Results for 'Patu'
patu - to strike, hit; to kill
pātū - wall
Pātū, n. 1. Screen, wall. ‖ papatū.
2. Edge, boundary. Ki taha patu o te rangi (M. 255). Pikitia atu patu o te rangi (M. 277).
3. A piece of wood abaft the figurehead of a canoe, to which the ends of the rauwa were fastened. ‖ otu.
pātūtū, n. 1. Shelter from the weather.
2. A fine flax cloak with strips of dogskin sewn upon it. = puahi.
Williams Dictionary
Patu. 1. v.t. Strike, beat, thrash, subdue. Aue rawa ake, ka aue, e patu ana, a roa rawa ka tukua (T. 19). Patua i te kawa (Strike with the kawa branch).
2. Ill treat in any way.
3. Kill. Ka mau ia ki te kuri a taua tangata i patua ra e ia (T. 120). Ka toia mai ki waho, ka patua; ka mate a Kae (T. 38).
4. Pound fern root, etc. Ka patua e Apakura nga o mo te taua, i a ia e patu ana i nga aruhe … ka whakahuatia e ia tana tangi (T. 40).
5. Bruise scent plants. He wai tarata ra, me patu kia kakara (M. 202). Patua mai te kakara (M. 189).
6. Used of washing clothes. E haere ana ahau ki te wahi e patua mai nga weru o taku iramutu (Tr. vii, 51). Rokohanga atu e patu kakahu ana nga wahine.
7. Deny. Patua mai taku kupu. Patu taringa, tell lies.
8. n. Weapon. Ko te kauae o tona tupuna tana patu (T. 19).
9. Thatch. I uia ra ki te patu o te whare, kahore i ki te waha (S.). = tapatu. Kaho patu, a term applied to the uppermost and lowest battens in the roof of a house. ‖ J. v, 149. ‖ rua (ii).
patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te umere, ka hinga te patunga. Patunga tapu, sacred offerings; an expression coined by the translators of the Bible. Hei whangai-nga mo nga patunga tapu maori, mo nga rau taewa, kumara, ika, patunga tangata, aha, aha noa iho (T. 77).
papatu. 1. v.i. Strike together, clash. Ka papatu a raua rakau.
2. v.t. Beat one another. Waiho nga mano ra i roto, papatu ai ki a ratou ake ano (Pi. 175, 1).
Williams Dictionary
Kei te patu a Pita i te whāriki.
Pita is beating the carpet.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Ka patu au i te pōro.
I will hit the ball.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mā te kōtiro te kurī e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the dog.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
Kaua e patu i tō teina!
Don't hit your younger sibling.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Engari ka whakaarotia kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
But it was decided that [he] would not be killed with a weapon.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Me muku koe i ngā pātū, i te peihana, ka mutu me āta mukumuku anō i te heketua.
You need to wipe the walls and the basin, plus you need to carefully wipe the toilet. And moreover, don't forget there's a separate cloth for the loo.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu
Ka mahue a Puhihuia i te taha o te tangata i a ia rā te patu pounamu.
Puhihuia was left beside the man who had the greenstone weapon.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
He tāne au kia mau i tēnā patu?
Am I a man, that I should take that weapon?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kei te ata ka eke mai ka patu.
In the morning they will arrive and attack.
Towards - mai
.. kia kawea anō e Ponga ki te tangata i tukua mai ai taua patu rā ki a ia e te matua o Puhihuia
.. so that it could be carried back by Ponga to the man who that weapon was given to by
I puta a Te Pātū i te wā.
Te Patu escaped at the time.
E whakamate ana a Patu i ngā poaka.
Patu is killing the pigs.
Kei te patu ia i tana kurī.
She is beating her dog.
I patu au.
I hit.
Waiho mā te whakamā e patu.
Leave him; let shame punish him.
Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i hunaa ki muri i ngā tuara.
The party held their short clubs concealed behind their backs.
Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?
Ka patu anō rātou i ngā kurī.
They hit the dogs again.
He pai nō tāku noho i patu mai ai ia.
Someone wants to attack because of my excellent situation.
Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa
I patu te kōtiro i te kurī.
The girl hit the dog.
Naa wai i patu a wai?
Who hit whom?
Ko wai kei te patu i a wai?
Who is hitting whom?
Ko wai taa Hata e patu naa ki te aha?
Whom is Hata hitting with what?
Kua piki rātou i te pātū.
They climbed the wall.
Kaua e patu i te kurii!
Don’t beat the dog!
I patu te ngeru i te manu.
The cat killed the bird.
Ka patu | te kōtiro | i te paoro.
The girl hits the ball.
Ka patu te tamaiti i te poro ki te taiapa.
The child hits the ball to the fence.
He tino tohunga tēnei ki te patu i te tangata mā te mākutu.
He was very expert at killing people with black magic.
He whero ngā pātū, me te tuanui anō hoki.
The walls are red and the ceiling is too.
Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
It was decided not to kill him with a club.
Ko wai tā Hata e patu nā ki te aha?
Who is Hata hitting with what?
E pīrangi ana a Rangi kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Rangi wants the killing of whales to stop.
He aha koe i patu ai i a ia?
Why are you hitting him?
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu i ngā wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
I hokona e au te hama i patu ai ia i te titi.
I bought the hammer with which he hit the nail.
Ka patu a Pita i te whāriki.
Pita beats the mat.
I kitea e Mere te rākau i patu ai a Hemi i te pōro.
Mere found the stick with which Hemi hit the ball.
Ka patu a Pita i te whāriki ki te rākau.
Pita beats the mat with a stick.
Ka patu a Pita i te whāriki ki te rākau i nanahi.
Pita beat the mat with a stick yesterday.
E pirangi ana a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
I te patu a Rōpata i a ia
Rōpata was hitting him
Ka patu te kōtiro i te paoro.
The girl hits the ball.
Kei te pirangi a Mere kia mutu te patu wēra
Mere wants the killing of whales to stop
Ka patu te tāne i a Rukutia.
The man beat Rukutia.
Ko te amuamu te tino rongoā a te Pākehā hei patu i ngā ture e kinongia e rātou.
Grumbling is the best remedy of Europeans for putting down laws which are disliked by them.
I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.
Tēnā tō patu, hei koha māu ki ō tātou ariki i Āwhitu.
Here is young weapon, for you [to give] as a gift for our leaders in Āwhitu.
Kaua e patu!
Don't hit!
I ētahi wā ka whakatakotoria he patu pounamu, paraoa rānei ki runga i te tūpāpaku.
Sometimes, a greenstone or whalebone club is laid on the body of the deceased.
Whakamōmona-tia ngā poaka, ka patu ai mō te mārena.
Fatten up the pigs, then kill them for the wedding.
