Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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!

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

Kōrero atu ki a Mia.
Speak to Mia.

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.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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.

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?

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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