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