Māori Grammar

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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 a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

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.

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

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

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