Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Kōrero atu ki a Mia.
Speak to Mia.

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

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

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 mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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