Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Kōrero atu ki a Rangi.
Speak to Rangi.

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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