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māripi - knife

Māripi, n. Cutting instrument, knife. Katahi taua kuia ka whiu i tana maripi mura ka piupiua ki tahi taha ona, ki tahi taha ona. ‖ ripi.

Williams Dictionary

Tīkina te maripi.
Get a knife.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kaua e hoatu te māripi ki a Ari.
=Don't give the knife to Ari.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua.
He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Hoatu te märipi ki a Te Wera.
Give the knife to Te Wera.

Kaua e hoatu te märipi ki a Te Wera.
Don't give the knife to Te Wera.

Hei tapahi mīti tēnei māripi.
This knife is for cutting meat.

Āta hoatu te maripi, kei haehaetia te ringa o tō hoa.
Carefully pass the knife or you might cut your friends hand.

Kaua e tikina mai te māripi rā!
Don’t fetch me that knife over there!

I patua e ia kāhore he māripi.
He killed it without a knife.

I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.

Kua ngaro te maripi i tapahi ai ia i te mīti.
The knife with which he cut the meat has disappeared.

Tikina mai te māripi rā!
Fetch me that knife over there!

#116: I will write the letter with the pen
#115: The and, but, although, however game
#19: Your armpit smells delicious
#184: here, there by you with ko...
#169: A ceremony at which hats are caused to be worn
#119: The stink is pleasant to the flies
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