Māori Grammar

Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.

Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Whakapangia atu ki muri rawa o te pouaka.
Stick it to the far side of the box.

Kei kō atu te ngahere i te awa.
The bush is beyond the river.

E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.

Te rongonga atu o Amaru i te kōrero a tana tuahine...
When Amaru heard what his sister said...

Katia atu te kuaha.
Shut the door to keep the outside noise out!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?

Haria atu tēnei ki a Pāpā.
Take this to Daddy.

Hoki atu ki te rūma rā!
Return to that room!

Kuhu atu ki roto i tō moenga.
Get in your bed.

Tae atu a Ponga ki tana taha.
Ponga reached her side.

Tokomaha i haere atu ki tōna tangihanga.
Many went to her funeral.

E oma atu ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o'clock they had got to Ōmihi.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Kia tīkina atu he whakataukī e hāngai ana kī tēnei kaupapa...
Let me grab a proverb...

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Rāwhiti?
When did you leave for the Eastland region?

Kua tae atu koe ki Te Rerenga Wairua?
Have you been to Cape Reinga.

Kuhu atu te kī ki raro i te takapau.
Hide the key under the mat.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.
They have arrived in Rotorua.

Hei āpōpō haere atu ai au ki te tāone.
Tomorrow I am going to town.

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.

E tāria atu nei a tuahangata.
The man of the moment is being waited for.

Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.

Kōrero atu ki a Koa.
Speak to Koa.

Hei āpōpō au tae atu ai.
I will come tomorrow.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Tīkina atu he miraka, he paraoa hoki.
Get some milk and some bread too.

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.

Kei te haere atu ngā tamariki ki korā.
The children are going away over there.

Hoki atu ki tērā kokonga.
Go back to that corner over there.

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Tame ki a Manu.
Tame passes the ball to Manu.

Ka whakamau atu au i te kope mā.
I'll put a fresh nappy on.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Ka heare tonu atu nei ahau.
I'll go right now.

Ka haere atu ia.
She moved away (she left).

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Ka tae atu rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived there in Christchurch.