Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Kawatiri?
When did you leave for Westport?

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Aroha.
Speak to Aroha.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.