Māori Grammar

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara?
When did you leave for Wellington?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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.

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

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

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Kōrero atu ki a Niko.
Speak to Niko.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.