On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai atu ka haere?
Who else is going?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te pai rawa atu.
Really good.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I pahure atu au i te whare.
I walked past the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taku taenga atu ki te kāinga, kua maoa kē i a ia ngā kai.
When I got home, he had already cooked dinner.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I karanga atu ki ngā manuhiri au.
I called to the guests.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I titiro atu ia ki te rā, ka tihewa.
He look at the sun and sneezed.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kauhoe atu ia ki te motu.
He swam to the island.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka wehe atu te hunga rā ākuanei.
That group of people (over there) will leave soon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua eke atu ia ki ngā taumata o te waru tekau mā whitu tau.
She has reached the age of eighty seven years.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tika katoa kai me ngā mīti atu.
All the food, including the meat, should be ready now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kite noa atu ahau ka ngaro te reo Māori.
I saw long ago that the Māori language will disappear.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua haere kē i mua tata o taku taenga atu.
He left just before I arrived.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tae atu koe ki tāwāhi?
Have you been overseas?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me kuhu atu koe ki te tāpu.
Get in the bathtub.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tiki atu rāua i a Tame.
Those two should fetch Tame.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me ūkui atu i te tiko.
We'd better wipe the tiko off.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kuhu atu ki roto i tō moenga.
Get in your bed.
Sentences with i - i

Oma atu i a ia!
Run away from her!
Sentences with i - i

Ka hoe atu ngā tāngata i uta ki tai.
The people will paddle from the shore towards the sea.
Sentences with i - i

Te whakamau atu i te kope mā.
Putting on a fresh nappy
Sentences with i - i

I te kurī e auau ana, ka oma atu to kaiā.
While the dog was barking, the thief ran away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei ngā pō mārama, kei ngā pō rākaunui o te marama, e kitea atu ana a Rona.
On clear nights, on nights when the moon is full, Rona can be seen.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

E iwa ngā hoihō e oma atu ana.
There are nine horses running away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Nō reira, kia whā atu anō.
So we need four more.
Let there be... - kia...

Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Āta kawea te kapu, kei riringihia atu te wai.
Carry the cup carefully or the water might spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Haere atu, kei tangi i a koe tamaiti nei!
Go away, lest you make the child cry.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

He rite tonu tēnei hū ki tērā atu hū.
This shoe is just like that other shoe.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

E taku tau, he aha nei ngā mahi mā tāua kia haere atu ki tātahi?
My love, what tasks do we have to do so we can go to the beach to holiday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Tēnā mahi atu a kōrua mahi whakatika?
Could you two please go and do your chores?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā tīkina atu he kai mā kōrua.
Please, fetch some food for you two.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Nō tērā Rāhoroi rātou i tae atu ai.
It was last Saturday that they arrived there.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua noa atu te walkman i te ipod.
The Walkman came long before the ipod.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō mua tata atu.
Shortly before.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tērā atu tau a Pita i tūtaki ai ki a Amaru.
Pita met Amaru the year before last.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō te Hōngongoi, ka haere atu ia ki Tonga.
In July she went to Tonga.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nāku i kī atu ki a koe.
It was me who told you.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā Pāpā tātou e taraiwa atu ki Te Ao Hou.
Pāpā will drive us to New World.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu te kai e hari atu ki a rātou.
You can take the food to them.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māku e kawe atu he wai māu.
I will bring you some water.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Hine te kōrero e tuku atu.
Hine will give the speech.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā koutou ngā pānui e tono atu ki ngā kaimahi.
You (3/+) will send the notices out to the workers.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Tīkina atu he huka.
Fetch some sugar.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Titiro atu!
Look over there!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Fetch the book from the table.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Mahia atu!
Get into it!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tikina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tikina atu āu pukapuka!
Go and get your books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Haria atu te motokā ki tō Niko whare.
Take the car to Niko's house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia atu to motokā ki a Nikau.
Return the car to Nikau.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu koe, kāore ahau e kuhu atu.
You go, I'm not going in.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu kōrua, ka whai atu au ina mutu taku mahi.
You two go, I'll follow once I've finished my job.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?
How far away are the Chatham Islands from the mainland?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Homai te paukena nui rawa atu!
Give me the biggest pumpkin!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Ask your friend.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Oma atu!
Run away!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kōrero atu!
Speak out!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Ka rongo a Aria, ka hihiri kia hoe atu ia mā runga i te waka.
Aria heard, and wanted to paddle there by canoe.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Don't ask your friend.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e māngere, mahia atu!
Don't be lazy, give it heaps!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Mā te whai i ēnei tohutohu ka pai taku tae atu ki te konohete.
By following the directions I will get to the concert.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Wehe atu ana a Manu me to amuamu anō.
Manu left complaining as he went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kotahi atu a Mia ki te wharekai me te karanga anō ki ngā mahuhiri.
Mia made a beeline to the kitchen and began to call the visitors.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kia tae atu tātou ki Te Tairāwhitio, ka pōhiritia tātou.
When we get to the East Coast we will be welcomed.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka mea atu ia ki a Mea kia meatia ngā mea katoa ki mea wāhi.
She told so-and-so to put all the things in such-and-such a place.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Tapaia tonutia atu taua maunga nei ko Tirirau.
That mountain is still called Tihirua.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tonoa kētia atu ngā pānui e mātou.
The notices have already been sent out by us (3/+ exclusive).
Passive sentences - tikina...

