Māori Grammar

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

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.

Kōrero atu ki a Ataahua.
Speak to Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Tāmaki-makau-rau?
When did you leave for Auckland?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

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