Māori Grammar

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Kauri.
Speak to Kauri.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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