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