Māori Grammar

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Rangi.
Speak to Rangi.

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 Koa ki a Hēmi.
Koa passes the ball to Hēmi.

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