Tokohia ngā tāngata i tae atu ki reira?
How many people arrived there?
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kia kauwhautia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe.
Let me know recite this to you.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ko Papatūānuku te aorangi tuatoru mai i te rā. Kei waho atu i a tātou ko Matawhero, ā, kei waho atu i a ia, ko Pareārau. Ā, ko Kōpū, ko Whiro kei roto atu.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Farther out from us is Mars, and out from Mars is Jupiter. Further in from us our Venus and Mercury.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

E tāria atu nei a tuahangata.
The man of the moment is being waited for.
Be waited for - tāria

Hei aha te rīpene whakapiri? Hei whakamau atu i ngā pānui whakaahua ki te pakitara.
What's that adhesive tape for? For attaching the posters to the wall.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka kite hoki i ētahi atu rerekētanga, engari, mō te reremahi, kahore.
There are other differences as well, but for verbal sentences, there aren't any.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai.
Go to the wharekai to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Haere atu ki kō waiata ai.
Go over there to sing.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Ā hea te kura rere atu ai ki Āmerika?
When is the school flying to America?
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Kāore anō ngā wāhine kia pōwhiri atu ki ngā manuhiri.
The women have not yet welcomed the guests.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāo, kāore anō au kia tae atu ki reira.
No, I haven't yet been there.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Homai ana e Mahuika he ahi, whakawetohia ana e Māui. Pēneitia tonutia ā pau noa ngā maikuku katoa, atu i tētehi mea kotahi.
Mahuika gave him fire, Māui doused it. This carried on until all of her fingernails were used up except one.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kāore au i āhei ki te kuhu atu, mā ngā mema anake.
I wasn't allowed to enter, it was for members only.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kua whakahokia atu tana raihana, kua āhei anō ia te taraiwa.
He's got his license back, so he's allowed to drive again.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te āhua mānukanuka rawa atu au.
I'm extremely anxious.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kia tae atu tātou ki te Whanganui a Tara, ke hīkoi ki te taha o te moana.
When we get to Wellington, we will work on the side of the ocean.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Kei te pai rawa atu au.
I'm extremely good.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua pukuriri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely grumpy.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te āhua riri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely angry.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kāore au i te pai ki tēnei pāhotanga. Whakawhiti ki tētahi atu.
I don't like this programme. Change over to a different one.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te whā karaka i te atu ai i wehe atu ai ki Rakiura.
I left for Stewart Island at 4 in the morning.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Kua mate noa atu ia.
He has passed away.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore i tua atu i...
There's no one better than...
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā mō te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i te huka me te wai rēmana.
There's nothing better than sugar and lemon juice.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.
There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ka tū atu anō he wahine.
Another woman stood up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite atu ngā tāne o tēnei i ngā wāhine o tērā.
The men of this [tribe] saw the women of that [tribe].
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka pangaa atu to pāoro e Nikau ki a Tame.
Nikau passes the ball to Tame.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika atu ētahi ki te pōwhiri i waho o te pā.
Some stood to wave outside the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka piki puku atu hoki a Ponga i muri i a ia.
Ponga also climbed up silently behind her.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka haere noa atu te iwi whenua ki ō rātou kāinga.
The local tribe went to their home.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka roa, ka haere atu ia.
After a while, he left.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te rōpā rā, 'He kai.'
The slave said, 'Food!'.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka hoki atu ngā tamariki ki te kura āpōpō.
The children are returning to school tomorrow.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite au i a ia, ka aroha atu.
When I saw her I was moved.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu a Kupe ki a Hotu,
Kupe said to Hotu, "We must return".
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu a Kupe ki a Hotu...
Kupe said to Hotu...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te kotiro rā ki tana whaea...
That girl said to her mother...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka maremare rawa atu ahau.
I had to cough.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kua haere koe ki te toro atu i a Moana?
Have you been to visit Moana?
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Ka rere atu tāna tama ki a Taika.
Taika's son rushed off to him.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

Inanahi ke haere atu ia mai i Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday, he went from Rotorua to Wellington.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

I te oma atu te hōiho i a Pāora.
The horse was running away from Pāora.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Me waea mai mēnā e pīrangi ana koe kia tīkina atu.
Call me if you need a ride.
*Conjunctions - if - mēnā

He taumaha rawa atu te pēke a Ari.
Ari's pack is very heavy.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's great.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He haunga rawa atu tēnā.
That is really smelly.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore. He haunga rawa atu tēnā kai.
No. That is the smelliest food.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.
Towards - mai

Ka whakamau atu au i te kope mā.
I'll put a fresh nappy on.
Away - atu

Te taunga rawatanga atu o Paki i te waka, ka tīmata ia ki te kaukau.
As soon as Paki jumped out of the boat, he began swimming.
Away - atu

Whakaae atu ana a Te Tahi.
Te Tahi agreed.
Away - atu

Hoki atu ki tērā kokonga.
Go back to that corner over there.
Away - atu

Tīkina atu he miraka, he paraoa hoki.
Get some milk and some bread too.
Away - atu

Hoki atu ki te rūma rā!
Return to that room!
Away - atu

Puta atu koe.
Get out.
Away - atu

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.
Away - atu

E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.
Away - atu

Haria atu tēnei ki a Pāpā.
Take this to Daddy.
Away - atu

Kia tīkina atu he whakataukī e hāngai ana kī tēnei kaupapa...
Let me grab a proverb...
Away - atu

Pātai atu ki a Matua Kūkara.
Ask Uncle Google.
Away - atu

Tokomaha i haere atu ki tōna tangihanga.
Many went to her funeral.
Away - atu

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu

Whakarongo atu!
Listen (out for something)!
Away - atu

Mauria atu te ika nei!
Take this fish away!
Away - atu

E oma atu ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.
Away - atu

Tīkina atu tō pāpā!
Go and get your father!
Away - atu

Ka haere atu ia.
She moved away (she left).
Away - atu

Ka heare tonu atu nei ahau.
I'll go right now.
Away - atu

Te rongonga atu o Rangi i te kōrero a tana tuahine...
When Rangi heard what his sister said...
Away - atu

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.
Away - atu

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!
Away - atu

Kuhu atu te kī ki raro i te takapau.
Hide the key under the mat.
Away - atu

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Tāmaki-makau-rau?
When did you leave for Auckland?
Away - atu

Tae atu a Ponga ki tana taha.
Ponga reached her side.
Away - atu

Whakapangia atu ki muri rawa o te pouaka.
Stick it to the far side of the box.
Away - atu

