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