Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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 pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Mia.
Speak to Mia.

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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