Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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.

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

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Niko ki a Rangi.
Niko passes the ball to Rangi.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Hēmi.
Speak to Hēmi.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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