Māori Grammar

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Poneke?
When did you leave for Wellington?

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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...

Kōrero atu ki a Nikau.
Speak to Nikau.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!