Māori Grammar

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

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

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.

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Kōrero atu ki a Hēmi.
Speak to Hēmi.

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Whakatū?
When did you leave for Nelson?

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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