Māori Grammar

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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.

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

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

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!

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Koa.
Speak to Koa.

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

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

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