Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Nikau.
Speak to Nikau.

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

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