Māori Grammar

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Te rongonga atu o Niko i te kōrero a tana tuahine...
When Niko 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Kōrero atu ki a Aria.
Speak to Aria.

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

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.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!