Rātapu - Sunday
Mahi ai au, ia te rā, ia te rā, hāunga anō ko ngā Rātapu.I work regularly, every day except on Sundays.Habitual action - ai
Tunu rēwena ai ia i ia Rātapu.She always bakes bread every Sunday.Habitual action - ai
He aha te mahi a Pāpā i te Rātapu?What does Dad do on Sunday?What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?
Kaua e wareware tā tātou hui ā tēnei Rātapu.Don't forget our meeting this Sunday.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai ai.It was on Sunday that the news arrived.Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … ai.
He hui tāku ā te Rātapu.I have a hui on Sunday.Do you have any...? - He... ?
Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.On Sunday I will walk with my dog.Future locative - hei
Ia Rātapu, ia Rātapu haere ai rātou ki te whare karakia.Every Sunday they go to church.
Ā te Rātapu mātou ka haere ki Pōneke.On Sunday we are going to Wellington.
I haere mātou ki Ōtaki i te Rātapu.We went to Ōtaki on Sunday.
Nō te Rātapu mātou i haere ai ki Ōtaki.It was Sunday when we went to Ōtaki.
I te iwa o ngā hāora i te ata o te Rātapu, ka whakahaeretia te karakia o te Koroneihana.At nine o’clock on Sunday morning, the Coronation Church Service was held.
Nō te Rātapu a Pita i hoko ai i te motokā.(It was on Sunday that Peter bought the car.)
Nō te Rātapu i hokona ai te motokā.(It was on Sunday that the car was bought.)
I te Rātapu te karakiaThe service was on Sunday
Nō te Rātapu te karere i tae mai aiIt was on Sunday that the news arrived
Ko te Rātapu te rā e hoki ai rātou ki tō rātou kāingaSunday is the day on which (when) they go back to their home
A te Rātapu, ka haere tātou ki te karakia.On Sunday we will go to church.