Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Hēmi ki a Taika.
Hēmi passes the ball to Taika.

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Rakiura?
When did you leave for Stewart Island?

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Kauri.
Speak to Kauri.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!