Māori Grammar

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Manu.
Speak to Manu.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Waipounamu?
When did you leave for the South Island?

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.

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

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

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