Māori Grammar

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Tonga?
When did you leave for Southland?

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Manu.
Speak to Manu.

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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