Kua tae atu koe ki Te Rerenga Wairua?
Have you been to Cape Reinga.
Away - atu

Pātai atu ki te kaihoko mō te utu.
Ask the salesperson for the price.
Away - atu

Hei āpōpō haere atu ai au ki te tāone.
Tomorrow I am going to town.
Away - atu

I whai atu a ia i te ahi kāpara.
He followed [her] by means of the burning torch.
Away - atu

Katia atu te kuaha.
Shut the door to keep the outside noise out!
Away - atu

Kōrero atu ki a Ataahua.
Speak to Ataahua.
Away - atu

Kei te ora rawa atu au.
I'm extremely well.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kei te hiainu rawa atu au.
I'm extremely thirsty.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

He kōrero hōhonu kē atu.
A deeper talk.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

He kōrero hōhonu rawa atu.
An extremely deep talk.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Haere tonu rāua, me te whai atu anō a Ponga i muri tata.
They went on with Ponga following close behind.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Me Ponga i hoki mai anō mā te tatau ōna i puta atu ai.
And Ponga came back in by the same door he had left by.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Tae rawa atu, kātahi tonu ia ka haere.
When we arrived, he had just left.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kei te tino pai rawa atu māua i nāianei.
We are really good now.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Āe, me haere kē atu au.
Yes, I'll go.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Kaua rawa atu koe e hoko i tēnā pōtae.
You mustn't buy that hat.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Hei te Rāmere haere atu ai au ki Otepoti.
I will go to Dunedin on Friday.
Future locative - hei

He pai rawa atu taua pōwhiri ki a au.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He pai rawa atu kia a au taua pōwhiri.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kaua e tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Don't fetch the book from the table.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua aua pukapuka a mauria atu!
Don't take those books away!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara mā Hine te kōrero e tuku atu.
Hine won’t give the speech.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Me whakapā atu ki a Aroha ina ka taea.
Contact M1 if and when you can.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

He pai rawa atu te kaimoana ki a ia.
She really likes seafood. (Seafood is best to her.)
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i a au te kōrero i kī atu ki a koe.
I didn’t tell you.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kātahi anō taku hoa ka haere atu ki Hawaii.
My friend has gone to Hawaii for the first time.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kātahi anō a Kauri ka wehe atu.
Kauri has just left.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Mā wai e tiki atu taku kopa moni?
Who will fetch my purse?
Who will? - mā wai?

Me hoki atu koe ki te kāinga, kei pukuriri tō māmā.
You had better go back now - your mum might get mad.
In case... - kei

He reka atu te tiakorete i te kawhe.
Chocolate is more delicious than coffee.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He ātaahua atu ahau i a koe.
I am more beautiful than you.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He pai atu te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He reka atu tēnei rare i tērā rare.
This lolly is yummier than that lolly.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kātahi ka tirotiro atu mātou i ngā toa mō te ahiahi.
We then had a look around the shops for the afternoon.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kia tae mai a Taika, ka peka atu tātau ki te kāinga o Hera.
When Taika arrives, we will stop by Hera's house.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Kia mutu taku hui, ka waea atu ia ki a koe.
When I finish my meeting, I will call you.
When... - ka... ka; kia... ka

Haere atu ki korā tū ai, kia pai ai tō titiro.
Go over there to stand so you can have a good look.
In order to - kia... ai

Me waea atu ki a ia kia mōhio ai he aha to aha.
You should call him to know what's happening.
In order to - kia... ai

Me haere wawe tātou kia pai ai tō tātou tirohanga atu.
Let's go early so that we can get a good view.
In order to - kia... ai

He mea hanga i roto i ngā roto i te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
[Some] were built in the lakes on the path going from Waiuku to Te Maioro.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

He pai ake pea kia haere atu ki tētahi atu kura kaua ko tēnei.
Perhaps its better if she goes to a different school, not this one.
Another, a different - tētahi atu

Kuhuna ētahi atu kākahu.
Put some other clothes on.
Another, a different - tētahi atu

Ka mutu ana te hui, ka hoki atu tāua ki te kāinga.
When the hui finishes, then we will come home. (Or when the hui finished, then we went home.)
* -

Kei te haere atu ki ngā toa
If I am going to a shop

Ā muri atu nei.
Presently; soon.

Tae tonu atu ia, ka moe.
As soon as he arrived he slept. — 139

Neke atu ki te wāhi hōhonu ka tuku iho ai ā.koutou kupenga.
Move out to the deep place, then let down your nets.

Nui rawa atu te honore e whakahonoretia ai mātou e te Kingi.
Great indeed was the honour with which we were honoured by the King.

I pēhea te tunu kai i ngā wā o mua atu i te hiko?
How did people cook their food before there was electricity?

Kei te ngenge rawa atu au.
I'm extremely tired.

I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te poohi i tana reta
He crossed over as if to post a letter

Kei te haere atu ki tētahi toa
If I am going to some shops

Me ū tonu ki te mahi tae noa atu ki te wā e oti ai
You should stick to the task right up till the time it is completed

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te toa
But what if I want to say that I am going to the shop *to buy food?*

Ko te toru o ō hokinga mai i te tuarongo, kei waho ahau o te tatau, māku e whakatuwhera te kuaha ka rere tika mai koe ki waho, ka tūtaki atu ai tāua i te kuaha.
The third time you go to the back of the house, I will be at the door, I will open the door, and you will jump right outside and then we will shut it.

Nā te aha koe i wehe atu ai?
What causes you to depart? (Why are you leaving?) (See 24.7.)

Kei te māuiui rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sick.

Ka haere tonu atu nei ahau.
I’ll go right now. — 4125

Kei te koa rawa atu au.
I'm extremely happy.

Noho atu ana tētahi, noho mai ana tētahi, i tētahi taha, o tā rāua ahi.
They sat opposite one another on either side of their fire.

Ahakoa tae atu ia ki hea, i tino manaakitia.
Wherever he went, he was very well looked after.

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei.
Before I returned here; before my return here.

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui
All the students of the university attended the meeting

Kei te pōuri rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sad.

He pō makariri noa atu tērā.
It was an extremely cold night.

