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