Māori Grammar

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Rangi ki a Manu.
Rangi passes the ball to Manu.

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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