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘No hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘No Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
Wherever you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua.

Ka mea atu ia ki a Mea kia meatia ngā mea katoa ki mea wāhi
She told so-and-so to put all the things in such-and-such a place

I peka atu ia ki a rātou mō te wā poto noa iho
She visited them only for a short time

Haere pai atu!
Go well!

Kei te hiakai rawa atu au.
I'm extremely hungry.

Ko te hiahia o Kupe, kia tae rawa atu ia ki Aotearoa.
It was Kupe’s wish to get right to New Zealand.

Mō ake tonu atu.
Forever and ever. — 966

Kei te hiamoe rawa atu au.
I'm extremely sleepy.

titiro atu!
look over there!

Me i kore koe i hoki atu inanahi, kua tūtaki tāua.
If you had not gone back yesterday we would have met.

Ahakoa aruaru te tāne i a ia, kīhai a ia i pai atu ki ērā.
Although men wooed her, she didn’t like any of them.

Ka haere noa atu tonu te iwi rā.
The people will keep going regardless. — 925

Hua atu me hoe rawa ki te au o te moana ka tuku ai
the anchor One would think we should paddle to the deep sea and then let go the anchor.

Kua haere atu rātou
They have gone

Ka whā hāora tātou ki konei, ka haere atu anō
We’ll spend/be/stay here for four hours, then go on

Ko tēnei te wā tuatoru i tae atu au ki reira
this is incorect

Nō mua tata atu i tōna matenga, ka puta tana ōhākī ki tana whānau.
Shortly before his passing, he made his dying speech to his family.

I te taenga tonutanga atu, ka tīmata te kōrero.
Immediately after the arrival the talks began. — 626

haere atu!
go away!

Rērere tonu ai a Tāwhiri-mātea, arā, ngā hau o te rangi, hoki atu, hoki atu, ki te tahatū o te rangi ki te tahatahi i ngā piro o te kōpū o Rangi.
...Tāwhiri-mātea still sweeps the skies, from one horizon to another, back and forth to clean away the impurities left behind from the embrace of the stomach of Rangi.

Kāore e mārama tētahi wāhanga o te iwi ki te reo o tētahi atu wāhanga, ahakoa he iwi kotahi.
One section of the people cannot understand the language of another section, although they are one people.

He tino pai rawa atu tōu kākahu (He tino pai rawa atu tō kākahu).
Your coat is very fine indeed.

E haere atu ana te tangata.
The man is or was going away.

He roa atu tēnā rākau i tēnei.
That stick is longer than this.

Tīkina atu te miraka me te paraoa hoki.
Get the milk and the bread too.

Ka mea a Hinemoa, ‘ki te mea ka tonoa atu he karere ki a Tūtaane-kai e kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau.
If I send a messenger to Tūtaane-kai, perhaps he will not like me.

Haere atu ki korā!
Go away over there!

Ka mea atu a Horowhenua ki ōona tuākana, ‘Ki te purutia atu tō tātou matua, hōhoro mai, kia tikina atu.
Horowhenua said to his older brothers, ‘If our father is detained hurry back so that he may be fetched.

Me kōrero atu koe.
You should speak to someone else.

Haere atu i roto i tēnei whare.
Go from this house.

He ataahua atu tērā kotiro i te tamāhine a Hine.
That girl is more beautiful than Hine’s daughter.

He tino pai rawa atu tōu reo.
Your voice is very good indeed.

Ka kōrero ia ki tētahi atu āpiha.
He talked to another officer.

He mōhio atu ia i a Rewi.
She is more knowledgeable than Rewi.

Ahakoa ko tēnei tōku kāinga tipu, ka wehe atu au.
Although this is the place where I grew up, I will leave.

E whakaae ana ētahi, engari kāore anō ētahi atu kia whakaae.
Some agree, but others have not yet agreed.

He kaha atu koe i ahau.
You are stronger than me.

Tae rawa atu rātou, kua mate te koroua
By the time they got there, the koroua had died

ara, ka tae atu koe ki te awa
If you walk along that track, you will reach the river

= Ka whakahau ia kia kaua rātou e haere atu i Hiruharama.
The woman hid the letters in order that the children might not know the truth.

Ina tahuri mai ia, kii·ngia atu kia tatari
If he calls in, tell him to wait

He aha koe e haere atu ai?
Why will you go?

I titiro atu rātou ki te moana
They looked (away) towards the sea

Ko ngā tāngata katoa i kata mne te tangatira atu.
All the people, including the chief, laughed.

Kei konei ia tae noa ki te Mane,.
She's here till Monday.

He aha koe ka haere atu ai.
But it's not.

He aha koe ā haere atu ai.
But that's not correct either.

Hoki pai atu!
Get home safely!

Kāore i tua atu!
There is none better!

I te ono karaka, kua tae atu rātou ki Ōmihi.
By six o’clock they had got to Ōmihi.

Kuhu atu koe, ka noho ki tō tūru.
Get in and sit on your carseat.

Hoatu koe. Kāore au i te kuhu atu.ake nei.
You go (inside). I’m not going in.

Tikina atu tō pāpā!
Fetch your father! Go and get your father!

Ā muri atu nei
Presently, soon

Nā tētahi atu wahine tēnā kete.
That basket belongs to another woman.

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua
Wherever (no matter where) you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua

Hōatu ēnei rare ki ētahi atu tamariki.
Give these lollies to some other children.

He ataahua rawa atu tēnei wāhi
This place is very beautiful.

I tae atu te Hīkoi ki Ākarana, ki Kirikiriroa, ki Taupō, ki hea, ki hea
The Hīkoi went to Auckland, to Hamilton, to Taupō, and so on

Ara ana te rākau, karawhiua ana, ka ngaro atu te tūrehu.
The wand was raised and swished, and the fairy disappeared.

He aha a Rangi e haere atu nei?
Why is Rangi leaving?

Nō reira au tē haere atu ai.
Therefore I would not go.

Kua oma atu ō tātou hōiho.
Our horses have escaped.

