Māori Grammar

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I'm coming. You're going.

haere mai, haere atu

There are four directional markers in te reo Māori:

mai - towards me
atu - away from me
ake - up
iho - down

Atu is used to describe action away from the speaker.

Haere atu!
Go away.

Me kōrero atu koe.
You should speak to someone else. 
You speak over there (away from me).
Literally: You should speak away.

Kei te haere atu a Hone.
John is going away.

Atu is also used as an intensifier, especially when used with rawa:

He tino pai rawa atu tōu reo.
Your voice is very good indeed.

See also:

• Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Kōrero atu ki a Rangi.
Speak to Rangi.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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.

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

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

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.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Ari ki a Amaru.
Ari passes the ball to Amaru.

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

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

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

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