Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Taika ki a Rangi.
Taika passes the ball to Rangi.

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

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.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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.

Kōrero atu ki a Aria.
Speak to Aria.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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.

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

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