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