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tiki - to fetch


tīkina - be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

tiki - flounder (fish)

tīkiti - ticket

heitiki - greenstone pendant

tiki rori - sole

tiki - child; youngest child

tiki - knot; to knot; topknot

tikitiki - topknot

tikitiwhi - detective

tīkiri - degree [temperature]

Ko Āwhina te mataamua. Ko Aroha te pōtiki.
Āwhina is the oldest. Aroha the youngest.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Hēmi tāku pōtiki.
Hēmi is my youngest child
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Kayte te pōtiki o Beverley.
Kayte is the youngest child of Beverley.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te pōtiki o te whānau?
Who is the youngest in the family?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E pēhea ana tērā kerēwatiki?
How is that clever dickie?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tiki au i ngā tamariki.
I got the kids.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka tiki au i te kete kākahu.
I will fetch the clothes basket.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tiki koe i te kai?
Have you got the food?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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

Ki te tiki i tō tungane i te pahi.
To pick up your brother from the bus.
Sentences with i - i

Ka haere au ki te tiki miraka i te pouaka makariri.
I will go and fetch the milk from the fridge.
Sentences with i - i

I ia Rāhoroi haere ai a Hēmi ki te hoko tīkiti Rotarota.
Every Saturday Hēmi always goes to buy a Lotto ticket.
Habitual action - ai

Ki a rātou te tiki i a Hone.
They will fetch Hone.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Tēnā tīkina he tiakarete mā tātou.
Can you please grab us some chocolate.
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.

Tēnā tīkina he keke mā tātou.
Please fetch us some cake.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Hei aha te pata kē, tīkina te pata tūturu.
Never mind the margarine, get the real butter.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Mia ngā tamariki e tiki.
Mia will be the one to collect the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Ataahua ia e tiki.
Ataahua will go and collect him.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Tikina tō pōtae.
Fetch your hat.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina tō pukapuka.
Fetch your book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina he pune.
Get a spoon.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

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

Tīkina kia whā ngā hēki.
Get four eggs
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

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

Tīkina ōu kākahu paru!
Fetch your dirty clothes!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina te ūkui papa.
Get the mop.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina he wai!
Fetch some water!
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...

Tīkina he tūru anō.
Fetch another chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina ōu kākahu paru!
Fetch your dirty clothes!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu koutou, mā Pāpā ahau e tiki.
You lot go, Dad will pick me up.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Kei pāngia ia e te rūmātiki.
He might get rheumatism.
Passive sentences - tikina...

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...

Kua tīkina ngā kākahu horoi e ngā tamariki.
The clean clothes have been fetched by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea e koe ngā tamariki te tiki?
Can you pick up the kids?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e Hūhana mā ngā hoiho te tiki?
Can Hūhana and co fetch the horses?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāore e kore kua pau kē ngā tīkiti.
The tickets have no doubt sold out.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka haere māua ko Nikau ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Nikau and I are going to the supermarket to shop.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Tīkina he wai i te awa!
Get some water from the river!
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kua tīkina ngā tamariki i te kura, ka rite te whānau ki te haere ki tātahi, hararei ai.
The kids have been fetched from school, the family is ready to go to the beach for a holiday.
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

Ko koe te pōtiki o te whānau?
Are you the youngest in your family?
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Ko Val te pōtiki o Vic.
Val is the youngest child of Vic.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Ko Isaac te pōtiki o Phill.
Isaac is the youngest child of Phill.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Ko Luna te pōtiki o Jo.
Luna is the youngest child of Jo.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Ko Aroha te pōtiki.
Aroha is the last-born child.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

He nauhea iti tōku pōtiki!
My youngest child is a little rascal.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Auē! Kei te pōtiki tētehi pene.
Oh dear! The youngest has a pen.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Taika ki te tiki i a Tawa.
Soon Taika and I will go to fetch Tawa.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

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

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

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

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

Mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki?
Who will fetch the children?
Who will? - mā wai?

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

Kua haere a Tame ki te tiki i ōna kākahu.
Tame has gone to get her clothes.

Haere mai ki te tiki i ngā kākahu nei.
Come and get these clothes.

tīkina!
Fetch!

He rua tāra tikiti tēnei.
This is a two dollar ticket.

He hei tiki tō Aria.
Aria has a hei tiki necklace.

Ka tiki au i te kete kākahu.
I will fetch the clothes basket.

tiki
youngest child

Mō muri noa nei i karamgatoa ai ko Tikirau.
Since then, [it] has been called Tikirau.

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

Nāwai rā i pai te tiki, kua kino.
For some time, all went well with the fetching, then it got bad.

Pai noa, me haere koe ki te tiki i ngā tamariki ki te kura i nāianei tonu.
All good, you should go get the kids now.

Kei te pararē te koro ki ngā kurī i te pātiki.
The old man is shouting at the dogs in the paddock.

Ka tiki rāua i ngā harore.
Those two will collect mushrooms.

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