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