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