Māori Grammar

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

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

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!

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.

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.

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

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!

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

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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!

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

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

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

Kōrero atu ki a Amaru.
Speak to Amaru.

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

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

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

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

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!

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

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

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!

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

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

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

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

Puta atu koe.
Get out.

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

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.

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

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

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

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.

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

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!

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

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.

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