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kātahi - then
Kātahi, conj. 1. Then. Katahi ka rewa te taua a Whakataupotiki (T. 41).
2. Now for the first time, only just. Katahi nei pea ahau ka rehea (T. 15). Ki te kata koutou i a au i te mea katahi ano au ka tomo ki roto ka mate rawa au (T. 29). In this and the following use ano is frequently added.
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3. To express appreciation of any quality.
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Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave man you are !)
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Me mātua paku kōrero te take, kātahi ka whakatau.
We should first discuss the issue a bit, then decide.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Taihoa koe e haere ki te wharepaku kātahi anō a Pāpā ka puta i reira.
Don't you go to the toilet, Pāpā has just come out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
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...
Kaua e waiho kia pau rawa te haurehu, kātahi ka amuamu ai.
Don't leave it until the gas is all used up, then complain.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, kātahi tātou ka haere ai ki te pārekareka.
When all the jobs are done, then we will go and have some fun.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Me whakapaipai te kāuta, kātahi ka wehe ai tāua.
We better clean up the kitchen, then we will go.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I'll give you these.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Kia tae katoa mai ngā tāngata, kātahi ka tīmata ai.
When everyone arrives, then we'll begin.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka tata tatū te take, kātahi ka puta ake he māharahara anō. I pēnei tonu te āhua ā pō noa.
The matter would just about be resolved, then someone would raise another concern. It carried on like this into the night.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
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...
He tamāhine hou tāna kātahi anō ka whānau mai.
She has a new daughter than has just been born.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka hoki mātou ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...
I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka mātou hoki ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...
I haere mātou ki te toa, kātahi ka hoki ki te kāinga.
We went to the shop and then we returned home.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Ka kai, ka tiko, kātahi ka rere.
He ate, shat and left.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Ka oma tātou ki korā, kātahi ka whakatā.
Went ran over there and then rested.
And then... - kātahi ka...
I mātua hui te iwi ki te marae, kātahi ka haere ki te urupā.
First the tribe met at the marae, and then set off to the cemetry.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Ka wani kē! He mīharo! Kātahi rā te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.
Au?! Kātahi te kākahu paru!
Auē! How dirty the clothes are!