Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Hauāuru?
When did you leave for the Westland region?

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Kōrero atu ki a Aria.
Speak to Aria.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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.

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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.

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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