Māori · 14 November 2026 · Present Continuous (Kei te)

kei te mahi māua

we two (not you) are working

verb phrase

Kei te marks mahi as an action currently in progress, while māua means 'we' excluding the person being addressed. Kei te mahi māua means that the two of us are working now.

In a sentence

Kei te mahi māua i te kāinga i tēnei ata.

We’re working from home this morning.

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kei te mahi māua

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