Māori Grammar

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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.

Kōrero atu ki a Hēmi.
Speak to Hēmi.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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.

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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