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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!

Ko ana waewae ka kuhu ki waenga i ngā matata o te rangi kia tika ai te pupuru me te takoto o te tinana kia kaha ai te pana.
His fingers gripped deep into the rocks and the vines of the land, to hold his body steady for the powerful thrust to come.

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

Hoatu koe. Kāore au i te kuhu atu.ake nei.
You go (inside). I’m not going in.

Kuhu mai.
Come in.

Kuhu mai, e hine!
Come in, girl!

E kuhu, e kuhu!
Help yourself!

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