Māori Grammar

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Aroha.
Speak to Aroha.

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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!

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

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