Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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...

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Koa.
Speak to Koa.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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.

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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