Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

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.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Tonga?
When did you leave for Southland?

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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...

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

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

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

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

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