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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
Kātahi ka tuku i a au kia tū ana, i a rātou e whakatā ana.
Then they left me standing while they had a rest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
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
Kātahi ka tahuna e Pāora te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Pāora lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
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...
Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
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...
Kātahi te motokā ātaahua!
What a beautiful car!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te whare nunui!
What a big house!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tāone makariri!
What a cold town!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te motu wera!
What a hot island!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te motokā ātaahua ko tēnei Ferrari!
What a beautiful car this Ferrari is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tāone makariri ko Timaru!
What a cold town Timaru is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te motu wera ko Raratonga!
What a hot island Rarotonga is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tamaiti kōioio, ko Amaru!
What a mischievous child Amaru is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te tangata mātauranga, ko Ataahua!
What a knowledgeable person Ataahua is!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te rangi pai!
What a great day!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi te reo reka ki te waiata!
What an awesome singing voice!
What a... - kātahi te...
Kātahi ka a Pita ka oho.
Pita has just/finally/for the first time woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō taku hoa ka haere atu ki Hawaii.
My friend has gone to Hawaii for the first time.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ahau ka hoki mai i te toa.
I finally comeback from the shop.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō tō hoa ka waea mai.
Your friend just called. (or: your friend finally called; or: your friend called for the first time)
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ia ka kite he rākau kē.
It was then that he saw it was just a stick.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ka mutu te hui.
The meeting has just finished.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
He tamāhine hou tāna kātahi anō ka whānau mai.
She has a new daughter than has just been born.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō au ka hoki mai.
I have just come back.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō a Hera ka wehe atu.
Hera has just left.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō ngā manuhiri ka tae mai.
The guests have just arrived.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō au ka oho.
I have just woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō rātou ka tīmata ki te kai.
They have just started to eat.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō te whānau nei ka maranga.
The family has just woken up.
Has just... - kātahi anō...
Kātahi anō a Mia ka tae mai.
Mia has just arrived.
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...
Kātahi ka mahara te koroheke rā ki te nuinga o tōna pai.
Then then old man began to thing about his abundant good fortune.
And then... - kātahi ka...
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And then...
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka haere ki te kite i tētehi pikitia.
And then we went and saw a movie.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka tirotiro atu mātou i ngā toa mō te ahiahi.
We then had a look around the shops for the afternoon.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka whiua e ia tāna mōkai ki te moana.
Then she threw her baby into the sea.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi ka whakakāngia a Honi te raiti.
Then Honi switched on the light.
And then... - kātahi ka...
Kātahi tō rātou rangatira, a Rua, ka mea....
Then their chief, Rua, said...
Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātou, o te Māori.
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people.
Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.
Katahi anō au ka kite i te moana.
For the first time, I saw the ocean.
Katahi anō te ope ka tae ki te marae.
At last, the group arrived at the marae.
Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.
Then they set the house alight.
Kātahi nā te tamaiti mōhio, ko koe.
What a clever child you are.
Kātahi tēnei ka karakia. Ehara, kua rere mai ngā ika ki roto i te waka.
Then this man prayed. Lo and behold, fish flew into the canoe.
Ka wani kē! He mīharo! Kātahi rā te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.
Kātahi rā ka pēhia ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha.
Then [she] turned [her head] from side to side.
Kātahi aua tini tamariki rā, te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.
Kātahi anō au ka whakaoti i taku whakamātautau.
I have just finished my assignment.
Au?! Kātahi te kākahu paru!
Auē! How dirty the clothes are!