Mate atu he tētēkura, ara mai he tētēkura.
When one plant does, another rises up to replace it.

I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.

Tae atu ana, ka uru ninihi atu te wuruhi ki roto.
When he arrived, the wolf slipped inside.

Ko te Mane te rā e hoki atu ai ōku hoa ki Manurewa
Monday is the day on which/when my friends will return to Manurewa.

Toitoi atu ana te hōiho me te pāterotero haere anō.
The horse trotted off farting as it went.

Horomia ana te kuia rā, ngaro atu ana ki tōna puku.
The grandmother was swallowed and disappeared into his stomach.

Ka roa noa atu tōku rerenga i roto i tōku rererangi.
I can go for miles in my airplane.

Wehe atu ana a Kawa me te amuamu anō.
Kawa left complaining as she went.

Kei te haere atu ahai ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.
But we can also add ai at the end.

He poto rawa atu ngā kōrero nei.
These stories are extremely short.

Mei noho atu ia i te pā, e roa te kawenga.
If he had remained in the pā, we would have had a long job.

Inahea koe i haere atu ai ki te tāone?
When did you go to town?

Ka tukuna mātau kia haere ki te taone o Ākarana, ki tētahi atu wāhi rānei.
We were allowed to go to the city of Auckland, or to some other place.

I a ia e haere atu ana, ka kitea mai e ōna tuākana.
As he was going, he was seen by his older brothers.

Ko tāku take e waea atu nei ..
The reason I’m phoning is ..

Kua haere atu ia.
He has gone away.

He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, te noho atu ai koe, i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come here for the short supplies of the traveller, instead of remaining at home with the plentiful provisions of the stay-at-home?

Kua haere kē atu ia.
He has already gone away.

Ka uia mai e Tama, ‘Nō hea tēnei kai?’ Ka karanga atu a Taukata, ‘Nō Hawaiki!
Where is this food from?

Ahakoa tae atu ia ki hea, i tino manaakitia
Wherever he went (no matter where he went), he was very well looked after

Koutou ko ē atu ki te pō, haere, haere, haere atu rā.
ou who have gone on to the night, go, go, go on.

Kua haere kē atu ra ia.
He has already gone away there.

Āhea koe hoki atu ai ki Ōtepoti?
When are you going back to Dunedin?

Pērā-tia ana e Toi me tā Kahukura i kī atu ai ki a ia.
Toi did as Kahukura had told him.

I tua atu i tēnā...
In addition to that...

kau atu ana rātou ki uta
they swam away to shore

He poto rawa atu ēnei kōrero.
These stories are extremely short.

Ā tērā tau au hoki atu ai ki reira.
I am going back there next year.

Ko te ahi anake tāku e tiki atu ai.
It is only fire that I want to bring back.

Kāore he tangata i tua atu i a ia.
There's no one apart from him.

Ka mea iho ia, ‘Nui atu te pai!
Very good!

Ā tērā tau ka hoki atu au ki Ōtepoti.
Next year, I am going back to Dunedin.

He tupuhi rawa atu ia
He/she is so thin.

Ki te kore a Mere e tae mai āpōpō, ka waea atu ki a Henare.
If Mere doesn't arrive tomorrow I will ring Henare.

Tae rawa atu te whānau ki te hōhipera, kua hoki kē te koroua ki tōna kāinga.
By the time the family arrived at the hospital, the old man had already gone home.

He tupuhi rawa atu tātou katoa
We are all so thin.

Pātai atu ki te pirihimana.
Ask the police officer.

Ka kī atu ia ki a rātou.
He spoke to them.

Kei te haere atu au ki Ruatāhuna.
I am going to Ruatāhuna.

Atu i tēnei rā, e kore au e inu.
From today, I will never drink.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha hoko kai ai.
I am going to the supermarket in order to buy food.

Pai atu tēnei
This is better

I toro atu mātou ki te tāone e noho ai ōku mātua.
We visited the town where my parents live.

Ahakoa te kohu, ka rere atu te waka rererangi.
Despite the mist, the plane took off.

Kia ako, kia tapurihia itahi atu o ngā pūkenga mātaurangahau i tō ake kete.
To learn, and to add other new knowledge skills to your own kete.

Nō koutou e hari ana i te tangi ka hemo atu te wahine a te kaumātua.
While you were holding the funeral ceremonies the old man’s wife died.

Kei te haere atu ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
I am going to the supermarket *to* by food.

Pai atu tēnei i tērā.
This is better than that.

Ngā tāngata katoa i kata me te rangatira atu.
All the people, including the chief, laughed.

Kia ora ia, ka haere atu ahau.
When/once he is well, I will go.

Ka tono a Māui kia haere atu rātou.
Māui ordered that they should go.

He tūpuhi rawa atu ia.
She's too thin.

Nā te nanakia kahawai rā i kaahaki atu taku pāua.
That rascally kahawai has taken my spinner.

Haere atu ki te tēpu kai ai.
Go to the table to eat.

Ia rā, ka peka atu a Tony ki te kāuta o ngā kaumātua.
Every day Tony visited the kitchen of the elders.

Ka haere atu rātou ki tōu whare
They will go to your house

E kore rātou e ngaro ake ake, e kore anō hoki tētahi e kapo atu i a rātou i roto i tōku ringa
They will never be lost, and no one will ever steal them from my hand.

Kia haere au ki Ōtaki, ka toro atu ai au ki taku hoa.
Whenever I go to Ōtaki, I visit my friend.

E hoa, kia mahara koe ki ahau ina haere atu koe ki Ingarangi.
Friend, remember me when you go to England.

He tika tāu, e Koa, hoki ora atu ki tō kāinga.
You're right, Koa, safe travels home.

E whiti koe ki rāwāhi, me haere tonu atu koe.
When you reach the other side keep straight on.

Wero atu ai te wahine rā ki ōna ngutu.
That woman always speared with her lips.

He tino nui rawa atu!
It's absolutely huge!

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te hokomaha ki te hoko kai.
And I can use ai to say that the reason I am going to the supermarket is to buy food.

