Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Aria.
Speak to Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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