Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Waipounamu?
When did you leave for the South Island?

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Nikau ki a Tame.
Nikau passes the ball to Tame.

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.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

Kōrero atu ki a Taika.
Speak to Taika.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!