Kei te haere atu au ki te hokomaha kia hoko kai ai ia.
I am going to the supermarket in order that she can buy food.

Ina tahuri mai ia, kīngia atu kia tatari.
If he calls in, tell him to wait.

Ka haere mātau, te kura o Tīpene, ki Kuini Tiriti, ki reira hui atu ai ki te tini o te tāngata, ki te whakanui i tēnei wikitoria (Pōtatau 1991:37)
We, St Stephen’s School, went to Queen Street to join up with the crowds to celebrate this victory

Me haere atu koe ki te wharenui.
You had better go to the meeting house.

Tū kē atu tērā maunga.
That mountain stands apart.

Ka haere atu mātou ki tō mātou whare
We will go to our house

Ka karangahia atu e mātau te Ārapi rā, kia haere mai me kore e taea e ia te whakaatu mai (Pōtatau 1991:177)
We called out to that Arab to come over in case he could show us

Rapua a Ihowa kei kitea ana ia. Karangatia atu kei tata ana mai ia (Isaiah 55:6)
Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near

He nui rawa atu tēnei whare.
This is the biggest house.

He pai atu tēnei i tērā.
This is better than that.

He tino wera rawa atu!
That's absolutely boiling hot!

Ko Ākarana te taone nui rawa atu o Aotearoa
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand

He tangata pai atu.
A better person.

He tangata tino pai rawa atu.
A great person.

Taihoa koutou e haere atu.
You all should not go away just yet.

Oma atu, tamariki mā!
Run away, children!

Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei pū tohu wā e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.

Ka mea atu ki a ia, ‘He aha koe e tangi nā?
Why are you weeping?

Kua tae atu te waka rā, ki Hawaiki.
That canoe has reached Hawaiki.

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare o tāku tama.
Now this is a bit tricksy because a house is in the o category and my son is in the a categoryso it's o tāku

He aha koe i haere mai i te rourou iti a Haere, tē noho atu ai koe i te tokanga nui a Noho?
Why did you come with the small basket of Traveller, instead of remaining with the large basket of Stay-at-home.

Ka hoki atu rātou me te amuamu.
They started to go back with grumblings

Haere atu!
Go away!

Ka karanga atu a Hinemoa, ki taua taurekareka nei, anoo he reo tane. Moo wai
slave proxI as a voice man intgen who

Me moata te tae atu + kei mahue koe i te pahi
Make sure to be on time, or you will miss the bus.

Huri atu.
Turn around (the other way).

Ki tēnei kaupapa, āe, i tō mātou nei kokenga atu, kia tutaki tātou i a tātou, kia whai tētahi rere āhua pai ki tō tātou nei kaupapa.
To this topic, yes, in our progression onward, so that we meet with one another, so that we might pursue a certain good flowing form for our topic here.

E oma atu ana ā tāua tamariki hōhā.
Our exasperating children are running away.

Kōrero atu ki a Hōhepa.
Speak to Hōhepa.

Kei te haere atu au ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.
I am going to the shops in order to buy food.

Kaaore i maka·ia atu e koe te reta, nee?
You didn’t throw away the letter, did you?

Ka mea atu ia kia kai rātou.
He told them to eat

Ka titiro whakawaho atu ngā pirikoti ki te hiwi matomato i kō atu o tō rātou whenua.
The billy goats looked out towards the green hill beyond their land.

Ka rere te teina i mua ki te kāinga ki.te kōrero atu ki a Hotu-nui, tērā tana tamaiti a Maru-tūahu te haere atu rā.
The younger girl rushed off home to tell Hotu-nui that his son Maru-tūahu was coming.

E oma atu ana ngā tamariki.
The children are running away.

Tē 'aere mai nei 'aia i tuatua atu ei au kiāia.
I spoke to him as he was coming.

Ka tangi atu te manu ki ana hoa.
The bird calls to his friends.

Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.

Kua takoto te tikanga kia tukuna atu tetahi tangata herehere ki a rātou i te hākari.
The custom had been established that one prisoner should be released to them at the feast.

Kua tae atu rātou.
They have arrived.

He taumaha rawa atu te pēke a Mere.
Mere’s pack is extremely heavy.

Ka awatea, ka kite atu te tamaiti rā i te Kīngi e haere mai ana.
When it was day the child saw the King approaching.

Nā Rangi i haere atu ki te hokomaha.
It was Rangi who went to the supermarket.

He poto rawa atu tōu kaka i tōku.
Your dress is much shorter than mine.

Nā.te.mea ka tawhiti noa atu, ka kī ētahi, ‘Ē, ka hoki tātau!
Because of the great distance, some said, ‘Eh, we should go back!

Ka kī te ngeru ki ngā manu: ‘Kāti, rere atu!
The cat says to the birds: ‘Well then, fly away!

I oma atu rātou!
They ran away.

Ki ngā kura rānei tata atu ki Ākarana.
To the schools near Auckland.

Kua tomo atu rātou ki roto i te whare.
They have entered the house.

He wehi nōna i oma atu ai.
It was probably fear that caused him to run off.

Pēnei e kore au e whakamā te mea atu ai au ki ērā, ‘E kore au e tae atu.
If it had been like this, then I would not have hesitated in saying to them, ‘I will not go with you

Nā tērā wiki i haere atu ai au.
It was last week that I went.

I wehe atu te whānau ki tāwāhi.
The family departed overseas.

Aroha mai, aroha atu.
Love received demands love returned.

Ā te toru o Ākuhata au hoki atu ai.
I’ll be back on the third of August.

He taitamāhine anake ēnei i kau atu nei ki uta.
Those who swam to shore were exclusively young women.

Kia kauwhau·tia atu iana, e ahau, ki a koe
Let me now recite [this] to you

Tuawhā, i haere atu ahau ki tāku mahi.
Fourth, i went to work

Me kōrero atu koe ki tō pāpā.
You should talk to your father.

Ko wai tēnei tangata i tukua atu, he mea rīpeka nā te ringa o ngā tāngata kino?
Who was this man who was handed over, crucified by the hand(s) of evil men?

