Māori Grammar

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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 kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

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

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

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Waipounamu?
When did you leave for the South Island?

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Pita.
Speak to Pita.

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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