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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!
Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!Homai tō hingareti.
Pass me your singlet.Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!Homai tōna pātara.
Pass me his bottle.Homai ngā āporo.
Pass me the apples.Hoatu tēnei ki a ia.
Give this to him.He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big, pass me a smaller one.Homai ngā paoka me ngā pune.
Pass me the forks and spoons.Pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Ask your friend.Waiho te wini.
Leave the window alone.Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.Tirohia te maunga!
Look at the mountain!Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).Homai te tāora.
Pass me the towel.Hoatu te parāoa.
Pass the bread (away).Whakatika i tōu rūma.
Tidy your room.Waiho te tāora.
Leave the towel.Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote.Waiho mā te wā.
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.Homai tētehi naihi.
Pass me a knife.Hoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.Homai ngā tarau.
Pass me the trousers.Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!Homai te ūkui.
Pass me the cloth.Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.Homai te pēpi
Pass me the baby.Hoatu te hopi ki a ia.
Give him the soap.Homai ngā tōkena.
Pass me the socks.Titiro ki te paratuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!Waiata!
Sing!Homai ngā ūkui.
Pass me the wipes.Hoatu te paraoa ki a ia.
Pass the bread to her.Waiho tēnā, koa.
Leave that alone, please.Homai tō tāora.
Give me your towel.Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.Hōmai ēnā hū ōku.
Pass mne those shoes of mine.Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!Waiho tō teina.
Leave your younger siblingNoho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.Homai tō ringa.
Pass me your hand.Hoatu he pereti ki a ia.
Give him a plate.Homai ō ringaringa.
Give me your hands.Homai koa tēnā.
Please pass that.Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.Waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Sing to the guests.Waiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.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!
Give it to us!Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.Homai te parāoa.
Pass me the bread.Homai te hopi.
Pass me the soap.Titiro ki te maunga!
Look at the mountain!Hōmai te tote.
Pass me the salt.Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.Hōmai tēnā hū ōku.
Pass me that shoe of mine.Homai ōna kākahu.
Give me his clothes.Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remoteHomai te pata.
Pass me the butter.Homai te tote me te pepa.
Pass the salt and pepper.Homai ngā pereti.
Pass me the plates.Homai ngā kākahu.
Pass me the clothes.E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!Tatari i te kete!
Wait at the gate!Hoatu ngā pune.
Pass the spoons (away).Homai tēnā.
Give that (thing) here.Hōmai ngā tote.
Pass me the [bags of] salt.Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats.Tēnā homai te huka.
Can you pass me the sugar.Waiho mā mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.Homai koa te pata.
Pass me the butter please.