Māori Grammar

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Rangi.
Speak to Rangi.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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