Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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.

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara?
When did you leave for Wellington?

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Kōrero atu ki a Manu.
Speak to Manu.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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!