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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!
Waiho te tāora.
Leave the towel.Waiho te wini.
Leave the window alone.Whakatika i tōu rūma.
Tidy your room.Hoatu tēnei ki a ia.
Give this to him.Waiho te hopi.
Leave the soap.Hōmai te tote.
Pass me the salt.Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.Noho mai i te kūaha!
Sit down here by the door!Waiho ngā tūru.
Leave the chairs.Hōmai ngā tote.
Pass me the [bags of] salt.Waiho mā te wā.
Leave it for later, it'll sink in soon.Homai te tote.
Pass the salt.Titiro ki te maunga!
Look at the mountain!Homai te tote me te pepa.
Pass the salt and pepper.E oma ki a Honi!
Run to Honi!Homai ki au.
Give it to me.Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.Hoatu he pereti ki a ia.
Give him a plate.Homai ngā tōkena.
Pass me the socks.Homai tōna pātara.
Pass me his bottle.Homai tōna tīhāte.
Give me his t-shirt.Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.Waiata!
Sing!Homai tō tāora.
Give me your towel.Kuhu mai ki roto!
Come inside!Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.Hōmai tēnā hū ōku.
Pass me that shoe of mine.Waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Sing to the guests.Homai koa te pata.
Pass me the butter please.Homai te hopi.
Pass me the soap.Noho iho!
Sit down!Homai ngā paoka me ngā pune.
Pass me the forks and spoons.Homai tēnā.
Give that (thing) here.Homai ō ringaringa.
Give me your hands.Homai ngā kākahu.
Pass me the clothes.Hoatu ngā pune.
Pass the spoons (away).Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats.E rua āu āporo. Homai tētahi!
You've got two apples. Give me one!Tatari i te kete!
Wait at the gate!Waiho te mea nā.
Leave that thing alone.Titiro ki te mainga!
Look at the mountain!Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.Homai ngā āporo.
Pass me the apples.Homai tētehi naihi.
Pass me a knife.Homai ki a mātou!
Give it to us!Homai te ūkui.
Pass me the cloth.Waiho tō teina.
Leave your younger siblingWaiho mā mātou, te hunga taiohi, ngā mea e kawe.
Leave it to us, the youth, to carry the things.Tū ake!
Stand up!Kōrero atu!
Speak out!Tirohia te maunga!
Look at the mountain!Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!Homai te tāora.
Pass me the towel.Homai te pēpi
Pass me the baby.Oma atu!
Run away!Hoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.Titiro ki te paratuhituhi!
Look at the blackboard!homai te pēpi!
pass the baby!Homai ngā ūkui.
Pass me the wipes.Homai ngā tarau.
Pass me the trousers.Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).Hoatu te paraoa ki a ia.
Pass the bread to her.Waiho ō hū ki te kūaha.
Leave your shoes by the door.Hōmai ēnā hū ōku.
Pass mne those shoes of mine.Homai ngā pereti.
Pass me the plates.Pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Ask your friend.Homai te parāoa.
Pass me the bread.Hōmai te rākau ki a au.
Give the stick to me.Hoatu te parāoa.
Pass the bread (away).Hoatu te rākau ki a Mere.
Give the stick to Mere.Hoatu te hopi ki a ia.
Give him the soap.Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big, pass me a smaller one.Moe mai!
Sleep!Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!Tēnā homai te huka.
Can you pass me the sugar.Waiho tēnā, koa.
Leave that alone, please.Homai ki ahau.
Give it to me.Homai koa tēnā.
Please pass that.Titiro ki te waka.
Look at the car.Homai ōna kākahu.
Give me his clothes.Homai te pata.
Pass me the butter.Waiho ngā kī.
Leave the keys.Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remoteHomai tō ringa.
Pass me your hand.Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!Homai tō hingareti.
Pass me your singlet.Waiho te raumamao.
Leave the remote.Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!Waiho te rākau nei.
Leave the gearstick alone.Homai te paoka.
Pass the fork.