Māori Grammar

Away - atu

▶

I'm coming. You're going.

haere mai, haere atu

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Aroha.
Speak to Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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.

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

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

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

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

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 pangaa atu to pāoro e Pāora ki a Tawa.
Pāora passes the ball to Tawa.

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

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

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

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

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.

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!