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ate - liver; seat of affections

Ate, n. 1. Liver. Te waha o te ate, the pit of the stomach.

2. The seat of the affections; heart. Tau o te ate. (a) A term of endearment. Kai whea te tau o taku ate ? (b) Emotion. E taea te ruru iho te tau o taku ate e kakapa tonu nei (M. 256).

3. A term of affection. Taku ate hoki ra, taku piki kotuku (M. 162).

4. Spirit, high feeling. He ate rahirahi e kore e makā atu te kupu a tetahi.

5. Totara, wood of dark colour.

6. Type of weapon = kotiate.

whakaate, n. Name for a bone mere with a lobed blade.

ateate, ateatenga, n. 1. Bosom. Ko Tumatauenga, i tu tonu i te ateatenga o tona whaea, o Papatuanuku (T. 6).

2. Calf of the leg.

Williams Dictionary

Ko wai i kai i ngā āporo?
Who ate the apples?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

I kai au i taku parakuihi.
I ate breakfast.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai au tahi me...
I ate with...
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I kai ngā tamariki i te parāoa.
The children ate the bread.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Nā mātou i kai ngā kai katoa.
It was us (excluding you) who ate all the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kainga i waho, ke whakaritea he tohunga hei whāngai mō Tū-whakairi-ora.
They ate out of doors, and a tohunga was appointed to feed Tū-whakairi-ora.
For the purpose of - hei

I te rāmere i kai ai au me Honi.
On Friday I ate with Honi.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka kai, ka tiko, kātahi ka rere.
He ate, shat and left.
And then... - kātahi ka...

I kai hapa au.
I ate dinner.

Kainga i waho.
They ate outside.

Ka kai a Tawa i te kōura.
Tawa ate the crayfish.

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