Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Away - atu

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

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

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

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

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

Tīkina atu pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

Mauria atu te pukapuka !
Bring me that book!

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

Hoki atu ki te rūma !
Return to that room!

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

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 kaihoko te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

Kōrero atu ki a Niko.
Speak to Niko.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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