Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Waipounamu?
When did you leave for the South Island?

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Koa.
Speak to Koa.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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