporo māku.
Can you bring me an apple please.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea.

Māku ngā tekoteko e whakairo e hoko atu.
I shall carve and sell the tekoteko.

Kei te mākū koe?
Are you wet?

Kua mākū katoa tō kope.
Your nappy is full of pee.

Ka pai anō tō hoko waea pūkoro hou māku, e Mā?
Could you buy me a new cellphone, Mum…?

#95: The cake was eaten by me
#156: I am no longer going to the meeting
#130: Negative active commands - Don't!
#188: Rangi will eat that cake over there
#177: The really happy fish will indeed return
#6: Goodbye!
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