Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Kirikiriroa?
When did you leave for Hamilton?

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

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

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

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

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 a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Honi.
Speak to Honi.

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!