Māori Grammar

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Give me those!

hōmai and hōatu

If a verb has one or two syllables, when giving a command, the verb is preceeded by e:

E tū!
Stand up!

E noho!
Sit down.

If the verb has three or more syllables, we do not need the e:

Whakarongo!
Listen!

See also:

• The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.

Homai ki a mātou!
Give it to us!

Homai koa te pata.
Pass me the butter please.

Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).

Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.

Homai ō ringaringa.
Give me your hands.

He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big, pass me a smaller one.

Homai koa tēnā.
Please pass that.

Homai tōna pātara.
Pass me his bottle.

Titiro ki te paratuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!

Homai tō tāora.
Give me your towel.

Homai te tāora.
Pass me the towel.

Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!

Waiho te wini.
Leave the window alone.

Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats.

Homai ki ahau.
Give it to me.

homai te pēpi!
pass the baby!

Hoatu tēnei ki a ia.
Give this to him.

E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!

Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.

Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote.

Homai ngā ūkui.
Pass me the wipes.

Tatari i te kete!
Wait at the gate!

Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.

Tirohia te maunga!
Look at the mountain!

Noho iho!
Sit down!

Tēnā homai te huka.
Can you pass me the sugar.

Hoatu te hopi ki a ia.
Give him the soap.

Waiho te hopi.
Leave the soap.

Homai ngā tarau.
Pass me the trousers.

Hoatu he pereti ki a ia.
Give him a plate.

Homai ngā tōkena.
Pass me the socks.

Homai te hopi.
Pass me the soap.

Hōmai ngā tote.
Pass me the [bags of] salt.

Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.

Titiro ki te maunga!
Look at the mountain!

Homai te tote.
Pass the salt.

Hoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.

Hōmai te tote.
Pass me the salt.

Homai te ūkui.
Pass me the cloth.

Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.

Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.

Hoatu te paraoa ki a ia.
Pass the bread to her.

Homai ki au.
Give it to me.

Homai ngā paoka me ngā pune.
Pass me the forks and spoons.

E oma ki a Pita!
Run to Pita!

Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!

Waiata!
Sing!

Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote

E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!

Hōmai tēnā hū ōku.
Pass me that shoe of mine.

Homai ōna kākahu.
Give me his clothes.

Homai tō ringa.
Pass me your hand.

Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.

Kuhu mai ki roto!
Come inside!

Hoatu te āporo kia a Tawa.
Give the apple to Tawa.

Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.

Whakaahua mai!
Take a photo of me!

Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!

Pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Ask your friend.

Hōmai ēnā hū ōku.
Pass mne those shoes of mine.

Homai tētehi naihi.
Pass me a knife.

Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.

Waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Sing to the guests.

Waiho te tāora.
Leave the towel.

Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.

Homai ngā āporo.
Pass me the apples.

Waiho tō teina.
Leave your younger sibling

Homai tēnā.
Give that (thing) here.

Hoatu te parāoa.
Pass the bread (away).

Homai te parāoa.
Pass me the bread.

Waiho ngā kī.
Leave the keys.

Homai ngā kākahu.
Pass me the clothes.

Homai tō hingareti.
Pass me your singlet.

Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.

Oma atu!
Run away!

Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!

Waiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.

Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!

Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!

Waiho mā mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.

Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.

Waiho mā te wā.
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.

Homai tōna tīhāte.
Give me his t-shirt.

Kōrero atu!
Speak out!

Hoatu ngā pune.
Pass the spoons (away).

Waiho tēnā, koa.
Leave that alone, please.

Homai te paoka.
Pass the fork.

Homai te tote me te pepa.
Pass the salt and pepper.

Whakatika i tōu rūma.
Tidy your room.

Moe mai!
Sleep!

Tū ake!
Stand up!

Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.

Homai ngā pereti.
Pass me the plates.

Homai te pēpi
Pass me the baby.