Māori Grammar

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Heretaunga?
When did you leave for Hastings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Kōrero atu ki a Ataahua.
Speak to Ataahua.

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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 pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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