Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Tawa.
Speak to Tawa.

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

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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 pangaa atu to pāoro e Tawa ki a Hēmi.
Tawa passes the ball to Hēmi.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Taranaki?
When did you leave for Taranaki?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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