Māori Grammar

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

Kōrero atu ki a Kauri.
Speak to Kauri.

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Tāmaki-makau-rau?
When did you leave for Auckland?

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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.

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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