Ka haere mai ngā hōia, ā, ka mauria atu ia.
Exercise 11b

Kaua e titiro atu!
Don’t look over there!

I titiro atu rātou ki te moana.
They looked towards the sea.

Ka aroha atu au ki a rātou.
I felt sorry for them.

I te ātaahua o te rangi ka āta kitea atu a Ōpōtiki.
Because it was a lovely day, Ōpōtiki could be seen clearly.

Kaua e haere atu!
Don’t go away!

Ka pakeke rawa atu au, ka tū kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.

Ā tērā atu wiki ka taraiwa atu mātou ki Tapuaetahi ki reira hararei ai
The week after next, we are driving to Tapuaetahi to have a holiday

Kia ora rawa atu e hoa.
Thanks heaps mate.

Mauria atu ērā oka!
(Take those knives away!)

Kua hoki atu a Rei ki te kāinga o ana mātua
Rei has returned to his parents

Kei te haere atu ahau
I am going

Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Āwhea ara ai te marama?
When will there be a new moon?

Kei runga noa atu koe.
You're the best.

I te haere atu ahau
I was going

E kore ia e āhei te kī atu ki a koe.
He will not be able to tell you.

Atu i tērā, kāore he raruraru.
Beyond that, there are no problems.

E haere atu ana koe
Could mean you are going out you were going or you will be going.

Ka kī atu te kōtiro rā, ‘Kia pō ka hoki mai
When it is dark, he will return

Ka kī atu a Rata, ‘ Kia ahiahi ka puta ake ai?
When it is evening, then he emerges?

Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau i haere atu ai.
It was because of the crying of the baby that I left.

Nui atu te whakamā o te tangata rā.
That man was very ashamed.

Me pātai atu ki a Hēmi nā te mea kei a ia te mana.
You should ask Hēmi, because it’s his say-so.

Kua awhiawhi atu a Moana.
Moana has given him a cuddle.

He tangata pai rawa atu.
A very good person.

Tīkina atu āu pukapuka!
Go and get your books!

Nā Rangi a Hēmi e haere atu nei.
It is because of Rangi that Hēmi is leaving.

I tae atu rātou ki reira me ā rātou pū.
They arrived there with their guns.

Āta ringihia atu, kei maringi noa ki te tēpu.
Pour it slowly or carefully, so that it doesn’t spill on the table.

Ka kī atu te waeroa ki te namu, ‘Kei riri tāua i te awatea, ka nui te mate.
The mosquito said to the sandfly, ‘Let’s not fight (man) in the daylight, or we will be badly defeated.

Nā te hararei koutou e haere atu nei ki Taupō.
You are all going to Taupō because of the holiday.

Kei runga noa atu koe!
You're on to it!

Nui (noa) atu teenei whare
This house is bigger

Inā tata nei, i mate atu ai a Wii Huihui.
Just recently, Wii Huihui died.

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.

Tino nui rawa atu teenei whare
This house is biggest

Nā te tangi o te pēpī ahau e haere atu nei.
I am leaving because of the crying of the baby.

Kīhai a ia i hoki mai, ko ana hoa ia i hoki atu i te kupu o te tangata i karanga atu rā.
She did not return; her friends, however, returned at the word of the man who called out.

Me haere atu māua
We should go

Tēnā pea te aituā nō mua atu i te toru karaka.
The accident must have happened before three o’clock.

He hinuhinu rawa atu!
That is really greasy.

Kei te haere atu ahau.
I am going away.

Kua tae atu rātou ki Rotorua.
They have arrived in Rotorua.

Anei e whai ake nei ētahi atu o ngā kupu i kitea mai e te Taura Whiri.
Here follow some other words produced by the Māori Language Commission.

Whiua atu ā tātou parāoa ki ngā rakiraki
Throw our bread to the ducks

Tū mai kia kite atu au.
Stand up so I can see you.

Kei runga atu i te whare wānanga taku kāinga.
My home is above the university.

Ka whakangāwaritia e rātou tā rātou haere kia tae atu ai te wahine nei ki a rātou.
They slowed their pace so that this woman could catch up with them.

Kia ora rawa atu.
Thanks heaps.

Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.

Pātai atu ki ngā tāngata kei te aha rātou.
Ask the people what they are doing.

Nui noa atu tana whare i tōku.
His house is a lot bigger than mine.

Mā whea uru atu ai tāua ki te whare?
How shall we enter the house?

I mea atu te māhita ki ngā tamariki kia kaua e waiho ō rātou hū ki te papa tākaro
The teacher told the children not to leave their shoes on the playing field

Kua tae atu koe ki...
Have you been to...

Kua pau te pene, nā reira me kimi au i tētahi atu.
The pen has run out, so I need to find another one.

Pai rawa atu te rangi nei.
It is a really lovely day.

Kua tae ā-tinana atu koe ki...
Have you been, in person, to...

Nō tētahi tangata nui noa atu taua hāte.
That shirt belonged to a bigger man.

Mā te hoko kai ahau e haere atu ai ki te hokomaha.
It is because of the buying of food that I will go to the supermarket.

Inanahi ka haere atu ia mai Rotorua ki Pōneke.
Yesterday he went from Rotorua to Wellington.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga ki te purei tēnehi.
They have gone to the university to play tennis.

Tārere mai, tārere atu!
Swing towards me, swing away from me!

Tino kaha rawa atu koe
You are very strong

Haere atu ki te tēpu kai *ai*.
Go to the table to eat.

Kua haere atu rātou ki te whare wānanga kia whakaakona ai ki te reo Māori.
They have gone to the university to be taught Māori.

Haere atu ki korā.
Go away over there.

He pai atu tēnei i tēnā
This is better than that etc.

Ka takahi haere atu i oo raaua tapuae
[He] walked on, treading in their footprints

Kei te haere atu ngā tamariki ki korā.
The children are going away over there.

Ka kī atu a Māia, ‘ Mā whea rā au haere ai?
But how can I go?

