Māori Grammar

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

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.

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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.

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Hēmi.
Speak to Hēmi.

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

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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