Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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