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kuhu - to enter, to go or come in

Kuhu = kuhi. 1. v.t. Thrust in, insert. Tana taura kua kuhua ra e ia ki nga pou o te whare (T. 62).

2. Conceal. Me kuhu e maua ki roto ki nga paru o te whare nei (T. 46).

3. Introduce oneself into, join a company Haere mai, nau ano koe i kuhu noa mai, haere mai (T. 139).

4. n. Cooking shed.

kuhukuhu, n. Pig.

Williams Dictionary

Me kuhu anō tarau.
Let's put your pants back on.
Simple sentences: you should - me

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

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

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...

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te kuhu i ōna kākahu!
Help your sister put her clothes on!
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

Kuhu mai ki roto!
Come inside!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kaua e kuhu mai ki roto!
Don't come inside!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Whētuia te reta, ka kuhu ai ki te kōpaki.
Fold the letter, and then put it in the envelope.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

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

Ka kuhu mai te hoa o Mere.
Mere's friend comes in.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Kuhu mai ki roto kia kore ai koe e makariri.
Come inside so that you don't get cold.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kuhu mai!
Come in!

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

Kuhu mai.
Come in.

Kuhu mai, e hine!
Come in, girl!

E kuhu, e kuhu!
Help yourself!

#149: I listened to the woman who sang
#77: In the future, the children will tidy their room
#42: I am eating your apple, you are eating my apple
#137: It was Rangi who farted
#57: I love my boss
#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
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