Māori Grammar

Away - atu

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I'm coming. You're going.

haere mai, haere atu

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Tāmaki-makau-rau?
When did you leave for Auckland?

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Kōrero atu ki a Tame.
Speak to Tame.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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.

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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