Māori Grammar

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Niko.
Speak to Niko.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa?
When did you leave for Gisborne?

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

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

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

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.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!