Māori Grammar

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Waikanae?
When did you leave for Waikanae?

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Hēmi.
Speak to Hēmi.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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