Māori Grammar

Hei āpōpō au tae atu ai.
I will come tomorrow.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Kei te haere atu ngā tamariki ki korā.
The children are going away over there.

Kuhu atu ki roto i tō moenga.
Get in your bed.

Haria atu tēnei ki a Pāpā.
Take this to Daddy.

Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Manu ki a Koa.
Manu passes the ball to Koa.

Hoki atu ki te rūma rā!
Return to that room!

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

E oma atu ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.

Te rongonga atu o Amaru i te kōrero a tana tuahine...
When Amaru heard what his sister said...

Kei kō atu te ngahere i te awa.
The bush is beyond the river.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa?
When did you leave for Gisborne?

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o'clock they had got to Ōmihi.

Kia tīkina atu he whakataukī e hāngai ana kī tēnei kaupapa...
Let me grab a proverb...

Katia atu te kuaha.
Shut the door to keep the outside noise out!

Hei āpōpō haere atu ai au ki te tāone.
Tomorrow I am going to town.

Tokomaha i haere atu ki tōna tangihanga.
Many went to her funeral.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.

Kōrero atu ki a Aria.
Speak to Aria.

Kua tae atu koe ki Te Rerenga Wairua?
Have you been to Cape Reinga.

Ka heare tonu atu nei ahau.
I'll go right now.

Whakapangia atu ki muri rawa o te pouaka.
Stick it to the far side of the box.

E tāria atu nei a tuahangata.
The man of the moment is being waited for.

Ka tae atu rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived there in Christchurch.

Tīkina atu he miraka, he paraoa hoki.
Get some milk and some bread too.

Tae atu a Ponga ki tana taha.
Ponga reached her side.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Hoki atu ki tērā kokonga.
Go back to that corner over there.

Ka haere atu ia.
She moved away (she left).

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.
They have arrived in Rotorua.

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.

Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.

Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.

Kuhu atu te kī ki raro i te takapau.
Hide the key under the mat.

Ka whakamau atu au i te kope mā.
I'll put a fresh nappy on.

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?