Māori Grammar

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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.

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Kōrero atu ki a Ari.
Speak to Ari.

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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