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If a verb has one or two syllables, when giving a command, the verb is preceeded by e:
E tū!
Stand up!
E noho!
Sit down.
If the verb has three or more syllables, we do not need the e:
Whakarongo!
Listen!
Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.Homai ngā āporo.
Pass me the apples.Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.Waiho tēnā, koa.
Leave that alone, please.Homai te tote me te pepa.
Pass the salt and pepper.Homai te tāora.
Pass me the towel.Waiho te tāora.
Leave the towel.Homai koa tēnā.
Please pass that.Hoatu te paraoa ki a ia.
Pass the bread to her.Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remoteHoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.Waiho mā te wā.
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.Tirohia te maunga!
Look at the mountain!Homai tēnā.
Give that (thing) here.Hōmai ēnā hū ōku.
Pass mne those shoes of mine.Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.Tēnā homai te huka.
Can you pass me the sugar.Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.Homai tōna pātara.
Pass me his bottle.Waiho tō teina.
Leave your younger siblingWaiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.Homai tōna tīhāte.
Give me his t-shirt.Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.Titiro ki te paratuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!Homai ngā pereti.
Pass me the plates.Hoatu ngā pune.
Pass the spoons (away).Hoatu te hopi ki a ia.
Give him the soap.Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.Homai koa te pata.
Pass me the butter please.Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.Hōmai ngā tote.
Pass me the [bags of] salt.Homai te pēpi
Pass me the baby.Waiho te wini.
Leave the window alone.Homai tō tāora.
Give me your towel.Homai tō hingareti.
Pass me your singlet.Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.Hōmai te tote.
Pass me the salt.Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats.He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big, pass me a smaller one.Homai tētehi naihi.
Pass me a knife.Hoatu he pereti ki a ia.
Give him a plate.Homai te ūkui.
Pass me the cloth.Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!Hōmai tēnā hū ōku.
Pass me that shoe of mine.Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!Homai tō ringa.
Pass me your hand.Pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Ask your friend.Homai ō ringaringa.
Give me your hands.Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.Homai ōna kākahu.
Give me his clothes.Homai ngā tōkena.
Pass me the socks.Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.Homai ngā tarau.
Pass me the trousers.Waiho mā mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.Homai ngā ūkui.
Pass me the wipes.Homai ki a mātou!
Give it to us!Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote.E oma ki a Nikau!
Run to Nikau!Titiro ki te maunga!
Look at the mountain!Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.Homai ngā paoka me ngā pune.
Pass me the forks and spoons.Homai te hopi.
Pass me the soap.Homai te parāoa.
Pass me the bread.Waiata!
Sing!Tatari i te kete!
Wait at the gate!Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.Waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Sing to the guests.Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.Homai ngā kākahu.
Pass me the clothes.Whakatika i tōu rūma.
Tidy your room.