Māori Grammar

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Manu.
Speak to Manu.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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