Māori Grammar

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Te Tai Tokerau?
When did you leave for the Northland region?

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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.

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

Kōrero atu ki a Tawa.
Speak to Tawa.

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