Māori Grammar

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Hēmi ki a Niko.
Hēmi passes the ball to Niko.

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Ōtautahi?
When did you leave for Christhurch?

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Kōrero atu ki a Aria.
Speak to Aria.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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