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