Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Ari.
Speak to Ari.