Māori Grammar

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I'm coming. You're going.

haere mai, haere atu

There are four directional markers in te reo Māori:

mai - towards me
atu - away from me
ake - up
iho - down

Atu is used to describe action away from the speaker.

Haere atu!
Go away.

Me kōrero atu koe.
You should speak to someone else. 
You speak over there (away from me).
Literally: You should speak away.

Kei te haere atu a Hone.
John is going away.

Atu is also used as an intensifier, especially when used with rawa:

He tino pai rawa atu tōu reo.
Your voice is very good indeed.

See also:

• Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

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

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

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.

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.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Koa.
Speak to Koa.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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