Māori Grammar

Away - atu

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I'm coming. You're going.

haere mai, haere atu

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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.

Kōrero atu ki a Tame.
Speak to Tame.

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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