Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Whakatamacr;ne?
When did you leave for Whakatamacr;ne?

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Tame.
Speak to Tame.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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