Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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.

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara?
When did you leave for Wellington?

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pāora.
Speak to Pāora.

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!