Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Kōrero atu ki a Aria.
Speak to Aria.

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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