Māori Grammar

Away - atu

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I'm coming. You're going.

haere mai, haere atu

Kōrero atu ki a Rangi.
Speak to Rangi.

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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