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