Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Kōrero atu ki a Taika.
Speak to Taika.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Whakatū?
When did you leave for Nelson?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.