I mea atu rā hoki ahau ki a koe kua whakapuaretia e ia te kēti ki a tātou.
I told you he would open the gate for us.

Ka tino maauiui rawa atu tana tinana
His body was very, very weary

Kei te haere atu ahau ki te whare i tipu ake ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

He wahine kē atu ia.
She is an extraordinary woman.

Kua tomo atu rātou, ki roto i te whare.
They have entered into the house.

Ā tērā tau au hoki atu ai ki reira
I’m going back there next year (it’s next year that I’m going back there)

Ā tērā tau ka hoki atu au ki Ōtepoti
Next year, I’m going back to Dunedin

Ki a au, he reka atu te kai moana i te kai mīti.
I reckon, seafood is better than meat.

E haere atu ana au ki kō.
I am going over there.

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera — nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that—in 1886.

Kei kō paku atu.
Just beyond.

Ka mea a Tāne kia haere ki te tiro atu ki ōna tuākana e noho ana i runga o ngā rangi.
Tāne decided that he would go to see his older brothers who were living above the heavens.

Kei kō atu te ngahere i te awa.
The bush is beyond the river.

Ka mea atu a Te Houtaewa, ‘Ko taku hiahia kia tutaki tinana ahau ki a Te Whakahauriri.
It is my wish that I meet face to face with Te Whakahauriri.

Whio·nga atu too kurii kia hoki mai
Whistle out to your dog to return!

ka haere tonu ki kō atu o te hēti
(then) carry on past the shed

He nui rawa atu tōna mōhio ki taua take
His knowledge of that matter is very great, he knows a great deal about that matter

I whakawhiti atu a ia me te mea nei ki te pōhi i tana reta.
He crossed over as if to post a letter.

Me haere atu koe!
You should go

Hei āpōpō au tae atu ai.
Tomorrow I’ll be there.

Nan, he aha te take ka nui ake ētehi paukena i ētehi atu?
Nan, why do some pumpkins grow bigger than others?

nui, nui atu, nui ake
big, bigger, more

Ki te kore e taea e koe, waiho mā tētahi kē atu e whakatutuki.
If you cannot manage it, leave it for someone else to complete.

Heoi anō, he mōmona ake ētehi wāhi o te māra i ētehi atu.
However, some parts of the garden are more fertile than others.

pai, pai atu, pai ake
good, better, nicer

He pō tino makariri noa atu tērā.
That was an extremely dark night.

Ka mutu ngā tohutohu iho a Tama-te-kapua ki te teina, ko te hekenga atu ki raro, ka haere ki te roro o te whare, noho tatari mai ai ki te teina.
After Tama-te-kapua had finished his instructions to his brother, he descended and went to the porch of the house, crouching in wait for his brother.

Tērā pea ka haere atu ahau.
Maybe I'll go. Maybe I won't.

Ka tae atu rāua ki Ōtautahi.
They arrived (there) in Christchurch.

Nō mua noa atu.
A long time before.

Tīkina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!

Kātahi ia ka hoki atu ki te kāinga.
Then he returned home.

He tino pai rawa atu tōu kākahu.
Your coat is very fine indeed.

E hia kē mai ngā waka i tae atu ki Waitangi i taua wā
What a lot of canoes arrived at Waitangi at that time!

Ka kite atu a Tamahae i ana paraikete i runga kee i te moenga o Rewi.
Tamahae saw his blankets on Rewi’s bed.

I whaiwāhi atu hoki a Tamahea rāua ko Pita ki te whakataetae
Tamahea and Pita also took part in the competition

He pai rawa atu tāu mahi.
Your work is very good.

I tērā atu wiki.
The week before last.

Maa·u e whakakapi atu te kuuaha
You will clpse this door?

Ka tohu atu ia ki te reke o tana taiaha.
He pointed with the butt of his taiaha.

I haere atu ia ki taua rohe kimi tāne ai.
She went to that area to find a husband there.

Pai rawa atu tāu mahi!
Your work is terrific!

Kei te hē rawa atu → tāna kōrero.
What he says is completely mistaken.

Nō te taenga atu o te tūpāpaku ki te marae, ka timata te tangitangi a te iwi
When the body of the deceased arrived at the marae, the people began to mourn

I tērā atu marama.
The month before last.

Kei te whāwhai atu rāua ki waho kia tīkina ngā kākahu horoi.
They are rushing outside to fetch the washing.

I tērā atu tau.
The year before last.

He tino ātaahua rawa atu koe!
You are absolutely stunning!

Ka haere atu anō ia.
He went (forth) again.

Ā, ka haere atu tērā ki tāwāhi.
And so she went overseas.

Ka karanga atu tāua ki ngā tāngata e noho mai rā.
We shall call out to the people sitting over there.

He tino reka rawa atu tēnei kai!
This food is absolutely delicious!

Ka taea e koe, mahia atu!
You can do it, give it a go!

Kāore e taea e au te rere atu i konei ki tō whare i kōnā.
I am unable to fly from where I am to your house where you are.

Kei te tino pai rawa atu au!
I am absolutely fantastic!

I tino kohete rawa atu ia i a mātou!
He absolutely tore us to shreds!

Kāore i tua atu.
There's none better.

I tino rawe rawa atu te rōpū waiata!
The band was out of this world!

Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.

I rere atu te manu ki tana kohanga.
The bird flew away to its nest.

Kua tino toa rawa atu rātou!
They have won convincingly!

Ka mea mai a Māui, ‘ Āe, me haere kē atu au
Māui relied, ‘Yes, I had better go away.

I tō rātou taenga atu, e pōuri tonu ana te hōro.
When they arrived, the hall was still dark.

Tuaina te rākau, ka tō atu ai ki te awa!
Chop down the tree and then tow it to the river!

Ka mea atu ia kia raatou kaua e hoki ki te kaainga
He told them that they should not return home

E kore rawa au e whakaae atu.
I will never agree.

Ā, ko ētahi atu e karanga ana mai, ‘Hei korā rā he pā mō tātou
There will be a fort for us