Māori Grammar

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Kōrero atu ki a Pāora.
Speak to Pāora.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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.

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Tokerau?
When did you leave for the Northland region?

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

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

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