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taputapu - gear, equipment
taputapu, n. 1. Charm, incantation. Whakarongo mai ra ki a taua nei taputapu (M. 160). Ka whakatika nga tohunga ki mua, ki te ruke atu i a ratou nei taputapu, ara i te karakia maori (T. 158).
2. Goods, property. Ko te Paekura ki to taringa ko Waikanae ki to ringa hei taputapu mohou e hine (N.M. i, 1) (Po.). = taonga.
3. Appliances.
4. Sole of the foot. ‖ tapuwae.
5. In the expression taputapu ariki, a form of aitua caused by persons singing without reason in the marae. ‖ J. vii, 128.
Williams Dictionary
Me waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools should be left on the table.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kaua e waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools shouldn't be left on the table.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kaua e tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Don't fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kua whakahoki ngā kaimahi i ā rātou taputapu.
The workers have returned their tools.
Hoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.
Raua ō taputapu ki roto i tō pēke.
Put your gear in your bag.
Na wai ēnei taputapu katoa?
(Whose is all this gear?)
Ko tēnei te taputapu tākaro hou mā Taivare
This is the new toy for Taivare
Me whakarite ngā taputapu.
You should get the equipment ready.
Kua pakaru te taputapu e whakatika ai ia i te motukā.
The tool with which he fixes the car is broken.
