Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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