Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Hauāuru?
When did you leave for the Westland region?

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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!

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.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.