Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Rangi.
Speak to Rangi.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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.

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Hēmi ki a Pāora.
Hēmi passes the ball to Pāora.

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Rāwhiti?
When did you leave for the Eastland region?

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.

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

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

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.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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.

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

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

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