tae atu ki - as far as; including
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
Tokohia ngā tāngata i tae atu ki reira?How many people arrived there?Passive sentences - tikina...
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...
Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te huiAll the students of the university attended the meeting
Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.All the students of the university attended the meeting.
E hia kē mai ngā waka i tae atu ki Waitangi i taua wāWhat a lot of canoes arrived at Waitangi at that time!
Ko ia te tangata tuarua i tae atu ki tērā roto.He was the second man to reach (who reached) that lake.
