Māori Grammar

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Whakatamacr;ne?
When did you leave for Whakatamacr;ne?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Taika ki a Ari.
Taika passes the ball to Ari.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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