Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pāora.
Speak to Pāora.

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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 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!

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Tonga?
When did you leave for Southland?

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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.