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māua - we, us (two people, excluding addressee)
Māua, pron. 1st per. dual, excluding the person or persons addressed. We two, us two. Ka karanga atu nga wahine ra, “He koroheke ta maua” (T. 51). The following uses should be noted: (a) In soliloquy, where the use of taua might be expected. Ka mahara ano te ngakau o te hoa o Haka-wau, ka mea, “Kei konei pea maua mate ai” (T. 176). (b) By a speaker to include himself and other persons regarded as a company. Ka mate katoa nga tamariki a Uenuku, ka rere kotahi … ka ki atu ia, “Na hoki maua, pau katoa” (W. iii, 19). In this connection ngatimaua is used indicating the speaker and his party. (c) Poetically and in animated address bringing parts of the person, or other inanimate objects, within the scope of the pronoun. Kia whakarongo atu maua nei ko aku taringa (M. cxi). E tae ki nga po Rakaunui o te marama, tena au, maua ko to hakari pakuha (W. iv, 156).
Williams Dictionary
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.
We drove.
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...
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī mā māua?
Can you please make us (2) a cup of tea?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mā māua.
He/she and I will.
Future agent emphatic - māku
I titiro māi rātou ānō nei he kūare māua.
They were staring at us as if we were stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei
I te kōrero mai a Pāpā ānō nei he kūare māua.
Dad was talking to us as if we (2) are stupid.
It was as if - ānō nei
Ka haere māua mā runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Kaua e kata ki a māua.
Don't laugh at us.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kua waiatatia te waiata e māua.
The song has been sung by us.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka haere māua ko Tawa ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Tawa 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...
Kei te hiainu māua.
We're thirsty.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
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
I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.
The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).
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 Ari ro kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children's teacher is Ari.
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...
He tīkiti ā māua.
We (me and one other) have tickets.
Do you have any...? - He... ?
Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Rangi ki te tiki i a Amaru.
Soon Rangi and I will go to fetch Amaru.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Māua ko Niko.
Niko and me.
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...
Māua ko tōku hoa.
My friend and I.
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
E toru ngā tamariki a ō māua.
Our friends have three children.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o
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
Kei te hikoi māua.
We're walking.
Kei te pai māua.
We're (not you) okay.
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.
Ka haere māua.
We (2, excluding the listener) will go.
Ka mātaki-kiriata māua.
We will watch a movie.
Kua haere māua.
We're off.
Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.
When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.
Kua māuiui māua.
The two of us (but no you) are sick.
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.
Kua rite māua, Pāpā. Ka haere ināianei?
We're ready, Dad. Are we going now?
Kei te hiamoe māua.
He/she and I are sleepy.
